The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

1<<rtnif Assutfs-Ihree Persons killed
oatrsght. Others Fatally and More ssri-
en>iy injured in the wreck.
AKRc~. O.. Oct i.-Early yesterday
mornlng collision occurred one mile
east Of Kent on the New York. Penn.
sylvania a Ohio railroad The second
division Of freight train No. IS. going
80 miles an hour. ran into the sixth Sec
ton OF passenger train No :. which
was making the same time. The pas
senger ain was tho Michigan section
OF the 0lin family excursion. members
OF which were going 20 the national re-
union Of their kindred at bennington,
VI Many other Michigan people took
advantage Of the low rate 10 visit
friends in the east II was n foggy
night and the collision occurred on :
long Gil thirty feet high in the middle
Of which was bridge sixty feet long
over the Pittsburgh 4 Western tracks
Part OF the passe niger train was on the
bridge when the crash came. The en-.
gines plowed into each other and
reared high in the air. and the cars on
each side crushed together like card
board
VIM Maxwell. OF Meadville. travel
ing engineer Of the second division.
who was riding in the passenger engine
had started back over the tender just
before the collision. He was caught
between the tender and the baggage
car and was ground into jelly. one
leg being torn OF and thrown down the
bank.
Engineer c. Z. Brown. OF Meadville,
who was on the freight. and Passenger
Engineer r. II. Nichols. Of the same
place. jumped and saved their lives
Fireman Stephens. Of the passenger
train. followed suit and was badly hurt
In tumbling down the ernbankment
Fireman Clayton Glass. OF Meadville.
was caught in the wreck and crushed
10 death.
The passenger train consisted Of Ave
sleepers. FIVE day coaches and a bag
gage car. The latter and first dav
coach we're TANNED into bits. and the |
occupants were buried in the debris. |
The stove was overturned and the /
tinbcrs took FIRE. the flames bursting
out in an instant Shrieks of women
and children. who were wedged in close
70 the burning cars. summoned work
ers to that part Of the wreck. and
score of men were soon cutting way
though the debris
Mrs Alice.M. Sedgwick. with both
legs broken lay close to the red-hot
stove pushing against II with all her
might 70 keep il from crushing and
burning her little daughter, who lay
just by her. The mothers clothing
was burned on. and che side OF her
body was roasted Close 10 her Law
Laura Van Anken. a frail girl Of II.
who was doing like service for her
mother. laying almost under the stove,
her arms piRioned and broken.
Breaking into the car from the rear.
the men brought water from the drink
ing tanks and passed Il 70 the impris-
oned women In five minutes the
wood work was drenched. and the fire
was cheated Of its prey. For . half
hour more the men worked like Tro-l
jams. lifting out women. and children.
many Of them with legs and arms
heIplessly-
As fast a. taken out the injured were
70 sleeping carz and taken
back 70 Kent The Revere hotel and |
several nearby houses were az once
thrown open. and Drs- Sherman.
Evans and Davis. Of Kent. and Rail-
road Surgeon Lashell. Of Neadviile. be-
gan setting broken bones and binding .
ip wounds
Following is a complete list OF the in
ured. III
Mrs A. NJ johnson. OF Muskegon.
Mich. was the most seriously injured. ,
Ind cauuot live; both legs are broken /
Mrs Alice Sedgwick. Parma, Mich. | d
light leg fractured right thigh and foot .
'urned. left hip dislocated- Mrs @. c.
ronpl<ins. Montague. Mich, severe | 4
injury 20 back; still unconscious from | {
nternai injuries Physicians say the >
INJURIES Of all three will prove fatal y
Mrs. g. A. Buell.. compound fracture :
4 left leg. lacerated hip and internal n
njurie&
Lucille Buell.. aged 5, bruised hip and :,
ack.
Mrs Caroline Reed. Richland. Mich, 6
sg broken. In
Mrs. Thomas Rechor. Muske9cn. .
Itch. spine and hips injured
Mrs T. H. Van Anken. Mcdonald. | q
Itch. right arm broken q
Miss Laura Van Anken. aged IL
,cerated and wounded ON both feet
Nellie stanford. Galcsburg. Mich. 4
sck and right hip injured =
@. c. Thompson. Montague. Mich. q
'oundcd on scalp. left shoulder. breast y
nd right arm q
Mary Richard. Musl<egon. leg bruised. =
J. D. Hart Rockford. Ill. right thigh ?
ruiscd. left ankle and right shoulder :
,raincd-
Edward NJ Moody, Shelby. Mich, =
II hip and both legs bruised -
Frank N. Caldwell, second division !
sssenger agent Of the New York. =
4 Ohio. scalp wound cut Z,
'er left eye. and left foot injured III
Charles T. McKinsley, badly bruised =
: falling through the trestle top %
} the track; no bones broken.
Miss Edith Summers. Grand Rapida 1.
ich.. left leg fractured. I.-
Miss HiIda westcott, Bangor. Mich. !,
ruiscd back. =.
Miss Rebecca Clark. Bangor. hip and .
lck hurt -