The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-14

WATCH SLOW
Twelve Persons Were Killed
Outright.
OVER SCORE INJURED
Terrible Wreck Yesterday on the Nickel
Plate Railroad Rigid Inves-
tigation Is Prom
ised


Cleveland, August 14--A fast east
bound passenger train on the Nickle
Plate road collided with a west bound
freight train early yesterday at Ksh-
man, Ohio, near Nermillion, resulting
in the death Of ~ persons, while at
least 25 Others were injured, eight Of
whom viii probably die. The wreck,
according to the officials Of the COM
pany, was caused by misunderstanding
Of orders or neglect to obey them on
the part Of the crew Of the freight
train.
The dead.
Charles w. Poole, engineer Of passen.
ger train, 90 years old, Conneaut, O.
Joseph Alexander. "a. Newark, n. j..
Frank Weaver, 35, Findlay, o.
Nine Italian Laborers.
The injured:
John VI. Long, Cleveland, right leg
broken.
RICHARD, A., son Of John ". Long,
fright leg amputated, may die.
Joseph Dumomt, two ribs broken, back
cut and internal injuries, may die.
Louis Beinbolt, Baseom, o., compound
fracture left leg, foot crushed and body
bruised
b i. O'Ham, Findlay, O., right leg
lamputated.
John W. Murphy, West Haven, Conn,
fright foot bruised and body lacerated.
Floyd TrumeT, Ada, o., left leg broken
and face badly cut.
Aside from the engineer the men killed
on the passenger train were all riding
in the smoking car at the head Of the
train Engineer Poole Of the passenger
train was Killed at his post while trying
to reach for the air brake, altering see
ing the headlight of the freight engine.
| His fireman saved himself by jump
ing.
The high speed Of the passenger train
threw its locomotive and first three
coaches over on the engine Of the freight
train, teleseoping the smoker and the
car following.
| of the passengers in the smoker none
| escaped injury Fortunately there was
/ no fire. but the heavy timbers Of the
wrecked cars pinioned down many and
prevented them from getting out until
assistance arrived.
When the trains came together almost
everybody in the smoker was doing.
! The sudden jar hurled them out Of their
seats into the aisles and threw several
persons to the roof and sides Of the
cars, which seemed all at once to crunch
ii like a paper bag, pinning down each
] passenger III the position in which he
was caught. The passengers in the sec
ond car escaped more fortunately though
few got off without strains o. broken
| bones.
The two rear ears were sleepers and
/ they withstood the shock without suffer.
| ing serious harm. No passengers in the
sleepers were injured.
President Canif Of the Nickel Plate
stated that from the information in
the hands Of the officials the freight
train crew had orders to go on the
siding at Kishman and there await the
passing Of the passenger train. Why
this was not done in time to permit the
passenger train to 60 By, or a flag
man sent out, has not yet been learn
ed. A rigid investigation is being
made
1t is said that the watch of the en-
/ gineer Of the freight train was slow and
/ that the engineer believed that lie had
eight minutes to get his train to the
siding before the passenger train was
due The freight train had slakened
speed aud was about to back in on the
siding from the main track when The
passenger train came tearing along at
the rate Of foTty-five miles an hour
and dashed into it.