The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-07


FREMONT, O., Aug. GA terrible
wreck occurred last night shortly after
10 o'clock at Lindsey, u small village OF
about 500 inhabitants, eight miles west
OF this plaza on tho Lake Shore aud
Michigan Southern railway. An engine
and three sleepers were badly demol-
ished aud three people killed outright,
while fully twenty-five were more or less
badly injured. The wreck was caused
by the collision OF west.bound passeu-
ger train and an east.bound freight.
Passenger train No. 8, the Pacific ex.
press due at this place al $3.50 o'clock,
left here last night about ten minutes
late. Tho train consisted oil an engine,
baggage cur, two express cars, three
coaches and five sleepers, The coaches
aud sleepers were all we'll filled with
people, many Of whom were on their
way to Chicago.
At Lindsey, the next station west OF
this place, tho train passed n lncal
freight, No, "a, which had been aide.
tracked to await the passing OF train
No. 8. The train was running at full
speed and passed safely until the sleep
ers neared the switch, close to the
freight, when the first three sleepers
jumped the track and ran into the on
glue OF the freight The engine was
wrecked and the sleepers crushed like
egg shells.
As the sleOpers were filed with pas
sengers, 1t seems miracle that all were
~ tnaknnNltF EtilnI Tho k.k
followed the collision was heartrend-
ing. The groans OF tho dying, the
shrieks Of the injured and the Kissing
OF escaping steam combined to add
horror to sight that Will long be re-
membered by those who witnessed it.
Work was at once begun to render aid
to the injured, and those who were im-
prisoned in the ruins The disaster
was Immediately reported and an extra
composed oil IN engine and coach was
made up at this place. Doctors vii.
liam Caldwell, +. U. Elilbiah, NJ. Stamm
and II. b. Meek had In the meantime
been summoned and the party at once
proceeded to the scene Of the wreck.
The sight that greeted them was terri.
bio.
The track for some distance was
covered with debris, beneath which
several persons were imprisoned. Legs,
hands and arms protruded here aud
there from beneath the ruins. II was
later learned that the dead were En-
gineer Edward Latlerty, OF the local
freight; Charles Shane, a brakeman on
the same train, and Porter Robertson
(colored), OF the sleeper Erie, Of Chica.
go. On the arrival Of the medical party
the injured were at once taken care of,
with the united efforts Of the physic-
ians Of this city, and Doctors Woodland
aud W. L. Steirwalt, OF Lindsey. About
fifteen OF tho injured who had received
wounds OF less dangerous character,
after receiving surgical attention, pro.
ceeded on their westward journey on
that part Of the passenger train which
had escaped damage. Tho others who
received serious injuries were taken to
the Hotel Nichols and private resi-
dences, where they arc now receiving
tho bost Of cure
The seriously injured arc as follows:
Professor Emerson, Of Amherst
college, Gloucester, Mass, chest crush-
cd, will die.
j. A. Hamilton, Of Pittsburgh, in.
jured internally, perhaps fatally.
Porter Stevens (colored), New York,
extent Of injuries not known.
Porter Pelham (colored), Of the
sleeper Orinaco, Chicago, injured in.
ternally; very serious.
A, II. Weat, OF Chicago, badly cut;
not serious
Center Fielder Ryan, Of the Chicago
Base Ball Club. bad cuts.
Catcher Kittridgo, Of tho Chicago base
ball club, cut about head and body.
Those killed outright were:
Ed. Lntierty, engineer Of local freight
No. "a, residence Elyris, married and
leaves widow and four children.
Charles Shane, brakeman on freight,
residence Olaysville, N. Y.
Porter Robertson (colored) OF the
sleeper Erie, residence Chicago.
About three o'clock in the morning
the wrecking train arrived on the
scene and began tho work Of clearing
the tracks for tho passage Of trains.
About elk o'clock q. M, tho bodies Of
tho three railroad mon wore reached
and taken from beneath the ruins.
They wero taken TO the morgue OF John
Berior and thero put In shape for trans.
for 10 their different homes. The bod
los wero in horrible condition and
presented most gickoning sight.
Arms were cut of, legs torn and man.
pled and heads mashed out OF all sem.
blanoo Of human shape. At noon to.
day q special train arrived from Toledo
containing tho officials Of tho road and
and examination aud investigation was
at once instituted. Tho wFock was
cleared up so that tho evening traina
can pass over this division.
Prof. Emerson and Porlor Pelham
ara now in an unconscious condition
and their deaths arc hourly expected.
During tho day Thousands Of pOoplo
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