New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-15
PINNED IN BLAZING CARS.
FATAL. COLLISION ON THE NEW-fORK,
PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO RAILROAD.

.rpsoNs prpNEp TO CRISP, AND TWO
OTHER Elves IosT-sEvERAL INJURED
"A FIAGMAN's MISTAKE.
nr rs,seRAru TO TUX rRIsusR'
49,. oh;o Ian. 14.-Just two miles east Of
r.nraad.s ohio at 3 o'clock this morning the
.As..,a tost exnrcss No. 8. ON the New-York.
n.n,,svI,ania and Ohio Railroad came into col
,.ssa. ith the second section of freight train No.
., ,sst-bound. Eight persons lost their lives,
-. - - them being cremated and several were
s.r,o,slv iniured. The complete list of the killed
and injured is as follows:
KILLED.
,rsuroRp J. S. Gallon. Ohio, freight brakeman.
uuNTINGToN. ROBERT, Gallon, Ohio, engineer fast
express
senges.
LYON. MARY ANN, age six.
susH GEORGE, Chinaman.
WANG PAN, Chinarnan
WALTERS WILLIAM. Gallon. Ohio fireman fast eS
wENG BAKE Chinaman
INJURED.
Boyp, JAMES Paterson, N. j.. injured about head and
spine.
poMINITE vINcENzo, an Italian. ankle dsocatea
DOUGLAS, SAMUEL. engineer. head cut ana !ess
crushed. leg paralyzed
FAIRFAX, THOMAS No. 10 Cherry Alley, Cleveland
Ohio leg and arm broken head badly cut Taken 70
Windsor Hotel Akron. Ohio.
OWEN, ROBERT Rent, Ohio, newspcs' sho~uef u'7
located legs baily hurt.
SHAW, GEORGE, Gallon, Ohio, legs squeezed anu eue
THOMAS, w. J., Dayton Ohio, oszsagemaa'er' 'O' "''1
the head Went home.
Other passengers escaped with siight contuslons'
Mary Ann Lyon was an orphan. whp Md oeeli
tcleted from Idaho to Cherry Greek N. L.,
where she had relatives. The three Ohlh1nyIn OvlNI
were going from Los Angeles, Ca, TO New io,A' n
Tbo txVa ce
track the work of the brave engineer, Suntlng-
ton, saving them from what must otnerwISc n,s r,
been to many of them certain . ueath nv
accident occurred through the breaking Oh the
freight as il was climbing the heavy grade toward
TaiImadge The first half was taken 10 ue
Tallmadge siding, and tiasInan was stauonSu Gu
there The engine then went back TO get the
other part OF the train. Having coupled on 10
il. the engineer gave the signal for the fagman
in the rear to come IN. The hagman toward
Tallmadge understood it 10 be the signal 1or
both TO return, and putting out his lamp started
back for the engine, which was mile away.
lie had scarcely climbed on the engine, which
started as he stepped on IT, when the last express
dashed around sharp curve.
In, an instant there was crash, rearing OF
engines, h ssing Of steam, and shrieks of the
injured, and, only few moments later, the roar
OF flames, the wreck quickly taking fire En-
gncer Robins on, of the freight, and his fireman
jumped and ESCAPED uninjuied. ngineer Hunt
ington, of the express, could have
say-d himself, but reversed his engine
scarcely done when the collision came The
next moment Huntington and his fireman were
crushed almost into pulp Both engines were
utterly destroyed. The baggage-car, smoling-car
and ladies' coach were tclescoped into one, and
the charred bodies OF Express Messenger Lundy,
Brakeman BushfOrd, little Mary Lyon and the
three Mongolians were found in a common heap,
no attempt being made TO separate them. Poor
little Mary Lyon had been the object Of un-
usual attention from the passengers and several
of them made heroic attempts to get her out but
the games beat them back. The bystanders
shed tears, and one big man fell the ground,
face downward, and sobbed like child. All
the railroad men killed have families The three
Cinnamon killed were accompanied by four 9th
ers, who were pulled out OF the wreck.
large quantity OF gold and silver bricks
were in the express car, and some OF them were
partly melted and mixed with baser stun Of the
wreckage. A guard WAS PUT about them All
the baggage and express patter was consumed.
The loss in rolling stock is $4,000. Coroner
Sargent will hold an inquest here tomorrow
PAPER FLAMEs UP IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
Two workIpgncn were carrying wa te paper OUT
Of the prcss-room of the volks ZeItung' in William
ST., yesterday about 10 a M, when big bundle that
one Of them was carrying caught fire in some un-
known way. The paper flashed up so quickly that
the man was taken completely by surprise He gave
Wild yell Of Fire n pitched the flaming mass in a
heap Of loose paper, and with his equally alarmed
companion bolted upstairs into the street and away
Their alarm was heard. however, and within few
minutes fremen were on the spot The flames rap
idly spread around the basement, and practically
confined there The floors of the editorial and count
ing rooms soaked with water however, and they
were not cheerful places TO wolk " Yesterday 1t
and that the paper would come Out to-day al the
regular time. The damage will be about 81 900. and
is fully covered by insurance.