Omaha daily bee., 1890-10-23
FATAL WRECKS on The RAIL.
Three Terrible Collisions IN Which gum-
ber ofPeOple Are KILLED.
ONE TRAM BURNED N A TU@EL.
A n other Crashes Into n Freight While
Backing Into Birming gham A
Uuion Pacific- Rock Island Tcle-
scope at Kansas City.

Cycrvy,1T. o., OF. q A collision oc.
CURED This morning 81 4 ~ On the Clncinnati
Southern railway IN t1nhei a quarter % a
mile north Of SloaH's Valley station. h,e.Eccn
freight and pas.enger trains Tue engines
Of the tyyo train. dashed Into each c,her 10
the tunnel, which Is sixth % mile loug,
and tho cars following we're .am rled into
each other Ia a mass.
Thee cane the added harrJr ola confagra,
tion. No descrip,ioE % the sccnes has yet
been ma1e-ouly the bare r=s8lts have been
teIes'ra phei 20 the oficizLs here.
Engineer John PimlOtt died this af,erlocl.
making si1 victims Of the ignne. collision a.
follows:
EnLED.
JOHS PISILOTT, exgineer
FIREMAN WELSH, S1nerA4, Ky.
FIREMAN GOULD, Lqdi05r. X.
BRAKEMANJOHN r MONTGOMERY,
POsTAL CLERK c. L. DoEGER Gu.
ESPREss MESSENGER ED p. RAFF.
NER Cincinnati ..
ISIrgED.
EysryE1s PAT Tafios som@rse,, Ky..
severe.
Po-r.L CLEasJ. G. GlrLr, Cincinnati o,
severe.
B,GosGExAsrEE JoaS r. LoSo, Newpor:,
KY severe.
" y. WHEytEs. Seyr Orleans. La
MIS- OLLIE CITY. Dzyton- Tenn
Arch MrRPHr, Madison county. Indiana
The injuries sustained by tue ,1ree last
named are slight
The burning Of the rraln in ire tunnel
renders il impossible 20 clear the track a.
readily a. /, could oe done On open grD1Ed.
the SMOKE and hsa. pveTeltIng anel from
entering.
The initial cause Of tae ACCIDENT was .
wreck which occurred .Asi night q: EIta1
station two miles bslovv Somerset The de-
lay to passenger trziEs hy this EryscE caused
the mistake Of the sngi1-es and ooEsSIcto Of
the freight train by ~nsrh the t4nne. coli.
sion occurred. Fortunately tie passsu ger
train had not eatirsiy goae into
the tunnel Tken the crash came,
and SO the three sIeepers which
| did not leave the tTzcE served a. = means Of
escape for the p-Asse1sers- These s!eepers
were detached and trzwU away fruE- the
| burning train, bat the baggage and nail cars
| and two coaches oaned
From the stories l0f rzitroad men who
| arrived here tonight h spp@ars that the
| wreck was due 70 the cHe1essus=ss of the
crew OF freight train SoJ2s- This train was
| instructed 30 wait a. Sloans Valley Until
| passenger trains Nos. and ) had passAsi.
| The wait was longore and AL Of The crew
| of the freight train EeriE,tc sleeP. EugiE eeF
| Piml5ts asF ssene,d I1st after No. had passed
l
| rUai was cieaE, aSpHSed the t-reE
| and the trsin wect n. The sporUact
| 20 both ends OF the tunnel is sozEp.y
curves and witdia x haudred fee, Of the
mouth Of it the trains nzk- One sleeper and
| one coach OF the pzssenSs< tran were sAvsi
\ the train hands and lizssSnEerS p1shing then
/ oacE up the track
| The flames started few minutes after the
collision. and the wooden lining Of the tunnel
| Is still o4Taing tonight
| brave uaD Ehose name oVakd not oe
| LEANED. hearing the cgI@s Of George Lo1g In
| The baggage car. s-sre5 an az cut hole is
| the car and rescued Lag II thf
| express compartment Of tAe car vas
| z. P Rl1Rer. Cnitsd States eXpress
| uess<uger- The 8nErsSwu hero WCr.e-
hard 10 cut away for Rrfzer TO escape al
though the flames were daE1ing all about hin
| The et0Et was uusuoc~SsfzI- and Rzruel
| finally shouted from his prison 20 20 away
himself 10 say god hye 20 his family srC
| tell them that his wo1td-be r7sscuer did ali {
| man could to save his life The unknown
hero staggered oui oE the tEnneI with his
hair ard clothing ozkiy sccEchs'i and Eel
| down il q faint. N0lslcf the mec n c6= eI
| Clteneut thought Of lesrzirE his name, bit /
| Is belieTed thA; he Is . railroad Isaa-
| Others Of the traia Eaeu had wonderful Is
| CAGES II i miraculous tha. any Of The pas
sengers escaped EitAOat injury.