The evening world., 1891-07-03
E:X I | r A
MANY KILLED.
Eighteen Dead Bodies
Taken from a Rail-
way Wreck.
Collision Of Freight and VeSti-
huIVd Trains at RaVeana.
Fearful Scenes Of Death and IHde-
SCrIb3blO Suffering.
" Ny God! II | Could Only Have Got
Sand on the Track"
Cry OF the Freight Engineer Who
Could Not Stop His Train.
Fearful Scenes Of Death and Inde-
SCrIbablO Suffering.
" Ny GOdI II Could Only Have Got
Sand on the Track"
Cry of the Freight Engineer Who
Could Not Stop His Train.

RAvENSA, o., July Strain No. 8, a through
vestibule express from Cincinnati to New
York on the New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio Railroad, was wrecked ut this station at
2.20 A. NJ to-day.
The list OF the dead, injured and missing so
far us can be learned is as follows:
THE DEAD.
THOMAS KEEHuL, Corning, n. Y.
DAVID RRLITAE, Corning, N. Y.
WILLIAM KANE Brooklyn, ". Y.
ALBERT GASTRUP, Corning, N. Y.
HENRY GILDAY, Corning, n. Y.
THE MISSING.
FRED HUFF, Corning, ~. Y.
JACK GRIFFIN, Boston.
A. HARDEMAN, Corning, NY.
W. NEwCOMB, Corning, n. Y.
LEWIS KIMBALL, Corning, N. Y.
FRED BURNS, Corning.
JOIN DESEES, Corning.
DANGEROUSLY INJURED.
john CADIGAE, Corning, N Y.
JOSEPH MANAGAN, Corning, N. Y.
THOMAS HASLEY, Corning, n. Y.
JAMES DURCKR, Corning.
GEORGE SMITH, Corning.
DESNIs RYAN, Corning.
The train was fOrty-siX minutes late.
JoHS MCEyOY, Corning.
II was telescOped by train 50, Chicago
meat express for New York.
The passenger train, made up OF eight cars,
had Just pulled into the station and the engt-
neer was busy on some necessary repairs
when the express was sighted In the rear.
The brakeman OF the passenger was sent
back 10 nag the freight, and he ran back some
fifteen rods but the engineer was powerless
to stop his heavy train OF twcnty-fOur cars,
which was advancing rapidly on down
grade, and the heavy consolidated locomotive
dashed into the rear OF the passenger train.
The coach which was struck was an excur-
sion car containing fOrty-six passengers all
OF whom were glass-workers lately employed
ut the Richardson glassworks OF Findlay,
o., en- route for their homes IN New York
State.
The slaughter was terrible, and the rear car
was completely demolished.
Al the present writing some eighteen bodies
have been removed, and the dead, Injured and
missing number forty.
The car, taking fire from the lamps, was
the vestibule sleeper, caused panic.
An alarm was sounded by the locomotives
In the neIghborhOOd, and the Fire Department
from the town soon responded. owing to the
darkness OF the early morning but little could
be done at the wreck before daylight.
THE EvESISG WORLD correspondent re-
viewed the scene at 4.3O o'clock and wit
messed the result Uf the most terrible acct
dent which has ever taken place On this road.
Tho car ia which the greatest loss Of iile
took place was unrCCOgnilablc, and the
burned bodies OF the unfortunates were being
collected and conveyed 10 the Etna House.
Most Of them were burned TO a crisp aud can,
perhaps, never be identified.
George Holman, the engineer OF the freight,
said:
81 cannot see that am 10 blame. OH my
God II could have got sand ON the track |
could have stopped the train; but the rails
were wct and the sand would not take.
al was not warned IN time and could not
see the lights on the rear of tho passenger
train owing 20 the darkness and fog.
81 reversed the lever as quickly rs possible,
and with the fireman Jumped from the train.
broke my right hand In jumping"
Mf. Holman seems 20 thluh lhaI lhN OFakc-
man Of the passenger train, Fred BoyntOn,
could have tagged him from greater dis
tance.
Many of the slightly injured are quartered
at the Etna House, where Landlord Morrow is
doing all he can for the injured.
AWFUL SCENES AT THE WRECK.
Four passengers ON the pullman adjoining
the excursion ear are known TO be Killed.
Two mon and one woman were burned to
death in tho Pullman, with the lower haIf Of
their bodies suspended through the windows
outside.
The boiler OF the freight locomotive, with
It's front broken out, scooped IN several
victims on It's way through the wreck. Their
bodies we're recovered with hooks.
Two men, whose headless bodies stood up
right upon the outside OF the engine. IKE