The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-07
DASHED TO PIECES,
A HoRRiBLEAooIDERT ON THE sALTI-
MORE . OHIO ROAD.
A DapghtsF Of Ex,AttOFney General
While Killed : Numerous Others
Painfully and Dangerously Hart.
An INDISPENSABLE scene Of
suffering and Disaster.


One Of the most disastrous accidents ocr
curing on the B, 90. Railroad for several
years happened yesterday about O'Clock p
", at Thornton, little station six miles east
Of Grafton. The Cumberland accomModa-
ton, which is due in this city at 5P NJ, had
preceded the New York and Chicago Express,
which arrives ut about o'clock in the after
noon. The latter train had been delayed
between New York and Baltimore, and upon
leaving the latter city was one hour late, and
was running unusually fast to make up this
time. The accommodation train had orders
to take the side track Mt Thornton, and was
pulling upon 1t from the main truck when
the express approached.
The engineer OF the fast train, Cal Hep
burn, saw the danger OF the situation and APP
piled the air brakes, The pipes hurst, and
the train went rushing irresistably on. Yer
non Bell, the engineer u engine No. 29,
which was pulling the accommodation, also
realized the imminent danger, and threw
open every NhlNci ~ WV huFSS"N, l,"'Hnn3 ~
| az the wav before the fatal shock; but his CT
| forts failed and Just Us the first truck OF the
rcnr car Of the accommodation train had
turned into the siding, the engine OF the fast
traincaught the rear car, and 19rked u from
| It's coupling out upon the main track, II was
thrown and pushed before the express train
for several rods, and then striking some OBJ
struction which held It, the engine crash
cd through It, demOlishing the car and sweep.
ing all the upper works from the engines
boilers,
The confusion and dsmay which followed
surpass the powers Of description OF U human
pen, Eye witnesses say they never saw any
Thing like It, and one gentleman VINO mas
been present ut several similar accidents says
that IN distressing features II was WITHOUT
parallel in hi, experiences; The escaping
steam from the boiler filled the car almost TO
sulIncation, and several OF the passengers
were horribly sCaldcd. The avenues Of es.
cape were few, and 1t was some length OF
time before those who were uniniurel or but
slightly hurt cleared themselves Of the dc:
bris, The wounded passengers were removed
us soon as practicable, and the nature and
extent Of their injuries asCCrtalnCd Us well ~
possible under the existing circumstances
A passenger on the express train kindly s.
cured partial list Of the injured, US nearly
full as possible, and 1t is believed Ia, include
, all who are dangerously or seriously hurt
, They are
Miss Nellie White, aged Is, daughter Of ex
Attorney nsneral Wie a.. 0 i trnS, S,SGC SIsl
: ilihS proKen 4hu W. utlti tIav.et H. az"
horribly srade Rnd burned f ABOUT lou I ood e0'
I neT nalr DuIliE vuineh IT III nO IoS,oon
was soSgd @ se naH SS as bTS S sSy to
a. ne INFERIOR t het nVusn WIS t n3psu :"
blister she was the lasL person LaSeI ito nI
we WRECK, ahu Mas to, NV Ia nHe ;Iar wpc,
lions q she OI9Es cI ~ ny ton, U ,ourod NJ
PoslNull lhat tlu S Sse"hms SWAIN i.ntSt,,,
l. rectly over her ene nNeu W eAT Iati. ~,
l. agony lor severn. nnuIs WY .'c.i usaHl H.
On enu 70 heEsuI nI NelmS' Iu w. no
ny her pto''leI Ma snt,s NY 9ro, o%,msSv
u slSter Apuu, WHY IrtW1,,s Nv" ,rtn n.I,SS
where wy haa eoIl Sg W. IS,. 2,"v
70 TWO chilmtch wv " S'I INIVs
|. MIS-. tiKe, WE q FOL Fl 1, hAei y ~
e state, WIN TWO clllureh-aA seriously so"l'
10 Ell: d., ,,,,
II VIM; Barker, oil Mlneral county, O""'
n burned, nv A.,
MIS- Shurcn, OF iNuepeHasHGet w. VI
wounded on lhe nead. .,,,,, ,v,,,,,oo,
Harry zimmerman anu GNU vi Ni"s"Vo'
% Doth severely orulseu 9n T uus iii. ,,
4 hev, Ar' ho1'Hsr ol ho'nney, r'sn' "''
r Annie Monroe. Of Kinpwood, aged 20. bat
r. " sGalde3 hhn etushe ~ ,,,,..,r,
!. Miss Alice Rector Of Ciarksburg, sllstaine
general and serious injuries
i, Luther kelly, Of FairView''SeVere'y puFNe
u and bruised vn,. ,oo
paylls' Moore, NashV'llo' suaupfun y i'V''
:, aug arm. 60. a,,,..s.o,,, la,
y MIS- llanlnh GOOnps, Ot AiVFBanEoWhi NV
y VI Galded' .,..,,,.
!, JOhI l'yheS, eHpFeS hScnt w Wy t'ltu"s
u train, Lex broken IN Jumping IRON inc cur,
CAL Hepburn engineer, slishuy cu' a''
bruised. M -.
i several others were more OF leSs Guy III
}. bruised, llt NOT 70 sHch ah extent w 10 fe
q quire medical attention. , ,.,,
!. Everything ihat could % zone Ygs upI W,
Q. for the unfortunate slgeEefS tl49ws ".
$, mattresses were secured from the leepiih,
l. car, ana temporary c3nel'eI mauS Ior ,.a "
O. wounded ny the f0auslue' y FRulhl HAl