The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-29
RAILROAD accrDsNr.
Nine Persons killed
Ana sixty-Fivc wen N 4 e d.
BstLyiLr.K. or. Inne .,

The night express went mast this ,,lo ~,
at I2:au this morninr. 6,lI Of nasssnpars -
among whom were some m;n;.,s,s ~, ~
English Church. enroute homewar,i crnn,
SYNOD n, Toron,o WI ss'n .on'
miles below Bellv;II. station ,h v'.sea
jumped the track. earrv;n, dea,h .,J e.,
iul torture TO scores OF nassencers In ,he
forward car. The baggage cor remained
ON the track tel.scor,n7, g. tsI
second class passenser car. leay;n, len
! on ton of The snc;n. sxnosa.i - ,t's @ s"
ing steam from the iocomotiye wbete
scores were hnn.lessly rsnI 80
time. Lrr.th;,,s H.. l"N 'or sons
sufferin, ali Tie agony 81 ;,,,,.,.ss:N :a." 81"
boiling cauidron Of .unsr hss,aS vn 49, ".'o
\ Mr.. n ~. RoJdv. mn s,sN,r;,,.ss 49,.
| that Immediately af,er H. an.;'ia,
went to the seeond.class car 7, al IL
smoking car were ,sIesconoi al m ,i' "e
engine. the steam from wb;cL ;ss,,,',
from the cars. was so dense tha, be cnniS
see nothing. One a,ter another of Il, . w;o
Tins were crawling from the onen;nns
Crowbars were mm-iiateIv mr. mt 20
auisition by the nassengers fror, H.. a.,
class cars, all of WHOM, escanoi ;r;nr,
and openings were made Vs,,, 80.
| found entangled and were ex,r;ca,cd ,,;,h
the utmost difficulty The ,;r,ha.s b.
to be broken. Five persons co,,nJ 10 I,s
dead, were carried 10 The roads;de ,h..o
the wounded Law for tbrse Lours ;n ,ha
most fearful agony.
| DR.. Buriett. of Rellyille a,r;vod n, ,,,;s
time and had them removed 10 he Phil.
man cars. On their arrival at This n,ace
every effort TO allay their snfrer;n,s 80
promptly put forward. The m,J;ceI ,nar,
Of the town were summoned mo,,rassos
procured, and a large freight shed Turned
into a temporary hospital where rho ma
tients received every possible attent;on
The medical men and their assistants
were unremitting in their attentions wbile
the ministers of the Gospel WED with each
other in their zeal in the administ,s,;on
OF their sacred Office.
The sight was one that battles descr;,.
ton. The terrible cries of the snfIerers
rent the ears of the lockers on who made
every effort TO grant their reouests for wa
ter and food, and their contortiops undar
the influence of their terrible in;nr;e.
were fearful TO witness, whilst the praysrs
and cries Of premoniion of approaciin,
dissolution were here and there heard
After the injured arrived here some or
them passed away, happy relief kein,
afforded from thei. dreadful aronies =
Those who were the least injured. walked
about, swaihed in bandages, and conyer.
ed freely abont the occurrence nf The
night. The express and baggage car were
forced past the broken down engine with.
out injuring the express messenger or
baggage master, but the smoking car tel
escoped the second-class car, and in going
forward knocked of the safety valve of
the boiler and remained on top of the EN-
gine, allowing the steam TO fiji the second
class car, which was filled with passen.
gers, many Of them lumbermen, en- route
for Quebec. The two firstclass cars and
the Pullman car were comparatively nm
injured and the passengers were transbip-
ped and went east this morning.
Sixty-five men and women were fearfully
scalded and otherwise injured, nine or
whom died on the spot and their bodies
brought to this place. Four men have
died and others are dying every hour
Not more than one-thIrd VI the wounded
will live. John lllbberd, the engineer.
was instantly killed and the fireman bad.
/ ly injured. One OF his legs will have to
he amputated. II. Nelson, conductor.
and the other train hands, escaped unin.
JureL The wounded aud dying are lying
stretched on mattresses on the floor OF the
freight room, 20 much disiigured as 10 be
nnnrecognlzahle Five Of the wounded
VINO were able to walk left by the express
tram at a. NJ. for Toronto.
Inc following names have been Oh.
lained: .,
J0hn hio6erd, engineer, Killed; --
Md hrrinan' leg amputa'ed; John Ney-
son and wife, "a Kent street, Montreal
severely injured. thongb consiIerably
scalded about head and face. Mr. and Nrs