The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-07-08

VereIy injured
The following is list of the
KILLED;
JOHN CoYLE. Corning, N. Y.
DAVID RELIHAN, ''
FRED BURNS,
JOHN GRIFFIN,
FRED HUFF.
OWEN HARDEMAN
DENNIS RYAN,
PATRICK RYAN,
DENNIS Cassidy.
WILLIE KANE, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ALBERT GUNTHRUP, Corning,
-KIMBALL, Findlay, o.
JOHN DINNIME, Corning,
HENRY GILDAY, -"
Il. NOLAN,
T. KEEvILLE,
VIM. NEwCOMB,a "
MAMIE KENNEN, Wilmington, 0.
One Unknown.
INJURED.
GEO. SMITH, Fractured leg,
JoHNCADWGAN, hips, back and head
II. g. DEGRAFF, head, neck and
shoulders.
JAS. McGILL, body squeezed.
JOHN HEATING, head cut,
JONAH CLARK, head hurt,
A. G.. JONES, head hurt,
G. RILEY, injured about head.
Tom HANLEY, cut on head, face and
shoulder,
JOE MANaAN, legs and back.
For long time it was not known
who the young woman in the sleeper
was, but the next day message came
from New York City. signed Ignatius
Kugel, stating she was nurse girl in
his family, and that her name was
Mamie Kennon, of Cincinnati. Kugel
is Jew who travels for Cincinnati
whisky house. and he and his wife,
child and nurse were on board the train
en- route for New York. During the
journey the girl was sent back to the
rear sleeper. which was an extra one
provided for the unusually large mum.
ber of passengers. Kugel and his wife
took berth in the one next forward,
which was also burned, but not until
all the passengers had escaped. Kugel
and his family heartlessly resumed
their journey without leaving any
word concerning the identity of the
poor girl, or what disposition to make
of her body. Sunday morning dis
patch was received from Wilmington,
O., worded as follows:
Have you sent body of Mamie
Kennon? When will it arrive?
"NETTIE KENNoN."
1t was supposed for long time that
child had perished with the nurse,
as some of those present were positive
they saw one with her in the burning
Car, and one of the charred bodies was
designated as that of a child, and plac-
ed by the side of its supposed nurse to
await Identification. In the meantime
the papers had published the list of
killed, and included in it "nurse and
child, unknown"
Sunday morning, Julius Gasser, of
Chicago, arrived in Ravenna. His
wife and % months old babe were on
board the train, bound for New York,
whence they were to sail for France,
early Saturday morning. Repeated
messages to the steamship headquar-
ters at N. Y, both from Chicago and
Ravenna, were answered to the effect
that they had not been seen there. He
waited here all day, in terrible state
of anxiety, but returned to Chicago
the same evening, partially satisfied
that ''Albertina and Louise Gasser," !"
were not among dead. In this belief
he was greatly encouraged by subse
quent examinations of the supposed
baby corpse, by physician, who pro.
nounced it to be that of boy, IA to Is
years old. This body was then deci-
ded to be that of Willie Kane, ,and was
sent to Brooklyn, NY, to bis widow
ed mother. to whom he was returning
with his hard. earned wages.
After returning to Chicago, Mr.. Gas.
ser received dispatch stating that his
wife and child were safe.l
This left one of the bodies still uni
Identified, but it is supposed to be that
of Patrick Ryan. there being two on
the train of that name.
The rear car and the sleeper adjoin-
ing were entirely consumed. The pas
sengers were panic stricken by the
awful shock, and commenced a wild
stampede, but were pacified by the
porter, who assured them that they
were safe. Two or three attempts were
made to uncouple the two rear sleepers
from each other, but the couplings
were so jammed into each other that
this was impossible, and soon the por-
ter reappeared and told the passengers
to leave the car. Men, women and
children, with nothing but their night