The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-21
MOST MIRACULOUS.
How Hragry Death HOyered Over a
Th0nsnnd Pleasure Seekers.
THE KING OF HoRsE-rHIEvEs
Captured in Dallas-How He confrscted-
A stabbing ARRAY mt McKihney--
Miscellaneous Crimes and
Casunltses Yesterday.
Accident to an Ercursiyu Tra,u.


CANTON, o., July 2O.--Aultman, MI
Ter u Co.. manufacturers Of agricultural
machines, gave yesterday an excursion
to their employees, about 1000 people
making the trip on the train with two
sections. The first section returned all
right. The second was derailed three
miles from here by the rails spreading
and nine coaches thrown from the track.
Several are reported killed and more
wounded. Particulars are not obtained
on account of the location OF the acei-
dent.
A FULLER ACCOUNT.
PITTsBURG, July 20.--A special to the
Despatch from Canton, Ohio, received
late last night says: A point on the
Valley railroadtwo miles east of here
tonight was the scene of q terrible
wreck in which 1000 excursionists from
this city miraculously escaped with in
luries so far as known, while il is
thought half u dozen or more persons
ar9under the wreck dead.
The employees OF Auliman d Co.'S.
Machine Works had their annual picnic
to-day at Cuyohoga Falls and over
1900 went ON the excursion, made up Of
two trains of fifteen cars each.
The first section arrived at Canton at
I:20 p. M, and while hundreds of fathers,
brothers and sisters were at the station
waiting for friends and relatives
on the second section, a breath
less messenger came running
the train had been wrecked and
many killed and injured. The scene
that followed was of the widest de-
scription, and when the wreck was
reached men, women and children ran
around, wrlnging their hands and look
ing for their loved ones. Nine cars
were of the track and in water four
feet deep. The cries of the injured were
heart-rending. Hundreds of willing
hands Immediately set to work and soon
found that not more than twenty-five
were injured, butitwas impossible to say
how many or who were killed. About Il
dozen or more are missing and may be
under the ears, and nothing definite can
be known until the wrecking train ar
rives, which is now on its way. A tel
egraph Office has been opened at the
scene and everything is being done tt
alleviate the suffering of the injured.
THE LIST,
so far as can be learned, is as follows:
Mary Schlumsky, aged 10; feet crushed
and leg broken.
Albert Travel, aged Is; arm broken
chest crushed and back injured.
Ella human, aged Is; leg broken ant
internal injuries.
Mrs. A. Grove Miller, severe interna
injuries.
Mr.. Walker, mostly internal injuries
Agnes Lippert, foot crushed.
Lena Hubecker, internal injuries.
Minnie Glass, spine injured.
julius Hubecker and wife both sus
tanned internal injuries.
Irwin Shamfelt, head cut.
Chas. Hickman, head cut.
Mrs. Jos. Dick, internal injuries.
Harry Rifle, aged IL; head cut an
The engineer says the wreck wa
caused by the track spreading. TIL
'lengine went over oil right, bat the fiff
car jumped the track and eight other
followed, and the train ran along asid
Of the track for two hundred feet, throw
ing the occupants from one sidd,t
the other, and finally jumped a-eibhl
embankment.
The doors were cut open and th
people got out. Three doctors are o.
| tuV BlVunu bttouullik w tic NOuuubu
several OF whom they say will probabl
die.
CONTRADICTIONS.
CLEVELAND, O., July D.--Investiga
tion Ia. day shows nobody killed or dar
gerously injured by the accident Lac
night 70 the excursion train near Car
ton.
LATEST FROM THE soRNR.
PfTTsBuRG, July MA Canton, Ohio
special says: The track at th
scene of last nights wreck va
cleared to-day. XBut three car
thrown into the mud have not yet bee
removed. Twenty-Five persons " ere II
jured, but no deaths are vet reported. Th
wounded are doing better than expected
No one was killed. Those rhissin
and supposed to be under the wreo
have turned up all right. The loss toll
railroad company Is about 5000.