Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-11
RAILWAY WRECKS.
Sixteen Perssns Killed and Macy
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More Injureds
GHATTANooGAs Tenn, Jan. e.--Advices
from Summit, kentucky, about twenty miles
north of the Tennessee and Kentucky state
line, state that the north aud south
bound cannon ball trains on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad collided sat
arday at p. m. Eleven persons, including
eight passengers, are. known to have been
killed outright and many injured. The names
of the killed and injured have not yet been
learned.
ANOTHER WRECK NEAR KorTFs.
sKoUTTs, Tnd.s Jan. s--AnotAer disastrous
wreck occurred on lifeline of the Chicago and
Atlantic railroad six miles from this place
near The crossing of the b No G. and Chi
cago and Indiana coal railroad ut Welders,
Indiana, by two sections of fast stock train
going east. Thesflrst section having Stacked
UP for the crossing and the following section
being unable to see the afst section on ac-
count of the binding wind and snow storm,
went crashing into the rear end, completely
demolishing the engine, caboose and one car
load efcattle. The car burned and all the
cattle burned up with the exception of three.
The rear brakeman was also burned to death.
PARTICULARS OF TiiE MEANWHILE WRECK.
< The details OF the wreck which occurred on
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road
five miles west Of this city, this morning,
prove the disaster to have been the most hor-
rible that has occurred in this vicinity The
eolliding trains were the through New York
express from Chicago, and d do1bie-header
west-bound freight train. Both trains were
over two hours late, and the express being en-
titled to the right t-way was running without
orders. Conductor Murray, of the freight
train, taking it for granted that the express
was in, pulled out for Geneva. The two trains,
the express running forty-fve and the freight
fifteen miles an hour, meton long foresthid-
den curve, with terrible crash. The engine
of the express train and the first engine of the
freight raised bodily in the air and stood on
the furnace ends, the pilots pointed upwards
and the driving wheels locked Both engin-
GERS and fremen were pressed beneath the
iron ruins. The sight was sickening, but Was
soon covered from view BY friendly blankets.
The babbnge car, express car and smoker of
the passenger trains were completely Wrecked.
The baggage car teiescsped into the smoker,
splitting 1t 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, and VIM. H. Stevenson, of Toledo,
died shortly after. being takensfrom the ruins.
The crash was heard for great distahce, and
soon the neighborhoed was aroused and the
people living iii the vicinity came to the scene.
The Passengers who were not injured seemed
dazed, and for few minutes everybody stood
speeches.. The groans and cries that came
from the ruins soon brought them to realiza-
tion of the terrible situation, and in short
time large force Of men were at work sys-
temacically doing all they could Two wreck
ing trains soon arrived, followed BIZ passen-
ger train on which to transfer the passengers,
and bring the Wounded and dead to Mead
Vile. The wrecking crews worked with viii
and soon portion of the fiangled remains of
Fireman Hume We're taken from the wreck
The almost unacceptable form presented a
siekening sight, the limbs and lower part of
he body having been ground to pulp. Humes'
aged father had arrived, and his cries and
means when he gazed upon the fnangled body
were heartrend.ng. The body OF Engineer
Swan was exposed, but it was SO tightly
wedged in that no attempt was made to move
it. A portion of the body of Engineer Googe,
and also the arm and shoulder of Fireman
Irwin could be seen. The wufk Of clearing
the wreck Was prosecuted in the face of
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 following is list Of the casualties
KILLED.
Engineer Swan, Meadville.
Fireman Irwin, Meadyille
Fireman Hume, Cambridge, Ohio.
William H. Stephenson, Toledo
INJURED.
Fl. E, Holm, New York leg crushed.
Adolph Wagner, Buffalo, leg broken.
Adolph Hosen, Patterson, New Jersey, leg
crushed.
H. Malyille, Middlefeld, Ohio, one leg
crushed and the other broken.
Michael o'Brien, Buffalo, leg broken
+. N. Newton, shinglehouse, Pennsylvania,
leg crushed. -
David Beautand, Titusville, leg broken.
Charles E. French, Sterling, Massachusetts
eg broken.
Forest Graham, Kent, Ohio, hips crushed.
M. F. Wyman, brakeman, feet crushed.
Rnnnrann hoar -, To-.
body and face badly injured.
Philip Eoulk, San Francisco, arm injured.
j. M. Wood, Greenville, Pennsylvania, badly
bruised.
F. A. Malone, Salomanco, leg broken.
Adolph Buser, Cincinnati, leg crushed.
Fireman Charles Crum, bruised about head
and shoulders. +'
Winter weather. a-sl
PARKsToN, Oak, Jan. 3.-The late storm has
been terror Men who have lived here