The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-09-21

Three OF the Injured Cannot Recover.
A Claim That the Second Section Was
Not FIagged-A Rumor That tho En-
gineer Was Asleep.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-As yet the re-.
sponsibility for the rear end collision on
the Illinois Central, near the village OF
Manteno, a few miles north of Kanka-
kee, in which nine were killed and
about 90 injured, has not been fixed.
The Big Four uses the Illinois Central
tracks out of Chicago.
The first section of the Big Four left
Chicago followed shortly after by tho
second section. The passengers were
many Of them returning from the
Worlds fair. The first section had to
stop near Manteno to let an Illinois
Central train ahead to get water.
1t is said no flagman was sent back to
flag the second section. The track is
straight for several miles at this point
and had a flagman gone back the engi-
neer could not have failed to see him.
1t is stated on the other hand, however,
that the engineer of the second train
was asleep and the fireman was throw
ing coal into the furnace.
The second train was going at terrific
speed and the engineer and fireman saw
the train ahead just in time to jump
and save their lives without attempting
to stop their engine. On the rear of
the first train was an empty sleeping
car. The car ahead was a day coach
containing 40 or SO passengers. The
second section engine crashed into the
empty sleeper, drove it through the first
coach, telescoping the car from end to
end. The passengers, most of whom
were awake and conversing, were swept
from their seats in a twinkling and
crushed and mangled. Limbs were
torn off, heads and bodies crushed and
the broken timbers dripped with the
blood of dead and dying.
Three of the injured at st. Luke's
hospital cannot recover. They are:
Blanche Belleson of Sinking Springs,
o. William Evans, Powellton, W. Va,
and A. j. Scholter, Ripley, o. l.. ii.
Blanton, capitalist of Indianapolis,
who was reported fatally injured, may
| recover. His injuries consist of bruises
and contusions only.
The list of dead as far as known is:
David Jackson. Cynthiana, o.; Christ
opher Kimmel, Dayton, o.; J. w. P.
| Well, New Vienna, o.; l.. l.. Sweet,
/ LOUISVILLE, KY; Minnie DuverS, Lower
Albany, Ind; Charles Deckerdasher, 90
years old, Columbus o.; Jacob Simp-
son, blacksmith, Columbus, o.; Miss o.
Edwards, Chicago.
The injured are: Blanche Belleson.
Sinking Springs, o., limb crushed; L..
II. Blahton, Indianapolis, badly bruised;
James W. Brown, Wilmington, o., in.
ternally injured, head crushed; Mrs.
James W. Brown, internal injuries;
Anna Cowells, Lower Albany, Ind. (;
William Evans, Powellton, W. Va, in
ternal injuries; Miss Sallie Evans, Pow
elton, internal injuries; J. w. Foster.
Springfield, o., scalp wound, eye
gouged; Mrs. J. w. Foster, wife of last
named, ribs broken; injuries probably
fatal; Mrs. Emma Gallatin, Colum.
bus, o., back and limbs bruised;
Miss E. Gallatin, Columbus, o., limbs
bruised; Miss Libbie Jackson, Gym
thiana, o., internal injuries, probably
fatal. Mrs. Chris Kimmel, Dayton, o.,
head and body crushed; J. w. Means
Chester, s. c., head and back slightly
injured; Jessie Morse, Cincinnati, badly
injured internally; Albert Jay Sholter
Ripley, O., head cut and arm crushed
probably fatal; Emily Templeton, Sink
ing Springs, o., head and body cut
William Blain, indianapolis, head and
| face cut internal injuries.