Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-22
TRAINS IN COLLISION.

The Chicago Express Crashes Into q
Freight Train Thirteen Burned
BODIES Removed from the Wreck
Many Injured-Four Postal Clerks
Among the Dead.
CLEvELAND, o., Sept. 21.-What will
undoubtedly prove to be the most disss-
trous accident that ever occurred in the
history of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago railway, took place this morning
at O'Clock in what is known as Browns
Cut, one mile and a half west of the vii
lage of shreve, Wayne county, o. Train
No. 8, the fast east-bound passenger and
express train, collided at that point with
the first section of freight No. 70, west
bound. The passenger train was about an
hour late and was running at the rate of
sixty miles an hour. It is stated that the
engineer and fireman on the freight, while
standing on the side track at Shreve, fell
aslsep and were awakened by hearing q
train rushing by. Thinking that it was
No. 8, 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 tho cut
where neither crew was able to see the
other train approaching. The engines
came together with such force that the
mail car and smoking car of the express
were thrown on top of the passenger en-
CINE and q freight car filed with printing
presses was thrown over the freight en-
CINE. Passengers and trainmen who es-
capped say the accident, had hardly taken
place before the flames burst forth, and
they believe that but two or three persons
been pinned down and slowly roasted to
death. Thirteen burned and blackened
trunks have been taken from the wreck.
Those known to be among the dead are:
Geore Smith, passenger fireman; d. Reese,
postal clerk; h. 8. Allen, postal clerk; G.
@. Mann, postal clerk; J. D. Patterson,
postal clerk; Samuel jackson, express mes
senger; Ad Glenn, front brakeman on
freight; N. Hammond, fireman on freight;
two persons on whom were found tickets
for Speyville, O.; lady and child bound
for Alliance; one other unknown.
Those seriously injured are: Frank Burt,
lowing passengers: James AIDE, Upper San
dusky; G.. Stooker, Pittsburg; D. R.
Rhodes, Mahoningtown, Pa; w. L. Koch,
Msssilon; ]. Earnest, Millville, N. ].
Jacob Weltmsn of Shreve, q passenger,
said he was half asleep when he was
aroused by the shock of the collision.
There was terrible rumbling noise, and
almost instantly the air was filed with
cries and ecreams for help. He was pinned
to the floor of the car by wreckage. With
great difficulty he freed himself and went
to the aid of lady who with her child
was held by the heavy timbers. They
worked hard to rescue the two, but were
driven back by the flames and compelled
to leave the woman and child to theta fate.
Mr.. Weltman said the cries that came from
the imprisoned people were such that he
could never forget. The fireman on
the freight must have had a hor-
bis frightfully burned body daDgled
in the air in view of the hundreds who
visited the scene, the wreckers being un-
able to get at it because of the heat. The
postal clerks were imprisoned in the mail
cars which were thrown upon the passen-
ger train, and had no chance to escape and
were doubtless all burned to death.
The sleepers did not leave the track and
The passengers beyond shaking escaped
injury. When the people of Shrevs heard
Of the wreck they FASTENED to the scene
with all the physicians available. The in
jured were tenderly cared for. The heat
was so intense that little could be done.
The postal cars filed with mail, one ex-
press car and three freight cars were con-
sumed.
ANOTHER WRECK.
CORTLAND, O., Sept. 21.-A passenger
train between Shenapgo and Leavlttsburg
On the old line of the New York, Penn
'ylvsnis and Ohio railroad was COM
ing east last night and stopped here,
when work train crashed into it. Con-
luctor Moore, Engineer Howe, Fireman
5chott and all the passenger crew were
badly injured. A baby was killed by hsv-
ing it's head crushed. Both trains were
The engineer of the train says
The throttle would not work and he lost
control of his machine.