Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29

Ohio, at an early hour yesterday morn.
ing, 13 persons were killed and nine
were injured The list of the killed and
injured is as follows:
A. D. Glenn, brakeman on freight
train, Allegheny.
George Smith, Crestline, Ohio, fireman
express train.
N. Hammond, Allegheny, Pa, fireman
freight tain.
j. d. Patterson, Beaver Falls, postal
clerk.
J. p. Mann, Columbiana, Ohio, postal
clerk.
d. L. Reese, Massilon, Ohio, postal
clerk.
H. S. Allen, Columbiana, Ohio, postal
clerk
Samuel jackson, Chicago, express
messenger.
One unknown person.
Two ladies, supposed to be from
Espeyville, Pa.
Lady and child, supposed to be from
Alliance, Ohio.
INJURED.
Frank Burt, engineer of express train,
lives at Crestline.
James AIDE, Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
G. Stockmer, passenger, Pittsburg
d. D. Rhodes, passenger, Mahoning.
town, Pa.
W. H. Brown, passenger, Huntington,
Indiana.
-Lankock, passenger, Massillon,
Ohio.
NJ. A. Armstrong, passenger, Mobiles
vile, Indiana.
J. Ernest, passenger, Millville, N. j.
l.. Koch, Massillon, Ohio, passenger.
THE ENGINEER WAS ASLEEP.
The accident was the most disastrous
that ever occurred in the history Of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago rail.
way, which is operated by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, 1t took place this morn
ing at 3 o'clock, in what is known as
Browns Cut, one mile and Il half west
Of the village of Shreve, Wayne county,
Ohio. Train No. 8, the fast east-bound
passenger and express train, collided at
that point with the first section of freight
No. 75, west-bnund.
The passenger train was about one
hour late and was running at the rate of
so miles an hour 1t is stated that the
engineer and fireman on the freight,
while standing on the side track at
Shreve, fell asleep and were awakened
by hearing train rushing by. Think
ing that it was No. s, the engineer
pulled out on the main track and mad
Just got under way, when the trains
met. The collision occurred on sharp
curve and in the cut where neither crew
was able to see the other train approach
ing.
SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEATH.
The engines came together with such
awful force that the mail car and smolS-
ing car of the express were thrown on
top of the passenger engine, and a
freight car filled with printing presses
was thrown over the freight engine.
Passengers and trainmcn who escaped
say the accident had hardly taken place
before the flames burst forth, and they
believe that only two or three persons
were killed outright, the others having
been pinned down in the cars and
slowly roasted to death. Thirteen
burned and blackencd trunks have beer
taken from the wreck.
THE WRECK TAKES FIRE.
The force Of the collision must have
been terrific, as the postal, express and
smoking cars were completely tele.
scoped. There were five clerks at worl
in the postal car and four were instantly
killed and the fifth one was fatally in
jured. The fire communicated from til,
fire box of the engine to the postal car
and in short time the car was blaz
ing mass From there the flames swep
to the two express cars, and before thl
fiery element was checked tine baggage
car, the smoker and day coach were re
duced to ashes.
LADIES PERISH IN THE FLAMES.
All attention at first was paid to tn
passengers imprisoned in the burning
smoker and day coach. Three ladie
were pinioned down by broken timber
and were powerless to move. The
made desperate efforts to free themselve
as the flames crept toward them an,
their cries for help were heartrendine
All that could be done was being don
by those outside, but the fire swept upo
them SO quickly that they finally had
stand back while the poor, helpless vic
tins, pinioned down in the car seats
perished before their eyes. .-
HORRORS of THE WRECK.
Jacob Weltman, OF Shrevc, who wa
passenger on the train, said that h
was half asleep when he was aroused b
the shock of the collision. lie said ther
was terrible rumbling noise and almos
Instantly the air WIS filled with erie
@nu bcrtdElS lOF nelp. ne WAS pune
" the floor of the car by wreckage. Blu
with great difficulty he finally free
kimsef and went with others to the al
of a lady, who, with her child, was hel
by the heavy timbers. They worke
with might and main to rescue the twC
but were finally driven back by tn
flames and compelled to leave til
woman and child to their fate. M
Weltman said the cries that came fror
the imprisoned people were such that h
can never forget
The fireman on the freight train WI
caught in the cab and his friglitfull
burned body dangled in the air in I'll
view of the hundreds who visited Il
scene, the wreckers being unable to g
at it because of the heat The po,
postal clerks imprisoned in the ma
cars, which were thrown upon the pa
senger engine, had no chance to escaI
and they were, doubtless, all burned
death. All the fatalities occurred
the two locomotives, the postal al
smoking cars and the day coach. III
sleepers did not leave the track and Il
passengers, beyond shaking, escap,
injury.