Daily Republican., 1888-01-02
HURRIBLE AoCIDEN rs
A RRilroad Conductor sisreads His
Orusrs-Bix Killed aud Many Il jared.

A RRtlroad Conductor Mlsreisda His
Oruers-six KiIlsd and Bany Il jared.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Jan. / "A collision
on tue OtucinnAN bJu.herA R,iTOGd
took place yea etdaTt one nile a0uth OF
Gresn wood, Ky, Oh a sky Loot $40
panKment, midwag bGtReen tunnoiB
No. ana No &, by which six psrsoEs
were killed and quite large number
Injured. Train No. :, which cams
North this e7euing, carried TO CinGln.
natl fya or SIX badly lpjnreG plsssn'
gers. Theee pssseugers were in the
boudo.r car, and tEs railroad officials
refused TO SlloN tbs Assoc sted Press
reporter access TO thera or 10 give teetr
name8 or injuries,
Very shortly after the collision n
wrsokiDR trLin left Somerset In charge
o, Supsr.ats adeet ~. W. Wells, carry
Ing DR.. j. L. Owens Grd all the 59nleT-
Get paysicIans, for tne scene Of the dis.
aster. Ta0 ohrs, the msil aud baggASs
Of No. /, took Gre and bEFped.
At the time os the crash, Wlthrou
and sckson wers iaisinR in the bnE
gage oar, when TINS car fp.lt open from
end 10 esd, tne mai car ald smoker
sDoating ovsr tdsmI the hsr cars ont
ting looLc aud droppinG back 6 ade.
|; Is reported thzt M unknown psssen-
ger was crushed aud burned Ia the
water ololet Of The train vi No. 2 Nj.
Avery, Of Covirgtpn, threw his wife
through a w.rcow aad jumped out
after, both rolling down the enosnk-
ment.
The collision was caused by C0nduc-
tor Shrumm misrasdipg orders ds!ive-
ed TO hun NJ Winfield He mlstock
! Summis iof Somerset, sna hGrrisd hit
train down the grade az bfiy miles al
1 bc Ut 10 make that poiut, probably run
uinR at that speed when ;hs colusiou
occurred After tbs calllslon, OonduoSoI
Bonnet -an ny TO Shfu nm and ssid
"I'm not TO blame fOr lhis; real youI
crders aad sea-" Shrumm took oGt h,l
nrdGrs, and looking carefully, thre az
/ hia heads, exc aiming: "Ol, ms God
i have msda mtstsGe!'
A RAILROAD WRECK,
MEA DvILLE, Pc, DC. 81 Al S
o'clock cots morning irsln No. g. ftom
the West, running NJ Ghe sass OF hity
miles per hGag, CO lidGd with "dOu Oit
healer" frsight trai1 f0us 70 lies weel
OF th!s place. TIE ou.irs paabeu Ell
tr9Jl Is total HrecE. TBe accident
ooGu5rsi near Tracys CIi. The csr,
were piled Up IL t1astcr.bAb.e coniu
sion, all exceps she Pullman sleeper
Physlcisns aud railroad officials 81 oucC
hurried to TIE scene from here on ape
olRi train. They seguTned st 2 81
O'Clock this a!t,raoan, and the follow
Ing wac ieaIn- ID i.um Them: There are
i've persons dead and fourteen injured
The injured psssen gers were MI IL
tho smoker, whiah was literally erouud
to kindling wood. Tao day coach snc
both sleepafs remeiped on the track
and tho passen gerB Ia them escaDsd IN
injured. Ths Cincinnati s.Geper End
the Chlgsgo Is passengers al! sase,
The phyOicians :h!pE tbG; mono OF to,
Injured will die rna wrucE was csusea
BY tho freight eEgineaIp leaving Mead
vllls in s,vauce OF their orde,s. They
were ordered to lsave the ya;d as sooI
o. train No. S arrived. They want II
sdvGnce Of lte Grri7s!, Whsn Ytsa-
master Decker sGw ,hA. taey had goRt
ho boald5d switch er2,ua sad uudsl
ell stssm possible ;}-.u7ea hus We
unable 10 nvaitaE- t1t sight haior
the two trains met. y nan MeFaS
! laud. who was repottI iaad, was OF
the head fEaight engine sLi cscap {
Rittou. 4 scratch uat Eal no itsa 0
hJR na so. ocs,
Tho scene g. Ii v,,ca vas ao-fib.
-.hsea tNg.uGs In D gg I'd ian on til
track R1d the baggage car AMI smoke
broken in.o k'uG iuS wood. Tho OK
press carr new Esss, II b1s s.iRh;,
; injured, though It g5oaai ho!n lne has
gage and smoking cas- 70 sits.
strength saved the dag yt4oa is1n tsle
ecoplng the smoker
The wounded wers Trough. hare an;
gre III the hospital
Tha accidel. was purely the IeSult @
tho freight enRtnegs'o dlSse8atd q
! orders.
An express traiR OF .ls Oaicsgo. Nil
wautee and st. Pau Railroad dashe'
into Il freight Ir1in At t,aeEnaavl.le
Illinois, duriIg a binding SNOW ttoEu
On Friday night EaglG,ec i4ljLle va
severely snd ttemAU, Ls-na Enkno0 q
: ta,ai!y injured
Twn ias. cGtTlo 'fei2s on the Ghicsg
aad Atlantic Rtllrosl c3,iiiei ks VII
aefs, Indigna on gsiye5 i7,fny
snow s'0;m. l. Lymst, e Esusa
was killed.
a pad Mt msn, "aeaae4uS to Boyle
For car aR1 b:us9, ana brrG, an,
boil