Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-22
-sRrEEN PERSONS KILLED.
,.,st Seriously InJured-A Number SLOW
Is Roasted TO Death.


,r- telegraph % the DisDatch.l
r-.,-.>,. September 21.-What will
',t..' Il, proye 10 be the most disas-
..4.lt that ever occurred IN the
-.f ,lc Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
.ral l....,, which IS operated Dy the
--..r.esuIa railroad, took place thls
--fa, o'clock IN what Is known as
emf one mile and half west OF
..rf Snrcye. WAYNE county. Ohio.
N1 the fast east-bound passenger
TO- -'-.-... tram. cOlEded at that point
. o.. first section Of Freight No. 10.
,..hlcI.
r,r....0ger train was about one hour
az .,.. running At the rate OF sixty
@.-, t.nr. Il Is stated that the engi-
...I fts fireman of the freight whilo
.+-- .sthe sido-trsck at ShreYe, fell
+.-4 were awakened by hearing a
r.s,r- by. Thinking that 1t was
-tt. op,,u,er pulled out on the main
,...s and bad Just got under way when
LsUlAs mt..
4E IEEBIBLE COLLISION.
~...u.-sp occurred on a sharp curve
a.. ,r f.e ut. WneTe neither crew was
.....e Tie other tram approaching.
IL. mes came together with such
.et', zee that the mail-car and smoking.
-..ttha,yurUss were thrown on top OF
~. t,. e.-tf-engiue and freight-oar
| fI srh printing presses was thrown
r-t., irrElt-enElhe.
I.- t.,-rl-ers and trainmen who es-
.... .t the accident had hardly taken
,.rrrt flame, burst forth, and they
..t.s. tgt two or three persons were
t.. rl.Ht. the others having been
-,.f l.va .u the cars and slowly roast
.t...ID Twelve burned and black
,r,t franks have been taken from the
E-k
THU DEATH LIST.
r.u taawn to be among the dead are /:
r.f.. ~mll Crestliu, o., passenger
III E. .,. Nassillon, o.. postal clerk /;
H> A.,u. tu'umbiana. o., postal clerk /;
b.t. Mann. Chicago. postal clerk;
Lu.Iuefsor. Beaver Falls. Pa, postal
teE.
Ap Glenn. Allegheny, Pa. front brake
r-l l i-. -lt t-aln;
NHmloai. Allegheny, Pa, fireman on
t.-lttrUlt
I7.a'...s Of persons who, the conduc-
/ is4.i. t4j tickets for Espyvllie, IA.
Uas AIv AID child who boarded the
t1ga Mansfield. o.. for Alliance;
Q.s,t-,r unknown.
IH0,r SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Tl..a seriously injured are;
ir-AIa-i, Crestln, engineer OF the ex-
D., t'su,
blsA.e Upper sandusky, o., passen-
W
Ususer. Piusburg, Pa. passenger
It ul,ios, AahOaingtown. Pa, pas
F,I
EA brown, Huntington, Ind, passen-
g
Lira. Nassllou, o., passenger:
AAusTous. Aoblesville. Ind, passen-
g.
Ll-sst. Mllville. n. j., passenger;
>r-. Jackson, Chicago, express mes
E,,
BURNED TO DEATH.
l.s fireman ON the freight train NUT
il', De-. horrible dea;h, as he was
-.-t 20 roe cab and his frghtiully.
.. body dan.led IN the air III view OF
ea.lcis who visited the scene, the
tf-.f. bong unable 10 get at 1t because
ID. t.l- Ihe poor postal-clerks, I'M
.-l.l H tto Uall-cars, which were
'"l l tho passenger engine, had no
,i-.- '. escape. and thoy were doubtless
..l 60 death. All the fatalities oc-
..... ffR ANAbAAANAiNNf hhR BONteh-
.- ns-cars, and the day coaches.
..r s-..T did not leave the track. and
i--e-g,r- in those cars, beyond q
''-..- lp escaped injury.
WORK OF RESCUE.
A'o s- the people of Shreve heard Of
''-. tacy fastened to the scene with
.rlana available. The injured
W. I.,y cared for, and every effort
le 90 rescue those who were
a The burning ears. The heat
.Hitl-r however. that little could
Sc ou as possible after the &C
l-. nICgcd. none OF whom are be-
d, t fatally hurt, were taken IN
,-'s .f O.. railway company and all
owed FOB their homes.
~. ,ll-cars hlled with United States
.-t.i.r, Oue eXprCss-car, and three
--..-.-'ar, were consumed by the fire.
.',et .iA.ls We're sent 10 the scene within
-.icr the accident, aud when they
'"'. i-r engines and destroyed cara
t.,, ui Ted-hot iron and embers.
iier has begun an inquest to
'''4L 'le rause Of the collision.
s.L'tG BRICKS MELTED.
'.' afternoon $4,000 in silver bricks
..A.A lIuiu beneath the masses of iron
~ .---is. some OF the silver had been
a army track has been built around
"A-A a-4 travel has been resumed.