Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-12-03
TOLEDO'S WRECK.
FLINT & PERE MARQUETTE
TRAIN NOT BEING FLAGGED,
Dashes Into a LakeshOre Passenger,
Wrecking the Rear Coach.
DEATH RESULTS TO MINI
WHILE OTHERS WILL DIE.

Saturday evening, at 5:S0, al loleuo,
the south bound Flint & Pere Mar
quette train crashed into the rear of
the Lakeshore passenger from Chi
cago. The collision took place within
sight of the Union depot.
The LakeshOre train ran at u good
rate of speed until the tunnel" was
reached and passed through. Here
it was tagged and stopped. A brake
man was sent back with flag to pro-
tect it from following trains.
Arriving at the tunnel" he heard
train enter at the other end. Know
ing that death awaited him should an
attempt be made to flag the train in
the tunnel, which was dark, he stopp-
ed-but only for a minute did he
waite. The incoming train dashed by
and into the rear coach of the station
airy train, which was heavily loaded
with human freight.
The engine did not stop its mad
course until nearly the whole of the
rear coach was telescoped. Hot wa
ter rushed from the bursted pipes,
scalding the bruised and mangled
passengers.
Many workmen, passing, quickly
surrounded the crushed coach and
fell to with a will born of pity and
terror to rescue the injured, dead and
diving from the steaming and smok-
ing debris.
Two children aged and 10 belong
ing to Mrs. M. J. Mcdonald, New
York, were instantly crushed to
death.
Some thirty, fearfully scalded and
injured, were conveyed to the depot
where ambulances we're in waiting
and from there TO the different hos
pitfalls. ........-
Of these the following have since
died:
Miss Ella Myers, beautiful and
richly dressed jewess of 3S7 Prospect
street, Cleveland.
Mrs. Sarah Mccoy, Cansom, Ill.
Fl. Vaughan, San Fernandino, Cal.
i Miss Maude Mckenzie, aged IL, Chi
0ag6.
Thos. Mcqueen, Elkhart, Ind.
Mrs. Nelson, Toledo.
Little Maud Mckenzie, Minneap'
oils, aged 10.
Mrs. Mckenzie, her mother, Is ex'
pected hourly to die. she being com
pletely prostfated.
The tales OF sun ring are many the
most pitifui being that of Harry Mel
son. II is indeed :
Sad Story
Mrs. Nelson was on her way nome
from Des Moines, iowa with the
body of her daughter, Mrs. Potter
who died in that city two days ago
1t was a sorrowful trip at the mos
and sad heart was awaiting her al
the depot. Her son Harry, awaiting
at the depot the arrival Of the deae
and living, was horror stricken wher
the news of the accident reached him
and he learned of the double calam
ity that had befaIlen him,
Pale and trembli.su l.i.sug, he stood by and
dire", re..eo the movements Of the mel
| as they tenderly lifted his poor man
gled mother from the car and place.
her on stretcher.
"My poor sister lying in a cofhn !
the baggage car and mother comes :
me thus, ,"he said brokenly, while 10
taars coursed down his cheeks. MI
nv an onlooker turned his back, deel
8 ly moved and full Of sympathy.
: was a pitiful sight in the extrem
With an effort, he regainded his con
posure enough to stagger of In u
e dusk as the ambulance disappeared.
q Coroner Roulet began his inque
J, Monday, but owing to the great nun
u her of witnesses to be examined ar
the rigidity of the examinations,
~ verdict will be arrived at before Fl
IN day.
~ So far the investigation has elicit
n that the Marquette engine was ru
II ming 20 miles an hour at the time
~ the accident, when the rules prohi'
'" a rate of speed over six miles an no
:" within the yards.
no