Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
FIFTEEN VICTIMSOF AWRECK |
Terrible Head-on Collision on
the big Four" Road.
FIVE DEAD BODIES TAKEN OUT
And Ten Others Buried Under
the Wrecked Cars.


Train Engineer Responsible for che
MISUNDERSTANDING Together in the
Midst of Terrific Storm.
CLEVELAND o., May ia special to
the Plain Deaicr from Cloves, o., says: In
the midst of a terrific storm of wind and
rain two Big -Four trains crashed into each
other near Gloves, o., this morning with
awful effect, the full horrors of which are
not yet known. This morning the sum
mer schedule went into effect, and orders
had been issued accordingly. Freight No
43, through train north-buund. had
orders to stop ut North BEND to allow OK
press No. 50, u Cannon BALI special to
pass.
The trains usually passed at another
point some miles further on. Instead Of
stopping the freight engineer pulled
ahead and approached Cleves, running
about 20 miles an hour Why he did not
stop at North Bend will never be known
but il is thought that m his anxiety over
the storm, which might have washed out
bridges. he forgot the new schedule and
hurried on
As the train approached Clcyes, Charles
Smith, the telegraph operator, was shocked
for he knew it should have side tracked 1T
North Bend, and that the express, Il few
minutes overdue there, was but a short
distance away, running 45 miles an hour
To make up lost time Smith rushed to
signal. Either il was not seen in the blind
ing rain, or the engineer could not control
his engine for it sped on by without check
ing speed.
AZ that moment the express came in
sight at the speed OF the wind. Ii any
effort was made on either cngineio slacken
sreed II WAS not appreciable and the en-
.iak4t Il
above the storm like clap of thunder.
Both engines were battered into shapcless
masses and rolled oil the tracks. Fhecars
behind We're smashed into kindling and
the track for lOo feet was torn I'M
The telegraph poles were thr0wHdown,
and II was two or three hours after the
wreck before word reached this place, and
Especial train was sent to the sCete from
Cincinnati. Long before, the people from
the little village and from the surrounding
country had gathered, and, in the frighttul
Storm We're doing all they could, Many
OF the wounded had been taken away and
the number cannot Tonight be definitely
known. II is claimed that some Of those
thus provided for are in a dying condition.
Not person on either train escaped linin-
iured.
With the arrival Of the special train the
work Of getting out the dead began In to
q o'clock five dead bodies had been re-
covered, four OF them sbockingly manglpd
and mashed ont Of i'll human shape
Under the freight engine, bruised and
sralded, We're found Engineer William
liidds and his fireman, Hiram Bruce, both
ot Indianapolis. Under d mashed freight
car further back Philip Gibbons and David
liArwood We're found. Nearly every bone
IN their bodies was brol.en and their faces
horribly disllgurel. The fifth dead body
was that OF Berry Edwards, engineer Of
the passenger train.
His fireman, Henry Tyrel, had jumped
before the crash, but had been eaight
under mass of wreekage. HIS chest was
crushed III and his head cut. lie was
taken to LaWrenCehurg, but cannot sur
vlve the night, John schroeder, conductor
Of the passenger train, was injured in
almost the same manner, and can live but
Il few hours at most George w. Huber
q commercial traveller from Niiamisbnre
was crushed between two seats, being bent
almost double. He was brought TO this
city and taken to the Cincinnati Hospital.
He cannot live.
Julius Webher, the chief clerk Of County
coroner Banse of Cincinnati, has Just re.
turned from tlle wreck, and says the scene
Is one Of the worst he ever SAW. llethinks
there are from five to ten more dead in che
ruins, but the exact number cannot be
told tonight Honey keefe, Il freight
brakeman, had lust reached the top Of 4
car when the collision occurred, The crash
was 50 terrible that he WAS thrown over 4
telegraph wire 10 feet into Il stream III
water, which alone saved His life IIe
thinks there are 1t least three tramps
under the wreck of the freight.
several passengers on tie express are
positive tfEll seNeralO Of their number we're
also Killed. It is certain they ATE missing
| but they may be among the wounded
l lIl8tf fsasf4 sai.g a.
from the CITY and the pr0slration Of the
| telegraph wires ~ the accident and tele-
| phone wires ~ the storm, aetails lave
| been very sloW IL coming nj, ana 10 corr
plete list 81 the wounded can BE- given.
The property less is very severe, ana MIL
| be eluu0al Both engines are complete
| wrecks and the coaches Of tle exprass
| tram are ruined II il Gsained that iaueh
! valuable mail and express matter IS lest
a dozen freight cars loaded with eoS;iy
| sooqs are a t9tal loss.
LIST q KfLLEp AND MISSING.
GlmGNSNrf, May t5.- Eist ii Killed ii
| the G1eyes, 0h!u. wreck
| Engineer SeWbcrry Edwards 81 Greens
| burg Ind. Of the Passenger Train
Acting Ragsagciaaster Publications. 81
lhwrehcebnrs, Ind Of the passenger
/ tram
Engineer William Iidds d Indianapolis,
81 the freight tram
Fireman Eiram Bruce Of the freight
train, 1T iracnsbWrg, Ina.
Conductor layd HlTWood of Indian.
aHolis, a the freight train.
Inquired ~ e liahcf, passenger, Mia
misburs Ohio khcc pan broken, head cut
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4 DF Terrell If DeiE q .eaidc1 Nh L. M Z,
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