The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-20
A RAILROAD TRAIN
lIurls Two Canton Men ana Two Chill,
dren 10 Their Death.
The Body Of Lawrence htreb Deoapitated
and tho CLASSY mysa send q Chill
Of HorFeF Through tho
Spectators,

| anu WV NlplNl NHllhlbn MHltl lNty
had adopted from the Catholic Home
NJ Louisville, had been killed by tho
west bound passenger train on tho ~,
Wayne road
The two men who came 10 such an
untlmely death are Lawrence and Pc
tor streb, both we'll known Ia Canton,
II seems the two brothers went TO
LOnlhyille this morning 10 adopt two
orphans from the Catholic institution
and after getting the children, started
for home IN Il carriage, AS they were
crossing Main street tho west bound
passenger train on tho H., ~, w, " u,
road came along The train was run
ming NJ q high rate OF speed. Some Of
tho Louisville people say II must have
been running ~ least sixty miles an
hour when II crossed Main street, The
train was about hu hour late aud the
engineer was trying 10 make up time.
The people ~ the buggy evidently
dld not 800 tho last approaching train
until u WAS upon them, The buggy was
struck and the occupants thrown u
great distance, The two brothers were
Instantly Killed RH was one Of the or,
phana, The other child lived for u
short time When 10 AiaO expired, The
bodies we're terribly mutllaled, The
horaea were killed Nnd buggy smashed
tO pieces,
The bodies were taken 10 Undertaken
Paqultt aud Coroner Shaier sent for.
After striking the buggy the train was
stopped but OF course, nothing could be-
done for tho people who had lost their
llyea,
AnopY pEoAPlrATEp,
A passenger from Alliance states
that the collision was witnessed by u
number Of passengers and that 10 was u
horrible sight The wagon was raised
| in the air aud Lawrence Stfeb fell 80
that wheel severed his head from the
body The head rolled TO the ditch on
tho side.
Freight Agent French Of tho Fort
Wayne notified Mr., q, Peter Of his son,
in'law's death this afternoon, aud the
news was broken TO StrGb'a family.
The remains will b0 brought here,
The remains Of Lawrence and Peter
Streb who were killed NJ Louisville yes,
terday afternoon were brought 10 Can,
ton lust night aud taken 20 the under.
taking establishment Of II, ID, McCroa
| IN EuNt TuHcarHWaa street The re-
mains Of Lawrence Streb were after,
wards taken 10 his home la North Plum
street, This morning the remains of
| Peter Streb were taken 10 his home be-,
tween Bolivar and Canal Dover.
Peter Streb was we'll known in Can.
ton having lived here until recently
whom he removed TO u place on the
Bolivar and Canal DOyerrOad, He was
u br0therin'law Of George Latimer
who Is with T. Goudl0. Mrs, Peter
Str0b Is very III aud IL i8 feared this
ah0ck will be too much for her nerves
and result seriously Besides his wife
he leaves four children 10 mourn his
loss,
Lawrence Streb has lived In Canton
for number of years aud until recent,
~ was engaged In the grocery business
| llo was obliged 10 give up his business
on account OF vi health aud some time
ago disposed OF his store, His wife "
also very vi and hu8 been ever siuCo the
death Of her brother, Frank Peter The
loss Of her husband is saSeyero blow ~
! her,
Coroner ShaefCr Is Ot Louisville 10.
| day taking testimony In the case and IL
~ possible his verdict will show that the
deaths were caused by the crelesaness
Of the Ft, Wayne people If this i9 the
case II is likely the matter VIII cause
the Olllciala Of The eroao aud the engineer
trouble,
THE FEELING AT FEVER HEAT,
The feeling IN Louisville over this
horror Is said 10 be intense, and today
II w NJ fever heat
For years II Is said that narrow es.
cnpeS have been made 40 the same eros
sing NJ which the Strebs aud the two
orphans met their death Wednesday.
II is also stated that frequent com.
plant has been made 20 the railroad
company OF the dangerous crossing
MANY CLOSE CALLS,
Tho news comes In from Louisville
to-day that u few weeks ago Council
man JuillUrd had auarrow escape from
bpingrun over. such was the feeling
of the people that at this escape of their
fellow townsman II eliminated In u
resolution being passed by the council
asking for u Waterman 0t the crossing,
WAS THE REQUEST DENlEbF
IL is also charged that this request
was denied by superintendent Starr but
this may be explained by that official
satisfactorily
WHO THE noYs WERE,
The boys who were killed were not
brothers named Selert, as WAS given
Wednesday IN alpaper, The name
of one of The boys Ia Charles q. CietH2
and the other Frank Sthubie, each aged
about fourteen years,
They have been In the Catholic or.
phan asylum there for years, having
been received from Cleveland. They
had grown 80 that the sisters thought
II best that they secure q home Of their
own,
AT THE ORPHAN ASYLUM,
The information comes from Louis
vile that the boys had not been outside
Of the institution ten minutes until the
news was carried back that they were
dead
When the news was received NJ the
institution 1t cast great gloom over
all, HS the children were well known
and had u warm place IN the affections
of Nll.
THE FUNERAL,
Their funeral tool, place this after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev Father lluf.
ford 0llicinted and the interment was
In the Catholic cemetery.
THE INQUEST,
Coroner Schaefer has thus far exam.
ined the conductor, engineer, fire.
man and trainmeu of the train which
hurled these four persons to their
death. The testimony was in main
what was reported Wednesday, the en-
gineer stating that the speed was forty
1--WE miles I'm hour.