Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-03
FEARFUL TRAIN WRECK.
Passengers Burnt TO Cinders
in a Collision.
Negro Lynched, A Pampered Dog,
Arrested for Boycotting, The
Plate Printers and Knights of
Labor, Strikers WOrsted, State
and Foreign News, Etc.
rrARruL TRAIN WRECK.


YoUNGsTOwN, OHIO, July B.
Nineteen passengers were killed and
burned to cinders at three this
morning by freight train telescop-
ing a passenger tram on Erie Rail
road at Ravenna, Ohio, forty miles
west Of here. Thirty eight or forty
were injured. The passenger train
was standing at the depot when
freight train struck it. Two sleep
ing cars and a day coach took fire
and were quickly destroyed. 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
10 care for the wounded. Fire
spread rapidly aud it was impossible
TO rescue many Of the injured and
they were cremated in the wreck.
The accident in loss Of life and prop
4rty is the most extensive ever suf
tered by the Erie Railway, The
lay coach contained party Of
people from Findlay coming here to
spend the Fourth.
Many passengers on the train were
asleep when the awful crash came
and a humber were crushed to death
In their berths. A terrible scene
followed, there were cries for help
from all parts Of the train, mingled
with the dying moans Of Others
whose lives were crushed out. Soon
he wreck caught fire and flames
crowded upon those who were held
fast in the debris. In several in
stances persons were slowly burned
to death while pleading with their
last breath for help which could not
be rendered. The fire was finally
extinguished but not until several
pers ms had perished. Some were
81 badly burned and disfigured 1t
will be difficult task to identify
them. Coroner will begin an in
quest this afternoon. The company
officials will render all assistance
possible and will make most
thorough investigation. 1t would
appear the whole accident was due
the carelessness of some one leaving
the switch open. The heavy freight
train was running at the rate of 40
miles an hour and II struck tie
passenger train with full force.
Following is the list of dead:
David Relishn, r. HUFF, A. Duth-
erp, Nv. Kane, f. Burns, Kimball |
Demeen, S. Coyle, o. Harding, ID.
Ryan, q. Cassidy, w. Newcomb, p.
Noland and a nurse unknown. All
but three were burned to u crisp
Thomas Colvig was taken out of the
wreck alive. He was terribly crushed
aud burned and his suffering
was awful. In ian agonizing voice
he called to his friend. "Billy,
for Gods sake get an axe and
kill me-" He died soon after.
Henry Glldea was badly injured |
and died soon after being taken to
The hotel. Dead and Injured were
Employed In Richardson Glass
works ut Findlay, Ohio, which shut
down yesterday for the summer,
md they were on their way to
Corning, n. Y, their home. They
we're all on an extra car, attached to
.ho train, and only one is known to
nave been ON the sleeper aud that
was Nurse j, Griffin.
A NEGRO LYNCHED.
FoRr GAINES, July 3.-About . /
''clock Wednesday morning, the Is
daughter of II prominent
man residing near Button was
aroused from sleep by therude touch
pf u negro man, whom she saw
over her. Her screams
frightened the miscreant aud also
brought her father to the rescue,
who fired at the negro as he ran of,
lut without effect, Suspicion point
ID to Dan Buck, negro of bad
character residing on the place, aud
ne was arrested. On being closely
questioned he confessed, admitting
ais atrocious purpose, and also ad.
that he had served five.
year sentence In the penltentlary of |
Alabama for similar offence. He |
VAS lodged In the calahoose ut |
bluilton. Soon the citizens Of the |
surrounding country began coming |
nto Rluillon armed with Winchester
'lties, double. barrelled snotguns aud |
pistols When about 200 had assem-. /
llsd, the sheriff was placed under |
guard and the crowd battered down
he door Of the calahoose, threw a
'ope aronnd the culprlrs neck and
ragged him 10 the woods near by.
Tie was stripped, swung up by the
leels and literally rlddlsd with bul.
cts. The verdict Of the jury OF IN
quest was; 1--WE find that Dan
Buck, having confessed the crime OF
attempt 70 rape respectable white
;lrl, the citizens rose up en masse
md killed him.
A rAMPEnEp nOO.
SE PATH July S-The viii of
drs. May 1, Dayton, who died in
IAN Francisco June s, was flied here
nd Is both a literary and legal
oposliy. The property Is mostly
a Minnesota aud Is valued at about
100000. She cuts on her husband
ilih a. llllle as possible, gives the