Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-31
A MOST COMPLETE Wreck
Collision Of the Pennsylvania Linn
ited With q Wild Coal Car
at Trebein Station. o.
THE wnecKASe NEARLY ALL BURNED.
Engineer. Fireman and Two PcstA
Clerks Known to Have Bsss
Killed. the Body of the Fornss
Being Burned to Ashss-ssvsrA
Others Were Inisred.

Aenia, w., July ko.-a Wfcck oS
CURED at 1890 Thursday night al
Trebein station, three miles from
here, when train No. a-the Pennsyl
vania limited-from 81. Louis to New
York. was nst hy-a.wiaa .sosl sar ai
the foot Of a heavy grade. The mum
Der OF dead and injured was not east
ly ascertained. because the wreckags
took fire, and all but the two Pull
man cars in the rear were burned
The train was late. and was ruuing at
the rate of 20 miles an hour to make
up lost time. Besides the postal anc
express cars, il consisted Of . day
coach and several sleepers-
Net with . rsrrtne Crash.
In some manner, . car loaded with
coal had been loosened from its
couplings and started down n three
mile grade, gaining velocity as II
went. At the bottom Of the grade
it crashed into the engine Of the pas
senger train.
OF the coal car there is scarcely &c
be found a trace. so completely was
it splintered. The passenger engine
is a mass of ruins, while the postal
and express cars were piled on tor
of it in a promiscuous heap. Almost
simultaneous with the first crash the
gas tanks under the cars exploded
and set fire to the ruins.
Cries From the wreekage.
Instantly cries could be heard from
the mass of wreckage. Passengers
who had themselves suffered injuries
forgot their pain in witnessing the
sufferings of those whom. on account
Of their own injuries, they were un.
able to rescue.
An engine from Xenia hurried "a
the scene, and two Pullmans that re-
NAMED safely on the track were
hauled to a place of safety. serving
for the time being a. a refuge for
the wounded.
Most of the passengers were tick !
eted through from St. Louis or "a,
western points to New York
The Isiared Taken to xenia-
The injured were brought TO xenia.
not only the hotels, but private
houses. being opened for the accom-
modations. Those not hurt were
taken TO Columbus 20 resume their
journey. The engineer, William
Clark. of this city, was buried be-
meath his engine. and his body was
burned to ashes. His fireman. Will.
lam Dwyer. of Cincinnati. was hor.
ribly mangled, but was thrown clear
from the engine.
Tive Postal Clerks Killed.
OF the four postal clerks on the
train two were killed. VI. NJ. Peters.
of Columbus. and Charles McGowan
Of Greenfield. Ind
George A. Clifford, of Indianapolis
and William G. Forsythe, also of In.
dianapolis, were injured. Clifford but
slightly, Forsythe seriously. The sur.
geon does not regard his injuries az
fatal.
Those Of the passengers who ex.
tricated themselves from their peril
GUS positions rendered all assistance
possible. and rescued many from the
debris
The bodies of Engineer William J.
Clark, of Columbus. and Fireman
Dwyer. of Cincinnati. were the first
found. both being mutiiated and
burned.
Conductor Hughes. who was on the
wrecked train. reported that there
were at least three or four passen-
gers who could not be gotten out,
and whose bodies are stiIl in the
ruins.
All the baggage in the train with
the exception Of two pieces and
corpse were consumed in the dames.
All the Mail DESTROYED.
Washington. July 26--The post Of
fee department received an Official
dispatch reporting that all the mail
carried by the wrecked train is de-
stroyed- II confirmed the press re-
ports of the postal clerks killed and
badly injured.
RAN INTO A FREIGHT ENGINE.
wreck On the Chicago a Alton ss
Joliet. Hl-No One Badly Hart.
Joliet. ILL.,, July 26.-The Alton pas
senger. which arrives at Chicago at
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