The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-21

the Hooking Valley wreck disaster
last midnight when David Thompson
aged 65, of LaRoy Kansas, died a,
the Sawyer sanitorlum in this city
His wife is lying at the santorium in
a very critical condition with her
back broken and other injuries
| The old couple were visiting In
| Ohio and were on their way to Toledo
After the wreck they were cared for
in private home at Moral until the
relief train conveyed them to this
city at seven o'clock last night. 1t Is
hardly expected that the wife can
| survive.
In the wreck of fast train No. 80
northbound, which occurred about one
quarter of mile south of Harpster
at 11:40 a. m Thursday. two women
were instantly killed and 81 were in
iured. One of these has since died
and there is possibility that two or
three more will not be able to sur
vive.
Few Escape Injury.
Few passengers on the train es-
capped without bruises of some kind
or other. Many were the deeds Of
heroism related by passengers and
by the injured.
The train, in charge of Conductor
James Wiltshire and Engineer G. c.
Jenkins, both of Columbus, was run
ming a trifle late and going at a
speed of As miles an hour. Just be-
fore entering Harpster their Is big
hill with an embankment of about
25 feet. The big new engine, No. S6,
did not leave the rails The tender
did, however and two baggage cars
following also left the rails. The sec
ond baggage car became detached and
was separated by about 100 yards
from the engine and first car and
turned across the ,tiack. Back about
$50 yards farther the coaches which
had run for some distance on the
ties, turned into the ditch and rolled
down the high cmbankment. Two
ladies coaches, and the parlor car all
well filled with passengers went down
the bank.
The scene inside the cars must have
been terrible. Even those who escaped
were in such a sthte of mind hours
aftcrward that they were unable to
even describe the7 confusion. Men.
women and children were hurled
about the cars and piled on top of
one another.
The cars sliding down the embank-
ment and turning over broke all of
the windows on the ieft side of two
Of the cars and cinders and gravel,
was piled deep in the cars. Men,
women and children were hurled about
covered with dirt.
There was a terrible silence when
the train stopped and the crushing
and creaking of timbers ceased 1t
was but n moment until the screams
Of the injured and terrified passen-
gems broke forth.
1t was with difficulty that the men
who were not hurt crawled out of
the ears and commenced TO help out
the unfortunate ones 1t required
about three quarters or an hour TO
get all out of the cars and a much
longer time to transport them to
Harpstcr where they We're taken care
In the homes of the villagers
Many Of those who were hurt serious
ly enough to need the attention of a
physician ignored their injuries and
worked like Trojans TO help others
out OF the ill-fated train.
Windows We're broken and men,
women and children We're pulled out
by those on the outside.
Many were the words OF praise for
Conductor James Wiltshire and for
others of the crew.
Although injured about the head and
N need Of surgical attention he ignor
I'd his own injuries and helped the |
passengers out of the train and TO |
homes in Harpster.
Villagers Help Out.
1t was but a short time until viii |
ayers and farmers flocked to the |
scene and assisted In the work. AM
)ulances. buggies and automobiles |
'oon arrived and the work was ex-
Dedited.
A relief train was sent out from |
his city in charge or local officials
md DR.. C. T.. Sawyer. the COM
'any's surgeon. Other physicians were
secured and several nurses were
brought into service.
Despite the fact that the work
moved along as quickly as possible
I was dark before the relief train
With it's load of injured was ready
o start for this city.
Those who were hurt REQUIRED so
much attention that the bodies OF
hose who We're dead, were placed on
and with slight covering
we're laid on the grass I'm a nearby
eld to wait until dark before being
moved, one of the dead woman,
'Irs. Anna Cook. of Button. was
aiken from the car soon after the
york of rescue began. Her death had
een instantaneous. The other, a wo-
nan whose identity has remained un
nown up to now. was brought out
\ an unconscious condition and she
we'd but a short time. Later after
he had been placed In the under.
aker's basket and the lid closed down
was opened for some purpose and
he crowd about was shocked when
er lips We're seen 60 move Several
slt her pulse and declared there were
gns Of life. DR.. Sampson of Upper
andusky was called to the SPOT and
Though signs OF life We're evident
i attempts to revive the woman
roved futile. She is thought TO he
oledo woman, employed as a nurse.
Several Marion people We're aboard
10 train and whAia all had thrilling