New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
EXCURSION TRAIN WREChED.
MANY PASSENGERS HURT IN A sMAsH-UP
NEAR LIMA, OHIO.
SEVERAL LIKELY TO DIE-THE EXCURSION TRAIN
RUN INTO BY A FREIGHT-sOME PEOPLE


RUN INTO BY rREIGHr-soME PEOPLE
rINIoNED IN THE WRECK
Toledo, Ohio. Aug. 21-A special dispatch ~
The Blade" from Lima Ohio says; An east.
bound extra freight train on the Lake Erie anu
Western Railroad crashed into an excursion
train on the Detroit and Lima Northern road d.
the junction OF the roads two miles northeast u.
this city. at 1910 last night. The engine anu
three of the freight train and two OF 'he
passenger coaches wrecked. and fully ior's
passengers injured, several probapiy la
tally.
The excursion was run by the Peoples lea
Store, Of this city, to Toledo and return anu
most of the passengers were residents Oh Lima
There is no target at the junction, ana 'he a'.'.
dent resulted from the failure of the ie'sn'
crew to stop their train. The excurso" "
consisted of an engine and six coaches'
freight engine struck near the rear OF the ht'h
coach and turned it upside down into the di'ch'
The last car was derailed. badly wrecked anu
turned partly over.
Those whose injuries will probably prove fa'a'
are:
BENNETT Mr.: H. H., r. i.as s. ,shiT MaT bre pso injured ~
rpTn Mr. II. Lima. skull fractured and injured in
iernally
Bt- RNIfAM Mrs. John. Lima. Skull c'uS''u
coz Mrs George. fatally crushed
MURRAY Mrs William. injured internally.
scAXION Mrs. r ~ body cut and bruised md injured
internally
The other injured passengers are;
nrxxrrr II. F.. St. Mary's. broken and both legs
crushed
RoTKINs M-e f. w Lima. two ribs broken
REEO J. H. Lima arm and face badly cnt'
pHoVN Mrs Elmer Allentown back and arm ih'u'e'
cI.rTLFR. Mrs \. F.. Lima badly bruised.
cox Mrs william Lima. head crushed ana race CUT
FELLOWS Willie Lima dislocated and heao anu
FOX. Mrs p. W. Lima body badly bruised.
rRoNFIELp. J. p. IVES, cairo. back and shoulders III
GLrss. Miss Flora back injured
HALL. Mrs William T.. Lima. head and fac" cut
HOODS Harry. Lima head and shoulders and back IN
jured
KOCH Miss Anna Lima back injured
Long Elmer Idr,. head crushed and arm injured
LONG Mrs ". H.. Lima. log broken
MALI.oY Miss. Lima. badly bruised and hea' ana '"'
M.Rrry. Miss NAV. Lima back badly injured and head
Mt-RRy. Mrs William. head
ROSENBRECTt Mrs. Agnes. Lima. internally injured
SCANIAN Mrs r. y. and bruised.
SLAUGHTER Dell. Lima bach injured
STEIN Abe Lima. head and ear cut.
rRoNFIFI.p !. r. cairo. badly bruised.
VAN NORMAN. Mrs. Harry. Lima. side injured and hurt
Internally
WALTER. Rex. Lima. knee injured.
WATT Mrs Ida Lima. head and face cut
WATT Mrs. ! A. Ferry Township. spine injured
WOODS George Lima injured internally.
II was midnight before the news Of the wreck
reached the city. All the ambulances and hacks
were called out. and the injured excursionists
were removed Ia their homes or the homes of
friends. An engine and one coach were used.
and the passengers not seriously injured were
brought 10 The Dayton Northern station in the
city about | o'clock this morning. Several pas
sengers were pinioned in the debris Of the car
that was overturned. and the trainmen had n
cut the timbers away with axes 10 release them