The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-08
TWENTY MORE INJURED
Some Of Them Will Die o1
 Their Wonnds.;a
Failure of Air-Brakes of Second Section to Work Responsible for the Catastrophe-Ani-
 mals Behaved Well.

Durand, Mich, Aug. 7.-Wallace Broth- CTS circus was wrecked in the Grand Trunk yards here at o'clock this morn ing and twenty-two. men. mostly -eui- ployes of the circus, including few Of the performers, .werS killed outright. Twenty more were Injured. some fatally. The show was travelling in two sections oyer the Grand Trunk tracks from ans ingato Lapere and the accident. it is said. was caused by the failure of the second section of the train to stop on time. me two sections were travelling near eacn other and the second ran into the nrst al full speed. H' . The engine of the second section and four cars of the first section were com pietely demolished. Much valuable rrop- erty was destroyed and the loss 10 the circus people will be heavy.
 Some of those killed and few of those injured were railroad people attached 10 the train These include Trainmaster J. Mccarthy of the Grand Trunk.
 Some of the animals were killed. the scene in the Grand Trunk yards after the collision being appalling. The wreckage of the engine and four cars were strewn about and piled high. while the shrieks or the injured and tine believing or the frightened animals could be heard above the hiss of escaping steam ana the excie- ed shouts of the rescuefs. It was some hours before all the ln1ureo were rescued from the wrecked cars.
 Some of them were in terrible agony and 1t is feared that seven more will die.
 The Dead List.
 The dead: James Mccarthy. Trainmaster Grand Trunk Road between Port Huron ana A w. Large, special officer. Grand Trunk, Battle Creek.
 John Purcell Peru. Ind, boss canvas man.
 Lafe Larson, Cambridge, O.. six horse team driver. ss.
 e. Thomas. residence unkpOSnsa apember of stake and chain gang Harry St. Clair, residence unknown. re- served seat man.
 John Leary, springAe!d, Ill. boss of ring stock. s..
 Frank Thorp Dundee, Mich, Trainmas- ter of circus train. -.-,,s-.t.e .. Robert Rice, residence unknown, har- ness maker ,---.-.. -.'.' George smith. residence unknown. hlacksmith.
 Charles Sands, Peru, Ind. driver.
 Jos. Wilson. Pittsburg.
 W. J. Mccoy. Columbus, O., canvass man with side show. Unknown man, driver of band wagon. Unknown man. home said to be ln- dianapolis, rider In circus races.
 Unknown man. home said to be Louls- vile. four-horse driver. Unknown man, four-horse driver.
 Unknown man. suffocated to death. Two unidentified men are also dead at the hospital f'
 Edward York, Terre Haut. Ind.
 List of Wounded.
 Seriously injured;
 James S. Foley. special officer Grand Trunk. Detroit. shoulder disiocateo' bruises.
 Joseph F. Benton. New Milford. Conn, internal injuries h.
 W. H. Roe, Armstrong. Ill. internal in- Frank Tilley. Rising Sun, Ind, hip dis located; very bad bruises and internal injuries.
 Bole Abrams. Sandusky, O.
 Burt McGrath. Connellsville, o.
 John W. Rooms, Rairdstown, O.
 George Bartley. Los Angeles, Cal. Joe Anderson. Evansville. Ind.
 J. King. Portsmouth. o.
 c. E. Frisbie, Geneva. O. E. J. Connolly. Emmittsburg, O.
 w L. Cone, Dubuque. Ia.
 J. J. Meadow. Anderson. s. c.
 Thirteen others less seriously hurt
 Edward York died at noon at the tenn. borary hospital. Fifteen of the injured were placed aboard special train at noon and will be taken to a hospital in De troit for treatment.
 The wreck. according to the statement of the engineer of the second section was caused by the failure of the airbrakes to work.
 It was S:45 o'clock when the first sec, tion pulled into the West end of the Grand Trunk yards bere. red light was hung on the rear car to stop the second section.
 Engineer Probst of Battle Creek, who was running the engine of the rear train says he saw this light and applied the airbrakes To his horror. it refused tC work. He reversed his engine, but ths momentum of the train behind was too great and with a crash that aroused al of the town near the yards the two trains met.
 Three cars of the stationary first sec ton were telescoped and the engine ant five cars of the moving train were demol ished. The rear car of the first sectior was a caboose in which the trainmer were sleeping and the next two were i'll ed with sleeping circus employees. Th' greatest loss of life was in the caooose One of the wrecked cars of the seconc section was occupied by five elephants and several camels. One of the eie phants and two camels were killed out right. while the other animals and theil trainer escaped.
 Animals Behaved Well.
 With the exception of this car. non' of the menagerie was wrecked. the othel demolished cars containing canvas o wagons, and there was comparatively lit tie excitement among the wild animals. As soon as they recovered rom th' first shock, the trainers rushed amoni the cages quieting the few beasts tha were excited. The elephants in thu wrecked car behaved with surprising calmness. and were led out of the wrecl without trouble.
 The escaping steam and screams ant cries of those pinned in the wreck made horrifying spectacle in the gray or tn' early morning. when the trainmen in th yards and the aroused towns people ms reached the scene. Many feared at frs