The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-07-27
RAILWAY WRECK.
| Head End Collision In Which Three Men
Mere Kiiiod---EleSen Persons ln1uiCi,
OLe or Two Of Whom WIN Die.


We're Kinod---Ele,en Persons InIuici,
OEe or Two Of Whom wan Die.
CINCINNATI, July a. "A head end col
lision occurred on the Big Four road
Monday morning at little station
called Grifliths, short distance this
side Of North BEND, between the regu-
lar Chicago express No. II coming in
and AN engine, Extra No. $50 going out
TO the gravel banks IN charge Of Engin-
Ger Sam Hart, OF 33s Fletcher street,
indianapolis
Fireman Frank Taylor Of No 40
was instantly killed Engineer llarts
left leg was broken, his head badly
crushed and he was crushed and in
iured internally He was removed 10
the Belts Street hospital, suffering ter
ribly, aud will probably die Two
tramps who were stealing ride ON
the express were killed One was
Charles sherman, the other is un-
known.
A number Of passengers ON the cx-
press, among them several well known
citizens Of Cincinnati, suffered cutsand
bruises, but none Of them Of fatal or
serious nature.
Ge6rge L. Griaiths, clerk Of the
board Of education, sustained cuts
ibout the head
Mr. Warren J. Lynch, chief clerk to
Passenger Traffic Manager Mccormick,
Of the Big Four, and his wife, were
aboard. aud both were bruised and cut
about the head.
Mr., I'd Hopper, secretary of the La
tonin Jockey club, suffered q severe cut
In the back Of his head and his back
was badly wrcnched.
Mir. Graft lanley, secretary Of the
Lexington Jockey club, was thrown
against seat and suffered a wrist
,prain, There were number Of Others
who were cut and bruised but none Of
the hurts were serious,
Porter Jones, on one OF the Wagners,
was cut about the head.
Engineer Frank Diver, Of the ex
press, and his fireman both jnmped
aud escaped
The cause Of the accident wns tho
forgetting of the express by Engineer
Hart A freight brakeman named Mil
Ter was going down ON the engine, No
l1n At Fern Bank both he and Engi
necr Hart Got of the engine and in
structions were handed them that No
10. the 81 Louis Express, was running
late. and while going back Ia the en-
ginc Miller said 10 Engineer Hart
Look out for No. l2, sam, meaning
the big Chicago express which was oi
time, Notwithstanding this, Hart
evidently having the ST Louis expires
on his mind. forgot the Chicago train
which was met coming down the heav
grade at Grifiths at about twent
miles an hour The freight engine wa
running at about twenty-five miles a
hour
The engines were almost into eac
other when first seen. Both engineer
put on the brakes. Iiut IL was too lat,
The engines crashed into each othcran
remained locked together The forwar
postal ear was partly telcscoped by u
tender
Engineer Hart remained at his pos
Fireman Taylor who was killed, va
, STOPPING down firing his engine an
i did not hear brakeman Miller's war;
! ing in time, and was caught betwce
the engine aud tender. Miller iumpc
4 and escaped with some bruises. II
= gineer Diver, Of the express. put on Il
brakes SO hard that everybody in h
, train was thrown forward, and the CO
!, lision occurring only an instant late
there was the effect OF two shoclSA II
r heavy surge from the brakes and Il
! collision.