Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-25
EXCURSIONISTS HURT
Derailment of a B. and O. Train
Near Akron, Ohio.
WASHNGTONIANS AMONG THE INJURED
Spreading Of the Track Caused
the Disaster.
LIST OF THE INJURED.

CUYAHoGA FALLS. OHIO, July g.
The second section of the Baltimore and
Ohio express, west bound. was wrecked
one mile east of Monroe Falls about 4:so
this morning. Spreading Of rails caused the
wreck at a point where there is a short
curve in the track Of the Pittsburg and
Western.
Five of the coaches. loaded with passen-
gers. most Of whom were on their way to
Chicago were thrown down a ten-foot en-
bankment.
Nobody was killed outright, but thirty
were injured, five Of them. it is thought.
seriously. All of the MANNED were taken
to Akron by special train and sent to the
city hospital. About dozen doctors from
Akron went down with them.
The special train bearing the injured from
Munroe Falls reached Akron about $50
O'Clock. All the ambulances in the city
were at the depot, and the injured were
conveyed as speedily as possible to the city
hospital. where they received the attention
Of score Of physicians. 1t is impossible
at this time to state how many of those
hurt will die or how serious all their in
juries are.
List of the Injured.
The following is a list of those now at
the hospital:
Henry F. Heile. Philadelphia: back
sprained.
n. p. Boyer. Coatesville. Pa. serious cut
on head.
William NJ. Morrow, Philadelphia; head
g n hon hr,r
Louis Steinback Baltimore Md: left leg
cut and bruised
James E. Muse. Baltimore. Nd: back
sprained.
Frank W. White. Lafayette. Pa: slightly
cut not serious.
Mrs. Eliza White, Lafayette, Pa. /;
shoulder oislocated
1. H. Moredick. Washington. DC: severe
scalp wound.
F. o. Stats. Vienna. Fairfax county, Va
injured internally.
DR.. ]. r. Allen. Baltimore: arm and ribs
broken.
W. A. Mode. Washington. DC: back in
jured.
H. c. Mode. Washington. Dc; wound in
head
Mrs. Maggie Core, washington. DC; in
ternal injuries and arm broken.
Mrs. Mary n. Smith. Washington, DC;
| severe cuts about head and neck
Mrs. Leila Hunt. Baltimore. Nd: head
cut
Anna Miller. Washington, ID. c.; hurt
about head. arms and side
Lillian Cramer. Camden. n. J.: arm frac-
tured
H. NJ. Mice. Camden, n. j.; cuts on head
and back.
L. Stuart, Baltimore Nd: injuries about
breast and head.
Mrs. Lena Sturgeon, cut about head.
With Mrs. Sturgeon were three chiRiren
all escaped.
Details Of the Disasters.
When the cars left the track many OF
the passengers were asleep. The last coach
was the one most seriously wrecked II
jumped the rails where the curve was the
| sharpest and plunged along the ties about
fifty yards before tumbling down the en-
bankment Seats and timbers were piled
promiscuously on the imprisoned psssen-
gers.
Fortunately for them there was no. fire To
ignite the old coaches or there would have
been a repetition of the horrible Ravenna
disaster OF July s. 1891
1t is impossible to tell exactly what .caus-
ed the spreading of the rails. probabiy
| heavy trains which the Baltimore and
Ohio has been running 10 handle the
worlds fair traffic. Ii is generally agreed
that the tender OF the second engine
Ctrain consisted OF ten coaches drawn by
two engtnes) was first to leave the track.
One theory is that IL loosened the rail bolts.
which then allowed the rails to spread as
the heavy cars came along.
b. O. Omcials Disavow Responsibility.
AKRON. OHIO, July 8-Balttmore and
ohio ofhcials object to the unqualified state
ment that this mornings wreck was on their
line The track used by the Baltimore and
Ohio from Pittsburg to Akron lis owned by
the Pfttsburg and Western company, with
whom a Tafhc agreement has been made
py the Baltimore and Ohio While it was 4
OF that road claim that the Pittsburg and
Western should be held responsible for any
defect in rail or ties.
The cars which were wrecked belonged to
the second section Of the excursion train
o'clock yesterday. The train consisted OF
ten passenger coaches and one baggage car
as double end style. that is. with an engine
at each end. The rear engine left the track
and carried with II the three last cars.
sion train left Washington yesterday it
contained 900 passengers. Others were
moved Tere as fas an
only forty passengers from this city ON the
entire train and these were scattered
through the various sections. although
considerable number seemed 70 have been In
the cars wrecke ed
The Baltimore and Ohio officials in this
city are disinclined to discuss the accident
until further details have been received.
Ihe fact that the accident happened on the
Ptttsburg and Western road and was caus-
ed by the spreading of rails they intimate
would throw any blame on that road.
Mrs. Maggie Gore.
Mrs. Core. one of those from this city
reported injured. is employed In the bind
cry Of the government printing Office and
is a widow, living with her mother at
No. l6 street northwest. A STAR reporter
who called was informed that the unfor-
tunate woman was of on her eave.
The others from Washington reported
injured could not be located today, their
names not appearing in the directory.
Commander Lyons ExoDerssed.
NEW YORK, July 5.-The court of in
Quiry which has been i'm session at the
Brooklyn navy yard investigating the col
lision between the United States ship
Monongahela and a Norwegian bark In the
harbOf O Madeira ha a