The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-14
I'm HEART or TOWN.
Highly Sensational Wreck on
Pennsylvania System in the
Main Street of Ada, O.
THREE DEAD AND IA INJURED.
Engineer Was Unable to See Signal
on Account of Driving snowstorm.
Terrible Crash Was Heard All Over
city-Two Killed at Jamestown.

Ada, o., Jan. 9.-Three men dead
and IA OF more other persons injured.
one fatally. is the result Of collision
between two trains on the Pennsyi-
vania system, on the main street Of
this city, at o'clock yesterday even
ing.
The Dead.
Joseph Stein, Fort Wayne, Ind;
McPool, Fort Wayne; Alonzo
Hadley. Van Vert, o.
The Injured.
w. A. Freese. Chicago; J. A. Casey.
Toledo, cannot recover; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dueselman and little daughter, of Van
Vert; Peter Tracey, conductor Of
train No. So; Curtis McElroy, Ada;
Andrew Brunnon, Fort Wayne; NJ.
Geise, Ottawa; Walter Klinger, Ada;
w. B. Blackburn, baggagemaster Of
No. 35; Guy Kingsoury, editor of the
Dunkirk Standard; Benjamin Cooke.
Fort Wayne; T. J. Burdette. Day
ton, o.
The accident was one Of the worst
that ever occurred on this division Of
the Pennsylvania system, and was
highly sensational in all its details,
occurring as 1t did on the main street
of the town at time when the thor
oughfare was crowded with people.
Train No. S5, westbound for Fort
Wayne, had started out of the station,
but at the Main street crossing was
compelled to stop on account of some
accident to the air brakes. A flag
man was sent back to notify No. 10,
fast train going in the same direc-
ton, which was several minutes late.
Unable to See Signal.
On account Of the driving snow
storm the engineer of No. 10 was un
able to see the signal in time to
slacken his speed, and his engine
crashed into the rear coach of No. 35
at the rate of 40 miles an hour. No.
35 consisted of two coaches, the rear
one being a combination baggage and
passenger car, with another passen-
ger car in front. Both were tel a.
scoped and scarcely passenger es-
capped injury Of some sort The en-
gineer and fireman on No. 10 were
also slightly hurt but not enough to
prevent them from rendering imme-
diate assistance to those who were in
greater distress.
Crash Heard All Over City,,
The scene about the wreck was
frightful. Many people were congre-
gated about the spot at the time and
the street was well filled with way
farers On their way home from work
in the various stores. The crash was
heard all over the city and almost the
entire population was soon on hand
to render what assistance they could
In caring for the wounded and dead,
who were at once carried to the
freight house and station and laid in
the house on improvised cots.
Most of the injured seemed to be
hurt about the head. and their blood
smeared visages and cries Of agony
as they were being conveyed to their
temporary resting places added hor-
ror to such a scene as has never be-
fore been encountered in Ada
Wreckaqe Strewn About.
The engine on No. 10 was almost
demolished, but the cars behind 1t
were not damaged in the least. and
none of the passengers, we're bruised.
Wreckage was strewn all over the
tracks, and in few minutes the Chi
cago and New York limited, east
bound, dasned through on the other
track at go miles an hour, hurting the
accumulated debris in all directions,
but never pausing in its flight until
half mile from town. Then the
train was stopped and backed to the
scene of the accident to get orders.
No damage was done to the engine of
the flyer, but it was learned that a
piece Of the wreckages flew into the
cab as the train dashed past and pain
fully bruised the engineer. He was,
however, able to continue his run, and
left in few minutes with his train.
Traffic on the westbound track was
delayed all night. Every physician
In the city was summoned to minister
TO the suffering victims, and by mid
night those not seriously wounded
were resting easily in their rough hos
pital cots or had been removed to
bore comfortable quarters.
Two Killed.
Johnstown. Pa, Jan. 9.-While re-
turning from work yesterday after
noon in binding snow storm two