Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-02

BRADFORD, Pa, July about 8 a. m.
coal train with a passenger car attached
on the Dorchester & Pittsburg railroad
broke in two while going up steep grade
near Passelas, few miles south of Kin
sena viaduct. The severed section, con-
slstlng of loaded coal cars and a passen-
ger coach Immediately started down the
steep grade and while going at the frigtfuI
speed of eighty miles an hour, collided
with an engine of an approaching coal
train. The passenger car was well filled
and the destruction of life and limb was
appalling, seven having already died from
their injuries and others being severely
hurt. A relief train with three surgeons
and number of the employees Of the com
pany on board was dispatched to the scene
at o'clock this morning; the killed and
hurt we're brought to this city, and as far
as can be learned their names are as fol-
lows.
S. n. Tolles. aged thirty four, conductor
residing at Bedford. terribly mangled and
died instantly; David Ford, brakeman,
Bradford. both legs broken and fatally
man, Bradford, both feet cut of and fatal
~ injured, died at o'clock this afternoon;
George Quinn. Bradford. travelling sales
man. died on relief train; Angelo O'Done,
an Italian laborer, instantly killed; W. S.
Davis, Clean, Pa, terribly mashed on the
head and supposed TO be fatally hurt:
L. J. Mckee, Branford, leg broken, injured
about the abdomen and died at noon
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Clemens, Bradford, leg broken and body
badly crushed and killed outright; Jas.
O'Connell, Alton, Pa, dangerously injured;
Joseph Ravella, Alton, Pa, badlyIhurt and
probably will not recover; Mrs. W. b. Nc
Curdy and baby, Bradford, slightly cut
about the head and arms and the child
bruised; John Collins, Limestone, n. Y,
badly hurt on the head; j. Bosway, several
rios broken and severe Commissions about
the head; j. Cosmillo, an Italian, leg
broken in two places; A. Cosmillo, a
brother, ribs stove in and condition criti-
cal. P. Downs, the engineer of the second
train, was the only one hurt in his crew
He saw the second section approaching,
and after reversing his engine jumped
and escaped with slight bruises.
Coroner Bannan Iempaneled jury who
visited the scene of the wreck by a special
train to-day and will take testimony and
render a verdict tomorrow. Mrs. Nc
Curdy, who WIS only slightly injured, has
made statement, in which she says that
the conductor and both the brakemen who
were in the car with her, were asleep. It
is not yet known to whom the blame is
most to be attached.
LATER FROM THE STREET CAR CATASTROPHE.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The outgoing Kansas
City express on the Wabash road tonight
cOllided with a street car at the Root street
crossing near the southern city limits,
smashing it to fragments. The lamps in the
car exploded and set fire to It. OF thir-
teen persons IN the car only one escaped
unhurt and it is believed that two or three
of the worst injured will die. Several
we're badly burned before they could be
extricated from the burning fragments.
The accident occurred from the driver Of
the street car misunderstanding the signal
of the man stationed at the crossing.
AN UNOFFENDING MAN KILLED.
ST. LOUIS, June 3O.-Information was
received late tonight that as a public
school picnic at Gross park, in the north
ern part OF East st. Louis, was breaking
up, between and o'clock this evening.
! VIM. Melville, keeper of saloon near by,
got into row with two or three parties,
and in the fight which ensued, he shot and
killed VIM. Smith, a man who had taken
no part in the affair. Melville was ar
rested.
A LONDON FIRE.
LONDON, July 1.-The establishment of
Prokter & Bevington,glue and size makers,
124 Grange road, Bermondey, a suburb
of London, is on fire. The tenants of a
large number of small houses in the neigh
borhood hastily removed their effects. The
fire is one of the largest in that vicinity
for many years.
DROWNED.
MADISON, Ind, June 3O.-A family of
five, mother and father and three children.
were drowned in the Ohio river twenty
miles from here Thursday evening, the
waves from passing steamer upsetting
the skif.
BIG BLAZE.
! providence, July 1.-Pawtucket was
visited this morning by the most destruc-
tive fire for many years. The flames
we're discovered at $50 in an unoccupied
building the old Arcade in the rear of East
avenue The fame spread rapidly and af-
ter destroying the Arcade building the
fire extended to the adjoining build
! ings until dozen were on fire.
| SENTENCED.
! PHILADELPHIA, June 3G.-Major Ellis
Phipps, ex-superintendent of the aims
house, recently convicted of forgery, was
Sentenced this afternoon to five years. i'm
prisonment in the county prison, separate
and solitary confinement with hard labor.
An appeal to the supreme court will be
taken at the session in November.
FATAL COLLISION OF TRAIN WITH HORSE
CAB.
CHICAGO, July Information was re-
ceived that late tonight train on the
Pittsburg & Fort Wayne road coIlided
with street car at the crossing at
Fortieth street, in the stock yards district,
killing three persons and wounding
several.
BROKE HIS SONS HEAD.
PADDOCK, KY, June 3O.-In Graves
county Thursday a man and his SON
Tuder, quarreled as to who should ride