The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-14
A FATAL WRECK
a Train Telescoped on the Main Street
Of an Ohio Town.
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED
A Few Minutes Later a Flyer Dashed
by Wreck on Other Track,
Scattering the Debris and
Wounding Engineer.

A dispatch from Ada, Ohio, says
four men dead and fourteen or more
other persons injured, one fatally, is
the result Of a colHsiisa between two
trains on the Pennsy NsE's sFsts% on
the main street of that city at y
O'Clock Thursday evening. The dead:
Joseph Stein, Fort Wayne.
-McPool, Fort Wayne.
Alonzo Hadley, Van Wort, 0. s
Injured: w. a. Freeze, Chicago.
J.J. Casey, Canton, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. DurZelman and little
daughter Of Van Wort.
Peter TraeeIsseond nductor OF train
No. 35. e.
Curtis McEfroy,sAda. ss.ssz 3.
Andrew Brunnon, Fort Wayne, Ind:
NJ. Giese, OTTAWA.
Walter Klinger Ada. 49,:
W.D. Blackburn, baggage master
Of No. 35. :s5.s:....s..z.:
Guy Kingsburys editor OF the Dun.
kirk Standard.
Benjamin Cooke, Fort Wayne.
TT. Burdette, Dayton. ,sS.Esy,7=5 ~.
The accident was one of the WoEsE
that ever occurred on this division OF
the Pennsylvania#sYst and was
highly sensational ina all its details, oc-s
curing as it did on the main street of
the town at a time when the thorough
fare was crowded with people. Train:
No. 35, westbound for Fort Wayne,
had started out Of the station, butat5
the Main street crossing was compel
ed to stop on account Of some accident
to the airbrakes. "A fireman was sent
back to notify Ne:19, a freight going
in the same direction which was
several minutes late. Owing tozthe$
snow storm the engineer OF No. sl9 was:
unable to see the signal IN time &c: !.
slacken his speed. His engine crashed
into the rear ,ofNo.s35. Sze35 conSs
sisted Of two coaesss5 fear: one be-:
ing a combination baggage and pas
senger car wifi another passengerscar
in front. Both@sWere telescoped and
scarcely passenger escaped injury OF
some sort. The engineer and fireman
Of No. 10 were also slightly hurt, but 5
not enough to prevent them from:
rendering immediate assistance to-
those who were in greatersd distress.
The scene about the wreckwas
frightful. Many people were congreg5
gated about the spot at the time. and;
the street was well filed with way
farers on their way home from work
The crash was heard alIoyer the city
and almost the entire population was
soon on hand to render what assist
ance they could in caring for%the
wounded and dead, whoSWere at once
carried to the freight house and sta
tion and laid on improyised cets:sFhae-
engine Of No. 10 was almost demol-
ished, but the cars behind it Wereznot
damaged in the least and none ofsts1e;
passengers were bruised. The wreck
age was strewn all over the trackssand:
in few minutes the Chicago and
New York limited, eastbound, dashed
through on the other track abs69s
miles an hour, hurting the accumeaa-s
ted debris in all directions, but not.
pausing in it's fight until through:
town. Then the train was stoppeds
and backed to the scene Of the: acci2s
dent to get orders. No damage was
done to the engine Of the flyer, but16;
was learned that a piece Of wreckage=
flew into the cab as the train dashed:
past and painfully bruised the engi-s
neer. He was, however, able to con-
tinue his run and left in few min.
utes with his train. ,=E5--2sg