The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-27

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dead
The revised list of dead is as fol
lows: '
Thomas r Morgan, of the Well
man, Seaver, Morgan Co., of this city.
taken from the wreck dead.
j. K. Bennett, a we'll known patent
lawyer, New York, taken from wreck
dead; body identified at Hogan &
Co.'S morgue.
N H. Walters, baggageman, Ham,
Lury, N Y, taken from wreck dead !:
body taken to Abel's morgue.
w D. Mickey colored porter, buffet
car, taken from wreck dead, body TAX
en- to Abels morgue.
Henry Trinz, barber on buffet car,
taken from wreck dead; taken to
Abeps morgue.
l.. NJ. Erick, manager Keith's the
atre this city, taken from wreck dead;
body identified at Abel's morgue by
his watch.
A. i. Johnson of Comey & Johnson.
this city, taken from wreck dead;
body at Abels morgue.
II. C. Mechling, aged So, president
of the Wheeling Corrugating Iron
Co. taken from wreck dead; identi-
fed by eyeglasses by j. Kent Boyd at
Abeps morgue.
z. f. Naugle. railway supply bus!'
ness at 159 La Sale street, Chicago;
body taken from wreck to Glasser's
morgue and identified by initials "E.
E. N" on strip of linen which re-
nained uncharred died unconscious
al hospital.
A. L. Rogers, Platt Iron Co, 93
Liberty street, New York; body at
Abel's morgue.
H. H. Wright, vice president Hew-
tit Manufacturing Co, Chicago;
body in Black & Wright's morgue.
Dennis F. Harbaugh, Milwaukee,
Wis. body in Hogan & Co.'S morgua.
Archibald P. Head, representative
Otis Steel Co., London, England;
body at Abels morgue.
]. A. Bradley, lawyer, 55 Oakdale
avenue, Akron. O.; body in Abers
mOrgue.
5. c. Beckwith. advertising agent,
lis East Seventy-Fourth street, New
York; body at Abel's morgue
Charles II. Wellman, general man
ager of the Wellman, Seaver, Morgan
Co. Cleveland; died at Lakeside hos
pital.
Allen H. Tyler, engineer, Collin
wood: died at Charity hospital.
James H. Gibson, secretary Ameri-
can Foundry g. Machine Co, Chicago;
body in Koeblers morgue.
The seriously injured at the Cleye'
land General hospital are:
A. A. Gorham fireman, Rose ave
nue.. Norwalk: will recover.
R C. Cordua, Brooklyn, N. Y, badly
burned. will recover.
J. H. Langdon, Chicago, reported
in critical condition.
F. D, Countiss. president of the S.
D. Chaplin & Co., Chicago; bruised
All of the other injured were able
to proceed on their journey today.
CAUSE OF WRECK.
The cause of the wreck of the flyer
is the one question uppermost in the
minds of the railway officials. Late
this afternoon the secret service men
of the Lake Shore claim to have dis
covered a clue which promises sensa.
tional developments within a few
days, if not sooner It is alleged that
a man who is credited with beine
mentally irresponsible was seen in the
immediate vicinity Of the switch
through whichl the ill-fated train
dashed yesterday evening before dark.
This fellow, according to the detec
tives has frequently voiced his ami
mostly toward the Lake Shore Rail-
road Co., because of being put off
train rather roughly by conductor
some time ago. He has voiced his de-
termination to get revenge very fire.
quently about the village so it is
alleged, though no attention was ever
raid to his statements, the belief be
Ing that he was just talking as was
his custom.
Now the whereabouts of this man
cannot be discovered by the detec.
tives, although they have searched
for him since 10 o'clock this morning
The railroad officials still hold that
they cannot explain the opened switch
which caused the disaster nor the
fact that it was found not only open
by Conductor Alexander Campbell, OF
the flyer, Immediately after the wreck
but also locked open.
FIREMAN'S STATEMENT.
Fireman Gorham made the follow
Ing statement to his mother, at the
hospital: 81 saw the lights ahead
they showed the switch to be all right
and the track clear. The first intima-
tion or danger came to me when
Tyler, the engineer 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