The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-18
FAIL WRECKS.
Seventeen Inmates of Working Car In
iured in a Collision.

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct. IA serious acci
dent occurred in the yards OF the Pennsyl
vania railroad, just below here. this even
ing. Seventeen persons were seriously III
iured. and in pumber OF instances tneii
injuries may prove fatal. A Work tram,
consisting Of an engine ana one car Az
which were about seventy-flve men, was
crossing the switches, coming toward the
CITY. when it was rua into by a local
train running at high rate of speec.
The construction car was demolished and
the stoves overturned. The car caught
fire and some of the men came ont OF the
debris with their clothing ignited. After
some difficulty the injured were removed
and the fire put out. The sight was horrl-
BILE. Thrown in every direction, men
could be seen writhiug in pain and calling
for help. suffering from injuries of a more
or less serious description. The most ser
iously injured are John Richard. George
Sinarda. John Sayres, j. NJ. Du1y and
Johu Randolph.
OTHER WRECKS.
PrrTsBURG. Pa. Oct. 1.-THE first sec
ton of the New York and Chicago limited
express on the Fort Wayne road was
wrecked at WelIsville, O., forty miles
from this city, at 5 o'clock this morning.
Two trainmen were killed instantly and
four others were injured, two OF whom
will die. The passengers were thrown
from their bertbs by the shock, but escap-
I'd with slight bruises and bad fright.
The names of the killed are Elmer Jack
son, fireman. Allegheny, Pa, and John
Caruthers of Wellsville, o. The injured
sre Robert Jackson, engineer, fatally;
Alexander Frazier, baggageman, Alle-
xheny, seriously, and Robert Fowler,
rain electrician, Wellsville, .. A tramp
operato in the tower WAS badly burned
with acid His name was not ascertalned.
The com bination baggage and sleeper
which followed the engine was thrown
from the track, but the other cars were
not derailed. The injured were removed
10 q hospital.
Owing to ii freight wreck on the Fort
Wayne road. the limited was obliged 10
cone over the Pittsburg and Cleveland
track Near Wellsyiile the fog was very
heavy, and il was impossible 10 see any
considerable distance. Suddenly through
the fog the engineer of the limited saw the
lights of freight train standing on the
track. He reversed his engine and put on
the air brakes. but all was too late, and
before he or his fireman could Jump the
engine crashed into the freight.
pITTsBURG. Pa Oct. IA heavy freight
train on the Fort Wayne road parted and
came together again at Beaver Falls at D
O'Clock this mcruing. Twelve cars were
totally wrecked. The depot Shed, plat
form and telegraph station were demolish-
I'd. and the operator, Elmer Lyons of
Rochester, badly injured. Two tramps
are supposed 10 be buried under the
debris
ST LOUIS. Oct. 1.-THE victims of the
wreck on the Wabash railroad last night,
who were brought here and placed in hos
piials and hotels, are all doing well, and
there are no unfavorabls reports from
those who were taken to their own homes
Quite number of the injured are ST.
Louisiaps, but none of them are very seri-
ously hurt. Following are the names of
those living outside the city: Mrs. l.. b.
Henry of Haysviile, Kan, arm broken;
Arthur ksufmann OF Memphis. Tenn, |
scalp wound: +. J. Allen of Ozark, Ark, |
leg badly twisted; c. Z. Thomson of Read |
Whitley OF Paris, Tex, back injured; &. !
y. Groffen OF Boston, Mass, head and |
arms injured; +. 2. Lester of Brighton, |
Eng, back injured and hands badly |
burned; Philip Well and wife of Chase |
Kan, considerably bruised.
CIRCLEVILLE, O, Oct 1T-An attempt |
was made last night to wreck north !
bound worlds fair excursion train near |
here on the Norfolk and Western railway. /
a lot of tiling was placed on the track by |
unknown persons.
CANTON, o., Oct. 17.-An attempt was
made to wreck the east-bouud Keystone |
express on the Fort Wayne road last
light at the junction with the Valley road.
Sprikes were driven into an interlockiug
switch between the arrival of the first and
second sections Of the train. The obstruc-
lion was discovered by the crew of
switching engine just ahead oe the express.
which was a long train of crowded Pull