The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-10
CANTON|ANs
To Number of Thirteen
In Serious Wreck on
Southern Near
Atlanta
NONE SERIOUSLY HURT

| Thirteen Canton excursionists tC
Florida, Cuba and other southern
points, who took advantage OF thu
regular winter trip conducted by ID
Jay Oollver. Of Cleveland had narrow
escapes from death in serious wrecl
on the Southern railroad at Hiram
Ga, about 40 miles from Atlanta
Tuesday evening But one of the Can
ton party, Mrs. w. l.. Alexander, 17is
North Cleveland avenue, was severely
enough hurt to require hospital NJ
tention. She was taken TO the Atlantis
hospital on the arrival, OF the relief
train in that city but word since from
that point is 10 the effect that her
injuries are not Of a,serious nature.
The Canton people on the train
were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond b. Kenny, OF
1853 North Cleveland avenue; Mrs. A.
Bierce Clark and three sons, Alexan.
der, Henry and Roger, OF 92g North
Cleveland avenue; Mrs. Clara U. Fo.
gle, Of 925 North Cleveland avenue;
the Misses Frances and Clara Lynch,
OF $40 North Market street; Mrs. w.
l.. Alexander, Of North Cleveland ave
nue.; Miss Emma Riegler, OF 1905 Bluff
street; Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Flick.
OF 233 South Cherry street.
The Canton party was together In
one Pullman car and when IL went
through the trestle and dropped 80
feet TO the earth below all we're more
or less bruised and severely shaken
but messages 10 friends In this city
give assurance that the injuries are of
a minor character. The Canton exour-
sionists with the exception OF Mrs.
Alexander, with the others who made
up the party, went TO Atlanta hotels
on the arrival of the relief trains In
that city.
Accounts Of the wreck say that the
engine OF Culver special No. 2 left
the track just after crossing the bridge
near Hiram and that four heavy Pull.
man cars went crashing through the
trestle work and TO the bottom OF the
creek bed, nearly so feet below. One
of the cars broke about the middle
when II fell but reports say that all OF
them landed right side up at the end
OF the long drop. On the train were
nearly zoo excursionists from Canton,
Cleveland, Columbus, Ashtabula, Erie,
Pa, and other points in this section
of Ohio and the western part of Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. Emma Hoover OF Cleveland, is |
said TO be probably fatally hurt and
Miss Florence A. Studebaker, OF Cleve.
and, is said to be suffering from In. |
iernal injuries the extent OF which \
have not yet been determined. Il. w
iriswold, Of Ashtabula, after being
'aken 10 the Atlanta hospital was
ound 10 be suffering from severe
,ruises and his condition is regarded
IS serious and II is thoaght he may be
Internally injured. Nearly all OF tn
'assengers who were taken either to
.tlanta or the Grady hospitals were
BILE 10 go 10 their hotels after their
INJURIES had been attended. When the
elief trains. which had carried ply.
icians 10 the scene, arrived at the
'outbern station all the ,ambulances
4 the city and half a hundred car.
iages were In waiting and little time
'as LOST in carrying the injured and
haken exeursionists to hospitals or
otels.
The wreck cost the lives of three
abroad men The engineer OF the
pecial. James Edwards, was caught
nder his engine and killed. Road
brennan OF Engines ID. II. .schnapp,
led after he was taken to Atlanta, as
Id the negro fireman. Moses Baldwin.