The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-30
AN EXPRESS MESSENGER
Went Down With His Car and Was
Drowned Before Help Reached Him.
THE LATEST PARTICULARS
From the Scene of the Wreck on the Penn
syivsnis Line That Caused One
Death and Injured Nun
Der Of Other
Persons.

News Democrat Leased Wire Service. !
Pittsburg, Nov. 2S.-The latest infor-
nation from the scene of the express
train wrecked on the Cleveland & Pitts
burg railway, this morning, is that Ex-
press Messenger Casey drowned in his
car, is the only one dead. Engineer
Coughenour, whose foot was cut off,
has been removed to hospital. Others
were injured. among them Conductor
Bonnell, of Cleveland.
The train was No. 301, on the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg, with from rs to 100
passengers aboard. and 1t left the track
and ran into the Ohio river at 1:t3
o'clock this morning, one-half mile west
of Beaver.
The train consisted of five cars,
sleeper, two coaches, mail and baggage
car, and was drawn by engine No. Gil,
with A. Coughenour, of Cleveland, as
engineer and Frank Bonnell. of Cleve
land as conductor. The dead are:
MESSENGER CASEY, of the express
car, of Cleveland. body not recovered.
The injured are:
A. COUGHENOUR, engineer of Cleve-
land. one foot cut off.
JAMES A. ALLEN. baggagemaster,
of 5937 Hamilton avenue, Pittsburg
badly cut and bruised about the head
FRANK BONNELL, conductor Of
Cleveland, badly cut.
JOHN TAYLOR, Pullman car porter
skull cut.
The train left Pittsburg on time and
was on it's way to Cleveland by way of
Wellsville and Alliance, O. 1t had left
Beaver station. after taking on 10 pas
sengers, and was getting well under
way. When half mile from the sta
ton at the end of the double track
where the track is close to the river. the
ground under the rails gave way owing
to the action of the flood and the engine,
baggage and mail cars went into the
river, being submerged 10 feet. There
was nothing to save them.
The passengers in the day coaches,
doing as they Travelled, were thrown
from their seats by the shock, while
those in the berths in the sleeper were
penned into what seemed to be death
trap. The first to reach shore ran to
the station and gave the first news of
the disaster. Messages We're sent to the
general offices at Allegheny and wreck
trains We're orderd out from both Allie
gheny and Conway. Messages were also
sent to Rochester and New Brighton
and all physicians in the town were
hurried to the place to aid the injured.
Engineer Coughenour was caught be-
tween the engine and tender when the
train went over. He was found with
one foot missing. He managed to get
free and was picked up by some of the
passengers who got out first, his cries
being heard above the rush of the
water, He had stuck to his engine to
the last. .......
Conductor Bonnel managed to also
free himself. He struck out for the
shore only few feet away and saved
his life, although he was badly cut and
bruised by being thrown against the
side of the car In which he was riding.
The Pullman porter was rescued as he
was about to be swept away and was
taken to the station. Baggagemaster
Allen managed to get to the shore with
out much trouble, although he was daz-
ed by the severe shock when he was
thrown around in his car.
AS soon as word was received from
the scene Of the accident a wrecking
train was sent out and an additional
train was made up to carry the passen-
gers on west to their destination. Three
physicians, including DIR. Noble, the
company surgeon. of Welsville, o..
and DR.. Robinson. also of Wellsville,
were dispatched on the wrecking train.
The Wellsvile officials were also noti-
fled from the Pittsburg office that the
whole train had dashed into the Ohio.
1t was claimed that after this informa-
tion was received more assuring news
was received a Wellsville. This lnfor-
nation was that only one passenger
was slightly hurt. but that nothing was
known of the fate of the crew.