Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-23
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Train Travelling Seventy Miles Per
Hour Wrecked.
NINETEEN ARE DEAD.
Twentieth Century Limited, FASTEST
In the World, Derailed BY Open
Switch, and frightfll the
Attendant Results.

Cleveland. o.. June 22.-while trav
cling at the rate OF seventy miles al
hour the famous Twentieth cenipr'
limited. the fastest long distance trail
In the world. ran through an ope'
switch at the little town OF Mentor
east Of Cleveland. Wednesday night
causing one Of the most horrible wrecks
In the history Of the Lake Shore road
The engine was hurled into ditch
Part OF the train crushed on top OF u
and the wreck was partly burned. Th'
horrors Of the wreck were redoubleC
In horrors Of the fre. More than
score OF people were killed and injured
and the famous train was demolished
The train was crowded. practically oil
Of the accommodations being taken
when Il left this city. It was behind
time and the greatest speed was beine
made to make up the lost time
officials OF the road started an In.
formal investigation immediately on
their arrival They could not under
stand why or how the train would be
deralled AZ the switch. which Is proyid-
ed with every known safeguard ana
was carefully inspected prior to ihs
passing Of the train.
II was a tragic coincidence OF ths
wreck that II should happen close 10 the
summer home Of Horace Andrews. the
president OF the Cleveland Electric
Railway company. and that one OF the
fatally injured passengers should be his
lifelong friend and bosom companion
G. II wellman. wellman knew that he
was near the house OF his friend. When
he had been carried 20 a place OF safe
~ his nrst words were feeble call
for Mr.. Andrews.
Bystanders learned OF the wish Of the
supposedly dying man and shout went
up for the man he wanted 20 see. Nj
Andrews had hurried 20 the scene OF
the catastrophe as soon as he learned
OF Il and he was led to the spot where
wellman lay IN his agony Kneeiing by
the side OF the sufferer. Andrews spoke
a few words Of comfort.
~Come nearer" whispered wellman
His friend leaned close 10 the injured
man. TIN terribly hurt. Horace. Yes,
I'm dying. I'm terribly sealded and I
won't live; know that SO want you
20 take this message 10 my wife"
Mr.. Andrews leaned stu closer %
that the message was whispered in
his ear. Doctors. nurses and bystand-
ers unconsciously turned away for a
moment while the last tender words
were uttered
After that Mr.. wellman rallied and
asked after his partner Thomas n
Morgan. who was with him on the
train. He was told that Morgan stiu
lived.
Thank God for that" he murmured.
"oh. hope Tom will live"
Soon after that the injured were
placed aboard the relief train and hur-
ried 20 Cleveland, Mr.. welluan among
the rest
The scene following the wreck was
one that beggars description. The night
was dark save for the light from the |
blazing wreck OF the coach that was
crushed and splIntered on top Of the |
engine. Men swarmed about II. COM
batting the flames with the means az /
hand. cropping their way through the /
binding. scalding steam that rose IN /
clouds hunting FOR the Injured who's
piteous cries were such as chilled thu /
hearts Of those who heard them The 1
means for fighting the flames were en-
tirely inadequate. but the zeal Of the
rcscuers wrought great things for the
first few minutes II was known that
A number Of injured were helpless IN
the wreck. but though the work was
done with frantic haste and without re-.
gard 10 danger the flames gradually /
drove the rCscuers back and after ter
minutes Of awful battle the rescuers
we're driven away from the blazing
coach ana the imprisoned
passengers were incineratod. Despite
NJ their help the FIRE burned until after
According 20 statement made az the
headquarters N the lake shore rail-
'oad here. the number Of dead Il nine
zen. The body OF Al Johnson OF the
irm OF Coney a Johnson. a millinery
company OF this city.
vas Identified. The remains were bad
y burned.
Among those who died az hospitals
n this city were Charles II. wellman.
reneral manager OF the wellman- seay-
r. Morgan company Of Cleveland
Allen Tyler. engineer OF the wrecked
rain: ]. A. bradley. a prominent at
orney OF Akron. O.: A. p. Head. rep
sentative OF the Otis steel company
n London. and r. ]. Bryant. a train
nan OF Toledo. o.
Following are some OF the dead:
c. II. weIiman. general manager
yeltman- seaver- Morgan Engineering
ofnpany OF this city.
Thomas r. Aorgsn OF the same COM
any, burned 10 Death
Archibald r. Head. London. England
rcminent English steel man.
John r. Bennett. patent attorney Of
lew York city, burned 70 death.
A. I. Rogers. Platte Iron company,
Jew York, died 10 hospital g
II. II. Wright travelling man OF CHI
ago. died IN hospital.
William Il. Maekey. address I'M
nown. a
+. J. Brandt. Toledo. O.. died in hos. =