Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-01
ElErY WERE KILLED.


Two Score and Ton Deaths Result
Three Lives Lost by n Disaster Near
Dayton, q.
PARIS, July 27.-A collision between
excursion trains occurred at st. Mande
Sunday night in which fifty persons
were killed and three carriages
wrecked. Both trains were returning
from musical festival at Fontenoy.
The second train crashed into the pre-
ceding train before the latter had
left the st. Mande station. The guard
van and the three rear carriages
of the fast train were wrecked and
caught fire from the gas. The injured
occupants were shrieking in despair
and the other passengers hurriedly left
the train and assisted in eXtricating
the victims, Soldiers also aided
the fire brigade to quench
the flames and rescue the suffer-
ers. The work of helping the in
jured was carried on by torchlight. A
dispatch from St. Mande dated 1 o'clock
n. III. says that 100 persons were injured
and that forty-nine dead bodies have
been recovered, including those of two
children who were mangled beyond
recognition. Most of the dead victims
are legless, their limbs having
been crushed off through the jamming
together of the seats Fully 10000 on
lockers are at the scene. Many rela-
tives of the victims are. assem- bled at
the railway station, and hcartrending
scenes are witnessed as the victims are
eXsricated from the wreck The driver
Nf tla
burned alive. 1t is reported that the
station-master has gone mad and de-
camped.
DISASTER IN OHIO.
DAYTON, o., July 27.-The wreck at
Middletown, near this city, in which
three were killed and thirty wounded,
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad Saturday night, is one
of the worst that has ever. hap
pened In this vicinity. The National
Cash Register Company had given
its employees an excursion to Woods
dale, near Hamilton, and train of six.
teen coaches left here at o'clock in
the morning. Several other trains
| took passengers to Woodsdale and al
Z o clock in the evening, when it was
time to return, about 1000
people boarded the tr:.in. The day
had passed merrily and everybody
was laughing and chatting wheI
the train reached Middletown a
O'clock on its way to this city. Some
one had turned the air. brakes on for ;
joke and the engine was putting ant
wheeling to pull the heavy load will
the brakes on. Pretty soon u draw
bar broke and the train wa!
stopped on the siding at Middle
town for repairs. The train wa
No. s,;with Conductor Glance and En-
gineer Harry Brewer in charge
Several fiagmen were sent back to fial
No. A freight, with Engineer Schwin,
and Conductor sam King in charge A:
soon as the repairs were made the pas
senger excursion pulled out on tn
main track to make start The flag
man started on run to catch tn
train and just then freight A dashe
around the bend. Vainly did tn
brakemen signal the freight train t
| stop. On it came and dashed into tn
rear of the passenger, wrecking thre
cars. The rear coach was tossed t
onc ChC ucAU Ouc was
and the third stood on end by tn
, freight engine. A scene of blood an
carnage followed. Shrieks of men an
i women rent the air. Wild COZ
fusion prevailed for time, and 500
4 citizens of Middletown and the eXcu
sionists who were not hurt lent han
p in rescuing the dead and injured.
wrecking train and two relief trair
, with physicians and assistants wei
). sent out from here and two trains frol
n Cincinnati, The rescuers succeede
in getting all of the wounded out
the wreck and bringing them to tn
!. city at o'clock Sunday morning. II
, dead came on later train
/, 10 o'clock A thousand people thronge
the union depot anxious to see and he;
=. of friends and relatives. Women erie
for children, husbands and swee
hearts, and the scene at the depot w;
l a sad one. AT length all the wounde
! who could walk were taken to the ho
! pital or to their homes. The killt
/, We're Maria Frier, William Matthey
i, and Frank Simonton, all of Dayton.