The sun., 1893-08-07
CRASHED INTO A FREIGHT.
FART OF LAKE SHORE TRAIN
LEAVES TIE RAILS FULL SPEED.


Three Fersors Killed snd Half Dozen rn-
jures. Tive orwbo- VIII Dis-F-oE Euer-
son OF Amherst College Mentally Hart
Two Menbers OF the Chicago Bssebnr
Teas Iniured-Myrtery as TO the Cause.
TOLEDO. Aug. 6.-Train No. o Of the Lake
Shore Railroad left hero last night for Chicago
on time The train was composed OF three
coaches. three baggage cars. and i've sleepers.
II left Fremont O., ten minutes late and was
running at q high rate Of speed for Toledo
Whom the train was about ten miles out OF Fre-
mont. at a small station called Lindsay, the
sleeping cars left the track and crashed into
freight train that was waiting on siding for
the passenger train to pass
The first part OF the train got by IN safety.
but the sleeping cars rolled over the ties for
some distance and finally swervinR from their
course. hit tho engine Of the freight train
with tremendous force. The sleeping cars
were practically demolished. The accident
list Is:
DEAD.
Il. LAYrIRrr, engineer Of the freight train. BlyrA
Ohio.
CnlnLrs srArrr brakeman of the freight train Clay.
Vile. NY,
}. r. ROBINSON. porter of the sleeping car Buffalo,
residence unknown.
INJURED.
Prof B. x. EnrRsos of Amherst COLLEGE. Gloucester.
Mass; will die.
PKLHAx. porter Of the sleeping car orinoco; will
die; residence unknown.
JB. HAMILTON Pittsburgh. Pa, injured internally.
BRuSo KsiErLER Cleveland. injured about the head.
A. II. wEsr. Chicago
- SIryESs porter; residence not known.
jams RYAS. centre fielder of tho Chicago Baseball
Club. badly cut about tho head and body
W. C. KiIrREDGk, catcher Chicago Baseball Club,
badly cut about the head
1t was said at first that the tracks had
spread. allowing the heavy sleepers to
drop to tho ties but a careful search shows
that this was not the case. The track was in
perfect condition.
The freight engine stood about 100 feet from
the switch. Engineer Laverty and Head Brake
man Spaine were standing beside the engine
between It and the main track. The express
was seen coming up the track at the usual rate
Of speed. about fifty miles per hour. 1t had
passed tho freight on the switch safely
thousand times before and the freight crew
stood watching 1t rush by. 1t had a heavy load
Of passengers. most OF whom were bound for
Chicago. Every seat was filled. The train
was on time.
The engine and all the baggage and day
coaches passed the switch safely. but the first
of tho eleepers. tho Erie, jumped the track
Just before passing the switch. 1t went bump
ing along on the ties. cutting the ends of them
as nicely as a saw would dol
The coach then ran off to one side. tearing
The second sleeper, the orlnoco, plunged head
foremost into the pilot Of tho freight engine.
er%.h.d n91 The dome the ioeomotivs bees
was knocked to one side. and other parts OF
bner Se d e."
was packed into the flues rs compactly as II
driven home by skilled workmen.
brakeman were found The coach seemed to
have swept them to death h. as it. it buried y itself sell
freight wns filed with -four and a great
cloud OF this flew into the air. covering up tho
whG escaped nury The steam
coach. or what was left. OF it. scaldinG some OF
the passengers who had escaped other injuries:
the latter saving the oscawana from being de;
the chl caeo base bali team. most Of whom
were asleen Capt. Anson became very much
:d yhc eqm IN hs out
com partment Of the Erie and sat. chatting:
when their car began tearing the sides out OF
Ths ness 3 she accident i. ssia by tn. vii
men no nexs eHs front Of tie Sars
the street They ran to the %
There was much excitem ent among the pas
the work OF rescue. Messengers were sent for |
doctors to Fremont and n special train from
brought more help. The hotel and |
some adjoining buildings were turned into
hospitals and the dead were taken to little |
carpenter shop back Of the depot.
Prof. Emerson was pinned in his berth.
lay across him. He will probably not live the
night out.
Porter Pelham appeared to be dead when he
was takon out. He can live only a fow hours.
A wrecking crew soon arrived from Norwalk.
and by morning had tho rear sleeper out Of
the way.
As soon as it became daylight farm
ers focked into the sleepy village The
streets were packed with them. and the wreck
Lake Shore officials from Toledo and Cleve-
and went to the wreck on special trains. One
rain brought State Railroad Commissioner
Kirkey who will conduct an inves igntion.
The, only thsory which the Lake Shore
officials can advance is that the trucks OF the
Erie spread or slipped of the rails.