Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-10
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wreck by which score or more of
lives were lost and many more injured, oc-
crrrpd at Ravenna, o., about three clock
Friday morning An east-bounl passenger
train already some minutes late, stopped
,t thc station to make some repairs on the
.rginr. and owing to the neglect of the
Nrman to 90 back far enough to signal the
incoming freight train, the Chicago meat
express. it came crashing down the heavy
Grade into the rear of the passenger train,
romulctcy demolshing a day coach and
one sleeper and burying the engine in the
wreck Of the second sleeper. The wreck
wa, soon wrapped in flames, and hundreds
were quickly on the spot to render what aid
Law i'm their power. Many were caught
and pinioned to their seats or squeezed
AGAINST the walls of the car, or against the
engine that had dashed into and through
fine ears. Wherever they were, there they
stood or lay, pleading in vain for help and
seeing every moment the flames creeping
closer and closer, and one by one their cries
were stiled as they gave up the fight for
life. In the first shock of the collision the
front end of the boiler was broken in, and
as the engine plowed through the mass of
humanity four poor fellows were actually
HELPLESS, and there they lay slowly roasting
TO death before the eyes of the spectators.
Nineteen bodies have been recovered, but
it is reported that at least II persons are
missing of whom no trace can be found.
ON the Kanawha & Michigan road, about
eight miles from Charleston, w. Va, early
saturday morning another scene of horror
wa, enacted A loaded passenger train,
.I,,.li tun arln ls Of ;ste
crashed through a 30-foot trestle The
slrepcrs had caught fire during the night
and burned so that the rails spread under
the train. The engine and baggage and
mail car passed over safely, but the two
coaches were thrown from the track After
running some 40 feet on the sleepers the
forward car toppled to the left, the real
one to the right and upon the latter fell a
set of trucks, crushing it to splinters. I'm
der this place most of the dead were found
only zone passenger escaped uninjured
more than 80 are on the list of wounded
and Il were killed outright The accident
occurred three miles from the nearest sta
ton and there was much suffering before
aid could be procured. The fire was doubt
less caused by Goals from freight engin,
which passed at about midnight, and som,
of the ties were burned nearly through, CIV
Ing way when the train passed over.
\ freight train and work train on tin
Omaha line collided near Mendoza, MINI.
last week Thursday and an engine and 81
cars were destroyed. Three tramps ar,
reported burned to death in the wreck
The loss to the Omaha company in freigh
destroyed is $4,000.
Two freight trains on the New England
road, the best equipped trains on the road
were wrecked in collision near Waterbury
Conn, last week Thursday night, and tn
fireman of the west-bOund train was crush
ed to death. The collision was due to tn,
neglect of the night telegraph operator Il
deliver an order to the conductor of tn
west-bOund train.
\ serious disaster was just escaped a
Kittery Junction, n. H., Tuesday, whel
one express train crashed into the rear o
another which was standing at the station
Passengers were badly shaken up and on
man had shoulder dislocated.