The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-18
HURLED TO THEIR DEATH.
A NUMBER OF FATAL RAILWAY
ACCIDENTS YESTERDAY.


A Chicago Vestibule Train Plunges
Into an Accommodation With Terri
BILE Results Near Cincinnati-Passen-
ger Trains Collide at st. Joseph-A
Freight Train Jumps the Track.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 17.-At 7:10 o'clock
(city timel this evening, as the Glendale ac-
commodation, bound for Cincinnati, was
leaving the station near College Hill
junction, the Chicago vestibuled train ran
into the rear OF the accommodation. There
were three passenger cars in the Glendale
train, containing about seveuty-fve people.
The locomotive of the Chicago vestlbuled
train ran half way through the rear car of
the accommodation, piling the passenger
cars in heap and setting them on fire.
The locomotive of the accommodation
was not derailed. The fire department and
patrol wagons were called from Cincin-
natl, and the fire was extinguished.
AT the present writing four persons have
been taken dead from the wreck. 1t is
known that several persons have been re-
covered fatally wounded. The engineer of
the vestibuled train jumped from his engine
and saved himself.
Two Of those injured in the wreck have
been received here at the hospital. Their
names are:
JAMES SrALEY, 40 years old, of Carthage.
O., terribly burned about the face and
arms.
WILLIAM KLA1IETz, also of Carthage, a
plumber, aged 10, scalp wound, and burned
hands and arms.
Bob STEVENSON, baggagemaster of the
vestibuled train, of Maplewood, o., was
badly hurt, and died shortly after being
placed in one of the patrol wagons.
The body of JOHN WILSON, superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of Cincinnati, has been identified
as one Of those in the wreck.
The engineer of the vestibuled train is
lying seriously hurt at Winton place, with
three doctors attending him.
LATER ACCOUNT.
Charles Nelson, general superintendent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail-
way, has Just arrived from the scene of the
wreck, which was about three-fourths of a
mile south of the Winton place and a few
hundred yards north of College Hill juno
tion. His story of the killed and wounded
tallies precisely with the most trustworthy
news gathered here by telephone. The
dead are:
JOHN WILSON, superintendent Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in
Cincinnati.
F. W. WITHERBEE, conductor of No. z;
residence, Toledo.
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN.
Two of the dead bodies are in the morgue
in this city. These are all the killed. They
were burned to death. The wounded are:
WILLIAM CoAGLY, engineer Of No. 81,
and GEORGE MCGEE, fireman of 81, both
hurt by jumping. These two men are at
the Winton place receiving medical atten-
ton Their injuries are slight.
JAMES STALEY, baggagemaster of No.
n, of Dayton, O.. terribly burned and
scaled about the head and clest. He is in
the Cincinnati hospital.
WILLIAM KLAMITZ, passenger, mere
boy, plumber by trade, of Carthage, o.
seriously, but not dangerously, burned
about the head, face and hands. He is in
the Cincinnati hospital.
No. n was an accommodation of five cars
from Glendale. due in this city at 7:05
o'clock. No. was the Chicago vestibuled
train, consisting of baggage car and three
coaches, all the cars extremely long. No.
was due here at 7:10 o'clock, only five min
utes later than No. q. No. n, at the time
of the accident, which was due at 6:5S
o'clock Central time, was five minutes be-
hind time, and thus got on the time of the
Chicago train.
sTALEY AND KLAMrTz DEAD.
LATER-Janes Staley and William Kla-
mitZ, at the Cincinnati hospital, died at
midnight, making the killed five in num-
Der.
JUMPED THE TRACK.
MANSFIELD, Mo-, Jan. IA. "A terrible
wreck occurred on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis railroad about one mile
east Of here yesterday. The engine of a
west-bound local freight train left the track,
carrying five loaded cars with it. 1t then
turned over, catching K gineer Howlands
Fireman Herman, and Brakeman Hughey
under it, Brakeman Widdowson was
caught in the wreck of cars, and sustained
severe internal injuries. Fireman Herman
was instantly killed Engineer Rowland
had one leg broken, and Brakeman Hughey
was frightfully scalded about the head and
hands.
PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. ia special
to the Star from st. Joseph. Mo-, says:
''The Hannibal and st. Joseph and Rock
Island passenger trains collided here this
morning. The coaches on the Rock Island
and the engine of the other train
were wrecked. Several passengers
on the latter train were injured,
two badly. These are Frank Trumbull of
Atchison, Kan, and Joseph Galley of Belk-
nap, la. The accident was caused by the
engineer of the hannibal train trying to
pull into the depot ahead of the Rock
Island. The latter train had the right of
way.
A FLAGMAN KILLED.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. Jan. 17.-R. L. Moon, a
fagmen of the East Tennessee road, was
killed at o'clock tonight in the yard here.
The deceased was run over by q car that
was being switched. Conductor Pate first
heard two loud cries and waived the train
down. Investigation developed that man
was under the car who was Identified as
Moon. The coroner's inquest resulted in a
verdict of accidental killing.
THREE KILLED.
JoHNsTowN, PA, Jan. 17-The limited
express, west bound, on the Pennsylvania
railroad, struck and killed Edward Gallag-
her, aged II, Michael Gallagher, his
brother, aged Is. and Mrs. Kate Stockhouse,
their married sister, aged 26, at Merrill