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Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Scenes of Indescribable Horror at til
Scene of the Wreck.

Scenes of Indescribable Horror at the
Scene of the Wreck.
CLEVELAND, o., July "a special
from Youngstown, o., says: At Ra-
VIENNA the worst railroad wreck which
ever happened on the Western Reserve,
excepting the Ashtabula horror, occurred
this morning, resulting in the death of
twenty-five people, and the serious, if
not fatal, injury of many. Fire added
its terrors to the already frightful scenes,
and the bruised remains of the victims
were badly burned, while one poor wo-
man in the wreckage was cremated be-
fore the eyes of the spectators, who
worked to secure her release, until driven
off by the flames. The east-bound Erie
vestibnle No. s, due at Youngstown at
2 :55 am, was very late and was running
on orders when a stop was made at Ra-
VIENNA. The engineer and fireman of the
passenger train went to work to repair
the engine and the train was again de-
tained several minutes. A fagman was
sent back, but went only few feet, at
the most two car lengths. Suddenly
around curve west of the city came
train No. So, composed of Swift
meat cars. The train was running
twenty-five miles an hour and coming
down a heavy grade. The engineer
supposed he had a clean track, and it
being through train he was not ex-
pected to stop at Ravenna. He called
for brakes and reversed his engine, but
all to no purpose, On came the freight
train with but slightly decreased speed,
and no word of warning could be given
the people in the doomed train few
feet west of the station. The engineer
and fireman jumped, alighting safely.
A moment after there was the silence
of death, and then commenced the most
frightful cries ever heard-the means OF
the dying and piteous cries for help from
the imprisoned and helpless passengers
and the mutilated and bloody remains
of the dead seen through the fragments
of the debris formed scene of horror no
pen can picture.
The freight engine had gone clear
through the day coach in the rear,
through the first sleeper, and buried it.
self in the second sleeper, the third car
of the train. There was nothing left of
the rear of the train but mass of de-
bris, and the sides of the third car stood
about the monster engine as if to hold it
prisoner and prevent further damage.
This scene lasted buta moment. when
little tongues of fame sprang up here
and there, and soon the whole wreck
was burning. 1t was sickening sight.
Two scores of imprisoned passengers
were in the debris. The flames light
ing up the surroundings with "a lurid
glare, served only to intensity the
horror.
As soon as the dazed passengers in the
other cars recovered themselves,
they rushed to the rescue of
their unfortunate companions. The fire
depa, ,tment was Immediately telephoned
for, and everyone in that end of the lit
tie city rushed to the scene of disaster.
Hundreds soon surrounded the wreck,
but to little purpose. The awful ruin
had been wrought and little was left to
do but secure and care for the remains
of the dead. The few passengers easily
reached were promptly rescued and sew
eral bodies of the dead and dying were
carried to the depot platform.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
A SWELL COMPANY.
A Proposal to Form a Crack Military
Organization.

OISaHlzatlOu
There is a movement on foot to form
a new company N. G. c., to be provided
with attractive and elegant dress parade
uniforms, plumed helmets, etc. Los
Angeles requires an infantry company
that will be credit to the city; one
which on special occasions can turn out
and entertain our people and visitors
with as rreditable an appearance and as
perfect in their drill as any of the crack
companies of the east. Mr.. II. HI. Nor
ris, formerly of St. Louis, Mo-, a MEM
ber of the famous Mayors guard, Rain
water rifles and the victorious Treadway
rifles, who has had several years ex-
perience participating in competitive
drills and encampments, will be assist
ed by some young gentlemen prominent
in local military affairs to orgs e the
company.
1t is requested that gentlemen who
have had some military experience in
the states service, and who are not at
present members of the National guard,
meet Thursday, July 10th, s 80 p. M,
at the armory, for the purpose of assist
ing the organization by becoming men,
bers. Mr.. Morris is of the opinion that
by September the boys can go through
the manual of arms, company and
platoon movements so perfectly that
army officers will have reason to express
admiration
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
REFORM SCHOOL LIBRARY.
An Enterprise That Should Receive
Warm Support.

