The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-13
COLLISION ON THE B. & o.
Two Passenger Trains Collide at
Bolton. aa. eafI
Three Men Killed ana one supposed ID
be Fatally injured.

Ihfee Men Killed ana One supposed ID
be Fatally injured.
Sunday morning about one o'clock q
dispatch was received at the B. & o. Office
in this city that train No. One, Captain
David Stewart conductor, which leaves
here at O:O5 p. M, had collided with train
No. Ton, Captain Bullen, due in this
city at IL P. M Saturday night, at Il
o'clock at Bolton, and that several EN-.
ployes had been killed. Capt. Deyries al
once ordered out q fast engine, several ex.
ira coaches, and the wreCking appliances
at hand, and prepared to 60 to the
scene Of the disaster, but owing to the
non-arrival Of instructions from Capt
Bailey, Supervisor Of Trains, did not leave
until 2P. NJ, and was met at Cameron BY
train coming West, from which he
learned that the necessary work had been
done in the matter, and as Capt Bailey
was already on the grounds his presence
would not be required, 80 he returned on
the other train.
From tho Captain we learned the fol.
lowing particulars Of the collision: On
each division OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Is supervisor OF trains who has
absolute control OF their movements, and
attends to all matters relative 10 trains.
Under him is what ls called a dispatcher,
who is also telegraph operator, and who ID
the lieutenant OF the supervisor, and in
nearly all instances director OF trains.
The directing office Of the Fourth Division
is at Fairmont, and the dispatcher's name
J x. D. Walker during the day, and al
night d sGnns, man named Brodie, for
merly Of this city. Alr.Walker during the
latter part OF Saturday afternoon had tele.
egraphed orders 10 Captain Stewart, oil
train No. !, at Cameron, 10 meet
train No. 10 at Board Tree Tunnel.
In the evening, when the night dispatcher
came on duty he noticed that No. was
behind time, aud to expedite matters for
No. 10 gave the conductor OF that train,
Capt. Bullen, orders to meet No. l OF
Bolton, point further west than Board.
Tree, and telegraphed No. l his orders to
MOundsville, which were received and ar
rangements made iOr their proper exeCu.
ton. But atCameronthe oonductorreceiyed
the orders OF the day dispatcher, Walker,
tomeet at Board Tree, and as the latest re.
ceived orders take precedence he took no
further notice OF the Moundsvile instruc.
tions, aud prepared 10 go to Board Tree.
But when he reached Bolton, going at a
high rate OF speed, his train ran into No.
10, that was approaching the switch at the
station, and was only about fifty yards
from it when struck. The shock, oil
course, was terrific, and the result was
that the engineer and fireman were
killed outright, and also a. boy IL
or II years OF age, whose name
was Flanagan, and seriously iniuring
another youth, negro, who were stealing
ride to Clarksburg, and together with one
other boy, were sitting on the front plat.
form Of the baggage car Of No. l, next the
tender OF the engine. On the other train,
which was moving very slowly, the on:
gineer, seeing the danger, jumped of and
escaped, and his fireman, attempting the
same, jumped upon stake that was IN his
way to the ground, and was impaled, the
stake, entering his thigh, and was driven
into his body; and fatal results are appre.
hended in his case. .lf }'E7 "
George Shinn, postal clerk on train No,
10 coming west, was seriously injured
and taken to his home at Fairmont, where
he lies in critical condition.
Both engines are total wreck. A re-
frigerator car, loaded with butter from the
West, on train No. |, was mashed to pieces
The postal and baggage cars on both trains
were wrecked. % 'f "a -
The wrecking train, with Captain Bailey
on board, arrived near daylight, the debris
removed and the dead men placed on No
10 andiselt to this city. Thedelay caused
by the icollision only amounted to- about
six hours. OF the men killed all were re-
moved to the dead house Of the company
in this city below Twenty-sixth street,
where they were properly. coffined and
sent to their homes. James Askew, the
engineer OF train No. l, lived at 1921
Chapline street, had been for many Year,
in the employ Of the road, was sober and
industrious and was comfortably fixed
and leaves his family In good circum
stances. He was found sitting on the
seat he occupied on his engine, but
strange to say, with the exception Of Q
slight mark on one Of his limbs, he bore
no mark whatever Of the collision, and 4
is supposed he died instantly from con
Cussion Of the brain. ''"7l '''a'' .
John Smith, the fireman, was between
80 and So years ofage, and lived at Twenty
fourth and Water streets, where he leave,
a family. He alD was an old employee oil
the company, in various capacities, having
been in the "yard" at the depot in thii
city for long time. The officers here
speak highly Of his worth and habits
He was found at little distance from the
engine, terribly cut and bruised about the
lower part Of the body, portion OF hi
scalp torn of and his lower limbs badly
scalded. $50 ~ ~
The tramp's neck was broken, his left
leg also, and also several ugly cuts were
on his head and other parts Of his person
He had on gray suit Of tweed, q "blut
checked" shirt, and was barefoot. Hi
general appearance indicated that he haC
been on the train but short time as
NO SCOT or dirt that would naturally, from
his nearness to the engine, accumulate
was found upon him and he was very
neat and clean. t.a.i .dl..
| His body was brought to this city and
turned over to link & Go. for interment
1t is impossible at this time to determine
the responsibility Of the accident and thu
authorities are as silent as oysters on the
subject until the matter Is thoroughly in
vestigated. H. r.
Since writing the above Capt. Deyries il
in receipt Of 9 telegram from the father o.
the boy, Ut Clarks6urg, asking him to hold
the body for him. The body was Inferred
by the Messrs. link yesterday afternoon
and the father notified. ! y
The CouRTs.-S SUPREME oouRr OF Ap
PEALsIJl Judges Grttae, Raymond, 4oOrsdHiG