Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-11-27
Terrible Railroad Calamity.
Five Persons Burned to
neafIs.

The accident occurred on last Thurs
izy morning, about six O'clock, at g
place called Lockland, between Day
ton and Cincinnati, on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad. A thick
fog prevailed at the time. 4 freight
trsin Of sc cars had been obliged by an
accident to stop. A hagman was sent
back to warn the express train 500
due. This train was composed of
coaches Of the Atlantic & Great West
ern railway, and of the Dayton 4
Michigan road from Detroit and Tole-
do. This train was duly notified and
checked, stopping Immediately behind
the train of sc cars. When the express
train stopped, the conductor sent a
hagman back with a light to warn the
Hamilton Accommodation that was
soon due. Soon the coming train come
dashing on, although the signal must
have been seen, yet it was down grade,
and the track slippery. Down brakes
was whistled, the engines wheels re-
versed, yet its wheels slid along at a
rapid speed, and the locomotive plung-
ed half its length into the rear sleep
ing car of the Dayton & Michigan
road, in which were four ladies and
two gentlemen. The crash was terri
bic, jamming the passenger cars into
each other-in two of the cars people
we're writhing in the torture of torn
limbs and crushed bodies; while
IN the last car, the sleeping coach, the
scene was far more horrible, where of
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the remaining persons, four women
and one man, were imprisoned between
timbers. bleeding, gasping and dying,
one with her entrails torn out. and
another with her head cut off. To
add to the horror. the wreck took fire,
and soon these five poor human crea-
lures were wrapped in flames, and amid
their shrleks and screams the awful
fire consumed them even TO their very
bones. One lady got her head out of
the window, but her body was under
the timbers, and she could not be res
cued. Every passenger Car was burn
ed. When the FIRE had exhausted it.
self the wreck was cleared away from
the track and search for the dead was
made. A headless trunk and trunk
that lacked limbs were found, and
three others were found less mutilated.
While the dressing of the wounded
was in progress, these CHASTITY remnants
of humanity were picked out, all
charred and blackened, and still smo-
king with heat, and carefully laid
aside. So far as was possible, the parts
were placed together. There were
remnants of two bodies, however, that
amounted TO nothing more Than sever
al unacceptable masses of broiled
flesh and broken bones.
By letters found in trunks belonging
to the ladies burned, it was lesrned
that they were four sisters, named
Morgan, from New Orleans, who had
been spending the summer in Canada.
The ffth victim was Mr.. Charles jack
son, Of Boston. After the crash he
was seen outside the train, and it is
supposed he had been on the platform
and jumped. But seeing the ladies in
the crushed car, crying for help, he
had worked his way back into the car,
probably through a window, In a noble
effort to a V life, but he was immedi-
ately choked and blinded by smoke
and steam, and with his fellow passen-
gers was roasted alive.
The names of the killed are, Harriet,
Rebecca, Sarah and Eiizs Morgan, of
New Orleans, and Charles Jackson, Of
Boston.
The wounded are, Richard Carr. To-
Iedo, arm broke John Weller, Wapa-
konetta, ribs broken; Charles Shires,
of Wapakonnetta, knee and elbow in
jured ; David Brown, Of Boston, contu-
sions on arms, hip and head; Christie
pher Hoffman, severe Commissions on
face and body /; E. Gascraft, of Dayton,
C. W. Cowden, of Van Vert, and Mrs.
C. d. Culbertson, Of Troy, Ohio, all
slightly bruised; c. Haynes. CincIn-
natl, bruised in head; P. Golfer. Of
New Jersey, slightly bruised Mrs.
Jones, (colored), of New York, slight
ly bruised; Miss Wunder, Of Cincin-
natl, severely cut in hip 4; Miss Lizzie
Ewing, Of Cincinnati, ankles badly cut.
Mr.. Brewer, engineer OF the train,
badly burned in attempting to res
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