The sun., 1885-02-22
FIVE RAILROAD WRECKS.
THE WORST SMASH.UP YEr ON THE
VEST SHORE ROAD.

VEST SHORE ROAD.
Four En9iWes and several Cnrs Wreck "a and
an Engineer and Fireman Kiiicd-I.oss
0125,OOO-1wo ColiIsi"ns n ear Cincinsnti.
UTICA, Feb. 2l.-Ats "a. NJ. to-day passen-
ger train. drawn bv three engines. bound west
on the West Shore Railroad, ran into freight
train at Canaioharis. The three locomotives
were demolished. and Engineer Andrew Shi-
ner and Fireman Grover Penny were
mangled and instantly killed. Others were
severely injured. Tho freight train bound
enst stood on the main track around a
curve out Of the village. when the passen-
ger train WAS seen coming at q speed OF
thirty miles an hour and only Q short dis
tance away. Tho whistles OF both head engines
blew hercely. but In an instant the crash cnme.
The passenger train had three engines. the
head one being No. 1875. with Andrew Sinner.
engineer. and Grover Penny fireman. Both
tho engineer and fireman on engine No. 1856
were instantly killed. From their.postions un-
der the wreck. Sinner being on one side and
Penny on the other. II Is evident that they at
tempted to jump.
MIR. Sinner. who was ono OF the best engineers
on the road. leaves n wife and two children at
Frankfort. Penny. tho fireman. lived in De-
post. where he had wife. Engineer Wilken-
son OF one Of tho passenger engines was hurt
on one foot and on the head seriously. En-
Rineer Zimmerman Of the freight engine was
hurt in the back and otherwise. and for time
1t was thought he would die. The othar en-.
gineers and fremen escaped with slight in
Iuries. Only two out Of the eight left their on
gines The four engines are wedged into each
other and three Of them seem to be damaged
beyond repair. There were Ave passenger
badly shaken up no ono is reported as seriously
Injured. The baggageman had m iraculous
cars arc badly smashed up and prominent
oiiiclal & g. said II the total damage could not be re-
arrived about ii 4. NJ. removed the bodies. and and
cleared the west track. The wreck is the worst
rosa s h ns IS
thought the wreck will be cleared away by Mon
The blame would seem to rest on the de-
spatcher at Syracuse. who. in Notifying No. 81
to cross over at FnltonviIle to the east track
inform the freight conductor The dispatcher
have ba tint there we're sdngs at
freight trains to be held there.
BLooMINGroN H.. Feb 2l.-An accident oc:
Western Railroad near Arrowsmith. NTH ssyerai eHI
passenger cars were ditched. and the passen-
gers. who were more or loss injured. were
GHIcAee Feb. 21i:@Four car. of a stock train
on the Galena division, OF the Chicago and
About zoo head Of Sheep and SO head Of cattle cattle
we're were in the cars. and over half OF them were
GRAFTON. ". Va. Feb. 2l.-Train- No. lss
going west on the baltimore and Ohio road
sast east. OF this city, With train lal, east bound
2n sl.oa each other, other Engineer Lloyd L. Barron.
Mcintyre. all OF train, lSs wers killed. j. J.
Bartett. fireman: and Anthony Cannon. en-
loss to the railroad company is heavy. The ac-
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2l.-The ST, Louis express
train train on the Ohio and Missssippi R.ilroad this
track at Delhi twelve miles from this city. in
were suburban residents of Cincinnati The
express train being behind time. the COM
muters' train had orders TO- use thirty-eight
minutes Of its time. and to side track at Dolhi
for the express train to pass. A box car was in
the way. and while moving it the express came
up and struck the rear car OF the commuters
it, Some OF the passengers were hurt by Jump
Ing. II is not believed that any OF them will
die OF their injuries
nened on the Bee Line Road At Lockland sta
ton, thirteen miles north of the city The New
York express train approaching the city had
rail. Two sleepers and the rear passenger
coach were thrown from the track. As far as
is known: no one was killed and only three are
OF New York his brother. Charles Fieischmann
of this city and Mrs. Mary Rosenberg OF San
Francisco. Her injuries are sight. A number
OF others we're more or less bruised Max
Fleischmann has been removed to his brothers
dwelling. His ribs are broken and it is feared
that no is internally injured.
Macmillan Fleischmann Of 115 Madison ave-
nue is in this city, His brothers Charles and
gram from Charles Yesterday IT afternoon. .' It
said nothing about any accident or injuries to
either brother.