The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-01

Paine is here he saws there is,no pros
pect a. present Of sscertaining the names
of the killed and wounded. The railroad
folks are doing what they can TO get
( names, but 1t will be- late before anything
will be known.
Care Of the Wounded.
On the arrival of the Cleveland train
the surgeon OF the road organized his
corps OF assistants and made tour
of the various hotels where the
wounded were being attended 70,
such help beng given to each as was pos
sible. The people OF Ashtabuls lent a
willing hand, and sll that human
( skill and mercy could do 10
save life or ease pain was done.
the train which came from Cleveland for
the purpose was immediately backed
! into position, and long before daylight
the least wounded were being prepared
for transportation to Cleveland, 70 be
sent 10 the hospitals or their homes
The scenes Among the Wounded
were as suggestive almost rs the wreck
| in the valley. The two hotels nearest
The station contained 3 majority of these,
and they were scattered about on tempo
rary beds, on the floors Of the dining
rooms, parlnrs and offices. In one place
man with broken leg would
be under the hands of a sur
geon, who rapidly and skiifully went
at his work. In another, man covered
with bruises and spotted over with pieces
Ot plaster, would look as though he had
been showed upon, except where the
dark line OF blood across the face or
limbs told different story. In some
other corner, poor woman moaHed from
pain she could not conceal, while over 1t
all there brooded that hushed feeling OF
awe which nlwsys accompanies calami-
ties ot this character.
Toward morning the cold increased,
and the wind bew fearful gale, which,
with the snow which had dritted waist
deep At points along the line, made all
the work extremely difficult
At six o'clock the beds in the
sleeping car OF the special train were
made up, aud such OF the wounded as
could be moved were transferred there.
The Bridge.
From M interview with Mr.. Charles
Collins, chlet civil engineer ot the road,
learn that the bridge Was a Lowe truss,
built entirely OF iron and is about eleven
wears old. 1t was % feet above the wa
ter had an arch $50 feet long in the
clear, the whole length OF the bridge be-
ing i57 feet. 1t hss been tested with six
locomotives, and 1T the time OF the disas-
ter was considered MS being in a
perfect condition. 1t was built in
the Cleveland shops. Mr.. Collins
gives no opinion as 20 the cause
of the accident, expressing himself as
being utterly unable so to do. de esti-
mates the loss on the bridge alone as
being near 5000 dollsrs, but has no
opinion ss To the loss b. the destruction
of the cars. As soon as the debris is
cleared away and tne bodies all taken
out, which will occupy couple of days,
n temporary bridge, which was built for
the Wilson, avenue crossing, and which is
at Collinwood, will be put Up. He ex-
poets TO have running connection made
within ten DAYS.
| have lust returned from the ruins,
and have seen the smoutdering remains oi
at least n dozen bodies, only ore oi
wbici bore any semhlance whatever ot q
human body. BY the side of another
heap OF embers WAS found n pair oi scis'
sors; also TUT Of grayish hair. Nc
other means of classification could be
found. although the hunt may be more
successful when the removal of the upper
rubbish begins. The iron of the bridge
is twisted in endless confusion with that
of the cars, while the locomotive is q
wreck in every part BY this hme nearly
all the woodwork is burnt away.
NarraiiyeOf an Eye Witness.
Charles 5. Garter, of Brooklyn, n. T.
saws he was sitting in the palace car
with three Others, engaged in friendly
game OF cards. Suddeniy ne heard the
window glass IN the forward part OF the
car breaking, and almost instantly the
car began to fall. He was sitting with
| his back toward the front and as he went
down he sat as quiet rs he could, and
when the car struck at the bottom OF the
raylne he found himself almost unhurt,
although one of the gentlemen playing
with him, whose name he did not know,
was killed instantly, while the other, 4
| Mr.. Shepherd. of New York. had leg
broken. Mr.. Carter says the front OF the
car was much lower than the rear,
and that the flames in the front began
to eat their way upward and spread
with great rspidlty. He turned TO the
assistance of Mr.. Sheppard and with
great difficulty succeeded III getting him
out. the broken leg impeding their sd'
vance. When Sheppard was fairly Out
Carter returned to the assistance OF q
woman who was calling for help at the
front ofthe car. He got her out and as
she wss quite ihinly glad be gave her
his cvercost. After reaching u hotel be
found himself severely bruised in
several places. In the great peri!
of the hour man rushed
down to the scene OF. the
disaster, ready to help. He saw woman
struggling sor life and went u her as
sistsnce. he carried her By amin force
10 the solid ice, and then urged by the
criee of the mother went back TO the res
cue Of the daughter, sweet child ol
three or four years OF age. The tresch-
erous wood, in spiintering, bad caught
the child in its gra'P, and the hTe com
pleted the horrible work. Tle man Wa
compelled 10 sse the child enyeloped in
flames, ana to hesr her cry OF, "HeiE
me mother!' ringing out in the agony
OF death, on the ears of the crnel
! night. In moment she was los', swep'
I'D by tne shsrp tongues OF fire,
while her mother 10 helpless agony
tell to the earth in deadly swoon
There Eas On board family named
Benuet on tneir wsy TO Jefferson, Ashts
buls county. The father and motheI
90. out OF the wreck and the chiidrer
we're only saved by being tossed from
the arms OF one man 70 another over
pile Of burning wood, and ooe OF tn
TOUR vas severely injured snd sii slightly
On saturday morning, the mother. ~h'
wAs saei<nte, gave birth 70 child, ID.
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