Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-16

Six Workmen Killed and Many Injured In
Railroad Accident.

Railroad Accident.
CosHocroy, OHIO, Aug. 16.-The Toledo,
walhondins Valley and Ohio railway, o branch
Of the Pennsylvania system now in course Of
construction. experienced its first horrible mis-
hap last night. six miles north Of here, at q
point known M Richeson's gravel pit. Six
human beings were crushed to death and If
teen others terribly injured.
The list Of killed is as follows: Frank CALI,
an Italian. aged forty-four years, head crushed.
William Rafferty,, aged fifty, head crushed.
John Barry Of Newburg. Ohio. aged fifty, head
crushed. Joseph Bycroft of Burlington, VI,
aged twenty eight, throat torn and body
crushed. John Halliger, head crushed and die
emboweled, aged fifty. John Flynn, aged
twenty Ave, back broken.
The following are the injured Frank Hughes,
aged thirty five, head crushed will die. VIM.
o. Toole, Portsmouth, Ohio, aged twenty in
jured in abdomen. John Haggans, Charleston,
y. c., aged thirty-three, injured in head and
legs crushed. Pat Corners. Canton, Ohio aged
tventy-eight, injured in head and breast and
collar bone broken. Martin Ward, Pittsburg,
aged forty-fve, injured in the hip and back.
John higher. aged twenty three, hurt in the
head and side. James Riley, aged Fifty, con-
fusion OF hip; has been q track layer for the
past sixteen years. Patrick o Brien, aged
seventy -four, Of Akron, Ohio, skull fractured:
will die. Hugh Morrison. Altoona, Pa. aged
forty-six, hurt in head and back. Patrick Cos
tello, aged sixty-fve left foot crushed. Morris
Collins, aged forty-6ve, Of Allegheny City, ter
ribly bruised on head. John Erickson. q Swede,
aged thirty eight. feet crushed Patrick Roach,
Michael Mulahy of Redbarrington, Mass, aged
twenty-five. confusion Of shoulder and side.
Henry Long, aged forty, leg wrenched.
WHAT CAUSED THE DISASTER
The cause Of the horrible mishnp is stated as
follows: A construction train in charge of
Conductor Humphrey and Engineer Clyde
White has been engaged in hauling gravel from
the pit The killed and injured were engaged
in ballasting the roadway at point three miles
north Of the pit. Last evening, after the last
train had been unloaded, the men boarded the
cars that were being pushed ahead of the engine
to come TO their boarding camp. few hundred
yards south OF the gravel pit The train was
running ut a hazardous speed, and when II ar
rived at the gravel pit, which was to be passed
without stopping. the switch was open and the
train entered the siding and coliided with some
empty cars standing In the pit. The greater
number Of tho workmen were seated on the
turned in upon the spur, had no opportunity to
Jump. Ten Of the cars were piled in o mass Of
debris. and beneath this the poor mortals were
crushed
II required two hours 10 extricate some Of the
dead and injured. A number Of Italians en-
ployed on the work were attending services at
the Catholic Church today in this city, other
wise the list Of fatalities would have been
largely increased.
The men were In the employ Of Macarthur
brothers. contractors, and when Superintendent
Wells vas asked for the cause Of the accident
no said somebody left the switch open.
LOOKED LIKE A BATTLEFIELD.
The camp to which the dead and injured were
brought presents the scene Of q battlefield.
Under one tent the six bodies taken from the
wreck are lying side by Ede. and from the adj
Joining tents the means Of the wounded and
dying could be heard. Rev. Father ]. NJ.
Jacquett Of this city was summoned. and he adj
ministsred the last sacramento Of the Catholic
Church to Frank Hughes and Patrick O'Brien,
Who are In dying condition. All the phy6i-
cians Of the city and nsishboring villages are
upon the ground. rendering aid to the sufferers.
Coroner Miller began IN inquest to deter
mine the cause by which the unfortunatss came
to their death