The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-28

The noise from the colliding train
and cars was heard for nearly q mile
away, and citizens rushed thither and
hither each asking the other what had
occasioned the rumbling and crashing
sound. Ambulances and surgeons were
quickly summoned to the scene and the
work of attending to the injured was
begun. The men who were worst in
jured were first attended to, and after
receiving some attention on the part
of the surgeons they were as quickly
as possible removed to their several
homes. Mr.. Boylan was removed to the
office of DIR. e. d. Brant and later on
taken home in Schilling's ambulance.
Drs. A. C. Brant and j. f. Marchand
also attended to the needs of the in
jured.
In order to remove as far as possible
any barrier to the wrecking crew which
was soon on hand and who began work,
special engine was summoned from
Navarro and the coal cars back of the
engine were pulled to the switch at
Kemery station. The crew then began
their labors of removing the debris and
clearing the track. For q distance of
about ten rods there was debris scat
tered on both sides of the track, the
portions of the cars destroyed barely
distingulshable in the mass of small
pieces of broken wood. The three empty
cars were almost reduced to firewood,
the concussion of the oncoming train
being so heavy. The front of the en-
gine which struck the cars was badly
crushed off and the tender considerably
damaged. The engine pulling the coal
train, which was at the rear, was badly
damaged also. The tender was thrown
off the trucks and the rear driving
wheels of the engine were rolled off the
track, and the track in several places
was bent. None of the coal cars were
| injured. The cars which were attached
to the construction train engine were
nearly all more or less damaged, but not
so much as to render them unfit fol
further use. The old passenger coach
which, was attached to the rear of the
construction train was completely tele.
scoped, both the front and rear ends
being broken in and the sides laying
along side of the track folded in pc
culiar way. 1t is miraculous that none
of the men who occupied the cars were
killed, and their escapes seems provi-
Dental.
The local officials of the w. e. L. r
railway were soon on the scene and ar
investigation was Immediately ,institu.
ted as to the cause of the accident anG
as to where the blame was to be placed
A News-Democrat reporter called Mon.
day morning at the general superinten.
dents office, but learned that Supt
Stout was out of the city.
/ 1--WE have not received any report
officially of the wreck" said an official
"but may receive such in a few days
AS to the blame of the parties connected
with the accident, cannot see that the
shifting crew was altogether to blame
for it, as they had the right of way
in the yards, even though they were or
the main track, and it was the bushes!
of the crew on the incoming trains t
look out for that lido not know wha
blame will be attached to parties on tn,
train and cannot state anything unit
Mr.. Stout returns. The extra should
have been able to see the cars ahead
and it is required that they look aheat
for a clear track, especially when G
curve is to be rounded"