The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
a RAILROAD SMASHUP.
A Freight Train Dashes Into q Pas
S6nSoF Coach al Cleveland.


A trainload OF passengers on the
! Cleveland, Canton & Southern IaIl-
road had q miraculous escape from
death in an accident at the crossing
Of that road and the Cleveland e.
Pittsburg line near Jones avenue, in
Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th inst. AS
it was several persons more or less Sc
rIously injured and the other passen-
gers were badly frightened. At 9:35
| o'clock q Cleveland. Canton & South
ern passenger train No. =, consisting
OF three coaches and locomotive, and
the Cleveland & Pittsburg locomotive
No. AS, drawing the way freight, No.
| | ~, both being bound toward the
city, approached the crossing OF the
roads. The target man at the
crossing, James Clancy, 1t is al
legged, set the signal giving the
passenger train the right OF way. The
passenger tram approached the cross
ing, but the Cleveland Il Pittsburg To-
comotive did not slacken its speed.
! The express engine and half Of the for
ward car were over the crossing when
the freight locomotive struck the
coach and crashed into its side. The
heavy car was lifted into the air and
thrown upon it's side on top OF fthe tar.
get house, which Was split into kin
ding wood. The target post was
thrown to the ground, but the signal
remained set for the Cleveland, Can
ton & Southern track. The coupling
OF the engine was broken and the loco.
motive OF the train remained upon the
track. The coupling with the rear
coach was also broken but that car was
thrown from the rails. The Cleveland
& Pittsburg locomotive, which is said
to have caused the accident, left the
track. The pilot had lifted the car
and turned it upon the side after
breaking through the frame. Had
the engine remained upon the rails, it
might have cut the coach in two. As
it was, the damage wrought was heavy.
The startled passengers were terri
bly, frightened at the entrance OF the
locomotive into their car and a rush
was made for the doorway, which by
this time was at right angles TO its us-
ual position. One by one the unin.
Jured climbed through the Opening,
and were assisted to the earth by pa
trolman Kelly. The injured were TAX
en- to the Jones avenue depot, OF the
Cleveland. Canton Il Southern road,
where their wounds were dressed be-
lore their further removal.
Mr.. w. L. Carver, retired, OF Kent,
Ohio, was taken In an ambulance to
the house OF sister at No. S7l Case
avenue. He was quite seriously IN.
lured about the head and hips. Mrs.
Joseph Nash, OF Kent, was injured in
the spiue and also internally. She
was taken in q carriage to the Catar,
act house, wnere Drs. Norton and
Brooks attended to her injuries. Mrs.
w. Westiall, of Bedford, Ohio, was
caught between the seats and had her
back injured. She Was also cut with
flying glass. she was taken to the
house OF friend. Mis-. Stephen Park.
er, OF Bedford, was cut on the head
and hal her back wrenched. DR..
Gleason dressed her wounds and she
was then taken to her brothers., Mr..
Royal Parker, on Miles avenue. Miss
Ada Fisher, Of Miles avenue, was ser
iously shaken up, the shock rendering
her temporarily blind. she was tax
en- home in u carriage. Rev. DR.. ID.
III. Muller, OF Canton, WAS on the
train. he was in the passenger car
through which the locomotive ran
and was injured painfully, but
not seriously. His head and face
were deeply cut and his nervous sys-
tenn greatly shocked. DR.. J. X. Saun-
ders dressed the wounds andgaYe him
relief, after which DR.. Muller proceed.
ed on his way to Buffalo. His seat
was near where the locomotive came
into the car and it Was q wonder he
was not killed. The engineer of the
Canton locomotive dragged DR.. Muller
through the window and helped him
to the street car, whence he went to
DR.. Bigger's office for aid. Wrecking
trains were soon brought to the scene,
but it WAS several hours before the
tracks were cleared, and traffic on
both roads was suspended. the block
ade being complete. The Cleveland Il
Plttsbutg train was in charge OF Con
duCtor Charles Rudolph and Engineer
George Klarsgye. The engineer says
that the target was set for him, ard,
when near to the crossing, it was
changed to give the Cleveland, Canton
d Southern the right OF way. TIE
passenger engineer and he both believ-
ed tbey had the signal to 90 ahead,
and both had pulled out for the cross.
ing.