The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-23
CLUE TO THE TRAIN WRECKER.
Detectives suspect an Unbalanced Man
with . GrudEe Against the NOad.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 22..Nineteen
persons are known to have been killed in
the wreck Of the Twentieth Century Linn
tied at Mentor last night. So complete
WAS the humiliation Of the forward buffet
car. which bore the brunt Of the shock. that
it was impossible to tell who had persisted
until the list OF missing passen gers grad
ually assumed shape
As the Lake Shore officials have had time
to investigate the cause OF the wreck and
get the situation in hand the conclusion
is fixed more and more firmly that the
accident was the work Of a person who de"
liberatey threw the switch for the purpose
OF wrecking the fast train. The railroad
company has put all Of its police organiza-
ton at work to find the man who committed
the act.
Late this afternoon the secret service
men OF the Lake Shore discovered clue
which promises sensational developments
within few days, if not sooner. 1t Is
known that a man who Is credited with
being somewhat unbalanced mentally was
seen in the immediate vicinity Of the switch
through which the train dashed, This
man has frequently voiced his animosity
pany because of being put of a train rather
roughly some time ago. He has announced
frequently his determination to get re-
venge although no attention was ever paid
to his statements, the belief being that
he was just talking as was his custom.
The whereab bouts of this man cannot
now be discovered by the detectives, al
though they have searched for him since
10 o'clock this morning. The railroad
officials still declare that they cannot ex-
plain the open switch which caused the dis
aster nor the fact that it was found BY
Conductor Alex Campbell Of the flier Inn
medately after the wreck not only open.
but also locked open
Fireman Gorham made the following
statement on Thursday morning to bis
mother at the hospital
Il saw the lights ahead; they showed
the switch to be all right and the track
clear The first intimation of danger
came to me when Tyler, the en- gineer. threw
up his hands and cried Jump"
Gorham declares that he looked along
the track when mile away from the station
and is sure that all switch and signal lights
showed white. Conductor Campbell found
the switch light out when he got to it after
the wreck. This fact is another indication
of criminal tampering with the switch
p. H. Carr, the man whose duty 1t Is to
place the light says it was burning when he
placed it in position.
The safe passage Of train 10 just forty
five minutes before the Twentieth Century
proves that the switch was closed at that
time. The railroad mon on duty in the
vicinity are positive that the eastbound
track was not used after this train passed
until the fier came. Tho work OF clearing
the wrcckage was completed by noon
Thousands Of sightseers from Cleveland.
gainesville, Willoughby and other neigh
boring towns made holiday at the scene
OF the wreck. The railroad had big gang
OF men at work raking the ashes and search
ing the wreokage for valuable articles
from the bodies or luggage Of victims
Many watches and quantity of jewelry.
much damaged by the heat, were recovered.
In spite of the efforts of the rail- Dad de-
tectives to keep the CT OVID back, the search
ers were much bothered by the attempts
OF sichtseers to steal bits OF wreckage or
more valuable articles for souvenirs
The currency recovered amounted to
about g., COO. On the train were a dozen
sacks or more of foreign mail, which was
very important. This has been totally
destroyed.
THR DEAD.
ARTHUR d. f.. of Milwaukee,; died In Cleve.
land General Hospital.
BEcKwITH. SAMUEL c.. president OF tn,