Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-02

MEADvILLE (Ps~), January lst.-The de-
tails of the wreck which occurred oIi the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail-
way 1--WE rniles west Of this city yesterday
morning prove the disaster to have been
the most horrible that has occurred in this
vicinity. The colliding trains were the
through New York express from Chicago
and double header west-bound freight
train. Both trains were over two hours
late, and the express, being entitled to the
right Of way, was running without orders.
Conductor Murray of the freight train, TAX
ing it for granted that the express was in
pulled out for Geneva.
The two trains, the express running at
the rate of forty-fve and the freight fifteen
miles an hour, met on a long, forest-hidden
curve with a terrible crash. The engine of
the express train and the first engine of
the freight were raised bodily in the air
and stood on their furnace-ends, the pilots
pointed upward and driving-wheels locked.
Both engineers and firemen were pressed
between the iron ruins.
THE SIGHT WAS sICKENING,
But was soon covered from view by friend
ly blankets. The baggage car, express car,
and smoker of the passenger train were
completely wrecked, the baggage being tel
escoped into the smoker, splitting it open
and sweeping every seat from the floor
The total number of passengers on the
train was fifty-three, fifteen of whom were
in the smoker All these were more or
less injured. William Stephenson of To-
ledo died shortly after being taken from the
ruins.
TO THE RESCUE.
The crash was heard from great dis
tance, and soon the neighborhood was
aroused, and the people living in the vi
cinIty came to the scene. The passengers
who were not injured seemed dazed, and
for few minutes everybody stood speech
less. The groans and cries that came from
the ruins brought them to the realization
of the terrible situation, and IN a short
time a large force of men were at work,
Systematically doing what they could.
Two wrecking trains soon arrived, fol-
lowed by passenger train on which to
transfer the passengers and bring the
wounded and dead to Meadville. The
wrecking crews worked with will and
soon portion of the mangled remains of
fireman Hume were taken from the wreck.
FATHERS WOE.
Almost unrecognizable, the form pre-
seuted a sickening sight, the limbs and
lower part of his body having been ground
to a pulp. Hume's aged father had ar
rived, and his cries and groans when he
gazed on the mangled body were heart
rending. The body of engineer Swan was
exposed to view, but it was so tightly
wedged in the wreck that no attempt was
made to move it. A portion of the body
of engineer Googe, and also the arms and
shoulder of fireman Irwin could be SEEN
The work of clearing the wreck was pros
ecuted in the face of a driving storm and
sleet that lasted the entire afternoon.
Those of the passengers who were not
injured were transferred and sent forward
while the dead and wounded were brought
to this city. The railroad officials did
everything in their power for the comfort
of the injured.
THE VICTIMS.
The following is list of the casualties
Killed-Engineer Swan, Meadville; en-
gineer Googe, Meadville; fireman Irwin,
Meadville; fireman Hume, Cambridge,
Ohio; William H. Stephenson, Toledo.
II. E. Holm, New York, leg crushed.
Adolph Wagner, Buffalo, leg broked.
Adolph Hosen, Patterson, n. J., leg
crushed.
H. Malville, Middlefeld, Ohio, one leg
crushed and the other broken.
Michael Brien, Buffalo, leg broken.
]. N. Newton, Shingle House, Pa, leg
crushed.
David Beauland, Titusville, leg broken.
Charles f. French, Sterling, Mass, leg
broken.
Forest Graham, Kent, Ohio, hips crushed.
NJ. Twyman, brakeman, feet crushed
Joseph Boconon, baggage-man, leg cut
and body and face badly injured.
Phillip Faulk, San Francisco, arm in
jured.
]. NJ Woods, Greenville, Pa, badly
bruised.
f. A Malone, Salamanca, leg broken.
Adolph Buser, Cincinnati, leg crushed.
Fireman Charles Crumb, bruised about
the head and shoulders.