In accordance with the proclamation
of Governor Markham, the reform
school at Whittier was opened July 1st.
There are two buildings, one for the
boys and one for the girls, in which are
their school rooms, dormitories and
dining rooms. The trustees have also
provided in each building reading
room and bookcases for a library. 1t
is hoped that the people, and particu-
larly the boys and girls of California,
will send books and illustrated papers
for these reading rooms. Bound vol
umes of Youths Companion, st. Mich
olas, Scientific American and the Scien
tific American Supplement will be par
ticularly acceptable; also illustrated
books OF travel, history and all books
that would ordinarily entertain boys
and girls, and at the same time have
benefcent influence. Every person who
donates book should send name and
address, so that record can be kept
and due credit given the donor. Gifts
and inquiries should be addressed to
Librarian State School, Whittier, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
The Worst Railroad Disaster
of the Year.
"A Frightful Wreck ON the Erie
Road in Ohio.
Nineteen People Killed and Many
Seriously Injured.
The Mangled Bodies of the Victims
Burned to Cinders-The Accident
Due to Carelessness on the
Part of Trainmen.
Associated Press Dispatches.

RAvENNA, Ohio, July s. Nineteen
persons were killed and twelve injured
at an early hour this morning in the
most frightful railroad accident of the
present year. At 5 O'Clock an east bound
express on the Erie road was lying at
the station while some repairs were be-
ing made to the engine. Flagman
Boynton was started back with lamp
toward any possible danger from the
rear. Suddenly, without warning, the
headlight of a locomotive flashed around
the curve and fast stock train dashed
down the steep grade from the west,
crashing into the rear OF the passenger
train standing quietly at the depot.
There was some dreadful mistake.
Nineteen precious human lives were
crushed out in a moment, and twelve
persons were manned and injured. Fol-
lowing is list of
KILLED AND INJURED.
Killed-Henry Gildea, John McAvoy,
Patrick Ryan, T. Hauf, F. Burns, j.
Kimball, Owen Sandman, Thomas No
Ian, Thomas Keville, George Gildea,
David Belchian, J. Coyle, N. Newcomb,
ID. Rehan, d. Cassidy, Henry McGill,
all glass-workers of Findlay, o., and
Corning, N. "; G. Griffin, A. Gun
throp, W. Kahn, Brooklyn, N. Y, pas
sengers in Pullman sleeping car.
Injured - Joseph Morgan, Thomas
Hanley, George Smith, James Dwicken,
Dennis Ryan, all of Corning, N. Y;
James Smith, H. G. DeGraff, John Cad
ween, James McGill, John Keating,
A. P. Jones, Jonah Clark.
All these are seriously hurt, and some
may die.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
The passenger train was about ten
minutes late, owing to trouble with one
of the cars. The train, at the time OF
the accident, lay on the main track, just
at the bottom of a steep grade, and
though the trainmen knew they
were followed by fast freight, no one
seemed to think the freight was at their
very heels, and once on the down grade
coming into the station it was hard
matter to stop, and as the freight did not
intend to make Ravenna stopping place,
what might have been expected actually
happened. The freight was making
time and coming down hill with rush,
the engine and tender being fairly
hurled through the rear cars of the
passenger train.
AN AWFUL SCENE.
When correspondent arrived on the
scene, it was awful. Piteous cries for
help arose from the heap of wreckage
and willing hands were already tearing
at the heap of broken and twisted tim
Der and iron. Suddenly here and there
tiny tongues of flame sprung up from
crevices OF the wreck. Fire had added
to the horrors of the wreck, and, fight
as they would, the rescuers could not
drive the ugly element back one foot
from the writhing victims who shrieked
and implored in vain for help that was
willing, but was far too weak to tear
aside the iron and timbers before the
wreck and flames had done their worst.
There were very few injured who did
not die, and very few dead who were
not bruised and broken and blackened
and burned out of all semblance to the
form of their maker.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
The Accident the Worst Ever Expert
enced by the Erie.

