The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-04
Two Persons Were Killed and Many Severely
Injured in Clash Caused by Rails
Spreading, DitChing Train.
FAST PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN IN A DITCH
Wreck Train and Doctors Summoned immediately.
New Rails Laid Had Not Been Securely
Spiked to The Ties. %

I of killed and injured would have been
much larger had there been many pas
sengers aboard He says travel was
very light, and that there was not
passenger on his car at the time of the
accident.
Train No. 307, west-bound accommo-
dation, reached the scene of the wreck
about 10 o'clock. The injured and pas
sengers from the wrecked train were
transferred to No. 307, which brought
them to Alliance. This train then
proceeded toward Cleveland, passing
the scene of the wreck at 11:3O
DOCTORS CALLED.
The following Alliance physicians
were called to the scene of the acci-
dent, most of whom responded: Drs.
j. II. and j. X. Tressel, Roach, Burns,
Welker, Hoover, Manchester, Haggart
and Ramsey.
Before the relief train bearing the
wounded arrived in Alliance hundreds
of people had gathered about the sta
| tion. Many of these were there out of
curiosity, but there were others who
had relatives or friends aboard the
| train and feared for their safety,
! Wild rumors were set afloat that at
least half score of people had been
| killed and double that number wound
ed. Later information came that there
was but one killed and IL or IA wound
ed. This last report In semi-official
capacity brought measure of hope,
but did not abate the anxiety.
1t was 10:30 o'clock when the relief
train bearing the wounded arrived in
Alliance. Two of the wounded, En-
gineer Baldwin and e. T. Riley, were
In the baggage car. Tender hands
placed them upon stretchers and they
were taken to the ambulances In wait
ing for them. The two men had the
appearance of death and were obliyi-
GUS to their surroundings. They. did
not appear to be mangled, but their
limp forms and whitened faces as they
| lay motionless upon the cots told the
story of the accident. One by one the
other wounded were taken from the
cars and placed in conveyances in walt
| ing for them. One man with a BAN
daged head was able to walk with the
assistance of two members of the DO
lice force, but he presented sorry
| spectacle Others had arms bandaged.
Not few had slight bruises, but en-
tered no complaint.
INCIDENTS OF THE WRECK,
Among the passengers on the iii fated
No. $40 were Harry Gordon, president;
j. A. Seiple, secretary, and DR.. Wag-
| oner. OF the Tippecanoe Club of Cleve-
! land, who were en- route to Pittsburg
for the purpose Of accompanying e. 8.
Nell from the Bellevue hospital at
Pittsburg to his home in Cleveland.
Mr.. Nell was injured In the wreck near
Pittsburg on March 8, while en- route
to Washington with the club to take
part in the inaugural ceremonies.
Miss Maud Graham, returning from
| Cleveland, was taken out of a car win
| dow, feet first She braced herself
against seat and was not thrown for
ward. ~
ENGINEER DEAD,
Engineer Baldwin died at the Alli-
ance hopital at 8 o'clock last night.
SALEM PEOPLE IN WRECK.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Robson and
daughters, Miss Ethel and Mrs. Olive
Bosten, OF Salem were In the wreck,
and these, with the exception of Mrs.
Bosten, escaped, uninjured. Mrs, Bos-
ten received slight cut or bruise on
her chin and two of her front teeth
were loosened. Her chest was also
injured, but no serious results are ex.
pected from any of her injuries.