The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-10-25
Met DEATH ON THE TRACK
THREE KILLED AND MANY IN-
JURED IN A WRECK.
One More Added to Pennsylvania's List
Of Accidents-C Caught in a Snow
slide-Other Mishaps.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 2O.--It is reported
here that the Cincinnati express on the Bal
timore & Ohio road was wrecked near
Washington, Pa, this morning.
a telephone dispatch from Washington,
Pa, says: The accident was caused by
the train running into an open switch. The
train was completely wrecked. The engi-
neer, fireman and two others were killed
and fifteen injured. Among the seriously
injured were Stephen Collins, superin Tend
ent of the Pittsburg postoffice, and Capt
Bachelor. also of this city. The particu-
lars of the accident have not yet been re-
ceived.''
Another dispatch is as follows: The
Cannon-ball express on the Baltimore &
Ohio, which left Cincinnati last night, ran
into an open switch near the Washington,
Pa, depot about $50 o'clock this morning
and was precipitated over a trestle, a dis
lance of ten feet. The train was running
at a high rate Of speed, and was almost
completely wrecked. The engineer, James
Noonan, and passenger named Newell, of
Weeling, were instantly killed, and about
twenty injured, number seriously.
The Casualties.
The list Of those killed and injured is as
follows: Killed
HJAMES NOONAN, engineer, Pittsburg.
Probably fatally injured:
WILLIAM MCAULIFFE. fireman, Glenn
wood, Pa.
The others injured, none of whom will
die, are as follows:
G. G. CULIN of New York.
A. H. CLARK, Rochester, N. Y.
JACOB SIGEI. Allegheny.
JOSEPH MAYEs, Columbus, Ohio. s.
STEPHEN COLLINS, Pittsburg.
Mrs. w. j. MCCoNKEY, Mercer, Pa. r.
A. FoRD, Chillicothe, Ohio. v'
G. W. MATHEWS. Baltimore.
A. L. BROWN, Chicago. "
A. E. MosIER, Chicago.
MICHAEL STANTON, Portsmouth, Ohio.
A. KAUFMAN, New York.
Mr.. w. S. GREER and wife, Dodge City,
Kan.
Mr.. A. BoCKMAN and wife, of New York.
HENRY MURRAY, Burgettstown, Pa.
JAMES W. BACHELOR Pittsburg.
WILLIAM FIFER, Allegheny City.
Mrs. HANNAH MCKINNEY, New Concord,
Ohio.
BAGGAGEMASTER HENRY, Pittsburg.
HAYES (colored). Columbus, Ohio.
A special train with the passengers of
the wrecked train arrived in the city at
1915 o'clock this afternoon. Supt. Collins
of the Pittsburg postofice, who was in the
wreck, stated that three of the injured
Fireman Brown, Bagga gemaster He1ry,
and colored man named Hayes of Column
bus, Ohio, will probably die. Three more
were quite seriously injured, while the
others sustained slight bruises and acts.
AS stated before, the accident was caused
by misplaced switch. The train jumped
the track and ran into a. t1Yn near the
depot. The curve was so short that the
train could not keep the track and jumped
over the trestle.
/ 1.-THE train," said passenger, twas
about an hour and half late. We reached
Washington about 8 o'clock. was asleep
LII an upper berth. The first thing knew
the car turned over and I was thrown
across the aisle, receiving an ugly cut on
the head and several severe body bruises.
As soon as I could do SO, made my way
out of the car It was the worst looking
wreck ever saw. The engine was de-
molished and the cars 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 as quick as
possible. Inside the cars a scene of the
widest confusion prevailed The injured
were conveyed to the Audit House, where
everything was done to alleviate their
sufferings Those who were able to do SO
came on to Pittsburg on the special. The
train was filed to its utmost capacity and
it is miracle that more were not killed."
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