The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-08-13
COLLISION
OF TRACTION CARS
AT LIMA
Kills Three and Injuries
Over a Score
A misunderstanding Of
Orders Blamed For the
Accident-Both Oars in
KindIing Wood-ln-
firmary as a Hospital.

Piqua, O., Aug. 19.-Three men were
killed, at least seven injured so SER
iously that their death is expected
momentarily and score, including
passengers and members of the train
crews, we're hurt in head-on COLI"
sion of limited cars on sthe Western
Ohio Traction company's line, nine
miles north of Piqua. this evening.
The dead are: William Bailey,
Piqua, o.; William McQuillen, Lock
ington, O.; James Kohl, Detroit,
Mich, (partial indentifcation) G. w.
Hummelhhouser, Detroit; Geo. Rob-
inson, Sidney, o.
The fatally injured are: l.. E.
Hagenrod, Lockington, o.. head cut
and internally injured; John Mayer
Dayton. o., head, hips and legs in
jured, may recover; Charles Mcclure,
Sidney, o., internally injured; Charles
Hale, motorman, internally injured; I;
George A. Hax, Baltimore, o., crush
ed; Clarence Long, Dayton, o., head
crushed.
The other injured, none of whom
escaped without broken bones, are:
George Blakely, Sidney, o.; Charles
P. Lock, Tippecanoe City, o, corr
pound fracture of arm; Minnie Eek:
erley, Sidney, O., slight fracture; Mrs
Eckerley, Sidney, o. slight fracture;
Fred @. Grumman, Philadelphia, Pa.
head and face cut; Cora Anderson,
Pigua, o.. head and face cut; H. L.
Emert, Dayton, o., head and face
cut; Mary Emert, Dayton, o., slight
fracture; Rollin s. Rex, Dayton, o.
head and face cut; Tobe Moxley, Lima
o., hip broken, head cut: e. E. Bas-
kerville, Sidney, O., scalp wounds
collarbone broken; Nathan Cox, Day
ton, o., slight fracture; G. B. Hart
West Point Ind, head and face cut;
Andrew Dubuse, Troy, O., face and
head cut; G. w. Smith, Piqua, O..
slight fracture; Charles Weidner
Piqua, O.; Mrs Charles Weidner
:. .Piqua,s0.; r. l.. Rex, Dayton, o. Last
three scalp wounds.
The cars met opposite the Shelby
county infirmary.
The northbound car out of Piqua
, was speeding to reach switch il
time to pass the southbound car from
Sidney, due here at 6:1S o'clock but
late. A misunderstanding of meet
ing orders. due to the fact that a sell
dom used country switch was indicat-
ed as the meeting point because OF
the southbound car being overdue, is
blamed for the collision.
Both cars were made into kindling
wood while passengers were hurled
fifty feet in some instances. Others
were pinned in the wreckage and only
one man of the thirty aboard the two
cars, escaped unhurt. Not one of the
injured escaped without broken
bone, while many of those who are
not fatally injured will be manned
for life.
P. F. Sarver, Sidney business man
alone escaped injury. He assisted
farmers and employees of the county
infrmary to carry the injured to that
institution, which soon was converted
into a temporary hospital. Physicians
were buried to the scene from Piqus
and from Sidney in automobiles, Ia
care for the wounded and ambu~
d, lapees CART d the dead into this city
The wife of George Hax. of Bal
timors, o., was awaiting her husband
in this city, by appointment, and is
prostrated. From the temporary hos
pital, she received message that Mr.
Hax was dying.
The traction station here has beer
besieged by great crowd all even.
ing, awaiting information as to rela,
tives they imagined might be ON one
of the cars
George Robinson, Of Sidney, of the
Peoples Savings and Loan company
is believed to be dying of his injur-
les.