Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
A MOST COMPLETE WRECK.
Collision of the Pennsylvania Linz
tied With a Wild Coal Car
at Trebein Station. o.
The WRECKAGE NEARLY ALL BURNED.
Engineer, Fireman and Two Postai
Clerk. Known to Have Been
Killed, the Body of the Former
Being Burned to Ashes-seTeraI
Others Were Injured.

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Others Were Injured.
xenia, O., July ga wreck oc-
Cured at 1880 Thursday night at
Trebein station, three miles from
here, when train No. e-the Pennsyl-
vania limited-from st. Louis to New
York, was met by a wild coal car at
the foot of a heavy grade. The num-
Der of dead and injured was not east
ly ascertained, because the wreckage
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 70 miles an hour to make
up lost time. Besides the postal and
express cars, it consisted OF a day
coach and several sleepers.
Met With n Terrific Crash.
In some manner, a car loaded with
coal had been loosened from its
couplings and started down a three
mile grade, gaining velocity as it
went. At the bottom of the grade
it crashed into the engine of the pas
senger train.
Of the coal car there is scarcely to
he found a trace, so completely was
1t splintered. The passenger engine
is a mass of ruins, while the posta
and express cars were piled on TOT
of it in a promiscuous heap. Almost
simultaneous with the first crash the
gas tanks under the ear exploded
and set fire to the ruins.
Cries From the w~reckage.
Instantly cries could be heard from
the mass of w~reckage. Passengers
who had themselves suffered injuries
forgot their pain in witnessing the
sufferings of those whom. on account
Of their WI injuries, they were I'm
able to rescue.
An engine from Xenia hurried tt
the scene, and two Pullmans that re
NAMED safely on the track were
hauled to a place of safety, serving
for the time being as a refuge fol
the wounded.
Most of the passengers were tick
eted through from st. Louis or fal
western points to New York.
The Injured 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 wer'
taken to Columbus to resume thei,
journey. The engineer, William
Clark, of this city, was buried be
meath his engine, and his body wa
burned to ashes. His fireman, Will
lam Dryer, of Cincinnati, was hor
ribly mangled, but was thrown clea'
from the engine.
Two Postal Clerks Killed.
OF the four postal clerks on tn
train two were killed, NJ. 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 bu
slightly, Forsythe seriously. The sur
geon does not regard his injuries a
fatal.
Those Of the passengers who ex
tricated themselves from their peril
Gus positions rendered all assistanc,
possible, and rescued many from tn
debris.
The bodies of Engineer William J
Clark, of Columbus, and Fireman
Dwyer, of Cincinnati, were the frs
found, both being mutilated an
burned.
Conductor Hughes, who was on tn
wrecked train, reported that Their
were at least three or four passen
gers who could not be gotten out
and whose bodies are still in tn
ruins.
All the baggage in the train wit
the exception of two pieces and
corpse were consumed in the flames
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