The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-29


care OF them. The passengers assisted
the treinmen to push six heavy cars back
up the grade aud save them from being
consumed.
While the effect was terrible when the
crash came, many persons on the sleeper
were not awakened,
Farmers in the neighborhood made
coffee, furnished lunch and assisted to
take care of the injured.
Aside from the fireman on the freight
none of the men OIL the freight were killed
except Head Brakeman Glenn of Pitts.
burg. He was mashed between cars and
was burned up When the NEWS DEMO
CRAT man left last night two bodies had
been taken out back OF the tender OF the
messenger engine, The bodies were sup~
posed 10 he those Of Fireman Smith and
Express Messenger Jackson. Two also
had been recovered in the rear OF the en-
gine, undoubtedly those of Brakeman
Glenn aud Fireman Hammond.
The body OF Reese, postal clerk, or
rather its charred trunk was recovered,
also that of the babe which was with the
woman. Two Others supposed TO be the
bodies of the other women, we're also taken
out. These bodies we're burned beyond
all recognition. Eight bodies had been
recovered
Six cars in all, belonging TO the passen-
GER train we're consumed, the engines are
total wrecks and five freight cars were
burned, entailing an immense loss TO the
company.
The United States mail was burned.
The express matter wes burned with the
exception of AZ bars OF silver bullion, about
tone, worth about $4,000. Two OF the
bars were partially melted, but the mass
was picked up.
The wreck occurred at exactly 2:45 q.
m. At 3 80 in the afternoon the track was
cleared by widening the cut and building
new track around it.
As fast as the charred, blackened re-
mains were recovered they were taken in
charge by Undertaken A. Tidball OF
Shreve.
While the NEWS DEMOCRAT man was
interviewing Undertaken Tidball, the
latter held in his hand the hip bone of
Fireman Smith the only portion of the
poor unfortunate which was recovered.
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.
Conductor George W. Rager, who was In
charge of the i'll fated passenger train No.
8, came through Canton bound east, at
$50 o'clock. He was in charge OF the
train which brought the reporter back
home. He was interviewed by the NEWS.
DEMOCRAT man between Wooster and
Canton. Conductor Rager said:
~ had checked up my train with the
exception of the last two sleepers and was
sitting at a small table in the state room
of the third sleeper, when felt in rapid
succession the air three times,
very wicked. never expert.
enced such wicked effect from the air
before and / thought the table would cut
me in two. As soon as the train stopped
Jumped off, alighting almost on top of
Engineer Burt.
l said, "For Gods sake what's the mat
"A collision, head end collision" said
Burt.
~ asked him how it happened and he
said he did not know. He saw the train
coming, applied the air, cried to his fire.
man to jump, and jumped himself. He
alighted in the mud which fact probably
saved his life, though his leg was broken
and he was badly Injured internally. l
helped him up on the Dank out of the way,
saw that my brakeman had gone back
with flag and went to work rescuing
passengers Joe AIDE, the only postal
clerk who escaped, met me and said: :
"Fur God's sake Can't you get some help
the men went with him while others ass
sisted passengers out of the first coach in
which ali of the passenger fatalities
occurred,
After all bad been done that was posi-.
bic TO save life, We were beaten back by
the II lanes and commenced to try and
save some OF the coaches. One by one
bAA htGNy cars W6iG DhhAiGh hD vie AlCuNy
grade out of haTm's way. / then started
to the telegraph office at Sbreve, to report.
Engineer Bradley OF the freight walked
with me.n
"For Gods cake what were you boys
do ua ?n said.
Said he: ~ was told by my conductor
(GonKliu) to so ahead as the track was
Clear
Afterwards saw ConGlin and asked
him for an explanation. Conklin said !:
I'VE we're all asleep and were awakened
by one of the crew of the second section
who had a message from Conductor Mars
tin to get up and get out Of the way as
everything had gone by"
~ checked up the people after the wreck
as well as posslblen continued Conductor
Rager, "aud believe to be lost the follow
ing: Two firemen, head brakeman of
freight, expressman, four postal clerks,
four women and baby, making thirteen in
ALL"
Asked il there were any passengers for
Ca ton he said: II had one women for
Canton from some place in Indiana or
Illinois, nut was unable to find her when
! checked up.
The lady and child were bound for ALI,
ance. / had my hands on the woman
alter she was killed aud attempted to pull
her from under the wreck, but she was
pinioned underneath q beam, and burned
before my eyes. Two more OF the women
killed got on at Bucyrus and were bound
for Espyville, Pa, think"
ENGINEER BRADLEY DECAMPs.
Engineer Bradley of the freight train
has disappeared. He talked with Con>
ductor RaRer and told bim his version of
the way the accident came about, but is
not now to be found to speak for himself.
He has not been seen since he walked to
ShreVe with Conductor Rager. He laid
- h In
who, he SAID, gave him orders to pull out
as everything had passed. Conductor
Conkliu did not attempt to run away and
says that he supposes he Is responsible
for the wreck and will have to stand it.
FATEFUL PoLITENEss.
The politeness of three travelling men
saved them from death, but resulted in
the death Of the women TO whom they
proffered their seats. Mrs. Fred SheaIy
Of Bucyrus was accompanied by her son,
three years old, and her sister, Miss
Campbell OF EspeyVille. They were going
TO L Espeyville to visit Mrs. Shesly's parents,
Mrs. Shealy being in the act of accom-
panyinR her sister home. The two ladies
desired TO sit together and the passengers
were not distFibuted in the cars in man
ner which admitted of this arrangement,
Three men, to accommodate the ladies,
shifted seats so that Mrs. ShesIy aud
Miss Campbell might have seat together.
Toe men went on the opposite side Of the
car o little farther in the rear. When the
accident occurred the smoker crashed
through the roof of the car, Killing the
women and the baby and two other women
who sat near them. The men though in
juTed, escaped with their lives.
AN INCIDENT.
II can hardly be imagined how any
person could sleep through such terrible
bat il is fact that many persons
In the rear sleepers were not awakened by