Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-17
HE DID NOT THINK
And . Frightfui Disaster Re.
suits In Ohio
FoaeETFuLNEss THE CAUSE
Two Trains Collide Near Cloves and Fivs
pssoos Loss Their Lives-Se verai
Others Hurt.

Others Hurt.
cucznxlrx May le.-Station Agent
Smith. who dictates for the Big -Four
ssilrosA q C!eves D. Is miles from
this city. made mistake Sunday morn
ing. He forgot . change that had been
made - The running time of . local
passenger train. and the result was that
dvo men were killed. two fatally in
jursd snd six ~~srdsd more or less
aAriasaslx-
The remote cause Of the accident WA
. change Of time which took effect Sun
day. The Sunday morning Aurora
Qnd.) aceommoda:ion has been due
here q s:ie and the change brought 70
Cincinnati u SIZE. one hour earlier. The
freight train crew who left Cincinnati
with . locomotive and twenty or
more freight cars st o'clock Sunday
morning. had been notified Of the
change Of time and 90 had Station
Agent Smith, Of CleveA just before
the freight reached Cloves Engineer
Edwsrds whistlsd for orders from the
station The block signal system u il
ne on the road. and Agent Smith, for
getting for the time being the instruc-
tons he had received regarding
the change In the time OF the
Aurora accommodation, adjusted the
block signal so as to notify the freight
engineer that the track. which u .
single one 1T that point, was clear for
him to The next station west The
freight IVES running Ut least - niles
an hoar, and Enginees RdwardA seeing
the signal. kept dashing on.
Remembered WAsa IL was Toe Late.
just - the engine was passing the
station Smith remembered the change
Of time. II Wa too late. He changed
the agnalA but the freight train
bad tsundsred- BY. II proceeded
only 80 feet beyond tho sta
don. The Aurora accommodation
was eoning east and the two
engines eraahsd into sach other. pro-
ducing . frigAtful wreck. The passen-
Ter and freight cars damned into ono
another IN the widest confusion The
two engines were % badly wrecked a
70 permanently disabls them both
The stsan from the boilers escaped
md addsd - The tsrree endured By the
wouudsd aud dying.
Lesat pAystssans were sunuoRed and
q soon a word reached This ely wreck
ing parties were sent out with surgeonA
The dsaA were taleen from the debris
and all - bodies foand to have bsen
badly ooalded. The bodies ere still 1t
C1sveis awaiting the arrival Of relatives.
oshrahsr and Tsrrill were given every
poasibls sxsentioA By the FailrsaA Of
1pials and surgseus, bat the latter o.
osrt Shse neither can live.
Station Agent Saith admits having
fergutten Ne change Of time and says
that had he renenbered one minute
soouar than he did the oucj1snt would
neA have happened. II i probable that
ho vii - arrested and charged with
nanalAngAtsr. Fortunately there were
! NV DesseAgess a Tie accommodation
| train. w
A RsnsrhASls 1ssope.
'Heasy" KseBe, freight brakeman,
lad just reached tho top Of car when
| the collision occurrsd. Tue crash was
| 90 terrible that he IVES thrown over .
telegraph wire - lset into . stream II
| waAsr. which saved HIS life He thinks
there ara ct hast three trsmps under
the wreck Of thA freight train. Tho
| properly loss win - oloe. eco. Both
| engines are complete wrecks. and the
coaches Of the express train are ruined
Il b said much vnlusbls mail and ex-
press msttsr i lest A dozen freight
cars loaded with cosGly geeds are .
tetsl losA
One KiiisA; ssvssaa HART.
HAsuRsrowH. Nd. May IA train
on the Norfolk 4 Western road was
| wrecked IL miles from here At o'clock
Sunday norning. II was In charge Of
Conduetsr wfiNan Hays and was
made up Of . sleeper, two coaches. .
smoksr' and . baggage car. just
- Ne engine reached the switch II
Jumped The track and dashed int
freight can o. siaing. Conductor
Hays was On Tie pastform ef ear and
was hurled Aeadlong - feet against tie
rocks and instantly killed. John
Haulke. . passenger hailin8 fron Lew
istou, Pa. wss dug 0us Of the
wreck with bsskea leg and sui
fsring internal injurisa He will
die. His father was also badly
hurA Another passenger. supposed to
~ drummer, Was tsken out in dying
condition. A card in his pocket bore
the name John Boyle, Brooklyn. N. Y.
G. N. Wenrsr. travelling passenger
AGENT aud William Elslinges, Of West
Esirview. Pa. were also severely hurt
i Killed seorss Of fssAsea
| BERLIN. May ie.-Au aged nurse
named Myer. residing ct Bockenhsim. .
suburb Of Frankfort las bsen arrested
charged with causing the death Of
Afty-eishs infanta The alleged crimes
extend over . considerable length Of
time. and 10 10 reported that several
wcaithy ladies Of Frankfort are to be
accused Of compiisity In the baby farm
ere criminal operations
/ vsiisrs n CAscees.
| CncAse. May fe.-Dsnis Leahy 4
Co. wholesale dealers In woolen cloths
q 1<s Fifsh avenue, have failed and the
; stock - nsrchandise y now In the
hands Of ths shsri9 The liabilities
and asesss ere estimated ~ 800. 900.
osso1no Psasaaa 80 Hrs Davis.
.usv omaAsA May ia--0sn. J. h.
oerAoa. president 81 the United
| cea1s1ssaeal VstsrsnA he's appoint
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