Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-15
A BRAKEMAN's FATAL ERROR.
Further Details of the Sad Disaster i'm
Ohio Yesterday.

onlo yesterday.
Yesterdays accident on the New York. Penn
sylvania and Ohio railroad, near Tallmadge
Ohio. seems to have been due to fog and the
Misunderstanding Of signals by Brakeman Jas.
Bradley. who was sent out to flag the passen-
ger train. Engineer Robt. Huntington had
Just time to reverse his engine when the dread
ful crash came, and in the instant he yielded
up his life. The freight was heavy, and while
II was climbing the grade a coupling parted
about the middle of the train. 1t was decided
to resort to the common expedient of doubling
up. Flagmen were sent out. one east another
to the west. TO warn any approaching trains.
Brakeman Jas. Bradley, AL old and experienced
railroader, was sent ahead to flag tire east
bound passenger which was known to be about
due. Meantime the first part of the broken
freight train was taken to Tallmadge siding.
The engine then returned to the second part
A signal was then given which is said to have
been to summon back the fiagman stationed at
the east Flagman Bradley took il to be for
him. also. and started back to the freight The
engineer of the freight engine SAYS that no re-
call whistle WAS sounded. but at any rate Brad
ley heard il and went back. The freight
had just got under motion to go to Talmadge
when the express came along The momentum
OF the freight train was somewhat checked by
the reverse. but the impact terrific never
thelrss. The freight engineer and brakeman
jumped and escaped serious injury, the en-
gInecr receiving several cuts. The passenger
engin, crushed into bits and mingled with
the wreCkage behind it. The freight engine
reared mp and stood almost on end. Engineer
Huntington and Fireman Walters. of the ex-
press. were terribly crushed. The engineer
WIS disemhOweled. his head crushed. and his
limbs broken and doubled up. The passenger
train consisted of combination bag
gage and express car and smoker.
common coach and two sleepers
l.,
scOped and took fire, and from the burning
wreck cries of distress and agony quickly
arose. One man. George Shaw. pinned in by
the wTeckage, managed by superhuman efforts
To release his lower limbs and escaped cut and
bruised. The last man to get out alive was
able to grasp an axe handle and retain his hold
until he was drawn through a gap. half dead.
bnt was quickly resuscitated. In the smoker
were eight Cinnamon Five were pulled out
alive. but half dead from fright. Three were
never seen after the crash. and bones and bits
of eharred flesh gathered up in bag were all
that were found of them.
One of the most pathetic of all scenes were
those attending the death of little Mary Ann
Lyon. an orphan. who was being sent through
from Idaho on second-cass ticket to rela-
tives at Cherry Creek, n. Y. Edward PeltZer,
passenger going to New York. tells this story
of her death: Il noticed the little girl who
appeared TO be all alone. and learned that she
had been tickcted through to New York as sec
Ond-class passenger. She was a sweet-faced
child. and every time visited the smoker
interested myself IN her. She said her parents
were dead. and she was going to Cherry Creek
to live with some relatives. When the crash
came / was in my berth in the sleeper and re-
ceiyed only slight shock. Ny first thought
was of little Mary. and rushed out of the car
and to my horror / saw that the smoker was all
IN flames. went outside opposite the part of
the car where the little one had sat- and found
that she had been wedged down by seat
which had fallen upon her. The flames were
already surrounding her. and finding she could
not be rescued fed from the spot. imagining
that / could see her pleading eyes and hear her
dreadful shrleks. This so unnerved me that
threw myself upon the ground and sobbed."
Another eyewitness saws that the little girl,
whose shrieks were heartre nding. released her
self Just before the IRE got to her. and for a
moment CROPPED wildly about in the prison of
Car. then fell over. chOked by smoke. the
flames quickly coming up to complete the
dreadful work
were hardly aroused by the conclusions; in fact
no one is said to have apprehended danger
until the officials informed them of the casualty
and babe them make hasty toilets.
While the express matter was burning law
Yer from the west stood by. and pointing to a
flaming trunk, said: That trunk contains
$4,000 worth of legal bonds and papers, The
papers cannot be duplicated and suit involv-
ing $4,000 depends upon the evidence they
contain" The railroad company's loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The killed-Robt Huntington, of Gallon.
Ohio. passenger engineer; Vim. Walters, of
Gallon, passenger fireman: j. +. Rushford of
Gallon. freight brakeman: VIM Lundy of Sala-
manca. y. y. Wells. Fargo & Co.'S express
messenger; three Cinnamon; Mary Ann Lyon.
of Idaho. aged six, ticketed second-class to
Cherry Creek, Ny.
The injured Thomas, of Gallon, bag
gasemaster. badly injured; kobt. Owen, of
Kent, newsbOy. one shoulder dislocated and
bad cuts and bruises; Sam. Douglas, engineer
of Gallon. leg and head cut and bruised: burned
about the abdomen; Jas. Boyd. of Patterson,
y. j., severely hurt on head and back; George
Shaw. of Gallon. freight brakeman. cut and
bruised; ThOs. Fairfax. cOlOred, of Cleveland.
leg broken in two places below the knee and
bad cuts on the head.