Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-13

ing engine that "some ono had blund-
cred, AMI that collision was unayold-
able. Just as the engines struck one
another, he leaped safely to the
ground, but the fireman, Charles
Jasper, was not so fortunate.
He stated that if he had jumped on the
first impulse he would have escaped,
but in the instant that he took TO decide
the shock came, and he was hurled
bruised and bleeding up into the air
and out upon the pitiless ground. \
splinter or something sharp had entered
his body below the groin and pene-
trated inward and upward several
inches. The wound was prObed for
four or five inches without reaching the
end, when the doctors desisted, rs the
wound bled copiOusly. His chances
are but poor Tor recovery, but since
taking him to his home at Grafton in
formation has been returned that he Is
doing fairly, with great hope for his
recovery.
Passengers on both trains were well
shaken up as might be expected.
Geo. III. Shinn, postal agent, was
caught in the baggage car and severely
cut and bruised, his worst cut being a
large cash across the back oil his head,
also sustaining very severe twist OF
his body.
The baggage master, VIM. Ii. Cook,
was badly slaShed about among the
wreck, the tender of the engine tele-
scoping itself fully its length in his car.
His ear was pierced with a silver of
,,-,,l DO. &, L.. l,,,1 ,nl Ii chAnl lar
was dislOCated; otherwise he was COM
paratively sound, and made very mar
row escape from death, aSdid Mr.. Shlnn.
The engines were entirely demolished,
and rs bare as a saw log, except the
stacks and wheels.
The refrigerator ear was ground to
kindlng wood, and half the postal car
was torn to pieces.
Several passengers had their heads,
hands, arms, &c., tied up this morning,
and Il Mr.. Mutluny, who had his family
on board the west bound train, going
from Barton to Wheeling, had little
boy quite severely hurt, rs was also his
wife, Mrs. Muffany.
\ lady or the east bound train, in the
sleeping car, was thrown violently from
her seat over two others, and her own
seat following struck her in the back
temporarily disabling her.
The mails on both trains were saved,
as was the express on both except the
refrigerator car load OF butter, which is
almost a total loss.
The side track was opened after the coll
lision for the purpose OF passing trains
and all trains ran by the wreck safely
without detention. WOrkmen have
been busy all day in fixing the engines
and ears Tor hauling to the shops at
Grafton.
All day to-day Sunday people from
the adjoining country have poured in to
view the wreck.
The bodies Of the boy who was
stealing ride and the negro
who was with him were forwarded to
their respective homes by No. train
this morning. The white boy lived in
Clarksburg, and the negro East.
Quite little romance is connected
with the accident which is worth rclat-
ing The two white boys (whO were
stealing their way, one of whom was
killed, had run away from home with
another boy, all from Clarksburg, this
State. This third boys father had fol-
lowed the three to Wheeling, where he
overlook the three and captured his own
son, with whom he was returning on
the fatal train. Upon the capture OF
their companionthe two boys concluded
they would return home, and were on
the train i'm front of their chum when
the crash came that killed one.
The doctors were on the spot from
Cameron in short time after the col
lision, and rendered all the service in
their power. j.