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CONNERSVILLE. IND., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1Three Persons KilledOu right.ONE FATALLY INJURED.A Number of Miraculous Escapes.The Pay Train and a LightFreight Engine Collide.The Dead and Injured Brought toThis City.A terrible collision occurred oo theC., H. I. road, three miles west of this place, at 9:40 Friday morning. The wreck occurred at the reversecurve, near Maggie Shields’ place, about three-fourths of a mile east ofLongwood,Three persons were killed outright, and one whb fatally injured. Homo eight or more were more or less seriously hurt.KILLED.Chkis Sweetman, engineer pay train, home at Dayton, Ohio.Frank Kinbey, tireman pay train, found under tender.George A. House, conductor freight train, Indianapolis,FATALLY INJURED,Clifford Hughes, fireman freight train, Lockland, Ohio.onThe pay train was coming east— • at that place, but tho local order hadengine and one coach. They met at already Hk»*n the case in churge.Thu truck was cleared for the pass-►age of trains, Friday night.It will necessarily be some days yet before Coroner Cooley can completethe freight engine,running backward, about three quarters of a mile this side of Longwood, on an adverse carve. The accident was probably caused by the failure of the freight crew to leave a flagman, aod this failure was probably the result of their having no order against- the pay tramMehis investigation, on account of its being necessary for him to have the testimony of those who are injured and unable to attend the inquest.DISPOSITION OF THE DEAD.The remains of Frank Kinsey, fire-for the reason that they were ex-|mau 0f ei,gjnlt;* hauling the paytrain, were taken to the home of bisTHE INJURED.JameB Kourk, of this city, road master, was iu the pay car, and is considerably bruised about the head and body, but not seriously hurt.Conductor Marion Brown, of the pay train has a fearful cut on thex lpeeted to be out of its way.The tender of the freight engine, No. 313, is badly wrecked, and a part!iof the tender was thrown on top of its I boiler. The freight engine proper is not much damaged, and did not leave the track.The pay car engine, No, 11, was practically reduced to scrap-iron, and was piled in a heap on the south side of the track, while the pay car was landed on the north side of the track on it’s side, considerably damaged.Drs. Hamilton, Josh and Frank Chitwood, McNutt and Larimore, of this city, were hurried to the scene of the wreck, and did all iu their power for the relief of the injured.Litter on Superintendent Galloway,accomuauicd bv Drs. Sexton and * lt;►Haekh'innu, of Ilushville, arrived on the scene, and they also assisted in relieving the injured.The dead and seriously injured wore brought to this city shortly after 1 o’clockTho injured were taken to tho Me-Fnrliui Hotel, where they are receiving tho most careful attention, and the bodies of the unfortunate dead were placed in charge of undertaker L. It. Thomas, who prepared them for removal to their respective homes.Hundreds from this city and vicinity visited the scene of the awful accident.Tbs track was open for traffic by evening. In the mean time the trains were sent around by Cambridge City.The injured, at last accounts were getting along fairly well, and it is now believed that they will all pull through.mother, at Dayton, Ohio, ou the 9:07train, Saturday morning.Kinsey was an unmarried man, and was 22 years of age. His brother from Cincinnati arrived here, Friday night, and returned early next morning, to make arrangements for the funeral.The body of George House, conductor of the freight crew, who is supposed to be responsible for the wreck, was taken to Indianapolis on tbe 6 o’clock train, Friday night. Hehas a wife and three children live on East Washington street in that city. His age is 27 yearsChris Sweat man,deceased, engineer of tbe pay train, is the man who was horribly mangled. It required the work of an hour to remove his re-mains from under the engine. His body was taken to his home, No 27 Frank Street, Dayton, Ohio, where his wife and two children survive tomourn his loss. He was one of the roost popular employes on the road.A Letter F/oni Lew Edwards.Nokman, O. T.. Sept.. Kith, IS!Hi.Editor Times: Oklahoma is sol oq tho map, and is keeping a sharp look out at the political situation inthis big country of ours.We have troubles of our own to settle at the ballot box, this fall, and itseems that everv man and woman is■»going to help settle it. After the battle is over many people will be out of a job. Talking polities is tiresome on tho tongue, but things have to he settled every four years by the American people.This tune money seems to be the*►root of all evil. A friend in Conners-ville writes us that the women have quit talking about each other,and gone to talking about It) to 1, (it was not Ward Jemison who said this, so let him alone ) While your political pot is hissing steam out, the Oklakomo kettle is lifting the lid and froth running over all round. There is nont.lirr (Mtrnnnum in Atn^rtpu iimt. liknCba Watei about young who i: ity asstanceCasev from 1 three has bThe dcan secHart 1should village was rri and h: had be her si Ohark same St,lt; *von house wife a and he the heHam 11shop, 1inform up in t(Hamiwent iiattorn;pulledit fair! missed and fi which called him, wstill.sueeeoisucceei gro-'n, downw large : chancedanger of 1 ss I)r. M the wo quite h loft tin after hmg to
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Connersville Times
Connersville, Indiana, US
Wed, Sep 23, 1896
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