The Accident the Worst Ever Expert
enced by the Erie.
YoUNGsTowN, o., July 3.-Nineteen
passengers were killed and burned to
cinders at O'Clock this morning by a
freight train telescoping a passenger
train on the Erie railroad at Ravenna.
Ohio, forty miles west OF here, and
thirty-eight or forty were injured. The
passenger train was standing at the
depot when the freight train
struck it. Two sleeping cars and the
day coach took fire and were en-
tirely destroyed. The train was
bound for New York and heavily
loaded with passengers going to spend
the Fourth with friends. A special train
was sent from here with surgeons and
nurses to care for the wounded. The fire
spread so rapidly that it was impossible
to rescue many of the injured, and they
were cremated in the wreckS q The acci-
dent iniloss of life and pr :ty is the
most extensive over suffereo. oy the Erie
railway. The day coach containe1t a
party of people from Findlay coming
here to spend the Fourth.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
AN AWFUL WRECK,
Cars Piled on Top of Each Other and the
Whole Burned Up.

Cars Piled on Top of Each Other and the
Whole Burned Up.
PIrTsBURG, July ga special from Al
lance, Ohio, gives the following account
of the Ravenna wreck: The day coach
on the rear OF the train was completely
telescoped, and nineteen passengers
killed and thirty-eight badly injured
The day coach and two sleepers forward
took fire and were burned up. Many
bodies were burned so that they were
almost unrecognizable. Many passen-
gers on the train were asleep when the
awful crash came, and number were
crushed to odeath in their berths. A ter
rible scene followed. There were cries
for help from all parts of the train, min
gled with the dying means of others
whose lives were being crushed out.
The steam was escaping from the freight
engine and soon the wreck caught fire
and the flames crowded upon those who
were held in the debris. The few per-
sons who escaped without injury worked
with almost superhuman power in their
effort to rescue the more unfortunate
ones. In several instances persons were
slowly burned to death while pleading
with their last breath for succor which
could not be rendered.
The wreck was most complete. The
cars were piled upon and across each
other, almost in solid mass. Thus the
small party OF rescuers worked at dis
As rapidly as the injured
were rescued they were conveyed to
the station where physicians from Ra-
VIENNA and sother near points rendered
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
THE VICTIMS.
Most of the UnfOrtunates Were Findlay
and Cincinnati People.


and Cincinnati People.
CINCINNATI, o., July 3.-The Ravenna
wreck evidently caught Findlay and
Cincinnati passengers exclusively. The
Chicago vestibule train was met at Ma
rion junction by the through New York
sleeper from Cincinnati, where the lat
ter was attached to the rear of the train.
Last night there was such an unusual
number of passengers from here that
two sleepers, instead of one, were at
tached. These evidently were the two
reported destroyed in the wreck. The day
coach which was in the rear and which
was going from Findlay to Youngstown
would naturally be placed in the rear of
the Cincinnati sleepers, and as special
car would not be sent out with less than
fifty passengers, the probability is that
the casualties may all be limited to that
car. kilograms have been received here
from Cincinnati people who were in one
Of the sleepers saying they had escaped.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

People Who Yesterday Secured Per-
missions to Wed.
Marriage licenses were yesterday
granted to the following named per-
sons:
billiard F. Hunter, native of Ohio,
aged %. and Gertrude Heath, native of
Pennsylvania, aged 10, both residents of
Los Angeles.
Louis Herman, aged 81, native of
Germany, and resident of Los Angeles.
and Dora Yung, aged 80, native of Ger
many, and a resident of Pasadena.
George Mortensen, aged so, and An
ME M. Sorensen, aged %, both natives
of Denmark, and residents of Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
NOT TO BLAME.
The Engineer of the Freight Train Clears
His Skirts.

