Evening journal., 1891-07-27
TWO RAILROAD WRECKS.
Fifty-three Were Killed and
Many Injured.
BOTH WERE EXCURSION TRAINS

One Accident Occurred In Ohio, the
Other In France-omciaI List OF killed
and injured Near nayton--The French
Were Horribly NIangied.
DAYTON, o., July 27--All night the
Union depot was thronged with crowds OF
people impatiently waiting for tidings OF
relatives or friends on the National Cash
Register picnic excursion train, which had
been wrecked by collision near Middle
town. The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day.
ton Railroad company on whose road the
accident occurred, controlled the only tele
graph line TO the scene OF the wreck and
il was impossible to get anything like
accurate Information. The first train TO
arrive bearing portion Of the excursion,
lists came in about 4 a. M, and two hours
later another bearing the dead and wound
ed. Then it was learned that three people
had been killed outright aud seventeen
others injured, some Of them seriously.
Eight Hundred We're on the Train.
The wrecked train consisted Of fourteen
coaches and one baggage car, and was
bearing about 500 employees of Cash Regis
ter works and their friends to this city
from Woodsdale Island park, near Hamii.
ton, where they had spent the day in en-.
joyment.
A broken drawbar necessitated stop
on siding near Middletown. This trivial
. accident had been repaired and the train
was just getting under way again when
the engine Of fast freight crashed into
the rear coach. Then ensued frightful
scene. Three coaches were completely de-
molished and three others badly jammed.
Saw the Danger Too Late.
Engineer Schwind, Of the freight train,
saw the passenger train in front Of him.
He reversed his engine, whistled for brakes
and applied sand, but 1t was to no pur.
pose. The momentum Of the freight train
was too great to prevent a collision. The
engineer and fireman jumped in time to
save themselves The excursion train was
just pulling of the side track when the
collision occurred, and the engine struck
the hind coach, knocking II of the track
II ripped the side ont of the next one, and
lifted the third one up on top Of the steam
dome. 1t was in this car that three per.
sons lost their lives and most OF the in
iured were seated There have been wild
reports all day OF the loss of life, some per-
sons declaring that they had seen half a
dozen dead bodies taken from the wreck
and others placing the number as high as
| eleven, but the company's surgeon here
| declares the three, whose names are given
were the only ones killed
The following is an official list OF tn
killed and injured;
The Killed.
Frank L. Sinonton, aged seventeen yeara
William N Matthews, aged fourteen.
Minnie Freier, aged twenty-six.
The Injured.
Frank Patterson, aged nineteen. left arm
i Rmputated
Joseph r. Cleal, left arm amputated
Joseph snavely, OF Pottstown, Pa, left LEI
badly lAcarated
Squire Murphy, internal injuries.
Frank Rieger, compound fracture Of left arm
William Aman, left foot badly lacerated
Annie Vernard right side and right hiI
| lacerated.
Katie Schlein, both feet badly injured.
Mary Graham, right foot lnoerated.
Eldon Beason, left side Of body and leg
/ bruised.
Ella Benson, left foot badly confused and
/ Rbrazed.
Marcus limerick, left hip abrazed and back
| sprained.
Edith Tuttle right leg bruised
May Reber, slightly bruised.
i Gus Grau, hand cut.
Ellie Wolf left elbow bruised.
| Mile Fritz, cut on right cheek.
Mary Beese, Osborn, o., slightly injured.