The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-16
TRAINS CRASH FULL TILT.
oNg AN EXPRESS AND THE OTHER
A FREIGHT.


+pe Cause of the Collision.
CLEVELAND, O., May 15.-A special to
.Sa pl1indedLer from Cleves, o., says: "In
,ba midst of a terrific storm of wind and
rain two Big -Four road trains crashed into
oocb other near Cleves, o., this morning
nth awful effect, the horrors of which are
not vet known. This morning the summer
.cbedule went into effect and
orders had been issued accordingly.
Freight No. 43, a through train north
hound, had orders to stop at North Bend to
allow express No. so, the cannon ball ex-
rress. to pass The trains usually passed at
srother point some miles further on. In
stead of stopping the freight engineer
nulled ahead and approached Cloves,
running about twenty miles an
hour. Why be did not stop
at North Bend will never be
known as he is dead, but it is thought that
in his anxiety over the storm, which
might have washed out the bridges, he
forgot the new schedule and hurried on.
As the train approached Cleves. Charles
Smith, the telegraph operator, was shocked,
for be knew it should have slde-tracked at
South Bend and that the express. which
was few minutes overdue then, was but
short distance away, running forty-five
miles an hour to make up lost time.
THE DANGER SIGNAL NOT HEEDED.
Smith rushed to the signal wires and
dashed out the danger signal Either it
was not seen in the binding rain or the
engineer could not control his engine, for it
I, y,,y{tb obo0riDo- 70 srOoaI
that moment the express came in sight at
the speed of the wind. If any effort was
made on either engine to slacken speed it
was not appreciable. and the engines
crashed into each other with O crash
above the storm like a clap of
thunder Both engines were battered into
shapeless masses and rolled off the tracks.
The cars behind were smashed into kindling
and the track for 100 feet was torn up
Telegraph poles were thrown down and it
was two or three hours after the wreck be-
fore word reached this place and a special
train was sent to the scene from Cincinnati.
Long before people from the little vil-
lage and from the surrounding county
had gathered, and in the trightful storm
were doing all they could. Many of the
wounded had been taken away and the
number cannot Tonight be definitely
known. 1t is claimed that some of these
thus provided for are in a dying condition.
Not person in either train escaped uuin-
jured.
FIVE CoRPsEs TAKEN OUT.
With the arrival of the special train the
work of getting out the dead began. Up to
6 O'Clock five dead bodies had been recov-
cred, four of them shockingly mangled and
mashed out OF all human shape. Under the
freight engine, bruised and scalded, were
found Engineer William Hldds andthis fire.
hot nf I,Af
Under smashed up freight
car further back, Phillip Gibbon
and David Howard were found. Nearly
every bone in their bodies were broken
and their faces were horribly dishgured.
The fifth dead body was that of Berry
Edwards, engineer Of the passenger train.
His fireman, Henry Tyrel, had jumped be-
fore the crash, but had been caught under
mass Of wreckage. His chest was crushed
in and his head cut. He was taken to
Lawrenceburg, but cannot survive the
night.
John Schroeder, conductor of the passen-
ger train, was injured in about the same
manner, and can live but a few hours at
most.
George w. Hudler, a commercial trav-
eIer from Mlamisburg, was crushed between
TWO seats being bent almost double. He was
brought to this city and taken to the Gin
cinnatl hospital. He cannot live,
a TERRIBLE SCENE.
Julius Webber, chief clerk of County
Coroner Bange of CINCINNATI has lust
returned from the wreck and says the scene
IS one OF the worst he ever saw. He thinks
there are from five to ten more dead in the
runs, but the exact number Caunot be told
Tonight.
"Boney'' Keefe freight brakeman, had
IuSU reached the top of car when the
Johnston occurred. The crash was so
terrible that he was thrown over
telegraph wire 40 feet into stream of
water, which alone saved his life. He
LINKS tIn There are at least three tramps under
Tue wreck of the freight.
several passengers on the express are
PHsi'iVe that several of their number were
alSo Killed. 1t is certain that they are miss
lug. out they may be among the wounded
scattered about.
!, owing 10 the distance from the city and
. Ge prostretion Of the telegraph wires by
s.o accident and the telephone wires by
SYorins details have been very slow in COM
Ins IN, and no complete list Of the wounded
can be given
h. AHe He property loss is very severe and will
Ue 100000. Both engines are complete
"aecks and the coach of the express train is
ruined. 1t is claimed that much valuable
nun f- and express matter is lost. A dozen
ttrtfIo totai ~ cars loaded with costly goods are
LIST OF THE KILLED.
:. ClNScINNATI, May 1919 A. M.-FoIlowing
Hst OF the killed in the Cleyes. o..
bn.a Engineer Newberry Edwards of Green's
aetiI' 8, 1uu'i OF the passenger train.
NJ ATG.lng Baggagemaster Phillips Gibbon
train o. A"H'' Vi Uno pAssehseE
O, engineer thg William Hidds Of indianapolis
VI Ia Sue freight train.
trsin sineman Hiram Bruce of the freight
C, Oh Greensburg, Ind.
snoliI nuuctor David Harwood of Indian
"pOi''' OF tue freight train.
THE INJURED.
MioI Muo IN INJURED are ]. G. Huber, a passenger,
abont st urg, KY, knee pan broken; injured
Of H. n Ierrlll, a passenger, aged Is. son
over - Ierriu of Delphia, O., scalded all
oIe oooy and cannot live,
o-,-onN uctor John Schroeder. a passenrer
Nueu Inortally between cars.
brnjsod Morelend of North Bend, slightly
are So. p W elSht passengers are missing and
bure5p posed TO be in the smoker, which is
thar IN III the wreck. 1t is runored that
one 10 Ie oSe nYe to eight in that car. No
can a.on, aole TO conceive how many of them
age. A'u unuer tne mass or wreck
sansoI rru freight was going west and the pas-
lision was was an accommodation. The col
Abont oGcurred at a curve west of Cloves.
uI eighteen miles from, bara 1v;tbS hoth