Boston, July 3.-A Ravenna, Ohio,
special says: 1t is feared twenty people
were killed in the Erie wreck there.
George Helman, engineer of the freight
train, in an interview, said he could not
see how he could be blamed. He fur
ther said ~ could have stopped the
train, but the rails We're wet
and the sand would not take.
1 was not warned in time
and / could not see the lights on the
rear of the passenger train. owing to the
darkness and fog. l reversed the lever
as quickly as possible, and with the fire.
man jumped from the train, sustaining
a severe fracture of the right hand"
Helman seems to think the brakeman
of the passenger train, Fred Boynton,
could have tagged him from greater
distance.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
STAMBOUL MINING COMPANY.
Location of Principal Place of Business
City of Los Angeles.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
~ meeting of the directors held on the 18th
day of June, 1891, an assessment number ope)
of three cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock OF the corporation, payable ON
the 18th day of July, 1891, to c. e. Crowley,
treasurer, at the City Bank, in the city of Los
street. between First and Second. Any stock
upon which this assessment shall remain un-
paid on the 18th day of July 1891, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale at public
auction, and, unless payment is made before,
win be sold on the LIST day of August, 1891, to
pay the delinquent assessment, together with
cost OF advertising and expenses of sale.
DALTON WHEELER, Secretary.
7-41t Room 21, Baker Block.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
NEW SUITS.

Complaints Filed Yesterday With the
County Clerk.
Among the documents filed with the
county clerk yesterday were the prelim-
mary papers in the following new cases !:
John Davis VS.. Bryan T. Tilden ct al. !;
suit on foreclosure of mortgage for
$1,000.
In the matter OF his insolvency Jac-
ques S. Mirandette yesterday filed his
petition before the superior court, ask
ing to be discharged OF his liabilities,
amounting to $2013. His assets consist
of real estate OF an appraised value Of
G300
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
The General Managers Report.

New YORK, July 3.-The following
dispatch was received at the Erie rail
road office in this city from Cleveland ::
Freight ran into rear end No. 8 at
Ravenna station, at 2 :32 am. Engineer
No. s was doing some work on his en-
gine. He had been standing still about
eight minutes. He had flag out
thirty-fve car lengths on straight line.
Engine and two sleeper3 burned up.
As near as can learn at present there
were seven killed and about ten injured.
(Signed) A. M. TUCKER,
General Manager.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
DON'T! DON'T! DON'T!

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Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
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Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04
RAMONA CONVENT,

Los Angeles county, Cal, a branch of the Con-
vent of Our Lady ofsthe Sacred Heart, Oakland,
Cal.
I his institution, conducted by the Sisters Of
picturesque sites in San Gabriel valley. 1t has
features of excellence that specially recon-
study embraces the various branches of solid,
useful and ornamental education.
For particulars, apply to the
3-3 LADY SUPERIOR.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04

The Western Manufacturing and Pickle
Factory,
Manufacturer and dealer in catsups Worcester
shire sauce, mustard, sauer kraut, horse radish,
Russian sardines anchovis, sardelles, chow
chow, vinegar, pickles, ETC., etc 3l6 and 3lS
Azusa street, near corner Second and San Pc
dro Los Angeles, Cal. Telephone ST. Mrs.
George Schneider, proprietor.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04

All persons afflicted with dyspepsia find i'm
mediate relief by using Angostura Bitters, of
DR.. J. G. B. Siegert 4 Sons. Ask your druggist.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-04

C,EMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOS
- Angeles Savings Bank, showing its finan-
cial condition on the morning OF July 1, 1891:
RESOURCES.
Real estate taken for debt. ......... $3,427 SO
Miscellaneous bonds .............. 216, ,25O 90
Loans on stocks, bonds and war
rants. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3I,oOO W
Loans on real estate ............ 475,195 90
Money on hand nd........,. 3,OO2 95
Checks and other cash items. s...... 1864 49
Due from banks and bankers. ...... 11S,961 Y
Fnrniture and fixtures .....,....... 1882 "
Other assets. ........,...,.....-.... o4Z I'D
Total resources s............$S5 $S55,416 7S
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL paid in coin ............ s25, 900 90
Profit and loss and contingent fund 1914 "
Due depositors. ...................... 912, PAP OIL
Total liabilities ..........ss ss55,416 7s
State of California, tss
County of Los Angeles, 90
We do solemnly swear that we have and
each of US has, a personal knowledge of the
matters contained in the foregoing report, and
that every allegation statement matter and
thing therein contained is true, to.the best OF
''' ''''O" N' j. E. Platter,
Vice-president.
w. NJ. CASWELL,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sd
day of July, 1891.
IA 15t Notary Public
c,TATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF CAPT.
- tai actually paid into the Main-street eav
ings Bank and II ust Company, corporation
organized under the laws of the state of Cali
fornia, and having its principal place of bust
ness in the citv of Los Angeles, California, on
the morning of July l, 1891.
Amount of CAPITAL Actually Paid in United
States Gold Coin, Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($5O,000 0o.)
State of California &C
County of Los Angeles, Do
James B. Lankershim, President and F. w.
DeVan, Cashier, of the Maiu-street Savings
Bank and Trust Company, being duly sworn,
each for himself says, that the foregoing state
ment of the amount of capital actually paid in
to the MaIn-street savings Bank and Trust
Company upon the first day of July, 1891, is
true. J. b LANKERSHlM,
President.
FRANK w. DEVAN,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sd
day of July, 1891.
D. LIST,
Notary Public in and for the County of Los
Angeles, State of California. "a sat At
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-11-19
THE BEST CHILDREN'S MAGA'
ZINE.

