Telegram-herald., 1891-07-28
MANY VICTIMS CAUGHT
Bxcursion Trains on q Rreuch Raul
way Wrecked.
4 DIRE RORReR IN BELLE FRANCE
s,su Persons siAia and Over ons Hun
aTsa ss<isa.iy Ialarsd-Ihrs~ KILLED
Ia A<sshsr Cslhsisa Near
Dsytsa, %.

PARis. July IA collision between
exeursloa trains occurred ~ ST. Mands
Sunday night In which nfty persons
were kAlea and three carriages
wrecked Bon trains were returning
from . musical festival at Fontenoy.
The second train crashed into the pre-
eeding trssn before ths latter had
left The 81 M4nde station. The guard
van and the three rear carriages
OF the fast train were wrecked and
caught hre FROM the sas The injured
occupants were shrieking In despair
and the ether passengers hdrricdly left
enc train and assisted in extrieating
tae victiaA Soldiers also aided
the nre brigade 10 Queneh
tho flames and rescue the suffer
era The work of helping the in
tured Was carried on BY torchlight A
dispatch from 81. Mands dated o'clock
a uA- says that loo persons were injured
and that forsy-nins dead bodies have
been recovered. including those of two
children who were mansled beyond
recognition Most Of the dead victims
arc legless their limbs having
been crushed OF through the tanning
together a the sests- The driver and
fireman Of the second train were
burned alive IL y reported that the
station - sstss has 9oas mad and de-
eAnped.
The latest report places the number
of people either killed OF injured at 200.
prisoned beneath the wreck of the rail
road ears were drowned by the 6re-
men who were summoned to the
scene. Forty minutes elapsed be-
fore the frenen were able to obtain
water, but when they did SO they
poured torrents upon the wreck and
seemed 10 be utterly unaware of the
fact that they were drowning the poo
pie they were attempting to rescue.
DISASTER rs OHIO.
DAYTON. o., July ar.-The wreck at
Middletown. near this city, in which
three were killed and thirty wounded.
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
railroad Saturday night, 10 one
of the worst that has ever hap
pened in this vicinity. The National
Cash Register Company had given
Its employees IN excursion TO Woods
dale, near Hamilton, and train Of six
teen coaches left here at 8 o'clock in
the morning Several other trains
took passengers 20 Woodsdale and at
o. clock in the evening, when it was
time 20 return, about 5000
people boarded the train The day
Had passed merrily and everybody
wa laughing and chatting when
the train reached Middletown at
o'clock on its way TO this city. Some
one had turned the air-brAkes on for a
Joke end the. engine was putting and
whsszing 10 pull the heavy load with
the brakes on Pretty soon a draw
bar broke and the train was
stopr>d on the siding at Middle
town for repairs. The train was
No. .. with Conductor Glance and En-
gineer Harry Brewer in charge.
Several hagmen were sent back TO flag
No. "a freight, with Engineer Schwind
and Conductor sam King in charge As
soon az the repairs were made the pas
seneer excursion pulled out on the
main track 10 make a start The flag
man started on run TO catch the
train and just then freight A. dashed
around the bend. Vainly did the
brakemen signal the freight train TO
stop. On it came and dashed into the
rear Of the passenger, wrecking three
cara The rear coach was tossed TO
one side, the next one was splintered.
and the third stood on end by the
freight engine. A scene of blood and
carnage followed Shrieks of men and
women rent the air. Wild con-
fusion prevailed for a time, and soon
citizens of Middletowu and the excur-
sionisss who were not hurt lent a hand
In rescuing the dead and injured
wrecking train and two relief trains
with physicians and assistants were
sent out from here and two trains from
Cincinnati The rescuers succeeded
in getting all of the wounded out OF
the wreck and bringing them to this
city at : o'clock sunday morning. The
dead came on later train al
10 o'clock. A thousand people thronged
the union depot anxious to see and hear
of friends and relatives Women cried
for children. husbands and sweet.
hearts. aud the scene at the depot was
a sad one At length all the wounded
who could walk were taken to the hos
psal or 70 their homes. The killed
were Maria Frisr. William Matthews
aud frank Simonton. all of DAYTON
FATAL WRECK IN PESNsyLvkyrA.
JoHNsrovN. Pa. July %. An excur-
sion train to Cum berland on the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad broke in two neat
Rockwoods Sunday night Policeman
Kelly Of this place aud Lucas T. Myers
of Lstrobe, were thrown under the
wheels and killed. while Milton Pyle,
of Somerset, was fatally injured.
Oio NOT SINK The LavNC,.
Report Dsscresites OF the Ices BY Chi'
tan rorp.ds Of the Pensseois's Boat
WASHINGTON. July ~ The navy De
partment IL without any efSciai infor
nation OF the reported destruction o
one OF the Pensscolss boats aud tn
killing of FIVE men by torpedo hre'
in Area harbor. ChilL by the Bslma
eeds torpedo cruiser Cond-lL Tn
story il wholly disbeliev>d st the de
p,rtnent. Iuue =. two days befor
the accident is said 20 have occurred
The FenSacoia was at Callso. Peru, fs
north ef africa. and the department
vas informed that she sailed direct.
north 70 san Francisco. Moreover. IN
BALTIMORE was with the Pensacola =
that time. aud Admiral McCsnn woai'