Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-11
feet of the bridge fell with the train.

IL is certainly knOWn tnat eleven
persons were killed and seven wound
ed. The following is list Of the kill
w. A. Wigbtman, Edinburg, Va;
Charles l.. Noel, Shenandoah county,
Va; Reuben E. Hannah, Shenandoah
county Va; r. L. Wood, Alexandra,
Va; G. II. Hodgson, Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, a member of the West Virgl-
MIA Legislature and editor OF the Nor
gon Mercury; J. A. Baldwin, Baltimore,
! Nd; Henry Q. Quantz, blacksmith,
Winchester: A. G. Bower, commercial
traveller Baltimore, Md; f. Donovan,
engineer, Sandy Hook, Md; j. Chap
man. brakeman, Winchester; L. Jetfer-
son, brakeman, Winchester.
WOUNDED.
Julis Si5ert, New Market, arm bro
ken and bruised.
Jaco, Hahn, of Shenandoah, injured
about the head severely, but it is
thought not MORALLY.
Ii. c. Baker, Of Baltimore, thigh
fractured
Bernard Hughes, of Fox Lake, Lodge
county, Wis, fractured leg and clavi-
Gle.
Jas. Russell, conductor, badly cut on
the head
Il. Cunningham, fireman, arms brok
en- and badly scalded. His injuries, it
is feared, are of very serious charac-
| ter.
Z. NJ. S. Bird, of Mt Jackson, slight
ly wounded about the head. The two
men sitting OH the seat in front of him
and one sitting in the same seat were
killed. His was truly wonderful es-
cape.
Mr.. w. A. Wightman was resident
Of Ediuburg, in Shenandoah county, Va.
For a number of years he has been
Justice of the peace and was an active
business man. lie was a member OF the
Masonic fraternity and will be buried
by his lodge, assisted by other lodges OF
the valley. He was in Woodstock on
Monday. When taken from the wreck
he was conscious and spoke to Mr.. Ca
ruthers, who carried him out He lived
about ten minutes. He leaves family.
Mr.. Charles l.. Noel, was an extern
sye cattle dealer, well known in this
and adjoining counties. He was not
married. He was very popular among
his large number acquaintance. He
deserved better fate.
Mr.. Reuben T. Hannah, ofthe me- gh-
borhood of Mount Clifton, was cattle
dealer lie was very popular In this
county, and was elected assessor of the
third district last summer. He leaves
wife and several children.
II. l.. Wood was for many years a
merchant of Alexandria, and member
of Alexandria Washington Lodge of
Masons, and of the Southern Methodist
Church. His body and the effects found
upon his person were taken in charge
by the Masons of Edinburg He wore
the Jewel of ROYAL Arch Mason, lead
inc to his identity. He has of late been
in business liz Washington,D. Though
still living in Alexandria.
The NEST fortunate was Mr.. P. M. 5.
Bird, of Mt. Jackson, who was but
slightly injured about the head. lie
says he felt several jars as if the cars
were running on the cross-ties, when
suddenly he became conscious OF the
fact that the train was going down. In
few seconds there was a terrible crash
of the falling timbers. He assisted some
of the wounded in their efforts to extrl-
cate themselves from the wreck.
The father aud brother of the engi-
neer reached the wreck about nine
o'clock, a. NJ. Workmen were en-
gagged with ropes in pulling out the hea-
Wy timbers in order to reach the bodies
of the engineer and brakeman, which
are buried under tie wreck. The faith
err, apparently unconscious OF danger,
rushed forward as if he would certainly
reach his sons body, and with cries
which touched the heart of every by
stander exclaimed, "My son, o my son!"
1t was utterly impossible for him to
reach the body of his son, and he was
taken away by some friends.
AN EYEWITNESS.
This catastrophe was witnessed by
Mr.. Fansler, a young man who lived on
the pike, in full view of the bridge. 1t
was bright, moonlight night, aud he
distinctly saw one car after another as
with their living freight they plunged
down a distance of about ninety feet,
and settled almost into a solid body,
composed of dead and dying men, cat
tie, hogs, sheep, engine, cars and broken
bridge timbers. The cars were broken
into splinters. The wreck is piled up
to height of about thirty feet. AT
the bottom lies the engine, and under
or near it the body OF the dead engi-
neer. The dead are lying in the Car
belonging to the camp OF workmen who
were preparing to rebuild the bridge.
BALTMoREANS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The train passing Winchester at 3 p.
NJ. and arriving in Baltimore at 1880
p. NJ, brought Mr.. ii. &. Baker ard
the bodies of Messrs. Baldwin and
Bower to Baltimore. DR.. u. d. Car
ter, of Woodstock, was also on the
train, employed by the railroad compa-
ny to attend TO the wounded. }. A.
Baldwin, of Baltimore, was taken out
alive, but died soon atterward. lie was
twenty-five years OF age aud unmarried.
He was salesman for NJ. W. Wolf &
Co., dealers in paper and stationery,