The Red Cloud chief., 1891-07-10
APPALLING DISASTER
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RAvGxSA. q, July This statSca
WAS the scene early yesterday mornin.
Of one OF the most appalling railrosd
secidcnts which ever occurred in the
state of Ohio. Al ; o'clock the vcsst
buled night express train on the New
York. Pennsylvania 4 Ohio. which had
come TO . stop here, vas run Into by Q
fast train and almost totally demoi-
ished the wreck Instantly taking Ore.
Nineteen people were instantly killed
and twelve MANNED and injured In the
awful disaster.
Two miles from Ravenna the New
York. Pennsylvania 4 Ohio and Cieve-
land & Pittsburgh roads cros> When the
New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio express
reached this crossing il Was delayed Tot
a considerable length OF time. BEHIND
the express and laundering along At q
rapid rate wa, a refrigerator train. used
70 transport meat and accu,somcd "a
cover the distance IL had tn run nj q
speed little less than that Of an ordinary
passenger train After the halt Mt the
Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh crossing was
ended. the express hurried ON Ia Ra-
VIENNA and pulled up at the depot Hut
Cleveland & Pittsburgh road was suf'
ficient ~ permit the meat train TAI come
up. and hardly had the wheels Of the
express ceased a. rrvolve when the
engine Of the freight crashed into the
rear end Of the express almost Mt full
speed
The scene that followed vas terrible
in the extreme. The engine plowed its
way. pushed on by the weight and mo
mcntum of the heavy ~ behind L.
through the coaches n IL they were
made Of thin boards. Above the grind
ing and c%runching Of the ears could br
heard the agonized shricks of MANNED
passengers, who but q few seconds be-
fore were sound asleep here were
two or three slcepers on the train and
these were well filed. There was also
a car Of ex~cursionists bound east
Many glass blowers from findlay were
on board going To New York state. A
dozen people from Akron composed ar
excursion party OF the Inflated train.
When the collision occurred those In
the rear cars were either instantly
killed. wounded or pinned down by
portion OF the demolished cara The
latter could not escape unaided. and in
the terrible fright and confusion that
followed aud before the citizens ~ the
town could reach the scene Of the dis
aster fire started and spread with
been awful before IL was now an I'M
egualled horror.
The flames rushed through the dcbris
and the shrieks Of the manned OF PIN
ioned could be- plainly heard on the
night air. Forward " this wounded
and unharmcd passengers were getting
themselves out 81 the cars thst were
stay the flame, and rescue the inprr-
lied. hut before this was lone nine
teen people yer sacrificed. that many
bodies being taken out aftcrward.
Most of these mangicd corpses ware
blackencd and burned in "A manner
sickening to look upon. some Of them
being roasted into unacceptable
masses.
As the work Of taking out the bodies
progressed the full extent % the calam-
ity dawned upon the workers from the
town and those of the passengers who
escaped alive. by dayligh, nineteen
bodies had been carried out
Those wounded To a considerable cx-
tent numbered twenty three. Many
others were bruised and scratched
At daylight n subdued and fearful
crowd Of several hundred stood at the
station, gazing upon the awful sight.
while all about them was n smotbcring
odor of burning human flesh. arising
from q mass Of blackened. heapcd-up
wreckage.
THE KILLrD = INJURED.
RAvENSA. o., July Following In Q
full list Of dead in the collision here
Friday: Henry Gildea. John Macavcry.
Patrick Ryan. r. Hauf. r. Burns, J.
kimball, Owen Hardeman. Thomas
Nolan. Thomas Keeville. George Gil
dca David Belehian. J. Coyl". w. New.
comb, d. Ryan, D. Cassidy. Henry Nc
Gill. q. Griffin. of Brooklyn. n. T.; A.
Guntbrop. OF brooklyn. n. Y; w.
Kane. Of Brooklyn. y. Y; nurse girl.
unknown; infant child. unknown.
OF the nineteen the first sixteen we're
glass blowers OF finilsy and Corning.
n. ". and the last three passengers In
the sleeper.
The injured were: Joseph Morgan. Of
Corning. n. y. cut on the face and
badly burned about the legs and back:
very serious: Thomas Hanley. of
Corning. y. Y, severely injured about
the fnce and head and shoulders,
George smith. Of Corning. y. Y,
crushed and burned: James Dwicken.
Of Corning. n. T., crushed and
burned: Jane. Smith. leg broken: H.
G. he Graf. head. neck and shout
derS cut and bruised; John Cadween-
hip. back and shoulders injured; James
McGiIl. badly squeezed about the body;
John Heating. cut on the head: A y.
Jones head cut: Jonas Clark. head cat:
J. Dsling. J. Code. ~ Mosier. II.
Young. c Riliy. w. G Jones a
Humphrey. r. Humphrey. John
O'HarA. J. Mccain. Edward Berry. Of
Maltby.