The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

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MARROW EsoArE FROM INJURY.
Coroner Schnofer, DR.. Oponhemor aud
the NEwa- nEN0dRAT man icft the scene OF
the wreck last evening aud tool, a special
| train placed az their dinpunul for Maaaillnn
whore they had lef their carriage. While
driving through that tranquil burg
~ a point near tue Conrad Hotel, the horse
fell into ga excavation ak foot deep, the
carriage being overturned aud the ocou.
pants thrown into the street All were
more or less shaken up but were not In.
lured, No warning light bad been placed
at the excavation and the night being In.
trnHcly dark, she result wan Inevitable.
The horses Ia their ondeayura 10 oexlroate
themselves, succeeded only In getting
deeper into the hole, After three hOura
Of hard work, HnHlhiod 10y two policemen
with picks aud ahoveln the hunaca were
finally gotten out, one OF the horses was
quito badly Injured, aud tho carriage was
hAlaidorably wrecked, Mnsuillon will
probably have auit for damage on hand
HhNrlly,
(I1ho awful roaulta OF the wrocl, on tho
Wheeling a Lake Eric railroad near Boil.
var, IN atlll the topic Of conversation In
Offices, hotel corridors and on the streets,
Coroner Sohnofcr returned from tho
scene OF the wreck last evening whore ho
had boon taking testimony regarding thu
causes OF the accident,
The wreck occurred not moro than ono
hundred yards insldo the Stark county |
line. All day yesterday worlSmcn were |
engaged In repairing the hrOkon treatlu |
aud clearing M the wreck OF the coach, |
by noon tho trOeilo was sufficiently re- |
paired TO admit OF the passage of trains, |
and tralllc on the rond was once more rc- |
aumod,
Last night the remnants Of the Inflated |
car were burned, the trucks and iron work |
removed and this norniug no yoatngc of |
the car remained 70 toll the story of the |
appalling dlHaetcr.
Tho bodies of those killed In tho wreck
were sent 10 their friends yesterday after.
noon. Tho railroad company provided
black cloth caskotaand handsome ahroudH
for all, aud furninhod transportation,
Tho Injured are doing nicely aud all will
recover with tho probable exception Of
Charles Conrad, OF Mnaaillon, whose In.
jurioa arc OF such a nature that h'A rOcov-
cry ie extremely doubtful, There ~ but
littlo change In his condition, and the
fOnra are entertained by his
frlonds. lIe Is stIlllying at tho American
house In Bolivar
The testimony obtained by Coronor
Sohacfor yesterday throws no light on the
EtAl fNUhN VI NAA' NltNNAfNh NNhl mlNlNhhNN |
were examined aud mono OF thom had
any knowledge OF the cause Of the occi-
dent,
William Hall, who Ia lying NJ tho Amor
lean house, Bolivar, suffering with u frnc'
turo of tho humorug, and in-
lures about tho shoulders, was thr
frat witness sworn. Ho said
In substance; VI was seated in
the rear of tho coaol whom tho accident
occurred. ! thought the train was run.
ming very fast but have ridden fnstor. |
don't know what caused the car 10 leave
tho track and have no opinion about II.
The first impression had that something
unusual was occurring was when the car
began 20 Jolt when the wheels struck the
Iloa. The wheels seemed 10 run on the
Hos for a quarter OF u minute and then the
plunge occurred. | did not lose con-
,lousneap, but do not know how was hurt,
Conductor, Ed, lands, who has boon re-
moved 10 n private residence IN Bolivar
WAS next aoen and his testimony taken,
He pnid that the train was running at the
'nte OF not more than l8 miles nn hour.
Hle could give no causo for the accident,
rho train had been cxamintda Mnssillon
md everything pronounced oil right by
No innDector. know that wo wero on
he Ties aud had started towards the door
whom the coach went Oft the trestle. !
lon't remember Just now Rot out OF tne
wreck but WAS assisted by some one.
The engineer and fireman OF the train ,
we're sworn, but no information which
would throw any light on the hoaccident was
licIted. Engineer jackson, who has the !
equation OF being the best engineer on !
no road, stated incidentally that tho av-
rage rate of speed NJ which a train cross.
a The trestlo was twelve miles nn hour
mt that, being five minutes late, me train
A the time of the accident was running at 4
hp ratio OF abont eighteen miles an hour n
10 stopped his engine nS soon ms he had I
N lntimation that the coach was oil the
rack. In
The fireman coroboraied the testimony !
4 the engineer, but had nothing now TO
Her.
Coroner Schatfor, accompanied 10y Or.
and tho officials OF the road,
nd Mr.. Kane Of Toledo, tho company'a
ttornpy. pxnmincd the rails az the point I