The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

prosecuted. Regular trains were run
Sunday by transferring passengers and
baggage and at five o'clock Sunday even
ing the track was clear for the passage
OF trains. AT that hour only the three
first coaches were yet In the ditch,
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Although many diverse theories are
being advanced as TO the cause OF tho
wreck, a careful inspection OF the place
and circumstances diapela all doubt and
makes plain the real cause. The accl-
dent was directly caused by the break
Ing OF q bolt In the frog ~ the Valley
Coal COmpany's switch. This bolt re-
leased the rails sufficient TO allow them
TO spread about four Inches. Just how
or when this bolt was broken is mys'
terry; by many II 10 surmiaed that II was
broken by the arst section. The engine
and tender OF the second section rode
over the danger spot In safety, but when
the arat passenger coach, heavily laden
as II was, struck II, the rails spread and
q wrecked train was the result,
Engineer Kuhn says the hrst intima
tion he had OF anything beng wrong
was hearing the firat coach leave the
track, when no at once applied the air
brakes and stopped the train, While
thus engaged he saw the cars careenlng
over into the ditch, The engineer, ~
well as Conductor Bachelor and Fireman
Metzgar, came out unscathed, No blame
can be attached 10 the Valley Railway
Company or any OF It's employees. The
breaking OF the frOg'b0lt was an uni0re'
seen aud unlocked for accident.
THE WOUNDED.
Following IL a list OF the wounded,
reported TO date.
Lena Hubecker, head hurt.
Mary schlumski, aged 10, right foot
crushed.
Mrs, Andrew GrOyemlller, injured In
ternally.
Mrs, Walter .MOsley, spine injured,
Mrs. Lizzie Hubeckor, head bruised.
Mr., Julius Hubecker, leg hurt.
Lille Hubecker, both legs injured.
Mrs, Montgomery, spine Injured.
Mrs. John T. Anderson, severe Inter
nal Injuries,
Miss Ella human, ankle sprained,
I'd, C0rrell, arm lacerated.
Albert Brayel, arm cut,
Frank Fife, head and side cut and
bruised
William Ritterspaugh, spine hurt,
Minnie Glass, spine hurt,
Agnes Llppert, foot hurt.
Charles Heckaman, head cut,
irwin Shanafelt, head cut.
Mrs. Joseph Dick, cut and bruised.
Cecilia Smith, OF MassillOn, badly
bruised.
Annie Shick, leg and side bruised,
In addition TO the above, many people
sustained slight bruises, scratches and
other minor injuries.
The total number OF people, who sus'
tained Injuries both slight and serious,
Is estimated as exceeding one hundred.
REPORTED MISSING,
Saturday night and all day Sunday
rnmOrs were aaOat thot two boys, named
Harry Berger and John Bair, q man
named Mo0nsh0wer, n Mrs. 0'Brien, and
a country boy named Geo. CLOSER, all
OF whom accompanied the excursion,
were missing. The natural suppOsitlOn
was that they were lying In the mud
beneath the lpturned cars. Inyestiga-
tlon to-day revealed the fact that all OF
the supposed missing parties, with the
exception Of the boy CLOSER, are alive
and well. CLOSER Is supposed by many
to have left the excursion at Akron.
THE LOSS.
None Of the cars were totally demol'
ished, nor was the engine injured, 80
that the expense OF repairing the dam
age TO railroad property can be COM
passed by about $1,000.
The wreck, taken as q whole, can be
termed lucky accident, Considering
the number Of people on the train, and
the violence with which they were hurl-
cd into the ditch, II Is surprising that
scores Of people were not killed out
right Had the train been wrecked upon
arm ground instead OF swamp and
water the loss Of life would have been
unnullinO