Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-03
CRUSHED and BURNED.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCI-
DENT IN OHIO.
TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS KILLED;
SEVERAL INJURED.


4 Freight Train Crashes Into the
Rear Of a Passenger Coach,
Bringing AgOnizing Death To
More Than a score Pleading
to be Killed
CLEVELAND, o., July 3.-At 8 O'Clock
this morning at Ravenna, Ohio, on the
New York, Lake Erie and Western rail.
road train No. 8, the fast express bound
for New York, while standing at the de-
pot awaiting orders, was dashed into
from the rear by freight. The day
coach in the rear was completely tclcs-
coped and nineteen passengers killed and
thirty eight severely wounded.
The coach and two sleepers forward
took fire and were soon consumed, burn
ing the bodies so that they were al
most unrccognizable. A special surgeons
and nurses train has been sent from
Youngstown.
The Particulars.
ALLIANCE, o., July 3.-The wreck at
Ravcnna on the New York, Lake Eric and
Western railroad is the most disastrous
that has ever occurred on the Eric road.
A special train was sent from Youngs-
town conveying surgeons and nurses to
care for the injured. As yet the names
OF the killed and the injured are not
obtainablc
Died in their Bcrths.
Many of the passengers on the train
were asleep when the awful crash came
and a number were crushed to death in
their bcrths. terrible scene followed.
There were cries for help from all parts oI
the train, mingled with diving means oi
others whose lives were being crushed
out.
Crushed and Bruised.
Steam was escaping from the monster
freight engine, and soon the wreck caught
fire and the flames crowded upon those
who were fast in the wreck. The few
persons who escaped without injury
worked with almost supcrhuman power
i'll their efforts to rescue the more untor-
tunatc ones.
Horrible.
In several instances persons were
slowly burned to death while pleading
with their last breath for the help which
could not I've rendered.
The wreck was most complete. The
cars were piled upon and across each
other almost in solid mass.
The small party Of rescucrs worked at
disadvantage. AS rapidly as the in
urcd were rescued they were conveyed
to the station where physicians from
Ravcnna and other near points rendered
all the assistance possible. The fire was
finally cNtinpulshcd, but not until several
persons had pcrshed.
Awaiting IsientificatiOn.
In a couple OF hours the company had
responded and a relief rain with corps
of physicians and muses. arrived from
Cleveland and other points, and the in
jured were given every attention. Those
able to be removed were sent to Clevc
land and placed in a hospital there. The
dead were .cnioved to rooms OF under
takers i'll Ravcnna where they will await
identification. Some are so badly burned
and distigured that it will he difficult
task to identify them at once.
At 10 o'clock list OF names had moi
been secured. Every one had been busy
in their efforts to alleviate the suIlcrinps
ot the injured and recover dead bodic.
from the great mass of wrecked and par
TALLY burned cars,
Who is responsible for the wreck is q
question as yet undetermined. The cor
oncr will begin an inquest this afternoon
The company officials now here say the,
will render all the assistance possible anr
will rs soon as possible make the most
complete investigation.
who's To BIanie?
1t would appear that the whole accident
was due to the carclcssncss of som,
one in leaving switch open. The heavy
freight train was running at the rate o
80 miles an hour and 1t struck the pas
senger train with full force. 1t is rumoreC
that three of the members of the Pitts
burg baseball team were killed in th
wreck, but this is not believed, as the,
play another game at Cincinnati today
The Train Was Heavily Loaded
CINcINNATI, July 3.-The Ravenn;
wreck evidently caught Findlay ant
Cincinnati passengers exclusively. Th
Chicago vcstibulcd train is met at Marion
Junction by the through New Yorl
sleeper from Cincinnati. where the latte
is attached to the rear of the train
Last night there was such an unusua
number oi passengers from here that tw,
slccpcrs instead of ono were attached
They are evidently the two reported de
stroyed in the wreck. The day coac
which was in the rear and while goin
from Findlay to Youngstown woul
naturally be placed in the rear Of tn
Cincinnati slecpers, and as the spccif
car would mot be sent out with les
than so passengers the probability
that the casualties may all be limited t
that car.
kilograms received here from Mr.
Martin of Cincinnati, who was in one {
the Cincinnati sleepers. and from Robcr