The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-03-04

and grinding noise, southbound
Hooking Valley passenger train
No. "a, in passing northbound
passenger train No. 80 ut a siding
about a mile north Of Canal Win.
chester, split a switch and went
bounding over the ties, side.ewip-
ing the standing train, damaging
engines and cars and slightly In
juring nine persons. The acci.
dent occurred about ! o'clock, Fri.
day afternoon, and the remarka BILE
escape of the large number of
passengers aboard both trains RS a
matter of amazement.
Pinioned beneath wreckage,
caught in the cars, cut by lying
glass and thrown about in every
way, only nine people were in
iured, five of these being members
of the train crew. The south
bound train split the switch while
going 80 miles an hour and crash
ed along side of the waiting train,
the engine of which stuck its
nose into the side of one of the
cars. The fact that nearly oil of
the 1870 passengers in the south
bouud train had sought the shady
side, was the reason for the re
markable escapes.
News Agent Mclaughlin, of Co
lumbus, was seated in front sea-
on the right side of the smoking
car when he heard crash anc
stepped aside just as the iror
front of an engine ploughed it'
way through where he had been
sitting. The lad got out of the
train and helped to rescue
Baggageman Rounsavell, who hat
been buried beneath an iron SAT,
and some beer kegs. Mail Cierl
Downev was pulled out from be
meath load Of baggage by Con
ductor John Elder and Baggage
master Neal, who had been pre-
viously injured themselves.
Half of the right side of th'
smoking ear was ripped open by
engine of the train on the siding
Twenty men were seated in th'
car, but most of them on the lef
hand side. Men jumped from
their seats and ran to the rear o.
the train ecaping the engine
which ploughed its way into the
cars. The baggage car struck the
engine and turned turtle in ditch
The smoking car was demolished
and the engine of the northbounC
train partly wrecked. The dam.
age is estimated at about T35, 900
Walter Fogg, an insurance ad
iuster of Columbus, had arisen {
few minutes before the crash oc
cured to telk to friend in an
other coach and thereby escaped
He had been sitting on the righ
side of the smoking car.
Physicians were called from
Canal Winchester Immediately
and four responded, including DR.
W. w. Shook, Drs. Brickley anC
Carlton. The injuries of the
passengers and train crew were
dressed. Seth Gibson, of Marys
vile, passenger, who was found
on the tracks with trunk across
one of his legs, was hauled to Dr.
Brickley's Office in a farm wagon
Later he was brought to Columbus
and taken to Grant hospital,
where it was stated Saturday
morning that his injuries are not
serious.
A train which departed for Co.
lumbus at 9:l0 brought the in.
jured back and only Mr.. Gibson
was compelled to go to the
hospital.
General SUP erintendent M. S
Connors stated, Friday night, that
Engineer Whipple, Fireman A..
Stamper, Conductor j. r. Elder
and Baggageman +. Il. Rounsavell
were injured slightly, but no
passengers were injured, except
Mr.. Gibson and few who were
cut by dying glass.
Wrecking trains were soon at
the scene and within few hours
the track was cleared.
Investigation by the Hooking
Valley officials to determine the
cause of the side-swiping collision