The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-04

Two scores of imprisoned passengers were
in the debris, and the flames lighting up
the place with lurid glare served only to
intensity the horror without aiding the res
cuers. As soon as the dazed passengers in
the other cars recovered themselves they
rushed to the rescue Of their unfortunate
companions. The fire department was i'm
mediately telephoned for, and every one in
that end Of the little city rushed 20 the
scene Of the disaster. Hundreds were soon
surrounding the wreck, but TO little pur-
pose. The awful ruin had been wrought,
and little was left to do bat secure and care
for the remains of the dead. 4 few pnssen-
gers easily reached were promptly rescued,
and several bodies of the dead and dying
were carried up to the platform.
BLOCKADE AVOIDED.
RAvENNA, o., July 3.-There was lot
much of a blockade, owing to plenty of
sidings, and trains being Immediately
stopped ct all points east and west. A tramp
who was stealing ride on the rear end of
the passenger train said to a reporter that
the flagman did not go back over half car
length, and that there was no time for the
engineer to stop the freight train. He has
been arrested tohe held as witness. There is
a stretch Of straight track west of the depot
at least half a mile long, but the grade is
very heavy and it is very difficult to stop
trains Being late at night it is probable,
too, the brakemen could not, or did not, re-
spond as promptly as they might have done
in the day time.
THE FLAGMAN's FAULT.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July "A special from
Ravenna, o., says: 1T is asserted by Supt.
Mattison, who is investigating the disaster,
that the accident was due to the careless
ness Of the passenger crew. The train was
in charge Of Conductor Boynton, and his
son was the rear hagman, who, instead of
going back, leaned against the rear
coach until the freight train was in
to stop II. On the person of
Willie Kane, Of Corning, N. Y, glass
blower. was found $500. The boy had been
saving his money TO surprise his widowed
mother, and death stopped his journey. 1t
is said that a S.months'-old babe, found
dead in the wreck, was the ohild OF pas
senger, and when he saw that it and the
nurse were killed he heartlessly left them
and continued his journey east as soon as
now holding au investigation. No arrests
Of any tralnmen have yet been made"
THE LATEST LIST.
RAvENA, O., July 3, II P. M.--Follow-
ing is believed TO be a correct list of the
killed and wounded:
Killed-Henry Gilda, John MoAver. Pat
rick Ryan, T. Haufe, F. Burns, J Kimball
Owen Hardeman. Thomas Nolan, Thomas
Keville, George Gildea, David Qlehian, j.
Coyle, w. Newcomb, ID. Ryan, ID. Cassidy,
Henry McGill. all glass workers Of Find
lay, O., and Corning, N. Y. g. Griffin of
Brooklyn,N. " "A. Guthrop of Brooklyn, n.
Y, w. Aiken of Brooklyn, n. Y, a pas
senger in the Pullman sleeping car.
njured-Joseph Morgan Of Corning, N.
Y, cut on the face aud badly burned
sbouts the legs and back, very serious.
Thomas IHanley Of Corning, IN. Y, Sc
verely injured on the face, head aud
shoulders George Smith Of Corling, crushed
crushed and burned. Bennie Ryan of Corn
ing, crushed and burned. James Smith, leg
broken. II. De Giraffe, head, neck and
shoulders cut and bruised. John Gadween,
hip, back and shoulders injured. James
McGiIl, badly squeezed about the body
John Heating, cut on the head. A. P.
Jones, head cut. Johanne Clark, cut on
head.
NONE OF THE TRAINMEN HURT.
One fact hes impressed all here, Not one
OF the trainmen met with injury. w. II.
Young of Meadville, conductor OF the
freight train, in giving his version of the
affair said: 1--WE were running at a moder-
ate rate of speed, but the grade WAS steep,
and we had a heavy train. The flag
man was not out far enough and
we could not see him in time TO
stop All the trainmen got Off in time to es-
cape injury" The wreck will be an expensive
one from financial standpoint, as the loss
will foot up in the nelghborhood OF 500 900.
BY O'Clock the wrecking crew had the
debris cleared and the wounded
were being cared for. Supt.
Matson would give no opinion
nor make any statement in regard to the
wreck. but the case will be fully investi-
gated, and the strict rules Of the Erie sys-
tenn will be enforced. Many wild rumors
are ahoat, but none are worthy of credence,
and only close investigation can place
the blame where it belongs.