Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-03

poor woman, pinioncd in the wreckagc,
was crematcd before the eyes of the spec
tators who worked to secure her release
until driven off by the flames.
How the Accident Happened.
The cast bound Erie vestbulc No. 8,
due at Youngstown at 2:55 a. M, was
very late and was running on orders.
When q stop was made at Ravcnna the
engineer and fireman of the passenger
train went to work to repair the engine
and the train was again detained several
minutes. A flagman was sent back, but
went only few fcet-at most two car
lengths. Suddenly around the curve,
west of the city, came train No. so. COM
posed of Swift's meat cars The train
was running twenty-five miles an hour,
and coming down a heavy grade. The
engineer supposed he had clear track,
and it being through train, he was not
expected to stop at Ravcnna. He called
for the brakes and reversed his engine,
but all to no purpose. On came the
freight n with but slightly decreased
speed, and no word Of warning could lie
given the people in the doomed train.
The Crash.
A few feet west OF the station the en-
eincer and fireman jumped. alighting
safely. A moment more and the heavy
freight crashed into the passenger train.
For a moment after, there was the 81.
lcncc OF death, and then commenced the
most frightful cries, the moans of the dy-
ing, pitious cries for help from the i'm
prisoned and helpless passengers.
The mutilatcd and bloody remains of
the dead were seen through the frag-
ments of debris and formed a scene of
horror. The freight engine had gone
clear through the day coach in the rear,
through the sleeper and buried itself in
the second sleeper, the third car OF the
train. There was nothing left of the car
but mass of wrcckagc, and the sides of
the third stood about a monster engine
as il to hold it prisoner and prevent fur
thcr damage.
Then the Fire.
This scene lasted but a moment when
little tongues ol flame sprang up here
and there and soon the whole wreck was
wrapped in fire. 1t was sickcning
sight. Two scores of imprisoned pas
sengcrs we're in the debris. The flames
lighting up the place with lurid glare,
served only to intensity the horror with
out aiding the rcscuers.
As soon as the dazcd passengers in tn,
other cars recovered themselves they
rushed to the rescue of their unfortunate
companions. The fire department was
Immediately tclcphoncd for and every
ono in that end of the little city rushed
to the scene of the disaster. Hundreds
oi persons soon surrounded the wreck,
but to little purpose. The awful ruin
had been wrought and little was left to
do but to secure and care for the remains
of the dead. The lew passengers easily
reached were promptly rescued and sew
eral bodiss Of the dead and diving were
carried up to the depot platform.
The Killed.
RAvENNA, Ohio, July 3.-The following
is list of the dead and injured:
Dcad-David Relihan, +. Huff, ]. Crit
fin, A. Dunthorp, W. Kane, +. Burns, ].
kimball, j. Dcmccn, Coyle, o. Harding
ID. Ryan, d. Cassidy, W. Newcomb, p.
Nolan, a nurse unknown.
Begged to he Killed.
All Of these were taken out of the
wreck dead and all but three were
burned to a crisp. Thos. Colvillc was
taken out of the wreck alive. He was
terribly crushed and burned and his sui
icrings were awful to behold. In an az.
onizing voice, he called to friend:
"Billy, for Gods sake get an axe and
kill me-"
lie died soon after. Henry Glider was
badly injured and died soon after being
taken to the hotel.
Among the injured were: George Smith
John Codwcen. II. c. Dcgraf, James
McGill, John Neating, Jonah Clark and
A. +. heating. Their injuries con
sisted principally OF broken limbs and
none, it is believed, were fatally hurt
Thos. Hauby and Jos. Morgan, it is
feared, will not recover. The dead and
injured were employed in Richardson.
glass works at Findlay, Ohio, which shu,
down yesterday for the summer and the,
were on their way to Corning, N. Y.
their home. They were all on the extra
car attached to the train and only one II
known to have been killed on the sleeper
a nurse.