Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-28

tor, ohio. i'he number Of injured is
moi known.
Cleveland, O., June 22.-The Twen-
tieEh century flyer, east bound on the
Lake Shore, was wrecked near Men.
Tor. Ohio, 20 miles east OF this city
last night. Several persons are report.
ed injured.
Four Cars Ditched.
Buffalo. n Y, June 22--EleYen kiue0
and , injured is the latest official es-
timate OF the wreck of the Twentieth
Century limited at Mentor, ONO, last
might.
The train was made up OF five Pull
man cars, four Of when are badly
wrecked and in a 'itch The fifth car
remained on the track. The iocomo-
tive was turned end for end ana is also
an the ditch. A buffet car took fire
but the flames were quickly extin-
gg3she1.
Dashed into Open Switch.
Mentor o.. June 22.-Wplle running
al 80 or 90 miles per hour, the Twen-
tieth Century limited OF the Lake
Shore railroad dashed into an open
switch at the passenger station shortly
before 10 O'Clock last night Four Oh
nv persons were Killed, II or ) badly
In red. The combination baggage
and smoking buffet car and coach be
mind il caught fire and were destroyed.
The train was east bound having
left Cleveland at ciock and as 1t
does not stop here, was running at a
great speed. The engineer did NOT
notice the open switch until the traiI.
struck IT, The engine left the rails and
pIozed into the ground, tearing up the
tracks for yards. Two coaches follow
ing iammed into it with great force ana
@aught fire from the engine setting
them ablaze. Fortunately most OF the
occupants of these coaches were res
cued before the fire reached them.
Among the killed Is the engineer.
the other dead being passengers who
were in the smoking car Toe fireman
WAS SO badly hurt that he will die
Among the injured IS a Mr. Wellman
of Cieye and and Attorney Bennett or
New York,
The Lake Shore officials at once
Summoned all doctors within reach,
'Fne dead ana injured were taken care
OF and sent on a special train to CIeye
land. The scenes following the COLTS
iuH were pitiful Means OF the dying
mingled with cries ard screams OF the
women on the train. Those in the
rear coaches were not injured and tney
SET about at once to rescue those pinned
in the burning cars. Fire spread with
grea1 rapidity and It was with much
aIihculty that the passengers in the
Fwo coaches behind the engine were
pul'ad from the debris. II is believed
the switch was lett oper by freight
crew whose train had occupied the
siding q snort time before the limiteq
came dashing along.
List Of Dead.
The dead;
John X, Bennett attorney. New
York city burned 10 death.
Thomas r. Morgan, OF the Weilmau-
SHaYer- Morgan company. Cleveland,
Burned to death.
Allen Tyler. engineer. ColHngwood.
o.. crushed under engine.
Newt Walters baggagemaster. Ham
burg. y. Y.
Fireman Graham, Coliiuwood o.
" d. Mickey New York.
FIVE bodies horribly burned were
taken from the wreck 1t was impos.
able SO identify them 2 The scene OF
he wreck.
Ehe lnbired.
Charles II. Wellman of the Welman-
aver Morgan company of Cleveland
sCalded and burned; will die
II II. Wright Chicago
a B. German, NorWalE, q.
T. II. Gibson. Chicago
q Cordua Brooklyn. y. Y
- Arthur, Milwaukee,
a. Il. Beckwith. New York
# = Braut. Toledo
The train was the tastes. long dis
t1nrs train in the WORLD and his was
the = IN trip Of the flyer ou is run
Ergys ashicago 70 New York on the 10
hoar schedule The train hauled ont
vi Cleveland five cars. four Pullman
gzEs behind The buffet car The com
0inz15oa car was burned completely.
About - passengers were known 20
have been riding in this ear and az
least SIX Of that number are dead.
Engineer Tyler was taken from the
under side of the engine dead and
horribly mangled
Malicious Mischief Suspected
Cleveland, June 22-Assis-ant Gen
eraI Superintendent Moon of the Lake
Shore road stated late last nish, tina,
IL looked as though the Mentor wreck
was caused by malicious mischief He
said q fast passenger train had passed
over she switch safely three quarters
0E an hour before the Twentieth Cen
fury was wrecked,
Immediately after the wreck it was
found that the switch was locked open.
81 no train could pass it without De
ing thrown from the track.
Cleveland. Ohio. June % The list