Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-31
30 KILLED. 40 HURT
IN WRECK Of THREE
FAST TRAINS IN OHIO
Two Sections of New York
Central Train Collide
and Twentieth Century Linn
tied Runs Into WreCkage
by Associated Press.)

CLEVELAND. o., March 29.-Ihirty
persons were killed ami more than
forty injured early today when three
fast passenger trains on the New York
Central lines went together near Am
herst. thirty-seven miles west Of Cleve-
land
Dense fog Obscured the signal set
by the first section of an east bound
Pittsburgh altimOre-Buffalo limited, and
a second section of that train crashed
into it. \ moment later the fast Twen-
tieth Century limited, west bound on
another track, crashed into the wreck
age.
Daylight had not appeared when the
three trains piled up together. Farm
ers and villagers rushed TO the assist
ance of the stricken passengers. The
work of rescuing those pinioned under
the wreckage was hampered by the
darkness.
Ambulances, automobiles and all
kinds Of vehicles were rushed from
Elyria and other points TO the scene OF
the wreck The little morgue at Am
herst soon was filled with bodies. Most
Of the injured were conveyed to Elyria.
The Twentieth Century proceeded on
its way to Chicago. None Of the pas
sengers on this train was injured,
The first body identified was that Of
Rev. Gustav Walyi. of the First Hun
garian Evangelical Lutheran church. of
Detroit. Most OF the dead are said to
be foreigners, travelling in the rear
coach of the first section of the Chica-
go-Buffalo flyer.
Some of the victims were decapitat.-
ed. Arms, legs and portions of human
bodies were scattered throughout the
wreckage. Three bodies were identified
as those Of Walter B. Easton, Philadel-
phia: Frank Gallagher, Brooklyn; Dora
ROsenburg, Toronto.
others identified were a. r. Pabhel-
tai, Cleveland; b. f. Ash, Olmstead
Tails, o.; J. II. Hearn, GallipOlis, o.;
Malcinca BemmOl, Indiana Harbor, Ind;
Gyorgy Ojonca. Indianapolis; - Rosen-
dah, Indianapolis; Miss Jennie Haddas.
Cleveland: Charles Nelson, d. Frucht-
man. Toronto; r. Thomas. holadelphia;
Edward Leroy, st. Louis; Brunce
Brownlee, address unknown.
The body of a fireman was found on
top Of n locomotive. Some of the MEM
hers OF the crews of the three trains
escaped with scratches and bruises.
c. c. Robinson, engineer of the TWEEN
tieth Century, crawled uninjured from
under his engine, after it had plunged
400 feet along the ties. His fireman
Search was made for the bodies Of
two missing express messengers.
Among the forty injured at the Elyria
Memorial hospital is d. ID. Peabody, of
New Orleans, with a sprained neck.
a slip on the part of a doing tower
man caused the wreck, according to A.
5. ingalls,. general superintendent Of the
New York Central Ingalls, after an in
quiry declared the towerman5s wife had
been i'll and the man had had little sleep
since Sunday night.
John Hess. engineer OF the second Sec
ton Of No. Sc has declared he did not
see the red signal just before he plower
into the rear of the first section, In
gals said. But Immediately on freeing
himself from his cab he walked back.
The red light, he said, was set against
him
In all likelihood the towerman was
10 blame"