Burned To Death

llnliliUK ON A. BAILROAD. Cixcinxati, Jan. 18. - A disastrous railroad wreek occurred at a fow minutes past 7 o'clock Thursday night within the limits of the city. The local accommodation on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad left Winton place at 7 o'clock for this city. It was behind time about íorty minutes. After leaving Winton place the railroad cuts through Spring Grove Cemetery. The track here is on a sharp curve, and the end of the accommodation train had not yet disappeared around the curve when the express was heardapproaching, and in a minutemora it rushed past at a high rate of speed. A mile further on, and directly over the tunnel that burrows beneath the tracks connecting the two part oí the cemetery, it crashed into the roar. end of the local train. With such tremendous power did the engine strike the rear car that it plowed rigbt under it for half a car'slength, ele vating the rear portion of the car right into the engine. Engineor Coadly reversed his lever and jumped, but the speed of the train was so great that it ran fully a quarter of a mile before stopping. The stoves and lamps in the local train were smashed by the force of the collision and set fire to the coaches. In less than flve minutes they were wrapped in flamea. There were about flf ty passengers on board, and nearly all got out safely. Five persons, however, were caught and pinned among the breaking timber and wero Blowly roasted to death. The passengers on the express and residents of the vicinity, together with the Cincinnati fire and pólice departments, who were quickly on the scène, could do nothing for them. In a quarter of an hour it was all over. The killed are: John Wilson, of Winton place, a thirty-seeond degree Mason and superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of thil oity; Louis E. Kellar, of Winton place, a hardware merchant of this city; Conductor F. W. Witherbee, oí Toledo, who was in charge of the loc! train; James Staley, baggagemaster, of Dayton; 'Winiam Plannetts. ot Carthage, O., a plumber. The latter two died after removal to the city hospital. . The legs and arms of both were partly burned off. All were bound by the broken timbers, and met a slow and agonizing death by fire. Their bodies were all rocovered but were hardly recognizable. Engineer Coadly and Fireman Barker, of the colliding engine, were both badly hurt by jumping.