Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
Thrown FROM THE TRACK,
AN EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
Nearly one Thousand Passengers Aboard
~ Large humber Killed or Wounded
Fathers, Brothers and sisters
Searching for Loved Ones.

CANTON. O.. July 2O.-A point ON the
COnottun Valley railroad two miles east of
here was the scene of Il terrible wreck last
night. The employees of Altman ~ Co. :
machine works held their annual picnic at
CuyHhoga Falls and ONcr2OOO persons went
ON the excursion. There were two trains
of fifteen cars each. The first section ar
rived at Canton ON the return ut go D. ~
and while hundreds of fathers, brothers
and sisters were at the station waiting for
friends and relatives ON the second station
hatlesS messenger came running down
the track crying that the train had been
wrecked and many of the pNcursiOniStS
killed and injured The scene which fol
lowed was of the widest description, and
when the wreck was reached men, women
and children ran around wringing their
hands and looking for loved ones.
Nine cars We're off the track and in water
four feet deep. The cries of the injured
passengers were heartrending. 1t was soon
found that not more than twenty five per
sons were injured but it was impossible
to say how many were Killed or who they
We're. About "A dozen or more are missing
and may be under the cars, but nothing
definite can be known until the wrccking
train which is now on the way To the
scene of the accident arrives. The en-
ginpcr says the wreck was caused by the
track spreading. The engine went over
all right but the first car Jumped the
doctors are on the ground attending the
wounded. several of whom will probably
die.
Lateral More Encouraging Report.
The track at the scene of last night
wreck was cleared to-day. But three cars
were thrown into the mud. and they have
been removed. TWENTY-FIVE persons were
injured. hut no deaths are yet reported
and the wounded are doing better than
could be expected. No one was killed and
those missing and supposed to he under
the wreck turned up all right,
Reception of Gen. Logan at Pittsburg.
pIrrsBl'RG. Pa. July 2O.-Gcn. John A.
Logan and a delegation of the Grand
Army of the Republic passed through this
city this afternoon ON the Pacific express
en- route for the National CuCampmcut at
Minneapolis. Gen Logan was met at the
station by the Republican county cNccu-
tive committee and an imprumptu rcCcp-
tiOn was rendered him
Garfield aud Lincoln.
When General Garfield wa, ON his way
to Washington to be nauguratci ~ Pres
idcut OF the United States. John Is Il
we'll known public man from A~htahula.
boarded the train. He had been one OF
Gariicld's pupils when the latter taught
NChuui in Il little log SChOUlhouSc in the
backWuod~. A. the teacher boarded with
Mr.. B-'s mother. they had been more
intimate than j. usual with master auU
scholar
Many significant stories were told WhcI
they met which illustrated the hard strug
giles of the future President in his youth
one was that. on some occasion he was III
Nitcd to Il country party. but on the very
day il was To take place he split at the
Knee one leg of his trousers. He had bu
one pair of very coarse jeans. aud II,
p money To buy another Garfield had st
his heart on going To the merry making
and was bitterly disappointed.
you 90 to bed said the hostess, IAN,
let me see what can do.
The teacher oheyed. and in an hour 70
ceiVed his trousers So neatly darncd ma
. it was impossible to find where they ha,
| been broken. He thanked her SO earnest
ly, that the good woman cried out
Never mind. Mr. Garfield When yol
! are a great man in the ohio Iegislail lrt
l nobody II ask how many pair of tuuser
You had when you taught up here III tn
Reserve
This little incident recall, a story told Il
our other martyred President In $50
. travelling pcdler came one evening to-
cabin in Illinois, and asked the farmer
} wife if he could stay AT the house al
night
I'VE can fed your beast" WAS ;hc an,
= wcr.-"but we cannot lodge You. uulcs
To- YOU are willing to sleep with the hire
, man.
Lets have look at him first. said tn
pcdler
The woman pointed to the side of tn
house. where IA lank, siN-toot man. i
/ ragged but clean clothes. was stretched III
| the grass reading Il book
"IIell do said the stranger.
The "hired man was Abraham Lin
coin.