The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-08

having come here TO meet my sister
whom expected to be on the train on
her way from Boston TO Coshocton. We
left Steubenville seven minutes late. Al
ter ascertaining that my sister was on one
Of The Pullman cars / took q seat in the
back coach, there being two Pullman cars
behind, and one passenger and one emil.
grant coach, one baggage and two mail
cars In front. But one other man got in
my car at steubenville, and we took the
only two vacant seats, the others being
occupied generally BY one persen each,
most Of whom were asleep. The train
was running very fast rs we passed Min
90. When the whistle sounded for that
place man Just 10 front Of me started
up and inquired where we were. l
had hardly anaWered when J felt the
air brakes being forcibly put on, the
pressure heiug so great as 10 seem as II
the car was going to double up. This
was Immediately followed by the danger
signal from the locomotive, and i in.
stinctively arose from my seat, got in the
passage way and held the seat on either
side with a firm grip. Soon the crash
came, but while ! heard the sound Of
breaking glass, &c, there was scarcely a
perceptible shock IN our car as 1t came
10 a stand. Indeed, the ordinary pull
ing up Of local trains at way stationa
occasions much greater shock than |
then experienced. Our car was not dam
aged at all-neither waS any person in II
injured. Upon getting out was thrown
rapidly some six or eight feet, the bank
being rather steep at that point. Almost
Immediately in front Of me lay an aged
woman, who appealed to me for Coda
sake to help her. Along with another
man did &C, getting her outof the wreck,
but she was 40 severely injured that she
died after being put on the train Tor steu.
benville to be taken TO the hospital. She
belonged TO the family all whom were
more or less injured. There were but
two lighted lanterns on the whole train,
one Of which the conductor took TO
Miago with him, in order TO telegraph
10 the railroad authorities. The other
was held by q brakeman, but l obtained
il, and with the man above mentioned,
whose name ! don't know, went
along the line Of the sufferers, relieving
them az far as it lay 10 our power. The
situation OF these people was truly awful,
and we couldn't do much for them aside
FROM Strengthening out their limbs and
removing some Of the lighter debris with
which they were covered. At this time
we counted but six dead bodies, but two
others died on their way to Steubenville.
Most OF the injured ones seemed to be
Germans, and their conversation and ex.
clamations were almost unintelligible TO
me. The uninjured passengers generally
seemed dazed and stood around not doing
anything nor knowing what to do. By
the time that myself and companion had
gone nearly along the line, about half a
dozen farmers from the neighborhood,
who had been aroused by the crash, made
their appearance, and rendered valuable
help in caring for the wounded. i had
shown my ticket to the conductor just be.
fore the accident, and he was still in the
same car when the collision took place. L
returned to this city with my sister,
who was also unhurt, on the train that
was sent to the scene Of the wreck, and
stopped at Mossgrove's United States
Hotel. We will leave for Coshocton on
the first train.