Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-15
A RAILWAY HORROR.
A FEARFUL WRECK ON THB NYPANO YYS.
TBRDAY.
Eight Persons Killed and Several InjuTsd-Ths Wreck
Takes Fire and Many Were Burned 10
Death-SOms Horrible
Scenes.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., January IA
frightful accident occurred this morning
on the Nypano road.
Passenger train No. 8, bound for New
York, on the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio Railroad, while running fifty
miles an hour, struck freight train head
end near Tallmadge, Ohio.
According to the first report of the dis
aster, both engineers, both fremen and
eight passengers were killed and fourteen
passengers badly injured, but later ad-
vices lessen the number of fatalities.
Following is list OF the killed thus far
reported
Robert Huntington, engineer, of Gallon,
Ohio.
Michael Walters, fireman, of Gallon.
William Luudy, express messenger, Of
Kent, o.
]. S. Reford, brakeman, of Gallon.
Miss Mary Lyons. aged six, of Cherry
Creek New York.
Three Cinnamon, names unknown
bound for New York.
Six persons are reported seriously in
jured.
The injured are: David Thomas, of Gal
ion, blggagemaster, badly injured, at first
report killed; Robert Owen, of Kent, news
boy, one shoulder dislocated and bad cuts
and bruises; Sam Douglass, engineer, of
Gallon, leg and head cut and bruised and
burned about the abdomen, travelling in
passenger coach; James Boyd, of Paterson,
N. J., severely hurt on head and back.
Gsorge Shaw, of Gallon, freight brake.
man, cut and bruised
TnOs Fairfax, colored, of Cleveland, leg
broken and bad cuts on head.
Other passengers, whose names were not
learned, received slight ipj uries, but none
o. them are serious.
A special from Akron gives the fol-
lowing
PARTICULARS.
At 2:27 O'Clock this morning, train No.
8, east bound, rounding the sharp curve
one and one-half miles east Of Tallmadge,
came suddenly upon plrt of freight train
No. 81. There was q dense fog and this
cOnspired with other things 10 make the
fccdent beyond human power TO avert
Engineer Robert Huntington had just time
10 reverse his engine when the dreadful
crash came, ard in an instant he yielded
up his life The freight was heavy and
while it was climbing the grade coup
ling parted about tine mindle of the train.
1t was decided to resort to the common
expediCnt of doubling up. Flsgmen were
sent cut, one east and arother
west, TO warn any approaching
train. Brakeman James Bradley, an old
and experienced railrCader, was sent ahead
to flag the East bound passenger, which
was known 10 be about due. Meantime
the first part of the broken freight train
was taken to Tallmsdge siding. The en-
CINE then returned to the second part A
signal was then given, which il said to
have been to Summon back the hlgmaA
stationed at the east. Flsgman Bradley
took it 10 DC for him also and started back
to the freight. The enginee of the freight
engine SAYS that no recall whistle was
sounded, bat at any rate Bradley heard it
so and went back. Ths freight had just
got under motion to 90 to Tallmadge
=
when
THE EXPRESS CAME ALONG.
The momentum of the fast train was
somewhat checked by the reversal, but the
impact was terrific nevertheless. The
freight engineer and brakeman jumped
and escaped serious injury. Tne passenger
was crushed into bits and mingled with
the wreckage behind il. The freight en-
CINE reared up and stood almost on end.
Engineer Huntington and Fireman Wal
ters of the express were terribly crushed
The brave engineer was disembowled, his
head crushed and lis limbs broken and
doubled up. The passenger train con-
sisted of combination baggage and ex-
press car and smoker, common coach
and two sleepers. The express car car
ried a large quantity of fine silver
and base bullion and Treasury
safe said be filled with hue
gold. Strange 10 say the treasure seekers
removed Zone Of these valuables. They
were unguerded fer time. While the ex-
press matter was burning lawyer from
the West stood by and pointing to burn
ing trunk said: THAT trunk oo1tains
S25. 600 worth of books and papers. The
papers cannot be duplicated and suit In
yoivipg S25, 600 depends upon the evidence
they contain"
The rsiIoad company's loss is estimated
at SIS, 900 by the officials of the company.
THE GREATEST HORROR
came when the baggage car and smoker,
which telescoped with the common car,
took fire. Engineer Jopee, of the Kent
yard engine. five miles off, began to be
uneasy. and looking down the track saw
through the trees the glare of the burning
cara. After the accident the two tele-
scoped coaches appeared as o1e and from
the shattered and burning cars came the
prosns and shrieks of the unfortunates.
Then came the scene of terror. The strong
strugQIing to escspe the horrible death by
fire. the weak and hoptlessly wounded
praying for succ0r from the flames that
were fast enveloping them. One man
George Shaw pinned in by the wreckage,
managed by superhuman efforts TO release
his lower limbs, and escaped, cut ana
bruised. The last man to get out alive
was able to grasp en- AK bandle a1d retain
his hold until he wss drawn up through
zap. half dead, but was quickly resuscica' ed.
In the smoker were eight Cinnamon.
Five were pulled ont alive, but half dead
fright. Three were never seen after the
crash. and bones and bits Of chsIred flesh
gathered ND in a bag were about all that
we're found OF them.
ONE OF THE MOST PATHETIC
of all the scenes we're those attending the
death of liste Mary Ann Lyon, an orphan
who was being sent through from Idaho,
on second.cl class ticket, to relatives in
Cherry Creek, y. Y. An eye witness says
that the little girl, whose shrieks were
he,rtrending. released herself just before
the fl e got to her, and fer moment
prouei wildly about in the prison Of car,
tben fell over choked By smoke, the flames
quickly coming up to complete the dread
ful work. >,
The two detached sleerers were pulled
back to Akron, and in them were brought
the'wounded, whose names are < ven above.
The remains of the Chinsmen and
the remains of the little gIl were
brought here, as were those OF Fireman
Walters. The todies of Engineer Hunt
ineton and of Express Messenger Lundy
we're taken to Kent. The wIecklDg trans
-. u-.,t ond Gallon worked from day