The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-01
Thomas J. WOOdCOCk, Aged 20, Dies Soon After
Body Removed From WreCk-NOt Known what
lie Was Doing on Train-Frank WaterhuS, aged
50, Injured BadIy--TWO Italians Also Hurt.
Wreck Occurred Just at Dusk. Fast Express
on Big Four Crashes Into Erie Freight Cars.

the tracks The Postal & Curtis am
bulance was summoned and hurried
the men to the Marion city hospital.
The men stated that they were rid
ing on top of the second car. They
felt the roof give way beneath them
but remembered no more until they
regained consciousness at the hospital.
Where young Woodcock was riding
is unknown. The Erie employees say
they did not see him board the train
and knew nothing Of his death until
,his morning. II is thought that he
had been watching the men unload
and load the horses and had boarded
the train expecting to ride west on
the cut of cars.
The fast falling darkness haudcap-
ped the searching parties. II was ru-
mored that two other men were miss
ing and q careful search was made
among the wreckage. After more than
a half hours search the body Of
young Woodcock, mangled beyond
Identification, was found pinned un-
der q pile of camp supplies and parts
Cf the demolished box car about one
hundred feet from the point where
the cars were hit His breathing was
perceptible when first found but he
died soon after being placed I'm the
Hess 4 Markert ambulance.
Mingled with the groans Of the in
jured men, the groans OF the horses
| pinned under the wrecked horse cahr
hwere card by the first arrivals. While
searching parties hunted for the dead
in the wreck "A force of men worked
heroically 10 relieve the suffering of
the dumb brutes. The car was turn
ed over on one side and the other
| side which was side-swiped by the
express was ripped from its fasten-
ings. A hole was chopped In the
roof and one by one the frightened
animals were led from the car or
the 1G that were packed into the car
but two were dead The others were
bruised and cut hut none was seri-
! ously Injured The mules escaped
with a severe shaking mp.
News Of the wreck spread rapidly.
| Thousands rushed to the Big Four
yards, greatly interfering with the
searchers and the train officials. chief
of Police Kllnefelter and two officers
arrived soon after the wreck occurred
and took charge. They prevented as
much as possible any plundering Of
the contents Of the cars. From the
supply car trunks, clothing kitchen
utensile, stoves, bedding, food sup
plies were strewn along the track
from the place whore the collision,
occurred to Main street. A switch
stand was torn from its fastenings
from where the crash occurred.
The corner was taken Off bri,e
building near the track A peculiar
| incident of the wreck wa sthe finding
of lamp chimney, a coat hanger,
two rolls Of blank accident report pa
lloer lying on a window sill of the
building as though they had been
placed there by human hands
At the State street crossing the
gatchman's shanty was carried sew
eral feet and dropped on the sidewalk
ON the west side OF the street. The
watchman was warning people of the
approaching train at the time.
@. r. Kunkle. Of indianapolis. the
engineer Of the express, was brushed
from his seat when his side OF the
cab was torn away. However he
stuck TO his post and stopped the train
in remarkable short time consider
ing the rate Of speed the trani was
running when II entered the city. The
conductor of the train was J. II. Zim-
norman, of Cleveland. No one on the
express was injured.
William 3. Baker. 1929 East Center
street, engineer Of the switch engine
refused TO make any statement OF
the probable cause Of the collision
last night. The engineer Of the ex-
press was also silent However, the
express always has a clear track and
II is said the blame rests on the crew
OF the switch engine, John H. Hink
lin 1877 Scioto street, was the conduc
tor in charge Of the switching crew
Aside from few bruises, the ere