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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
8
A survivor recalls Weekemen taking a coal train north on Monday, reporting the wreck after reaching a telephone and notifying doctors. He describes waking after the car went over and the scene that followed.
John Smith of the Morgan Run engine describes a wreck on a line north to Coshocton. He details stopping for orders, loading miners and families, a rear collision on a curve above Moore's sheep barns, rescuing Miller, reporting the crash, and sending for relief and a wreck train.
Engineer J C Rinehold described a coal train collision near Coshocton as the Donkey engine reversed and the crew jumped to safety. Fireman Ed Meade conductor Maude Arnold and brakeman Huntsman were aboard. victims were transported to town with dead kept at the scene. Rinehold called the wreck unforgettable and devastating.
Maud Arnold describing the freight wreck recalls injured passengers, the Morgan Run train collision, riders leaping from cars, and a panicked crowd with bloodied faces as rescuers work amid the chaotic scene. The eyewitness recounts seeing theargo over the hill and the car flying apart.
Brakeman Huntsman recalls the Hillside wreck scene as miners and women escape the ruins. He describes rescuing a man with a stove on his chest, the frightened Italian shouter, crying children, and the Pan Handle train taking away the injured. He notes no work at the mines until funerals and promises care for the wounded. Secretary Manlove and Superintendent Piper assist in relief efforts.
An age representative visited the home of Asbury Duman in Chest Street to find a family mourning after a mine car crash. George Luman, injured with a leg wound, recounted escaping the wreck as the engine collapsed, while William Crosier and his son Nicholas suffered bruises and injuries in the same incident.
H D Dennis president and principal stockholder of the Morgan Ryan Company and secretary Mr. Manlove reached Cleveland Sunday to oversee care for injured workers after a mine accident on payday at the mines Saturday. Dennis said the incident was serious but not worse, and stressed concern for employee welfare.
The Canton wreck report centers on claims of blame and a pending investigation by Superintendent Van Dusen. Dispatcher Warren, Hill station operator, and Morgan Run crossing staff deny suspensions while confirming a delayed inquiry into the 148 crew and the engine order read aloud by Engineer Miller.
The funeral for Aseur Luman was held Monday afternoon at Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Fair officiating. A large group attended. he left a wife two sons Ellsworth and George and a daughter Mrs M L Carrall. Luman was a farmer and miner who also cultivated strawberries on a plot near the company property. he was highly respected.
Doctor Hennel will preside over an inquest this morning starting at 10 o'clock in his office. A large number of witnesses have been summoned including the crews involved.
Officials from Wheeling and Lake Erie discuss a fatal accident involving two trains. Operator Wilsoe and Operator Riley are named as part of the investigation, with the coroner to conduct a careful inquiry into the cause.
The annual Elks memorial service will be held next Sunday at two o'clock in the opera house with a special ritual, music, and a eulogy by Hon. G. A. Barger of Columbus. A large attendance is expected and further program details will follow.
In Frankfort on November 27 political maneuvering centered on Goebel supporters who reportedly plan a mandatory injunction to block counting votes in Jefferson Knox and Johnson counties. Republicans expect the state election board to certify Taylor, while the Goebel camp debates court rulings and mandamus actions. Other items note U S tariff protest activity and a Chicago German society flag homage.
Robbers set off dynamite at the State bank in Bluff City Kansas blowing open the safe and front door and escaping with about 1000 in gold plus silver and bills. It is the eighth Kansas bank robbed by safe crackers in three weeks.
Dr H A Hadden Sumoit endorses Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as an apicnaid medicine. He says it digests food and quickly cures dyspepsia and indigestion. The notice appears from C E Anderson's Drug & Book Store.
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