The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-23
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
ON THE PANHANDLE ROAD
Four Cars Thrown from the
I Track.
Thirty to Forty Persons Seri-
ously Injured.
-Four. Killed Outright.
List OF the Killed and wounded.


COLUMBUS, O., September GA most
frightfhl accident occurred at an early
hour this morning at Black Lick station,
on the Panhandle road, twelve miles
from this city. The train was running
at the rate of forty miles an hour, when
from some cause or other four cars OF the
train jumped the track and rolled down
On embankment twenty-five or thirty
feet. The engine, baggage car and mail
car remained on the track, while those
in the rear went of. This leads some to
think that the accident was caused by a
broken rail, while others are Of the opin.
ion that itwas CAUSED by jumping the
track while making the curve. The cars
that went down the embankment are in
a terribly broken condition. One gen.
tleman who was on the train states that
the cars are fine enough to make kindling
wood, and that there is not single
wheel on any Of the cars.
Intelligence was sent to this city, and
in few minutes wrecking train and
physicians were on the scene OF the acci-
dent, and every attention was given the
wounded that could be given. Conductor
lacy who was in charge Of the train,
aud his assistants, did what was in their
power 10 alleviate the condition Of the
sufferers until assistance arrived.
The killed and wounded were brought TO
the Union depot, from whence the wound
cdswere removed to the hotels, the greater
portion Of them going 10 the Exchange
and National. The physicians from the
city responded promptly, and were this
morning busily ministering to the wants
Of the sufferers. In the confusion which
prcvailedit was hard to get the names Of
The killed aud wounded. -Four persons
are known 10 have been killed outright
two men and two children. One Of the
killed is a son Of S. 7. Bennett, Of Cairo,
Illinois, and the other chiIdis Lizzie Ban
croft, Of Philadelphia, three years old.
One OF the men is said to be from 81.
Louis, and the other from Hamilton.
Many Of the passengers remaining at the
depot departed for their homes without
reporting to any one.
It is variously estimated that there
must have been between 30 and 40 per.
sons who were more or less injured by the
accident. Some Of the wounds are slight,
while others are quite serious. The
Union depot this morning had somewhat
the appearance OF hospital, The emf
grant room had been used to receive the
wounded, where they were placed on
beds, and from which they were to be re.
moved to the hotels about the depot
Waiting for the trains were number Of
people with heads bandaged, arms in
slings, or limping around the best they
could.
The wounded at the Neil House are
Mrs. W. H. Ellis and little girl, from
New Orleans. Mrs. Ellis is badly bruised
about the ehead and chest. The little girl is
unhurt. Samuel Lurtz, Of Philadelphia,
badly bruised about the body, but not
serious. All Of these were in the sleeper.
The wounded at Davidson's Hotel
were Geo. Dinner, formerly owner Of a
restaurant in this city, and his wife and
daughter were seriously injured. I'D.
Briggs and wife, ofspringGeld, No., were
badly bruised, but not seriously. J. Nc.
Coy, of No. 374, Eighth street, Louisville.
KY, was seriously injured, he was laying
quietly but in such condition that he
could give no information.
The Exchange Hotel there were
about ten wounded and one killed at this
house. G. Brazelton and wife, Of Green
wood, Polk county, Iowa, he was suffer.
ing from serious cuts in his thigh and
head; Mrs. Brazelton, had one Of her
wrists broken, and was seriously cut
about the head and face. Mrs. Brazelton's
most serious injuries are feared to be in.
ternal. Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Bancroft and
four children are at this hotel; Mr.. B.
was walking about Mrs. B. had received
Internal injuries, and three Of the chill.
dren were injured, and Lizzie Bancroft,
3 years old, was killed and had been laid
out in the room occupied by the parents
and children. John Wolz, his two cousins
and two others were bruised and their
clothingitorn Ialmost' to shreds; they are
from Benton, NO, and had been 10 Phil.
adelphia.
10 addition TO those reported killed
add VIM. KenchIing, supposed to be from
Cincinnati, and Isaac Thornton, Of Van.
meter, Iowa.
A man supposed to be John Weeden-
boiner, OF Hamilton. Ia still living At the