Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-11-04
From she Detroit Advertiser of Mondayi
Inoidents Of the CollIsion.


The appearance of the wreck-the mingled mass
OF broken cars, and crushed bodies--is declared
by eye witnesses, to has been perfectly ndpSCTb
able. The engineer Of the gTayel train, which Ind
caused the Uesttuolon, frightened almost out Of his
senses nj the rum, fled as fast as possible from the
scene, The darkness OF tile night was intense, but
Ly stripping bonds fTumn neghboTing fence, and
taking fragments Of the cars, fires were kindled
which threw luTid glare over the scene, revealing
and adding to lis horrors, Axes were procured
as specify ns possible, and The work OF Tescuing
the dead and wounded commenced. Hut at the
very sight Of llie writing mass, almost oil the un
| injdred passengers sickened and grew faint. II
required far more than ordinary nerve 10 sustain
one in the task of removing The crushed, mangled
aud bleeding bodies. Some, however, there were
and we believe II, who nj the very first moment
OF assured safety for themselves hegan nuXiously
lnquiTing and searching among he rubbish for cur
pet bags and trunks which they had lost! few,
among which are those Whose names were mem
TONED in our last applied themselves to the work
Of deliveTance, and loiled for FIVE hours, bel1re
assistance came. The patriot NleosheE, was dis
| iingulShed for his zeal IN the work. His escape
was one OF the MARIO" est. The sole Of one shoe
T. as taken of completely, and lis coat trrn from
his back, yet lie was scarcely bruised. His hot
and shawl lie afterwards gave TO some Of The wound
I'd, ana when lie arrived with whatever substitute
for his lost garments he could procure, covered
with blood and clay, he looked as though he Ind
come from well fought field.
The dead, as fast os exlrCaied wCTe lain 10.
getheT, aud covered with canvas. Their lol SEEM
ed happy compared with the wounded, who We're
waiting death in agony. Boards were laid upon
| The top OF The cot Seats and The cushions placed
upon them for The wounded TmlheT they were
conveyed, os easily as possible. Some who were
so mnngled as not 10 hope, aud hardly 10 desire
life, rcsolutely stineL any expression Of pain, and
sought 10 give their deliVeIeis their thanks and
gratitude, while oilers scarcely pelceplibly nju-
red, were both loud in their complaints and diff
cut to please.
| young man from the East, whose leg was ter.
Tbly Token, never uttered n sigh white awaiting
| his turn, md mOaned but once when being reno
| we'd. "Must lose i'll" said he in su 1dued voice,
as lie gaztd OH The shattered limb, and that was
oil. An elderly lndy OF great size, crushed htyond
hope " recovery wished nut to he taken into the
cans, but calmly await death where she wns.-
"Genllemen" said she eSpostuOtng mildly, "you
will find ii very difficult. weigh two hundred
pounds" Her perfect COOlnesS in such al awful
moment, was MT surpassed oil the field Of Almo,
or on the deck Of the Arctic; Her removal was
indeed ji(hcull, but was soon accomplished.
The conductor, an old aul hitherto fortunate
railroad employee declared that. "thls was the last
Of his roilronding" He had done.
The III Starred train being of its time, another
was expected from each way every moment. Sly.
nal men weTe sent ench ways but the terror or
snme other cause, so influenced them that they
could not lie kept pt their posts,
| Through all difficulties. however, the ew whose
nerve equalled the task, toiled on Until what hu
man all could do, was done. The friendly Offices
demanded by our common humanity, ATe well dis
charged, The dend are con United TO their mother
earth, 10y friendly though stranger hands. The
wounded comforted and cared for, will soon be
dispersed away 10 their hom.s, and this misery,
which in it's aggregate thrilled us with horIor will
be forgotten, save with those who hearth SCaTsn and
the mutilated limbs, wi ch II his uccusionedo or in
whose Learts rest the Sorrows for tie lost. But
shall no steps be taken 10 revenl the recurrence
oil such calamtiesl "Thou shalt not kill" SAID
God, am d The thundeTs Of Sinai, and this command
extends over the careless OF reckless destruction VI
lie. Shall not this fatality afftrd our pulpits
opportunity 10 speak ont loudly aud clearly upon
our beseting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of human
life