Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-25
CANNON BALL CRASH.
An Express Train on the Balti-
more & Ohio Plunges Over 9
Trestle.
The Engineer Killed and Twenty Pas
sengers and Others Seriously In
jured-Lake Storm.
Serious Damage Done in Chicago By Hail
"A Sloop Lost Near Racine, Wis
Two Men Drowned.

PITTSBURGH, Ho., Oct. 1S.-lne Sanaoo
ball express ON the Baltimore & Ohio.
which left Cincinnati last night, ran into
an open switch near the Washington. Pa,
depot about $3.50 o'clock this morning aud
was precipitatsd over q trestle distance
of ten feet. 1t was running at a high rate
of speed and was almost completely
wrecked. The engineer, James Noonan.
was instantly killed and about twenty in
jured, number seriously.
A corrected list of the killed and injured
is as follows: James Noonan, engineer,
Pittsburgh, killed. The injured were:
William McAuliff, fireman, Glenwood, Pa,
probably fatally; c. G. -Culin, of New
York; A. 81. Clark, Rochester, n. Y;
Jacob Sigel, Allegheny; Joseph Mayes,
Columbus, O.; Stephen Collins, Pitts
burgh. Pa; Mrs. w. j. McConkey, Mercer,
Pa; A. Ford, Chillicothe, O.; G. w. Math-
ews, Baltimore; A. L. Brown, Chicago; A.
E. Mosler. Chicago; Michael Stanton.
Portsmouth, O.; A. Kaufman, New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Greer, Dodge City,
Kan; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brockman. New
York; Henry Murray, Burgettstown, Pa;
James W. Batcheler, Pittsburgh; William
Fifer, Allegheny City; Mrs. Hannah Nc
Kinney, New Concord, O.; Baggage Mas
ter Henry. of Pittsburgh; Hays, colored,
of Columbus. o.
A special train with the passengers OF
1915 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Superintendent Collins, of the Pittsburgh
post office, who was in the wreck, stated
that three of the njured-Fireman Brown,
Baggage Master Henry and colored man
named Hayes, of Columbus, o., would
proba bly, die. Three more we're quite Sc
riously injured, while the others sustained
slight bruises and cuts. 1.-THE train,' said
he, s'was about an hour and a half late
nhnd och ncrf< har oicrlf
O'Clock l was asleep in an upper berth.
The first thing I knew the car turned over
and l was thrown across the aisle, re-
ceiving an ugly cut on the head and
some severe body bruises. As soon as
could do SO made my way out of the car.
1t was the worst looking wreck ever saw.
The engine was demolished and the cars a
mass of broken timbers. The engine,
tender, baggage car and sleeper had gone
over the trestle and the day coach was
hanging partly over. The people of the
town broke the windows and extricated
the passengers speedily as possible. Inside
the cars a scene of the widest confusion
prevailed. The injured were conveyed to
the Audit House, where every thing was
done to alleviate their sufferings. Those
| who were able to do SO came on to Pitts
burgh on the special. The train was filed
to its utmost capacity and it is a miracle
that more were not killed"
STORM IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia severe hail storm,
accompanied by high gale, passed over
this section of the country last evening,
the hail lasting about fifteen minutes.
The big hail stones shattered street lamps
and electric light globes, crashed through
the sky lights in the Office buildin gs
and broke exposed show cases. The
hot houses in the parks and those of the
many florists throughout the city were
badly damaged. The storm caused no
| less than five runaways in five minutes On
| one street and there were a number of
| smashups elsewhere. All the lights at the
crib were smashed except the big one, and
the waves, driven by the terrific wind,
sent their spray to the top of the high
| tower. During the storm a house in the
city was struck by lightning and burned
| to the ground.
f STORM ON THE LAKE.
RACINE, Wis, Oct. ia severe south
west gale prevailed all yesterday, accom-
panied by thunder, lightning and rain. On
the lake sailors stated that it was the most
severe in ten years and much damage to
shipping resulted in this vicinity. A
small sloop was lost six miles south of
here and two men drowned.