The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-02-14
SERIOUS WRECK

On Tho O. & M v. Ry. Near 0rooksville, chio'
LANCASTER, Ohio, Feb. l1.--The
C. a. M. ". railway, east-bound
passenger train, No. 6, consisting f
engine $40, a baggage car and two
coaches due to leave this place at
1915 a. IN. met with q most dis
sutrous wreck yesterday morning
at 1l:l5 Il IN. near Crooksville, Ohio,
IA mining town located about 81
miles east of Lancaster, in which
one man lost his life and eight
others are more or less seriously
injured.
Just what caused the wreck l.
not positively known, but from the
best information at hand it seems
the train was nearing CrooksviIlr
ut a high rate Of speed when thu
engine left the track rolling down
a fifteen-foot enbankment, piling
the two coaches upon the baggage
car and making kindling wood out
of ii, was occupied by United States
Mail Clerk Bell and Baggageman
Fisher. The only thing that can
he found that would be likely to
cause the wreck was . broken
hange or one of the wheels under
the tank of the engine. The report
that the train ran into an open
switch is erroneous as the passenger
train did not collide with freig ht
cars as was first reported. There
was freight train standing on tie
siding when No 81 passed ana all
the switches stood in their proper
positions.
b. M. Fisher whose home Is in
Morrowtown, died from the injuries
he received about two hours after
the accident, was an express mess.
eDger and unmarried.
Engineer Lon Shriglty, married,
who lives at Z,nesville, Ohio, badly
injured about the head. will recover
Fireman Thomas Davis, unmar-
ried, Of Zsnesville, escapes with
slight burns on both hands by
falling upon boiler head of engine.
Mail Clerk Bell, of Morrowtown,
seri ,usly hurtabout the head and
breast. He has been in the mail
service for thirty years, may re
cover. Brakeman Atchinson, mar
ried, wife and one child, home
Lancaster, leg broken and other
injuries.
Conductor Hilliard, GAINESVILLE,
aside from shaking up escapes
unhurt.
Coal Operator l. n. Jones, OF
McCluney, who occupied seat In
the rear coach, with Master Ma
chanic of the g. & NJ. V. railway.
William Nickel, OF Lancaster,
had his leg broken, Mrs. Nickel
being uninjured.
Joseph 20 ter, fireman, brother
OF Trainmastpr Van Porter who
was "dradheading" to Itnesville,
badly injured. to what extent
cannot lie learned
III was learned, Ht this writing Il
travelingman named Lenhart, resi-
dence unknown, leg and arm bro
ken,
Rev. w. +. Rambo, former
Logan citizen, was II passenger on
the Inflated train enrorte to
Wecling, West Virginia, escaped
without injury, which will he pleas
ing news 10 his Logan friends.
This Is the first serious accident
which has occurred on the G.. & M.
V. Ry, in the passenger service for
many years and il would seem
from What can be learned at this
time that the accident Is one Of
those unavoidable calamities that
will sometimes happen upon the
best regulated railroads.
The G. & Nj. V. Ry,, have the
rel utatlon Of having one among
the best road b' d'and equipage Of
any railroadjn OhiD. .Ns SO N AS
the news Of the disaster reached
this city wreck train with the
Di. Goss, SURGEONS for the company
at this place were dispatched to
the scene Of the disaster.
LATER,-Since tho above WAS
written ii is belived that Brakeman
Tanner Of Roseville, who WAS
"dsadbeaIing" to z.nesville, was
also injured but to what extent
unable to ascertain.
A hpy, name unknown on hi-
wnyhome after serving II term Of
years ut the state farm near this
place, whose young heart no d,nbt
was filed with gooh resolutions 10
hauin life nnpxv and with l,ri shit