The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-16
Wreck On the Cambria a. CIearfeId.

On Thursday evening of last week a
frightful accident occurred on the Cam
bria * Clearfeld railroad in a cut on the
farm of Henry Link, in Carroll township
about two miles above Patton, that re-
suited in the death of nine persons A
work train consisting of an engine, tender
and three cars, was southwark bound and
at Patton should have switched off on the
side track until the passenger train. then
nearly due, passed. Instead of doing so,
however, the work train in charge of Con-
ductor q. +. L. Dunno and Engineer q. :.
Yoder continued on it's way, and when
about two miles from Patton, met the
northhound passenger train in Links cut.
One of the cars, a caboose OF the work
train, was in front of the locomotive, and
on this car were a number of railroad la
borers.
On account of a cut and curve in the
road the two trains We're nearly together
before the imperilled men were aware of
their danger. The engineer and fireman
of the work train saved themselves by
jumping from the cab, as did also num-
Der of men on the caboeSe. But so sudden
was the warning that II was impossible for
all to save themselves and when the two
iron monsters, in their struggle for SUI
premacy, crushed the car between them
and plunged into each other, seven men on
the car and the engineer and fireman of
the passenger train went to their death.
1t was terrible moment and the pas
Sengers on the train and the workmen who
escaped nnhurt, after standing for a mo-
ment appalled, at the scene, went To work
10 rescue those who were piEioned in the
ed by the escaping steam and by fire from
the two locomotives.
After several hours work the wreckage
was cleared away and nine victims To the
criminal careleSSneSS of some one
were laid out on the banks of the cut.
Their names are as follows: Engineer C..
W. Ferry, of Altoona; Fireman Raymond
Parrish, of Gallitzn; Edward AhleS, of
Carroll township; w. $. Rowland, Alex.
GondOlla, GuiSippe MartinO, Martin Mar
tin Martino, Samuel Rich and Anton Di-
nellie. all Italian laborerS. Tony Franco
and Joseph COchios, two Italians who We're
Scalded by escaping steam, were taken TO
the Altoona hospital on Friday where they
were given medical attention, and tits said
they will recover.
On Tuesday of this week Coroner Me
Cough held an inquest, and after taking
the testimony of mum Der of witnesses the
Jury, Joseph Bengel, foreman: j. j. TroN-
ell, T. j. ChriSty, William A. Smith, Louis
Sprechenhalter and ]. 5. Louge rendered
n verdict finding that &C. w. Ferry and
the Others came to their death by the col
lision of construction train and paSSen-
ger train on the Cambria and Cleartield
railroad, in Carroll township, Cambria
county. on the sth day of September, and
that said collision was caused by the gross
negligence and diSobedience OF rules and
regulations covering the operation of the
said railroad by G. f. f. Dunno, conductor
of the construction train, and q. :. Ioder,
engineer of the construction train"
The evidence taken by the coroner went
to show plainly that Conductor q. h. Il.
Dunno and Engineer G. :. Goder, of the
train which had orders TO run as second
section of train No. 733, had orders 10 lay
at Patton'S siding, and it was also shown
that they had been guilty of diSobedience
of orders in running their train, one OF the
fourth class, out on the main track when
they knew that the passenger train. which
was of the first class, would be due shortly
and had the right of way over all other
trains. Dunno and Yoder were present at
the inquest and their statements, together
with those of tie rest of the crew of the
construction train which ran into the pas
senger train. were heard. They tried 10
establish the fact that they had received
notice TO run as the second section OF train
No 733 from Patton to Bradley.