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


experiences and were iIbryisede none
were seriously hurt and all, assisted
in the work of helping the others.
Hocking's First Victim.
Mrs. Cook. who was found dead in
the first coach, Is said to beathe first
passenger ever killed outright I'm the
history of the Hooking Valley road.
After long and tedious wait the
relief train was loaded Will" all of
those injured and uninjured it was
possible to take ana the run to this
city was commenced. At Moral those
passengers who wanted to continue
their journey northward were put on
train No. 35 and taken to their des-
tinations as the 300 feet of track torn
up I'm the wreck was replaced short
ly after six o'clock. The damaged
equipment Is still lying at the foot Of
the embankment .nd will require
much more work for the wrecking
crew to put It back on the rails, and
make repairs necessary for the run
to the Columbus shops.
Wreck Cause Mystery.
There is no way that the exact
cause for the wreck can be ascer-
taincd It is charged that the big
Atlantic type of locomotives, such as
recently put into service by the Hook
ing are too heavy for the rails and
speed these locomotives may cause
rails to spread or break. 1t is said
But railroad men generally take n
different view. They believe that there
is something the matter with the en-.
gines or perhaps the tenders. In both
this wreck and the one at lie Moyne
several weeks ago. the tender was
the first to jump the track In the
first wreck the engine left the rails
also but In this wreck It renamed
on and was brought to standstin
by Engineer Jenkins.
Prosecutor Investigates.
Prosecutor and coroner of wyandot
county are investigating the wreck
and its cause and say that ir the
company is criminally responsible
they will bring action.
When the relief train arrived here
all of the ambulances in the city. sew
eral cabs and many automobiles
were drawn up at the station to take
the injured to the Sawyer sanitorium.
There was "a great crowd on hand
when the train pulleG into the station.
The vacant rooms in the Sawyer
were quickly filled and
everything possible was done for the
comfort OF the unfortunate ones.
Several Of the injured are in a very
critical condition and may not sur
vive the day. Mrs. Scott T.. Sim
mons of Columbus one of the serious
ly injured remained at Harpster
while DR.. w. j. Means her family
physician and her husband. hurried
there by automobile. Mrs. Simmons
had her 1S-months old baby with her
The little girl was cut about the
head and painfully bruised but 1t is
not believed that her condition is
serious.
DR.. Dana o. Weeks was In charge
Of the relief train and administered
10 the patients as fast as they were
brought aboard the train from the |
Harpster residences. DR.. j. B. Tay- |
lor assisted DR.. Sawyer in caring for
those at Harpster.
Three in Danger.
At the Sawyer sanitorum this |
DR.. C. E. Sawyer stated |
that but three of the 90 injured there |
ire in a critical condition They are:
Mrs. Eva Cecilia Whelan, of De- |
roit. Injuries about the back and |
read. Mrs. Whelan has been delirious |
most of the time since the accident |
md her condition is very serious Her
title son, Phillip, aged 6, who tried l
o protect his mother and help her
lftcr the crash, had both ankles
pralncd,
w. +. Fleck, OF Columbus, broken
,ollar bone and internal injuries.
Mrs Maggie Thompson, of Leroy,
Kansas, wife of David Thompson, Il
Who died last night. Mrs, Thompsons
Dack Is injured and she is bruised
bout the body.
The Others are resting easily and Il
loing as well as might be expected. Il
several of the others are seriously in Il
ured but 1t il not believed that any H
re in danger.
The sanitorium is bescigcd with tcle II
hone and telegraph messages from
riends and relatives of those who
we're in the wreck. Many friends and
elatives arrived last night and others
re arriving today.
No Word from Lcray.
Messages have been sent to Leroy. II
Kansas informing relatives of Mr..
nd Mrs. Thompson of the accident
lhich resulted in Mr.. Thompson's II
cath and in the probably fatal in
ury to Mrs. Thompson. Up to noon
% word Of any kind had been re-
eived from Leroy.
Mrs. r, j. Graetz and son Will ii
am, and Mrs. Graetzs mother, Mrs
all of which live south
( the city, spent the night at the
antorium and this morning went to
mn Arbor, Mich, which place was
heir destination yesterday when the
'reck occurred. None of the three
'as more than slightly bruised
Mrs. Mary A. Davis, and Mrs.
iartha Spangler, both of Button, O.,
aughters of Mrs. Anna Cook, who
'as killed, are among the seriously
ljured at the sanitorium. Mrs. Davis
suffering from severe bruises about
he back and Mrs. Spangler is bruised
bout the head, face and back