The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-01
ANOTHER HORROR.
Frightful Dis ster on the Grand
-runk Railroad.
Fifteen Persons Roasted to Death,
Three Instantly Killed and
O Number Injured.


express on the Grand Trunk railway due
here at 6;55 today met with an accident
when about two miles west of this city, tho
result Of which was the loss of many lives.
The train was composed of an engine, two
baggage cars, smoker, Chicago q Grand
Trunk through PASSENGER coach, Wabash
coach, a Wagner first class coach, Pullman
car, and two Wagner sleeping cars, in tho
order named. Conductor Poole was in
charge Of the train, with j. Watson, Of Lon
don, engineer, and e. Chapman of London,
fireman. The accident occurred at the juno
tion where "Yr is built This "Y" is used
TO switch through trains for Toronto on to
the Toronto branch from the main line.
The train is said TO have been running at
q speed Of thirty miles an hour or more,
when on passing the switch the engine
jumped the track and plunged into water
tank which stood in space between the
"Y,n smashing the tank into atoms and
turning the engine almost upside down. The
baggage cars came directly after the engine,
and the first of these was pitched over the
locomotive and thrown on tho main track,
leaving its wheels behind il. The other
baggage car caught fire from the engine and
the two were soon in flames. The coaches
following, with the exception Of the two
Wagner cars in the rear Of the train, were
huddled together gby the shock and soon
caught fire from the baggage cars. Tho
passengers on the train, numbering over
no. many of whom were asleep at the time,
had terrible experience, Larye sliycrs OF
wood and iron flew in all direct ons, and tho
confusion among the wrecked passengers
can better be imagined thon described.
The majority of those aboard the train
were enabled to get out of the coaches be-
fore the fire had reached them, but fifteen
persons were left to the mercy Of the flames,
pinned in by the material Of the wreck and
unable TO extricate themselves. A man
named L. s. Gurney, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
had his head completely severed from his
body by piece Of flying debris, and another
named Rudolph Ederer, address unknown,
together with an unknown man were also
instantly L..led.
Following is list OF the injured; Hamil-
ton Clark, Of Chicago. had his right leg
broken and his head bruised; he may also
have received internal injuries, in whi, h
case he will not recover
Anthony Maus an I:alian, not serious
Edwin Chapman, fireman, Of London, not
serious.
Enoch Kcnzie, a mining engineer, Of Lon
don, England, ribs brD1en; not serious un-
less internally ininred.
G. G. Azboll, Of Edwardsport, Ind, cut
and bruised; not serious.
William Lepsey of Chicago, badly sprained
ankle.
A. L. Doney, Of Danville, ILL.,, head cut;
not serious.
J. A. Palmer, lion, n Y, head cut; not
serious
George White, going to Union Hill, N. Y,
from Wisconsin, ear cut of and head cut.
Andrew j. Carpenter, Yanlfton, Oak, cut
and bruised not serious.
s. e. Young, Chicago, knee and back hurt;
not serious.
Joseph Morrow, on hisway from the West
10 Clarlx's Island, Ne, cut about the head (;
not serious
The two dead bodies and the remains Of
the fifteen burned bodies were brought to
the city and taken TO the morgue. An In
quest has been ordered and will be opened
tomorrow morning. ADMINISTRATION shows
that as far as can be learned, there was no
negligence on the part OF the railway COM
pany. The train simply jumped the track
at frog The engineer and fireman did
not Jump because they had no tine 7 ey
were gotten out from under the debris with
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caPeu. Ine paegsse1inn ass alu eApressi'l'
james wslcn s anu rm seu Duinas, r1opooeI'o oiy,
Doth OF NIasara rams Were III .no car
whicn Iulnpeu o'er 'io eusine' yo' n'i'n'f
were hurt
Inc screams OF inc men who Were ICING
burned 70 ueati IN ene smoking car couiu %
neard ABOVE the noise OF ene escaping sUeaiu
ana lhe roarlng Oh tne nalnos. Conuuceor
w. ID. foole says tnat tne Tram was nIocen
minutes iaOe, oue was nos running noro
tnan twenty mics an nVur wnen tne acci-
dent happened, US al oruers arc tlilt trains >
must not run az tnat Pareicu,ar Pr,cc ~ q
greater speeu tnah .wcnty niiies' lhe pinco
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adangerous one, aS 'hore is swIDcn On !
raVner shsrP curve hoh0o 'no ProVHu'ioh Vi
running Blow
seven cars inoiuuing one pasgase, Swo
nrst class coaeses, ,, SrnoAeI, q nise olaSa
uay coach anu ewo W"ener sieepeIs Wers
burned, mere oclng no. Ves.se oI "oou
OF anything Una. wouiu ourh lc,'. one car,
baggage, was demolisheu ana the engine
was tne mos. couipieoe wrcUk inaglnapie'
The loss 70 the company WIN DC enormous
Many OF tnose IN tne tralh were on tneir
way 70 New york 70 baKe part IN tne cen.
tennial iestvines; Among tnem was par,
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