The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-17

last three of them happened-ona on
the Pa. Central, near Lancaster. killing
nine persons and wounding we know
not how many, one on the Fort Wayne
road, injuring i've persons, and one ON
theP anhandlero road between st1ifIsnviilO
and Pittsburg: Yesterday morning the
Cleveland & Pittsburg road which, "a
not, to be outdone in the WY OF aScil
dents, met with a bad smash up
this side OF Rush Run Station,
the particulars Of which arc, given
in our local column. It narrowly
escaped being an accident of whole
sale character. Fortunately the train
ran on into n bank instead Of into q
Favine and gulley just ahead. The Pa.
Central accident happened by the break
ing or spreading ola rail. A Lancaster
letter Of Saturday evening speaks of 1t
thus:
This afternoon, about quarter before
three O'Clock, one OF those disastrous
accidents which startle whole coImmu-
mites, occurred on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad, ut point about four miles
west o. this plAee.s As near as ! can as
certain up TO this time, nine p6rsons
were killed and a number wounded, n
appears, from what have been able TO
gather from persons who were ON the
same train, that as the train, which
consisted Of ten cars and two iiOcomo-
lives, was approaching the spot where
the accident occurred, one OF the rails
dtsengnged itself from the sleeper and
sprung OutwarCls, the train at the mo-
ment running ut full speed. The end
Of the rail next to the one which sprung
out then started from IDS chair flsten7
ing, and Is said to have como in con-
tact with the foremost truck Of the first
an axle and tearing the floor of the car
almost from end TO end. AT the same
instant the four last cars, Were thrown
! from the track, one OF them fOafIiFl
thrown down tho etnhaulZment, From
the point at which the rail sprung from
track eastward, WeiiS torn nm. The
scene which must have been terrible, /
am unable to deSarihe, as i have not
seen any person who vas present, q
sufficient length oftiInO to get knyfliini
beyond the foregoing statement.
Pittsburgh ndHiees last evening fur
nish US with the following additional
particnlarsET n TFl sT+
Day Expross train OF cars Which Ion
the URiOn depot at $50 o'clock Saturday
morning, and numbering nine cars, Ind
/ EGNACuGA L4uAlISNlll6 At1AGlE1 ana WAS
\ midway between that station and Lam
caster, when an axle Of tho third car
/ from the engine broke, and i've cars
4 were drawn over tt und thrown Off the
track. The general smash up was ter
! rtble. The greatest loss of life, howey-
I er, was in the car under which the axle
! gave way, as the bottom OF Il was torn
| entirely ont, and the passengers being
let down ON the track, were crushed bV
the debris, and being dragged along.
many were injured by splfntars of TIE
shattered timber. The passengers who
We're saved Immediately SET to work, 10
clear away the wreck, and to rescue the
i.wounded who were Imprisoned md
helpless beneath thesr ruins. Hon.
James r. Barr, editor Of the Post, Of
this city, Mrs. James p. Barr, and Col.
William Butler and lady, were sitting
UES a els In 3 double seat, engaged in
conversation when the car sank, and
Dut one OF the four escaped instant
death, and that was Mr.. Barr.
Mrs. Barr had her neck broken ana
received other serious Iiuriess Her
death must have been instantaneous,
she had but moment before the acCi-
dent changed seats with Mr.. Barr.
Colonel Butler, otlLewishnrgs Pa, an
of1cer OF the Commonwealth, was
drawn from the ruins in ahOrrfbiy mu-
! tilAted condition, his body being crush-
4 ed and his legs broken. He died ereAb ID
could bereached by those clearing away
the debris. His wife sustained infurie
which must have caused her death Ill
most instantly. A little girl about
eight years Of aga, and supposed 70 be
Hong to some Of the western towns. Wns
drawn ont dead, terribly crushed and
mangled- Alderman lady, whose name
Is thought to be Yetta, and from Mil
Waukee, Wisconsin, was taken from
under the wheels in Z dying condition,
having had her head crushed In and
one OF her legs nearly severed from her
body. She lived hut few minutes.
MIR. w. n. Butler, clerk in Mr.. Barr's
ohce, ut Harrisburg, and better known
mere as barney" Butler, WRs almost
Instantly killed, receiving terrible min.
pes about the head and. body, Mrs.
Sallte Willet, Of New Cumberland. Pa
| was instantly Killed by being crushed
beneath the heavy tmbers Of the cars,
lady whose name has not reached us
ana a1a, who was the motheG of three beam
utul children, all Of whom escaped in
jury was crushed into q Jelly, and the
4 motherless little ones Wero almost tifs-
tracted with grief over the body Of their
dead and silent friend. AfgirI about
htteen years of age, who has not vet
crushed and her body otharVgiss shnisE
tngly INITIATED. Hon. James II, barr
had his leg, from the knee downward
very badly bruised, and his boot yyNs
stripped from It entirely. Mr., james
u. Shelly, OF 1keOkuk, Iowa, yids also
injured severely In the foot, bat h q
that his injury viii not neces
The passengeEs did alI,in their power
70 alleviate the suffering OF the Wound-
edt and all the dead and injured were
Immediately sent forward from ti,S
scene OF the accident to the city of Lam
caster. The bodies We're there placed IN
Sotlns, and the recognized wilf be Sent,
nome Immediately to their friends
while the unroeogn win doubtiesss
nave TO he Inferred In that CITY. nj least
nnlll such ume MS their relatives NAV
tiain them. Theexcitemeiit In our 0ity
on Sunday was very great, and fjilly
.SS II; ne 1sand pe2Plef awaiting a
train, which brought ATr. Barr and the
mortal remains 81 his estinlab Sc IadS To
the city. The train arrived al Tires
o CLOCK, md the body was ccrvsvTjFI n,
the residence Of her husband. ON Sfeyen-
son street, the hearse being followed nv,
nl.lldEeGls Of ouE clttzen6, who deeply
1 Sy ,Psltnl2en Win Mr. Barr and his
family IN their irrepaFable loss of yTife
and mother. : i 's..7s'sii y :
The telegraph repuFt ems compIafn that
they could not get d its tory answer
70 their Inquiries addressed to fha near
est otttce to the scene Of the Accident ON
lturtinY or Sunday. Our whole eoul-
InnnltyiHere kept In painful suspense
py the uncertainty of the extent Of the
injuries To Passengers and vet the tale-,
graph was dumb 20 the inquiries made
Tor Information. OF lnte5 e "a bvIIiara
nccipent that Intelligence Of anyof the
cz1lamltteH on the railroads leading from
our city Is ascertained, as all OF the ONE
elIlis seem Inclined %. smother tho fIcfs,
ana conceal from the public the fAFrfble
loss of life which alnifSt VShSIFIlS ESy,S,S;S