St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
Bloody Accident on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago Road.
Freight and Passenger Trains
Collide in a Deep
Cut.
Flames Break Out and Burn
Imprisoned Trainmen
to Death.
Thirteen Are Killed and
Roasted and Seven Sc
verely Injured.

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 21.-What will
undoubtedly prove to be the most dis
astrous accident that ever occurred in
the history of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago railway took place
this morning at o'clock in what is
known as Browns Cut, one mile and a
half west of the village of Shreve, o.
Train No. S, the fast east -bound pas
senger train, collided at that point with
the first section of Freight Train No.
rs, west-bound.
The passenger train was about one
hour late, and was running at the rate
of sixty miles an hour. 1t is stated that
the engineer and fireman on the freight,
while standing on the side track at
Shreye, 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 had
just got under way when the trains met
The collision occurred on a sharp
curve and in the cut. where neither
crew was able to see the other train ap-
preaching. The engines came together
with such awful force that the mail car
thrown onto the passenger engine, and
a freight car filled with printing
presses was thrown over the freight
engine. Passengers and trainmen who
escaped say the accident had hardly
taken place before flames burst forth,
and they believe that but two or three
people were killed outright, the others
having been pinned down in the cars
and slowly roasted to death. Twelve
burned and blackened trunks have
been TAX en- from the wreck. Those
known to be among
The Dead Are:
GEORGE SMITH. Crestline, O.. passenger
fireman.
d. E. REESE, Massilon, O., postal clerk.
H. S. ALLEN. Columbiana, O., postal
clerk.
G. c. MANN, Chicago, postal clerk.
j. d. PATTERSON, Beaver Falls, Pa,
postal clerk.
A. D. GLENN. Allegheny. Pa, front brake
man on the freight.
N. HAMMOND, Allegheny, Pa, fireman on
SAMUEL JACKSON, Chicago, express
messenger.
Two bodies who the conductor said had
tickets for Espeyville, Pa.
One lady and child vino boarded the train
at Mansfield, o., for Alliance.
One other unknown.
L nose seriously nufL are.
Frank Burt. Crestline, engineer of the ex-
press train: James Ade Sandusky o. pas
senger; ID. d. Rhodes, Mahoningtown, Pa,
passenger; W. H. Brown, Huntington Ind,
passenger; l.. Koch, Masslon. o., passenger;
NJ Armstrong, NobiesVllle Ind. passenger;
j. Earnest, Milivile N. j., passenger.
Jacob Wellman. of Shreve, yyho was
was half asleep when he was aroused
by the shock of the collision. He said
there was terrible rumbIing noise,
and almost instantly the air was
filled with cries and screams for
help. He was pinned to the floor of
the car by wTeckage. but with
great difficulty he finally freed himself
and went with others to the aid of a
lady, who, with her child, was held by
the heavy timbers. They worked with
might and main to rescue the two, but
were finally
Driven Back by the Flames
and compelled toi leave the woman and !
child to their fate.
The fireman on the freight train mnst |
have had horrible death, as he was |
caught in the cab and his frightfully |
burned body dangled in the air in view |
of the crowd. The poor postal clerks |
imprisoned in the mail cars, which were
thrown upon the passenger engine, had |
no chance to escape, and they were |
doubtless all burned to death. All the
occurred in the two locomo-
tiyes, the postal and smoking cars and |
the day coaches. The sleepers did not
leave the track, and the passengers
escaped injury.
The injured were tenderIy cared for
by the people of Shreve, and every eff
fort possible made to rescue those who
were perishing in the burning cars. AS
soon as possible after the accident the
injured were taken in charge by the
railroad company and all removed to
their homes. Two postal cars filled
with through mail, one express car and
three freight cars, were consumed by
the fire. 1t will be several hours be-
fore the wreckage is cleared away. In
the meant+me trains are being trans
ferred by the way Of Mansfield and Ak
ron.
The coroner has begun an inquest to
ascertain the cause Of the collision.