The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-14
TWELVE KILLED
 IN TRAIN WRECK Fatal Smash Up Takes Place on NIckIt Plate Road TWENTY-FIVE ARE HURT Fast Passenger Train coIlides With Freight Train at kishman, Ohio. Wreck Being investigated By
 the Officials.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE HURT

Cleveland. O., August 13.-A fast east bound passenger train on the Nickel Plate road collided with westbound freight train early today at Kishman, O., near vermillion. resulting ,< the death of twelve persons. whr ssa sS lst twenty-five others were injure -( of whom will probably die. The : according to the officials of the SS /, was caused by misunderstanl So orders. or neglect to obey them ~$,S part of the crew of the freighI n
 n . Dead.
 c. W. P engineer of passenger train, Conneae O.
 Joseph Alexander, Newark, N. J. Frank Weaver, Findlay o.
 D. Pomorodoro
 Antonio Grillo, laborer.
 J. Paraci. laborer.
 F. Cuzini, laborer.
 F. Scilla, laborer.
 N. Dirmora, laborer.
 A. A. Chile, laborer.
 G. Travoli, laborer
 c. Travilana, laborer.
 Injured.
 J. W. Long.
 R. A. Long, son of J. W. Long. right leg amputated; may die.
 Mrs. J. ". Long.
 L. Reinboldt.
 E. E. O'Hara, Findlay. Ohio.
 B. L. Kerr. Grafton. Ohio.
 J. W. Kerr. West Haven, Conn. P. Baslsim, Tiffin. Ohio.
 F. Trumor, Ada, Ohio.
 J. Caxter, Tiffin, Ohio.
 F. Phillips, Findlay Ohio. " John. Jafa= s-s Leonardo Sracasu.
 c. Buccufusu.
 Veona Leonardo
 Charles Dumont.
 Joseph Dumont, internal injuries; may die
 T, Thevalli
 c. Degar.
 Albert Jana.
 F. Gallia.
 Aside from the engineer, the men killed on the passenger train were all riding in the smoking ear at the head of the traln and were mostly foreign laborers in the employ of the Standard Oil com pany en their way from Fort Seneca, Ohio, to Brookfield. Ohio. In charge of a foreman. Engineer c. c. Poole of tho passenger train was killed at his post while trying to reach for the air brake after seeing the headlight of the freight. Fireman Hafner saved himself by jump ing.
 Cars Telescoped.
 The high speed of the passenger train threw it's locomotive and first three coaches over on the engine of the freight train, telescopng the smoker and the car following.
 Of the passengers In the smoker none escaped uninjured. Fortunately there was no fire.
 The injured were hurried to Lorain and placed In the hospital there The dead were placed in the morgue at Lorain. Most of the passengers of the smoker were dozlng. The sudden shock threw them out of their seats. the car crush ing In like paper and pinning down those who had been caught. The passengers in the second car escaped more easily as the violence of the Impact was not so severe, although few got off without cuts, bruises. sprans or broken bones The two rear cars were seepers and they rious harm. No passengers in the sleep CTS were seriously injured
 President Conniffe of the Nickel Plate today stated that from the information in the hands of officials the freight train crew had orders to go on the siding at Kishman and there await the passage of the passenger train. Why this was not done in time to permit the passenger train to go by or fiagman sent out has not been learned. A rigid investigation is however being made by the railway officials. It Is said that the watch of the engineer of the freight train was slow and the engineer believed he had eight minutes to get his train in on the siding before the passenger train was due.