Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21
I'd EDITION.
HASTE WAS FATAL.
Disasters Caused by Trains Leaving
Sidings Too Soon.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Sealed Verdict in the Case of Com
missioner Peck.
NEW YORK CHOLERA NEWS.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS MEET.
NEW YORK CHOLERA NEWS.
LEFT THE SIDING TOO SOON.

| Nine Killed In n Railway Collisiou-Seri-
Gus Accident Near Lancaster, Pa.
PrrTsBURo. PA. September 21.--A special
from Wooster, Ohio, says: The Chicago express
train crashed into a freight train on the Fort
| Wayne road at Shreve, Ohio, this morning.
Seven people were killed outright. three seri-
ousiy injured and othere were slightly hurt.
The Chicago express, known train No. 3,
ran into the first section of freight train No. 20.
The express approaching at full speed.
when the freight, which had been lying on a
siding, suddenly pulled onto the main track in
front Of il. Before either train could stop
thoy had collided- 1t ia thought the engineer
OF the freight train did not understand his
orders.
Both engines were ditched and ground into Q
shapeless mass. They were followed by six cars
of the express, including the postal car, two
press cars, the baggage car, the smoker and
one coach, together with five of the freight
cars.
KILLED AND INJURED.
The killed and injured are:
Killed.. Smith, Crestlne, Ohio, fireman
express train; n. Hammond, Allegheny, Pa,
fireman freight train: A c. Glenn, Allegheny,
Pa, fireman freight train; J. ID. Patterson,
Beaver Falls, Pa, postal clerk; J. P. Mann,
Columbiana. Ohio, postal clerk; H. s.
Allen. Columbiana, Ohio, postal clerk; J. d.
Rhodes Mahoning; II. II. Brown. Huntington.
Ind: - Iauckek. Msssiiion. Ohio. Missing
Two ladies'. supposed TO be from Espeyville,
Pa; lady and child. supposed to be from Al
lance, Ohio; D. E. Reese, postal clerk, Massil-
lon. Ohio.
The injured. Ernish, Milleville, n j.; NJ
Armstrong, Logansville, Ind; F. Burt, Sam
dusky, Ohio; Engineer express train James
Abe, Sandusky; j. Stockner, Pittsburg, Pa
Fire Is reported to have followed the collision
and several cars were consumed. This il is
said, added to the injuries Of many Of the pas
sengers.
ANOTHER COLLISION AT A SIDING.
LANCASTER. Pa, Sept. 21.-The second sec
ton Of the Philadelphia express. eastward bound,
and the second section Of the Pacific express,
westward bound. on the Pennsylvania railroad
ran into each other al Rheem- station fifteen
miles vest of here, shortly after 8 o'clock this
morning.
The second section of the Pacific express was
about taking the siding at Rheems station and
was running slow when the collision occurred.
Both engines were completely demolished and
the express cars of both trains telescoped, but
the other cars OF both trains kept the track and
the passengers escaped with a severe shaking
up
VIM. Caldwell Of Philadelphia. fireman the
west bound train. was buried under his engine
and was dead when taken out. VIM. Lilly of
Harrisburg. engineer of the east-bound train
had his thigh badly hurt, but was not seriously
injured. The other railroaders reported fatally
injured were not seriously hurt.
The east bound train had the right of wav
The ives, bound train had been ordered to wait
over at Coons siding. This siding was crowded
with freight cars, and the engineer tried to
make the siding at Rheems He had almost
reached there when the collision occurred.