The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1893-02-09
MIDNIGHT WRECK.
A Casualty Caused by Cold
Weather.
PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED.

Jured, Some OF Whom May Dio-The
Delayed Passengers Suffer from the
Extreme Coda Corpse Cromated-An
Embankment Prevents What Might
Have Been an Appalling Loss of Life.
PANA, nla., Feb. GA terrible wreck
occurred near here about midnight
Tuesday night, the limited passenger
train on the Big Four road being de-
rallied and tumbling into a ditch. A
broken rail, dueto contraction owing to
the intense cold, caused the disaster.
Four or five persons were killed and
several others injured, but their names
are not obtainable at present. After
lodging in the ditch the wreck took fire
and all the cars were speedily con-
sumed, a fierce, frosty wind tanning the
flames.
The passengers suffered intensely
from the cold for time, but soon found
shelter in adjacent farmhouses. The
financial loss is heavy.
The train consisted of eight coaches,
including baggage and mail cars. The
accident occurred ON a small trestle
spanning the creek. The engine passed
over in safety, but all the rest Of the
train left the rails and Immediately
caught fire. The mail car, which was
next to the engine, was the first to ig-
mite and split completely in two.
The express car and the two following
day coaches were thrown from the
trestle at least thirty feet.
The remainder of the cars were saved
by an embankment on the opposite side
of the ditch, otherwise the death roll
would have been horrible.
The passengers in the day coaches
were rescued with great difficulty by
gers.
The following is a list of the killed
and injured:
Charles Ressler, baggageman, in
stantly killed.
Samuel o. Doolittle, Madison, Ind,
express messenger; badly injured.
G. II. Barr, st. Louis, express messen-
ger; badly injured.
A. M. Travers, Cincinnati; slightly
bruised. -
Samuel Cohen, Houston; hurt about
the head.
- Fox, bruised about the head and
shoulders.
Mrs. Armstrong, Birmingham, Ind;
Mail Agents Conway and Dewitt,
hurt about the head.
Mrs. Laughlin, Cleveland; slightly
injured.
Charles Conlin, Alma, Kan; cut in
head.
Mrs. Carroll, Alma, Kan; bruised
and cut.
Charles H. Fox, Tifin; internal in
juries.
H. M. Ibbertson, st. Louis; injured in
back and head.
James NJ. Nichols, Nation, Ills; bad
ly bruised.
Mrs. Neal. residence unknown; prob
ably fatally injured.
Matthew j. Banner, Pawtucket, R.
l.; slightly injured.
w. T. Muse, st. Louis; hand cut and
back injured.
Several other passengers whose names
could not be learned were slightly in
jured.
All the bedclothing in the sleeper was
utilized for the comfort and warmth Of
the wounded women and children.
Baggageman Resseller was pinioned be-
tween the mass of trunks and burned to
death in sight Of the trainmen and pas
sengers, who were unable to rescue
him.
Mrs. Laughlin was travelling with the
corpse of her husband, which was in
the baggage car. The corpse was Gre
mated. Mrs. Laughlin's four children
were slightly injured. The weather
was bitter cold and the wounded suf-
fered greatly from exposure in addition
to their injuries.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad sent
q special train of two cars to the wreck
and brought the injured passengers to
Pana where they were carried into the
st. James hotel. They were properly
cared for by physicians of Pana and
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