Titus Hutzel In A Wreck

TITUS HUTZEL IN A WRECK

Mr. and Mrs. Titus Hutzel and daughter, while returning from a southern trip on the C., H. & D. R. R.. on Dec. 31, were in a collision which was one of the worst smashups in the history of the road, but fortunately no one was seriously injured.

The fast train was running at a rate of about a mile a minute a few miles south of Lima, Ohio, and collided with a freight train, striking squarely in the middle. while the frieght was backing onto a siding to make room for the express.

Mr. Hutzel was in the smoker when the crash came and was thrown with great force from his seat, but was not injured in the least. When he regained his feet he hurried back to the coach where he had left his wife and daughter and found them badly frightened but entirely without injury.

The locomotive of the passenger train and several freight cars were entirely demolished. The engineer and fireman both jumped and saved their lives when within a few rods of the freight.

The passengers were delayed six hours before they were able to proceed to Lima. Mr. Hutzel is back in the city and feels very thankful to be able to greet his friends after so narrow an escape from death.