The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-25


no time TO apply airbrakes or reverse
levers. The engineers and fremen OF
both trains jumped for their lives and
a second later the giant locomotives
came together with crash that could
be heard half mile away.
With fearful force the engine OF the
special plowed nearly half way into
that Of the express, driving 1t back
wards into the baggage car, and the
latter In turn into the day coaches be-
hind. The shock was SO terrific that
the first four Of these were completely
telescoped, the first coach cutting
through the second and the second into
the third like Hash of lightning, the
roof OF each passing over the heads OF
the sleeping passengers and sweeping
them In mass to the north end OF the
cars. To add to the horror the wreck
took Are from the stoves and lamps,
and as the flames mounted up, the
proans and shrieks of the mnimed and
injured were succeeded by heart-rend-
ing, agonizing cries and appeals for
help from the scores imprisoned by the
heavy timbers or held down by the
seats and iron framework. The trav-
lers on the special, nearly all OF whom
had been shaken out of their berths by
the shock, poured out of the cars, but
before the fury Of the flames they were
almost powerless to render any assist
ance except TO the injured in the fourth
car.
In response to an alarm from the fire
station, pretty nearly the entire town
turned out and the leading residents,
assisted by their wives, devoted them
selves to the relief OF the injured
Not until their dying day will some
Of the citizens who were early on the
ground forget the scenes that they
were compelled to witness and help
less to relieve. No pen can describe
the last moments OF Mrs. Charles Van
Dusen. She had succeeded in getting
half way out Of the window, but her
limbs were pinioned by the heavy
frame work OF the seat she had been
occupying with her husband, and this
had taken fire. Thus held, roasting
and burning from the feet up, she
pleaded and begged for the help that
those outside were helpless to give.
Despite her terrible agony she re-
tained consciousness TO the last, and
as the flames crept up and surrounded
her, she called out her name and adj
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day-school at Sprout Brook, n. ""
she cried. Say / died like a Chris
tian." Then tho side OF the car gave
way and she fell back into the flames.
Her husband had been rescued from
the car into which he had been driven
by the force of the collision. Both
limbs were fractured and he had also
received internal injuries. He retained
consciousness until his death yesterday
afternoon, but was kept in ignorance
OF the fate OF his wife In his last
breath he asked Rev. DR.. George b.
Kulp TO send his love TO the two chill
dren that he had left at home and also
to give them his watch. He was Al
years old and q deacon In the Metho-
dist church OF his native village.
After the wreck Engineer Woolley,
Of the special train, remained upon the
spot and viewed the horror that had
been caused by his neglect Of orders
After the last Of the injured had been
taken away he went to his home. In
the afternoon warrants were sworn out
by Prosecuting Attorney Clark, charg-
ing Woolley and Conductor Scott with
manslaughter. A search by Deputy
Sheriff King developed the fact that
Scott had skipped to Port Huron and a
telegram was sent TO the police officials
at that place requesting his arrest.
Woolley was found at his home by
Sheriff King and taken before Justice
Henry, who set the preliminary hear
ing for Monday and fixed the bail at
s3, 900. After this had been done VOL
ley, who was on the verge of prostra-
ton, physically and mentally, asked
permission TO make statement, which
the justice reduced to writing:
"When my engine was coupled on
the train at the depot, he began, Con
ductor Scott asked me II was ready
to go. said no, that had not oiled
my engine yet. took my oil can and
got off on the side farthest from the
depot, on the south side. Scott came
around on my side of the engine and
handed me my orders and said to me
No. o has gone through. He said the
dispatcher was crazy about us not get
ting away.
81 hurried up and got through oilinl
my engine, got up In the cab, and al
that time Conductor Scott was ovel
near the platform. He asked me IL
was ready to GO asked him II he wal
sure No. Q had gone through.
HE said: Yes, she has
''My fireman heard me. After he saiC
that No. Q had gone through, asked
him how the board was He said: AL
clear. Look out for the board at Bell
vue.' Igot upon my seat and startet
the engine. l did not pass any switol
engine, as has been reported, on tn,
double track.
After got into the yards saw I
head light Thought at first 1t wa
the switch engine, but in moment
saw that she wAs coming too fast
shut the throttle and reversed my en-
gine. My train came 10 stop and wa
standing still when No. 0 struck my en-
gine. gtI.t.
~ went to get of but before / ooul,
/ was thrown agninst the tank and m,
side was hurt. asked my fireman
after the wreck II he remembered wha
Scott said to me. He said he did H.
told me that No. o had gone through
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