The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-20

FATAL RAILROAD AcCIDENr.-As No,
70 Chicago Express, with engine No, 2O7,
run by Matthew Carpenter engineer, and
Chris. Hatfner, fireman, was coming West
yesterday, about two miles east OF Bolton,
they ran over COW which threw the en-
CINE, express car, postal car, baggage car
and smoking car of the track down an
embankment about thirty yards, CONF
pletely wrecking the engine and using up
the cars in bad manner The accident
occurred about o'clock in the afternoon,
The express car, which was laden princi'
pally with peaches and oysters, was
among them and consequently the ground
in the vicinity Of the wreck was strewn
with the above named articles. The cars
were piled upon one another in u pro-
miscuous manner, and some railroad men
say it was the worst wreck they ever saw
on this division OF the road.
The engine was turned clear around
end for end and rolled over two or three
times before stopping, lying at least
thirty.five yards from the track. Mr..
Carpenter, the engineer, says that he and
fireman Hutfner staid with the engine all
the time. They were found lying side by
side under truck OF one Of the cars;
HuAner was dead and Carpenter very se-
riously hurt, having his right leg broken
and badly mashed from the knee down,
and scalded on the left arm and about the
head, face and neck, He also had the
back OF his head some what injured. He
is also partially paralysed, not being able
to speak plainly.
DR.. Stager, Of Cameron, was called to
the scene OF the accident and did all he
could under the circumstances for the
sufferer. The Postal clerks AstOne and
Burdett were slightly hurt, but nothing
serious, having continued on their trip.
All OF the rest OF those on board the train
escaped unhurt, which was most miFacu'
lOus.
The body Of Huaner was brought in on
train 10, which arrived here little be-
fore 10 o'clock last night, and was taken
to the dead house OF the company at their
shops, and was put under the care Of
Messrs. link 4 Son, undertakers, who,
after having it dressed and put IN M ice
chest, had il removed to the residence Of
his parents, No. 1913 Eofstrect, Several
severe Commissions and bruises were found
upon his body, his right leg having IN
ugly cash on 1t which was at least four
inches in length and an inch and'a half
in width. Those who prepared the corpse
for burial say they cannot see what i'm.
mediately caused his death. His age was
twenty-five years, and he was unmarried.
Mr.. Carpenter was brought up on the
accommodation, which arrived at half
past ten, in company with Capt. X, I.
Devries, Capt. Dan Everstein, Ed, Weis-
CARRIER, DR.. slager, Of Cameron, and others,
and was taken 10 his residence, No. 1880
Water street, where Drs. Allen and HOgG
we're in waiting to render him medical
aid. After making him as comfortable
as possible temporarily, they went into
consultation with DR.. StOgcr. As his leg
Is badly fractured some fear was had M
to having 1t amputated, which we
hope will not be necessary. Mr.. Car.
penter Is married man, having
wife and three young children; he
has been on the road long time,
Is good engineer and we'll liked. Huff.
ner had been firing from three to four
years for the company; was clever
young man, and had many friends, Soon
after the accident occurred Carpenter had
the following dispatch sent, which he him.
self dictated, being Mason and belong.
Ing to Nelson Lodge No. 80, Chapter and
Commandery:
40 Hugh Sterling;
"Please send a man down to take care
Of me. CARPENTER"
WhcreupOn committee Of Knights
Templar went down to the train to meet
him, and utter his arrival did all they
could to allay his sulEerings. Much credit
ia due to Capt. Il. r. Dcvries, Ed. Weis.
CARRIER, and others, for their humane acts
TO the dead and wounded, and in putting
things to rights rs soon rs practicable.