New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-19
THE OHIO TRAIN ACCIDENT.
CORRECTING THE LIST OF THOSE WHO
WERE KILLED.
THE INJURED CARRIED INTO CEMETERY-A
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR BLAMED FOR

Cincinnati Jan. IS.-1hc list of killed in the
accident near Spring Grove Cemetery last night
was correct with single exception What
was then thought to be the unidentified body
Of woman has since been found to he the
body Of Charles Kcar, of Winton Place. Mr..
Kcllar and Mr. Wilson were the only passengers
who boarded the Inflated train AT WintOn Place.
Mr.. Kellar going to Cummingsvillc, barely
five minutes ride. 10 settle some business matter
Mr.. Wilson was Mason Of the thirty-sccond de-
gree and was coming to Cincinnati to attend a
meeting Of his lodge. Both were i'm the rear
car, and were probably killed by the collision.
One of Mr. Kears hands was found beside the
track.
The engine Of the rear train which ran into
the accommodation is known as the Strong en-
CINE, one of a new design which has been
patented by Mr.. Strong. and is cA-
pcctcd to draw trains easily at
from sixty to seventy miles IN hour company
10 establish n mandatory of those engines IS
just about in process of formation This engine
is the only one OF the kind in use on the road, and
il recently brought heavy train from Hamilton,
twenty-five miles away. in thirty minutes. The
engineer of that engine, Coaklcy, did not see the
light of the rear ear of tie accommodation before
him until he was almost upon it. and was not
sure even then that he fully realized the near
ness of the train still he applied the
air-brakcs and reversed his engine and
remained with his engine until the
crash came and then he jumped for his lite. when
found few minutes ancrwafd 10y man who ran
down from Wnton Place, Coakley was leaning
against the picket fence alongside the track, his
face covered with blood He appeared TO be
d,zcd and asked what was the matter. When he
I.. f,ftn
possible to check the Tremendous speed OF his
train on down grade, hnt had used every effort
TO do 50 before he left the engine
Superintendent Nelson in explaining the cause
SAYS the fact that tie Glendale accommodation
was twelve minutes behind time had no bearing
on tie case. Tic real cause was that the opera
tor al Cartilage, where the train No. 81 entered
the bloc, in which the accident occurred, did not
show the si-nal that would tel the engineer that
tie block was not clear II C. Dumont. of New
port, Ky, who was returning from a trip TO Chi
caeo said:
was sitting in a seat with \. K. Carver, of
CHICAGO. when the accident occurred There were
icw other passengers Ia the car. The shock threw
us over against tie seat ~ front of u.s. and | was
half stunned \ man who alrcrward found was
Mr. Eoth>cuiiI. of Davenport. Iowa. came through
tie car "a moment after the wreck and asked MS
90 come and help oct the people out of the cars
.n front We went out and found three cars
ln front Of our engine all burning inside. Two of
them were tcicscoprG. \ man was uyin-
to break window "ltn his A,i,
u tie c.r nearest 49,. .ic tola mr that his ho"d
wasn't s,loa- enough 10 break tic glass;. ana
arnrl inc 10 get o. club qIrt. AS 90 NAN Was hhIh-
900. up d. the car | pulled pdlug from the
fence and vc broke the window. The man got
half WY THROUGH the window. and with the as