The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-08
IS some of the animals could be heard

as sOme ot tho aueis Souio " ''SotN crying.
 The fire whistle was immediately sound cd and the whole town was aroused. The rescuers could see unfortunates through the tangled wreckage and went furiously to work without waiting for tools to extri- cate them. A wrecking crew is kept in the yards here. and 1t was on the scene in very few minutes. bringing tools and equipment.
 All the physicians and trained nurses in town were sent for and those in nearby places were rushed to the scene on hand cars.
 The Hotel Richelieu was converted into temporary hospital and scores of volun- teers with stretchers were in readiness to carry the injured there as fast as the res cuers could extricate them.
 Bodies Frightfully Mangled. The dead. many of them so terribly mangled that indentification seemed well nigt impossible, were carefully laid on the green sward a short distance from the scene.
 By o'clock a corps of twelve piysi- clans was operating on the injured and dressing their wounds in the temporary hospital Four of the injured died at the hospital before s:30 o'clock.
 When the wrecking train crews had fin- ished pulling to pieces the tangled and broken cars. seven dead men were lying on the grass awaiting removal to the norgue. A majority of them were killed while asleep. The circus performers were in the rear of the moving train and es- caped injury. ~
 Wallace Brothers say that their loss will be very heavy. but have given no es- innate of it aa yet This is the second wreck that the Wallace Brothers shows have suffered within a month.
 Drays as Ambulance.
 All the available drays and express wagons in the vicinity were used for am bliances and for several hours after the accident there was steady procession of these extemporized ambuiances from the scene of the accident in the railroad yards to the Hotel Richelieu.
 The dining room of the hotel was used as an operating room by the surgeons. 4 score of wives and daughters of the res. cuers volunteered as nurses and worked with the surgeons all the morning.
 More than 20 of the injured were fasten. ed and pinned down in the wreckage SC that they had to be chopped and prfed out Their groans and cries were pitiful and spurred the wreckers on to redoubied efforts
 It was late in the morning before all had been extricated and removed to the hospital. All of the animal cars were un- loaded and the cages removed to neigh. boring fields where the animals could gel the air and quiet down after excitement
 The official statement issued by ths Grand Trunk Road says that the air. brakes were not applied by the engineer of the second section.
 Lay 1t on the Engineer.
 In discussing the question of responsi. bility for the horror. the railroad of. ficials unhesitatingiy lay 1t to Engineer Probst of the second section of the train whose home is in Battle Creek Probsi says th4 air-brake on his train refused to work, but the officials declare that ht could have stopped the train in time tC avoid serious consequences. General Manager F. H. McGuigan said:
 "Probst knew that he was coming into yard where trains usually stand and take on coal and water The rules say plainly that engineers shall approach such yards with trains under control 4 brakeman sent back by the first traiT warned him of the danger three-duarterl of mile before he got to the standinl section. For nearly halS a mile before he got to the train, the track Is straight to see the red light of the back of tht train ahead in time to stop his train"
 The official report on the accident, is sued by Superintendent Brownlee. de clares positively that the air-brakes have been tested since the accident and found to be in perfect condition.