The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-04
THE DEAD:

Case avenue, Cleveland, agent for the
Pennsylvania railroad.
r. A. BALDWIN, engineer, 34e Rus
sell avenue, Cleveland, both legs and
arms broken; died at Alliance hos.
pital at 9:15 last night.
THE INJURED.
Charles NJ. McCann, travelling safes.
man out OF cleveIand-Back badly
hurt and otherwise bruised and injur
ed Brought to Alliance city hospital
Edward T. Riley, Johnstown, Pa.
badly cut on side and internally in
jured. Brought to Alliance city hos
pital.
H. Given, cleveiand-Hight arm and
side cut and bruised. Brought to city
hospital.
Charles 8. shiiIito, East End, Pitts.
burg-Head badly hurt. Brought to
city hospital.
Raymond Mencha, Detroit, Mich
Left arm broken. Brought to city hos.
pital.
John w. BURY, cleveIand--Back
hurt, severely injured. Brought to
city hospital.
M. A. Moore, '144 White avenue,
Cleveland, fireman on fiyer-ScaIp
wound over left ear, bad concussion
over left eye. Was treated at Atwater
by DR.. Cummins.
L. 3. Barnhart, brakeman on flyer
Bad cut under right eye. Was treat
ed at Atwater.
Peter Saman, Cleveland, member
Alliance Brewing Co. - Scalp wound
left arm and hip injured. Brought to
Alliance, then taken to Cleveland.
C. l.. Brisgs. s.'Akron--Rient arm and
side severely cut and bruised. Brought
to city hospital.
coIored woman, name unknown -
Head and hip badly cut.
Many were slightly bruised and
other wise injured, but not so as to
require medical attention. .t..
Train No. 80, east-bound flyer on
the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad,
was wrecked at 9:15 Thursday morn
ing sone-half mile south of Atwater,
between Ravenna and Alliance. 1t was
running at the rate of mile min
ute, when the rails suddenly spread
under the engine, which. after running
SO or rs yards on the ties, plunged
down over the west bank into a
marshy morass ten feet below, turning
completely round, end for end. The
tender followed, also turning end for
end. Then followed two day coaches,
one Of which crashed into the rear end
of the combination car, killing George
Munhall instantly. He was in the
toilet room at the rear end of the COM
bination car. His head was crushed.
He lived in Cleveland and was en-
ployed in the ticket Office at that place.
The train consisted of six coaches.
All cars left the track except the diner
and parlor cars on the rear. The two
middle cars were left hanging over the
embar IT; the first two were piled
upon !, -cnder in the morass at the
foot OF the emDankment.
CAUSE OF WRECK.
The wreck was caused from the fact
were not yet securely spiked when the
flyer approached. It was said that the
''slow" signal was not given the en-
gineer until within 100 yards of the
repairs, not in time to slow up. At
this point repairs were being made for
a distance of about 20 rods. New bal
last was being tamped under the ties,
new rails were being laid, and the
track was somewhat kinked and un-
even.
When the engine landed in the
| swamp the steam escaped through the
fire box, this being fortunately pointed
away from the wreck. The engine and
train tore up and pulled out the track
for several rods before plunging over
the embankment.
When interviewed, Fireman M. A.
Moore said that the first he knew of
the accident the engineer threw on the
emergency brakes, throwing Moore up
| against the front of the cab; the next
instant he was thrown into the tender
and out with the coal into the swamp
below. AT the time of the crash he
was holding the injector handle. He
says he did not see the slow signal and
does not know whether the engineer
did or not
l.. f. White, conductor of the dining
car, says that the passengers and crew
owe their lives to the heroism of En-
gineer Baldwin. who. to the last, stuck
to his post, when he had plenty OF time
to save himself by jumping.
The train crew criticise the company
for permitting repairs on the track just
ahead OF fast train. W
Conductor White claims that the list