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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1900
Page
3
Hundreds of tons of earth flooded a gravel pit wrecking tracks two to three feet deep. A locomotive nose buried in sand, tender torn, boxcars scattered. Dead lie beneath wreckage including Frank Doyle and his fireman as crowds gather at the edge of the chasm in Coshocton area.
Wreckmaster And regg and crew from Canton arrived at 7 30 to begin rescue work. Cables linked engine to car, then tearing the wreck apart to reach bodies. Repeated snapped cables tested workers but steady effort, aided later by a second train and Superintendent Van Dusen, finally making progress against the crumbling cars.
After the crash, workers in the lower wreckage found torn flesh and a severed leg amid debris. The gruesome sight, visible briefly before being covered, prompted a call to Roses? death wagon and immediate undertaker involvement.
A body found near the wreck is identified as Fireman Dilger. Examination at Roses' undertaking rooms reveals severe injuries from a crash that crushed the left side of the chest and head. The report says he likely died instantly as the engine plunged, with blood on the tender wheels indicating he was thrown forward from the cab.
Frank Doyle of Cleveland, an careful engineer on a short notice run, survived a wreck that claimed Firman Dilger of Canton. Doyle had stood in for engineer Davis who often runs the High Ball route. Dilger, son of a Louisville brewer, had railroading disputes, and burial plans awaited.
Railroad men discuss who is responsible for a wreck near the Wheeling right of way. The Pan Handle gravel pit, acres wide and deep, lies adjacent to the tracks. They argue proximity may have caused the accident, a point likely to be decided in court.
Engineer Doyle was found beneath the cab of his locomotive wrecked Saturday at 7 45 pm. Rescue work continued through the night as sand and debris were cleared. Fireman Digger's body parts were recovered from the engine as workers struggled to lift a heavy weight from the cab area.
The report details the recovery of a fireman's body by Costello and the coroner’s findings. Fireman Dilger's body was sent to Canton, and the wreck completion crew connected the line after repairs. The washout area was cleared and the track re joined by the Toledo division crew, with ongoing supervision by Superintendent Van Dosen.
Wreck crew labor in mud and rain recovers bodies of Engineer Doyte and Fireman Dilger after a Wheeling & Lake Erie collison wreck near a washout. Superintendent Van Dusen and Wreckcrafter Andregg direct stubborn effort as cables break and freight cars are moved or torn apart.
A Coshocton crowd, with visitors from nearby towns, watches as the wreck site is explored. Workers lay new oak ties and spike rails while valuables such as Engineer Dople's coat, an old running order, engine men’s shoes, a shaving brush, and an oil can are recovered from the sand and gravel.
Deputy inspector C G Knight of the railroad and telegraph office arrived from Columbus to assess the wreck heavy with loss of life and property. He said the cause and extent would take time to determine, noting the cars were mashed and broken to an unusual degree before returning to Columbus.
Farmers and sports men plan a September 4 Columbus meeting to propose amendments to game laws. An association of game preservationists will form to influence the next legislature. Public dissatisfaction with existing laws cited alongside food scarcity and digestive ailments.
Dun and Company reports mixed signals from the week: overall business shows no backward movement though intense western heat cooled activity in places. Wheat prices fall to new lows since June, steel rail price talk hints at a potential decline, and wool markets show nominal changes while failures rise in both U S and Canada.
Mr Jno N Wilkie of 36 Adams Ave West Detroit Michigan reports severe headaches for years and says Krause's Headache Capsules give a speedy permanent cure. He praises the capsules as unequaled and notes they are sold by Smith's drug store Coshocton C M Ferguson Roscoe O.
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