The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-22
CRUSHED AND BURNED.
A Disastrous Head-End Collision on the
Fort Wayne Route.


express train crashed into freight train
on the Fort Wayne road at Shreve, o.,
| this morning. Seven passengers were
killed outright, three seriously injured
and several slightly burt. The Chicago
express, known as train No. S, ran into the
| first section of freight train No %. The
express was approaching at full speed
when the freight, which had been lying on
siding. suddenly pulled into the main
track in front of it. Before either train
could stop they han collided. II is thought
that the engineer of the freight train did
not understand his orders. Both engines
were crushed and ground into a shapeless
mass. They were followed by six cars Of
the express, including the postal cars. two
express cars, the baggage car. the smoker
and one coach, together with five of the
freight cars. The killed, and in
jured are as follows:
J. A Smith, Crestline, O., fireman ex-
press train.
n. Hammond, Allegheny, Pa, fireman
freight train.
A. c. eileen, Allegheny, Pa, brakeman
freight train.
J. D. Patterson, Beaver Falls, Pa, pos
tai clerk.
j. p Mann, Columbus, postal clerk.
II. ID. Allen. Columbiana, O., postal
clerk
j. D. Reese, Massillon, O., postal clerk.
Samuel jackson, Chicago, express Mes
senger.
An unknown lady and child. who had
tickets for EsperyiIle, Pa.
An unknown man.
An unknown woman and child, who
boarded the train at Mansfield. q,
INJURED.
J. Erlish, Milleville, n J.
\. Armstrong, Logansyille, Ind.
L. Burt, Sandusky, O., engineer of the
express train.
James Abe, Sandusky, O.
j. Stockner. Pttsburg, Pa.
BURNING COACHES.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept 2l-The Chicago
express train, wrecked near Shreve, O.,
was due in this city at 11:35 o'clock a. m.
The passengers on No. were transferred
to another train and arrived here this
afternoon. The others were transferred
to the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
road. The cars wrecked were five freight
cars, one postal car, TWO express cars, one
baggage car and two coaches. The
wrecked cars were totally destroyed by
fire. One coach and the sleeping cars on
the express train were not wrecked and
escaped the flames. 1t is feared that the
missing persons perished in the flames.
The only cars that escaped the flames
were the three Pullman coaches and a
special car that was attached to the rear.
1t is not known whether or not any of the
Pullman sleeper passengers were injured,
as the report sent out makes no reference
to Pullman passengers. The Pullman cars
were not wrecked, however, and it is |
thought that the passengers escaped
The citizens of Shreve station hurried to
the rescue Of the imprisoned passengers |
Many of the citizens secured buckets !
and helped the passengers to extinguish |
the flames The local physicians also bur |
rled forward to do what they could TO allay !
the sufferings of the injured passengers ex- |
trcated from the wreck. All attention
at first was paid to the passengers impris- /
oned i'll the burning smoker and day
coaches. Two or three were pinned down |
by broken tlmbers and were powerless to |
move. They made desperate efforts to !
free themselves as the flames swept toward |
them, and their cries for help were heart !
All that could be done was being !
done by those outside, but the fire swept |
upon them SO quickly that they fnaily |
had to stand back while the helpless vic |
Tins, pinioned down III the car seats. per-
ished before their eyes. The bodies OF the !
dead that were saved from cremation were
laid out on the ground a short distance |
from the wreck and were covered with |
The injured were tenderly cared |
for by the citizens of Shreve. The injured !
We're removed to hastily !
prcvised hospitals at Wooster and Shreve |
and were given the best Of attention. The |
passengers that were able to travel were
brought to Alliance for breakfast and |
were brought through to Pittsburg on a .
special train at O'Clock this afternoon
This afternoon S50.0co in silver bricks
was taken from beneath the ashes and |
5imbers. Some Of the silver had been
melted. A temporary track WAS built |
around the wreck, and travel has been /
partially resumed.
The coroner's jury has begun an investi-
cation into the cause of the wreck.