New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-07
WRECK on THE LAKE SHORE.
THREE PEOPLE KILLED AND A NUMBER
SERIOUSLY INJURED
PROFESSOR EMERSON, OF AMHERST COLLEGE
AND TWO MEMBERS OF TIE CHICAGO BASE
BALL CLUB AMONG THE HURT
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Toledo, Aug. GA wreck. remarkable from the
fact that two bystanders killed while the pas
sengers of the Wagner sleeper Ornoco. which was
literally torn to pieces with exception escaped
with their lives, reported this morning from the
little station of Lindsey, Ohio twenty-five miles
east of this city. The accident happened to the
Chicago express westbound on the Lake Shore
road. The train consisted of a baggage car. four
day coaches and five sleeping cars and was ordered
to pass eastbound local freight at Lindsey. The
engine and day passed in safety and the first
of the sleeping also kept the main track.
The second sleeper. the Orinoco. took the switch
and crashed into the locomotive of the freight
train, which was standing on the siding. The first
sleeper dragged from the rails and the third
followed the Orinoco on the switch. All of these
cars were damaged beyond repair. The engine was
turned completely around. the tender was thrown
into box loaded with flour sacks. and the
sleeping which first left the main track crushed
the life from three railway employees.
The dead c. f. Laverty. of Eyria, Ohio,
engineer of the freight train. who standing
alongside of his engine; G. +. Spain. of Toledo.
brakeman who standing near the engineer.
and ]. r. Robinson. colored. Of Chicago, porter of
the sleeping Ornoco.
The injured Professor B. X. Emerson. OF
Amherst College. lgaments torn from the left
shoulder blade. rib fractured and lung punctured.
possibly fatal; J. b. Hamilton. No. 523 Euclid
of Allegheny right foot cut and a confusion OF
the knee; Bruno Knifier. No. "a Central-ave..
Cleveland, left hand injured: James Ryan. OF the
Chicago BASEBALL Club, cut about head and face
and left leg seriously injured: w. c. kittridge'
catcher OF the Chicago team, severely cut on the
right wrist: A. H. West No. $50 Kenwood Place.
Chicago. arm and head badly cut ana sHshuy
scalded by escaping steam.
The last three mentioned went TO their desli-
nation on the express few hours after inc
accident although against the advice Of physicians
Others injured are II. G. Stevens (colored) Boston,
head cut and NJ. Penham (coored), Buffalo porter,
serious if not fatal internal injuries.
How the passengers OF the Orinoco escaped Is
mystery Both sides of the car were stripped
away; the front end jammed into the boiler
of the freight engine and the rear end was tee-
scoped by the sleeper next behind The roof was
partly torn away and the berths were wrenched
from their positions by the shock and tumbled TO-
gether in an ndiscrminate mass. The pas
sengers were hurled through the WINDOWS
roof. and many OF them were thrown on INC
piles of -four sacks in the wrecked box car.
The Chicago Baseball Club on the train
going from Cleveland to Chicago Most of the
members In the sleeper. ana escdp'N
with a shaking up. Professor Emerson who oc-
cupies the chair of geology at Amherst was on
his way to make Investigations on the shores oi
Lake Superior. after which be was to atteiu 1t
meeting OF the International Geological Association
al Madison. Wis His family. in Massachusetts
has been notified of his injuries and Will come on
to take of him tomorrow lie was rtsuhs n
easily this afternoon. but complained of pam IN ms
lungs The physicians ihreaened
The wreck caught fire from the engine ana lo'
a few moments 1t appeared that some OF the pas pas
seneers in the OrinOco would be burned before
they could be released from the car. Hot wafer
from the overturned engine was turned upon tne
flames. and they were not allowed to make any
headWay.