The state capital., 1891-10-03
A FEARFUL CRASH.

Outright, Others Fatally and More Seri-
ous!y Injured in the Wreck.
AKRON, O., Oct. 1.-Early yesterday
morning collision occurred one mile
east of Kent on the New York, Penn
sylvania & Ohio railroad. The second
division of freight train No. SIS, going
80 miles an hour, ran into the sixth see
tion of passenger train No. 8, which
was making the same time. The pas
senger train was the Michigan section
of the Olin family excursion, members
of which were going to the national re-
union of their kindred at Bennington,
Vt. Many other Michigan people took
advantage of the low rate to visit
friends in the east. 1t was a foggy
night and the collision occurred on a
long fill thirty feet high in the middle
of which was bridge sixty feet long
over the Pittsburgh & Western tracks
Part of the passenger train was on the
bridge when the crash came. The en-
gines plowed into each other AMI
reared high in the air, and the cars on
each side crushed together like card
board.
VIM. Maxwell, of Mcadyille, travel
ing engineer Of the second division.
who was riding in the passenger engine
had started back over the tender just
before the collision. lie was caught
between the tender and the baggage
car and was ground into jelly, one
leg being torn off and thrown down the
bank.
Engineer C. T.. Brown, of Mcadville,
who was on the freight, and Passenger
Engineer +. H. Nichols, of the same
place, jumped and saved their lives.
Fireman Stephens, of the passenger
train, followed suit and was badly hurt
in tumbling down the embanlSment
Fireman Clayton Glass, of Meadville,
was caught in the wreck and crushed
20 death.
The passenger train consisted of five
sleepers, five day coaches and bag
gage car. The latter and first day
coach were iammed into bits and the
occupants were buried in the debris.
The stove was overturned and the
timbers took fire, the flames bursting
out in an instant Shrieks Of women
and children, who were wedged in close
to the burning cars, summoned work.
ers to that part Of the wreck, and q
score of men were soo.l cutting q way
though the debris.
Mrs. Alice.M SedgwicS, with both
legs broken lay close to the red-hot
stove, pushing against it with all her
might to keep it from crushing and
burning her little daughter, who lay
i,,ct Inv bor Tho mot .,lot ;n,r
was burned off, and one side of her
body was roasted Close to her lay
Laura Van Anl<en, a frail girl of II,
who was doing like service for her
mother, laying almost under the stove,
her arms pinioned and broken.
Breaking into the car from the rear.
the men brought water from the drink
oned women. In five minutes the
woodwork was drcnched, and the fire
was cheated of it's prey. For half
hour more the men worked like Tro-
jams, lifting out women, and children,
many of them with legs and arms
dangling helplessly
As fast as taken out the injured were
transferred to sleeping ears and taken
back to Kent. The Revere hotel and
several nearby houses were at once
thrown open, and Drs. Sherman,
Evans and Davis, of Kent, and Rail-
road Surgeon Lashell, of Meadvile. be-
gan setting broken bones and binding
up wounds.
Following is complete list of the il
jured:
Mrs. A. M. johnson, of MuskegOn,
Mich, was the most seriously injured,
and cannot live; both legs are broken.
Mrs. Alice Sedgwicl<. Parma, Mich,
right leg fractured, right thigh and foot
burned, left hip dislocated Mrs. G. c.
Tompkins, Montague, Mich, severe
injury to back: still unconscious from
internal injuries Physicians say the
injuries of all three will prove fatal.
Mrs. G. A. Buell., compound fracture
of left leg, lacerated hip and internal
injuries.
Lucille Buell., aged s, bruised hip and
back.
Mrs Caroline Reed Richland, Mich,
leg broken.
Mrs. Thomas Rechor, Muskegon,
Mich, spine and hips inj jurcd.
Mrs. l.. ii. Van Anllen, Mcdonald,
Mich, right arm broken.
Miss Laura Van Anken. aged IL,
lacerated and wounded on both feet. a
Nellie Stanford, Galesburg, Mich,
back and right hip injured.
G. C. Thompson, Montague, Mich,
wounded on scalp, left shoulder, breast
and right arm.
Mary Richard, Muskegon, leg bruised.
j. d. Hart, Rockford, H., right thigh
bruised, left ankle and right shoulder
sprained.
Edward NJ Moody, Shelby, Mich,
left hip and both legs bruised.
Frank M. Caldwell, second division
passenger agent of the New York.
Pennsylvania e Ohio, scalp wound cut
over left eye, and left foot injured.
Charles e. Mckinsley, badly bruised
by falling through the trestle top to
to the track; no bones broken.
Miss Edith Summers. Grand Rapids,
Mich, left leg fractured
Miss 1ilda Westcott, Bangor, Mich.
bruised back.
Miss Rehecca Clark, Bangor, hip and
back hurt.
The remains of the three dead were
taken to Kent, and Mrs. Deway was
sent to her home.
Coroner Sherman will hold an in
quest this morning.
Superintendent J. S. Matson, who
went from Meadville to investigate the
accident, says that the blame rests
with the crew Of the freight train.
They had instructions to wait at Ra-
VIENNA until the sixth section of the ex-
cursion train passed.
Conductor B. c. Girt, of the freight.