The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-02-24
Disaster and Wreck On the
B. & S. w.
A Train Goes Over a Thirty
Foot Trestle Near Jacobs
burg.
THIRTY PASSENGERS INJURED.
NINE SERIOUSLY.

MINK SEhIVUSLIs
About IL o'clock last Thursday even.
ing, PAT SHERRY, Engineer on tine No.
/ passenger train whistled for this place
with no train--having only bis engine
and tender, the passengers were Con-
ductor BuRkHEAD, Mr.. F. REEF and one
or two others.
Soon the news spread that two pas
senger and coal car had gone over the
trestle this side Of the deep cut near
Jacobsburg
There were thirty passengers on board
and all of them received injuries; nine
OF them were dangerously injured.
The hindmost car struck the trestle
and went down thirty feet striking on
| its end The next car went down on It's
side, and the coal car went partly over,
while. the engine and tender remained
on The track
Mr.. F REEF, of this place, was 10 the
second car and as soon as it. struck ne
got up. kicked out window and crawl.
ed out, followed BY Conductor BuRK-
HEAD, REEF has cut on his nose and
his hands are skinned up considerably
and he is bruised about the body. Con.
ductor BuRKHEAD Was bruised up some
and was not able to take bis train out
Friday morning ffass ~
J P. SPRIaos, Prosecuting Attorney
Of this county, was severely injured in
his. back. a young man and woman
named BowMAN, from Pittsburgh, were
injured; the latter had his arm broken In
two places.
Hon. L. DAxroRps Of St. Clairsville,
and Mrs. CALDwELL, wife of Director
Of the road. were injured so badly that
their lives we're dispaired OF.
STEVE HAYDEN, acting Express Mer.
senger, was injured, but not dangerous
lly.
Rev. LANE. Pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church in this place, received an ugly
cut on bis bead.
Mr.. HEsRr WINLAxD, who resides
near this place on Sunfsh Creek, had
lone OF his shoulders dislocated.
Brakeman BIRcHrIELD was considera-
bly, hurt about the head and shoulders.
He is cool fellow. When the rear car
Jumped OF on the ties, he cried on, :
"Take hold of the seats, we are going
down" He Immediately took the wa.
ter from the cooler and pat out the Gre.
Scarcely had he done so, whphthe coach
went of, falling distance Of 80 feet.
ISAAC BoorH, Msil Agent, had a mar
row escape 1t was thought that all the
passengers had been taken out, when
Mr.. REEF went into the partitioned cat
to hunt Mr.. SPRIeas' hat. While hunt
ing be looked through place that had
been broken in the partition of the car
and saw TIVE feet in the air He pulled
hard, but could not move the body and
be then called for help. Several persons
came and after removing q lot Of barley
and other freight that held him fast they
succeeded in getting Mr.. BoorH upon
his feet. He was SCARED and bruised,
but not injured q great deal. asfv j
A boy 10 the hindmost car was look
ing ont Of window aud noticed the car
when It commenced falling. He WAS
picked up some distance from the wreck,
uninjured, but said he did not know how
be got out Of the ear
Mr.. JoHN Sinclair, OF this place, was
Injured, aud has been splitting blood
since.
AspsrvP. wlLrr. of Burr's Mills,
two fractures Of skull, wrists badly cut,
rib broken, with probably fatal internal
injuries.
GEoRaE BRocKs, Bellaire, rib broken
and face badly lscersted "a
A gentleman named PENNELI, OF the
firm of GRArr, SourH 4 Co, shoe mer-
chants, OF Philadelphia, fractured skull
and iiislocated shoulder recovery doubt.
fala Scalp wound the worst Of any I'm
Ijured in the wreck,
VIZ. TRlaa, Pipe Greek, painfully In,
jurcd in the head and breast.
RoBERr BoREMAN, Of Parkersburg,
w. Va. painful scalp wound, with slight
brain concussion; not thought TO be IA
tai.
What caused the wreck, whether the
faulty workmanship on the trestle, which
10 asserted BY some, fast running, or be-
cause Of the hludmost car being tor
heavy. we are unable to say. The track
on the trestle has a reverse curve. which
| is claimed by those who pretend to
know to he dangerous and unuecessavy,
as small additional expenditure would
have made a straight track,
| Conductor BuRKHrAD says the cars