New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-01
MANGLED BY BROKEN CARS.
FATAL COLLISION BETWEEN FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER TRAINS.
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND A SCORE WOUNDED
on THE NEw-YoRK, PENNSYLVANIA AND
OHIO RAILROAD IN oHIo-sTHCT
ORDERS TO TRAINMEN



Akron, Ohio, Sept 3O.-Early this morning COL
lison occurred one mile east Of Kent on the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio road, between
freight and passenger train. Three persons were
killed outright and a score injured, several
fatally. The passenger train was the Michigan
section Of the Oln family excursion members of
which were going TO the National reunion Of
their kindred at Bennington, Vt. Many other
Michigan people took advantage OF the low rates
to visit friends in the East. 1t was foggy night
and the collision occurred on long FILL thirty
feet high, in the middle of which was
bridge sixty feet long over the Pittsburg
and Western tracks Part of the passenger train
was on the bridge when the crash came. The
engines ploughed into each other and reared high
in the air. and the cars on each side crushed To-
gether like cardboard. William Maxwell, OF
Meadville, travelling engineer OF the second
division, who riding in the passenger engine,
had started back over the tender just before the
collision He was caught between the tender
and baggage-car and ground to death, one
leg being torn off and thrown down the bank.
Engineer G. L. Brown, of Meadville. who was on
the freight, and the passenger engineer, F. H.
Nichols, of the same place. jumped and saved their
lives. Fireman Stephens, of the passenger train,
followed suit and was badly hurt in tumSling
down the embankment. Fireman Clayton Glass,
of Meadvile, was caught in the wreck and crushed
to death. Here is list of the victims:
KILLED
Deway, Mrs Willoughby, of RoclSand, Mich.
Glass, Clayton, of Neaneville, fireman.
Maxwell, William H., of Meadevile.
Following is a complete list Of the injured:
Mrs. A. NJ johnson, of Muskegon both legs
broken; cannot live.
Mrs Alice ~ Sedgwicll, Parma. Mich. right
leg fractured, right thigh and foot burned, left
hip dislocated; probably fatal.
Mrs. G.. c. Thompson, Montague, Mich. severe
injuries; will probably die.
The wife of the Rev. G.. A. Buell. compound
fracture Of the left leg, lacerated hip and internal
injuries
Lucille Buell., age eight, bruised hip and back.
Mrs Caroline Reed Rchland Mich, leg
broken
Mrs: Thomas Recho, Muskeson' Mich spine
Mrs J.. II. Van Anken, Mcdonald, Mich, right
arm broken
Miss Laura Van Anken, age eleven, lacerated
and wounded Oh both feet
Nellie Stanford Galesburg, Mich, back ana
right hip injured.
G.. c. Thompson, Montague, Mich, wounded
on scalp, left shoulder breast and right arm
Mary Richard, Muskegon, legs bruised.
j. d. Hart, Rockford, H., right f1igh bruised.
left ankle and right shoulder sprained'
Edward NJ Moody, Shelby, Mich, left thigh
and both legs bruised.
Frank NJ. caldwell, second division passenger
agent of the New York, Pennsylvania and ONO
Railroad, scalp wound, cut over left eye
Ch1rles f. McKinsley badly bruised by falling
through the treste top to the track, thirty feet;
no bones broken.
Miss Edith Somers; Grand Rapids, left leg
fractured.
Miss Hulda Westcott, Bangor, Mich, bruised
back
Miss Rebecca Clark Bangor hip and back hurt.
The bodies of three dead persons were taken to
Kent, and Mrs. Deway was sent to her home.
The passenger train consisted of five slecpers,
five day coaches and baggage car. The latter
and the first day coach'were iammed to bits, and
the occupants buried in the debris. The second
day coach was badly wrecked, seats and timbcrs
being heapcd up almost to the ceiling in the centre
of the coach The rear portion was kept almost
intact. but jammed into the forward portion of the
third day coach. which was lifted off the tracks
and pushed skyward. The second day coach was
occupied by women and children. Mrs. Will
loughby Deway, aged forty-five, OF Rock
land Mich, who sat in the forward
part of the coach, met instant death, the
heavy timbers crushing her head. Other pas
senrers were buried in the promscuous pile Of the
seats and timbers. The stove was overturned and
timbers took fire, flames bursting out in an instant
Shrel1s of women and children, who were wedgcd
in close to the burning timber summoned workers
70 that part of the wreck, and score Of men
were soon cutting way through the deprls.
Mrs Alice \. Sedgwck, with both less broken,
Law 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 Just be
side her The mothers clothing was burned oil
md one side of her body was roasted. Close to
her Law Laura Van Anken, frall girl OF eleven,
who was doing like service Tor her mother
l,iro almost under the stove, her arms pInioned
and broken. Breaking into the car from inc
roar the men brought water from the drinking
tanks and passed it 10 the nnprlsohe1 women,
In five minutes the woodwork was destroyed and
tho fire cheated out Of its prey. For half hour
more tbe r9en worked like Iitans, hitins out
women and children, many oi them "l'h 's' "H"
arms dangling hepleSsy. , ,o .-.
As fast as taken out the injured Pope were
transferred TO scepng-caTs ana ll>el pdch 10
Kent The Revere lOtel ana seIeI"r sei H. HcSiI-pS SiIS
housrs were at once thrown open, ana us Sher,
MON Evans and DAVIS. Ot Kent, ana the TohIOaQ
surgeon. Dr Lashell, of Meadylie; oesah se3llhS
broken bones and binding up olceolnS WonHus'
a ..Tri-State News Bureau dispatch says,
80 Tho FREIGHT train No. IS, west bound. had orders
70 stav at Ravenna, eight miles beyond hcn' uh-
i'll the excursion section Of tram 30. H4d goIc
bv After the fifth section had Pas'tI ','clHa
10 rc,,Ior vestibule train. No 5, also east bound,
as Vent through Conductor T. Beisert. bse OF the
freight. which should have stood n; Eelehna' s!yS
ihat there was no light on the MIN section ol te
eYcrrsion train 10 show there was one following.
Whether this 5e true, or he confused train 10
M Mltn .,io O ali events he pulled out of Rayenna
md cor within mile of Kent siding when the
lreadful crash occurred.
Al the Office Of the Nev-IoTk Lake Erie and West
rn Railroad I'm this city yesterday tie following state
nent was given ont:
m RI, .ec,ion of train No S. wcsibound freight
.r-,1 was I'm collision between Kent ana hiVc.Ha
,-itb the sixth section Of t.sn NJ. o. ar ta''%oHnu %
,.....'sNr train with members Cf the DIN iihllF'
n rSufs 10 Pennington VI. tillrs the pad foreman
4 engines " H. Maxwell Who va, on uIf pi,'eH-
u 6,..fuan al The freight udiu. ana ~