THE publishers of the st. Nicholas, that ia
nous yonng folks magazine, are oneF1ng TO senC
a sample free of charge to any parent who would
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year.
Certainly II that question is up for discussion
the st. Nicholas will be the one selected. Sinct
it's first number in 1873, the pens of the greatest
writer's Of the English world, and the pencils Of
the greatest Illustrators, have been ct its service.
Tenn son, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier. ThoD
as Hughes, Bret Harte, Bayard Taylor, Mrs Bur
nett, Miss Alcott, Donald g Mitchell, George Mo
Donald. and Prof. Proctor are afew OF the many
1tora. Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge ia the editor.
Everything In 1t is illustrated.
In 1892
there are to be serial stories by Bradner Matthew
Liet Fletcher, Laura Richards, VIM. Stoddard
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ders will be aroused and stimulated. Juliar
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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-11-19
FIRST STORY.

building instead of the front. The ad-
vantages of this latter arrangement are
that it permits the most important room
in the house to occupy the entire width Of
the building, with an unobstructed view
of the grounds and street In front; it
locates the staircase hall in the rear Of the
building, giving easy egress to the back
yard; the roof of the porch is less expensive
to construct, as it merely consists In ex-
tending the main roof Of the building a
few feet beyond the doorway and support
ing it upon brackets, and lastly it gives q
more picturesque effect to the design.
The kitchen is provided with portable
range with a water back and thirty gallon
galvanized iron boiler, which supplies the
sink with hot water. This important
room is of good size, lighted by two win,
dows at the side and with storeroom and
small pantry at the back neatly fitted up
with shelves The stairs are of ample
width, broken by broad landings, and are
finished with neatly turned newels anc
balusters and nodded rails Of ash.
In the second story there is large cham
ber directly over the living room, lighted
by two windows in the front gable and 9
dormer window with easement sash ir
the roof This room is provided with 9
large closet conveniently located. In ad
dition to this chamber are two comfortable
bedrooms amply lighted, and three goos
sized wardrobe closets.
The foundations are of brick or rubbl'
masonry laid in cement mortar. There is I
small cellar in the rear part of the house fo
storing vegetables and coal. The Gimme!
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-11-19
Making Pictures.

"My sister learned to make pictures, too,
when she was to Brooklyn" said the
daughter of Long Island farmer, floating
out in loose Mother Hubbard gown and
sunbonnet to inspect the work Of one of
Mr.. C-'s "plein air" students. "but she
doesn't do them like you bit; it's ever so
much quicker. Why, she jest lays paper
on anything and smears 1t off with wet
rag, and there it is all done in colors, and
it's real beautiful. And you kin tell just
what it is too," she added, looking at the
'impressionist" style of the sketch with
evident disfavor, while the amused artist
realized that the fair Phyllis was describ-
ing decalcomania.
Another good lady who "took in" board
ers, and who with her daughter cooked
and waited at table and did the rooms of a
dozen or more Of "city folk" said sympa-
thetically to an enthusiastic young artist,
SIT must be real hard work to hev to sit in
them dirty fields all day; I said to Mr.
Hayseed last night that / felt right sorry
for you. New York Tribune.