The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

70 thp OhlhmltSi hhu hhA"ss esNN
Much Interfered with.
Horrible 10 contemplated
A heavy freight train crashes into en-
booae. ...... A.
mighty Iron ateeda and their bodlen ughF
~ wedged a..
and add cruel torment 10 terrible torture
JoHN COWAN, Engineer, Alliance,
HARRY GRLHOUSE, Fireman, ALI
w. u. MILLER, Brakeman, Alliance.
THREE UNKNOWN
A ahort time before midnight Sunday
most disastrous wreck occurred on tho n
M. w. Il o, railway between Loudonyille
aud Lakeylle, about 10 milen west or
Canton. The third section OF freight
train No. 03, with Lawrence Houghlon az
conductor stopped auddenly between sta-
tlona, on account OF the thln navlhg
come apart, or Ia railroad parlanee broke
I'M two.h A ilnRmAn was sent back, II Ia
claimed, hut for some reason was not
soon by tho engineer OF tho fourth section,
which was following short distance be-
hind. Tho latter was In charge OF con-
ductor Thomas Smith, with engineer
The train was running at a
high rate OF speed aa II was some
dataneo from telegraph station
and no obstruction was anticipated hn-
gineer Cowan aa ho was rounding curve
suddenly saw tho rod light OF the pecuon
Immediately ahead aud NJ once, reversed
his engine. II was OF no avail, Brake
man ". Miller, who wnp In the engine, also
saw the rod lights and bounded over tho
tender and on the car vigorously applying
the brakea. There was terrible, crash,
and ono OF the most aickoning diaaAtera
In the history OF 'ho raiiroau WI" ooneu'
hia.oS' i,u,, Aha o..,oao,. 30 ,ho cohoose ~
,ha n.s' .eot,on aew thclr danger and
iuwneJ Inv @ iost In tImo "a l.eep the death iiat
t.a..pl H. w. ~, ia.,,',.
ir2,h 2,hd,o no'mh ,,l and sronna and IN
IA ta mv,o droads,J ,,saStnr ,hron iii tank
eu wv u,o'ua ,''..' y, ,e 'ba analne ~ thc
sass w,''o, m.'s ,', ,i,oJ ,,, w., ~ thc
SL,ia S1oiLoiiu 'Vo"V" "''' P''V' wa wy ~ Wv
"Vps's, ,.,,,,..,. ,,,,,, amy
""''. A..
A spark from tho englh1 anu rL uno com,
bustible nulu was soon aolaho' ino inoI.
shown down upon tno wrogM e.u lneuo
moyt nchoninH plH,uroi Ano a.' ua,',nuu n'.a
were heipiens; bohluos VIC onk.neor' nv nv
man nnu DraKomaui tnroo u"unpa, Who
had been steallng RUG, Wyro H9ugnt u,
tue debris, Anu 1ne usrIalvp sd h neulng no,,lng oa
aehI(' groans Hnu vr'vh i"i noiP epu,u ~
heard, coming rom tno mars oi rulhh'
surro,,odioe fields covered with a thin
cont OF anow, the ailonco being only brokon
by the nltinblo cry for relief from within
tIo debria. Tho few railroad mon wrlinQ
thc hnnds In doep despnir, and their qriof
was doubled from the fact that they could
offer no assistance. Tho namea burned
on and, ,unobsTuclou, eomplotou thoir
work OF destruction ana doath'
aIoKENINu SEARCH.
A trninunn wna aent to Loudonvlllo IN
notify tbe Sunorintcndentof tho oaIamItv
The toudonvillo ard Lonlayillo wrecitirc
traina woro aoon nj tho aoonc and hea,,n
tho work of clenrIng tbo tracL A. tha
dohria waa beIn0 olenrod nwnv vhnt uns
ieft of ak bodIoe wag found Thev wore
ali burned moro or loss, Fireman Gel
house being the worst. Nothing but his
charred bones wore found and these were
identified by his watch which was found
near thom. telegraph oiiico was at
once established at tho wreck, In order 10 |
keep tho officials Informed as TO tho |
progress Doing Inauo,
d,i'lcvi, ~ oh,ain A. \. vs,aI pI"Iu'ao y, N ~
oanas ,ho ~ nna, ,,s,.s a,, ,,.,' .n,. W. sucn %
.,sai, H., 4, ~ oasl' ~ sain e,s.,bos ~, ulus
s inrs ~" N''" w s"si iu''"or p"r"cu-
'''' NUN pxorsa,v,o u,.r
80" ''NO''''i " ''''"i'
Tho heat OF tho burning wreck was OK
cossive, Those who were present wore
70 stand great distance from
tho fire. Tho heat was intense enough 10
ilolt tho bell OF tho engine.
TRAINS pELAYEp.
T.ofno nj, ,ho rood ~ cr,n,,Iod o,,a -.
onnn neas. vn o near troIns pp,oI ~ tn anu oesp
trn,,, uansgoid 40 ALron thonao ahs n rui
' ',,iin nnd ,sns, SannJ ,,,aia ,nvnuJ Wy, W Orr-
MI ast ho,,nJ i,,',i,nd o,,,,, ''Vn NV v1rsn'
!. ~ o"ss 'vwa nasoa ,u ,hooP PITuss, T, uue noro
,'oiock thia morning. Il Ia exnocted tbaV
lho road will DO cleared for through traf-
lc by late TINS AFTERNOON. Iho loss TO tho
'ailwhy company ~ v9rionsly estimated,
'hu WIZ prop"o'y roocn soV'ooV'
THE BLAME
Who is 10 blame for tho wreck has at
his writing not been determined. The
OF the flrat section claim that a |
lag was put out, but not seen by Engineer
lowan, Tho Official investigation will
TX 'he piame on Wnom IL Delongs'
THE KILLED
John Cowan was well-known enQineer
nving served az fireman on the road mr. I,
promoted TO onGinoer. He resided NJ al
orner OF Park and Ely streets In Alllr she
nd lenves wife and ono child tom nee
ia terrible end. .onrn
Harry Gelhouso was n single you,
hose parents pr dse, reside north Of lg man man
oars and boarded AZ Alliance ,nf three
na .yhtla nm tha ron1 and Oenat-