The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-26
SWIFT DEATH.
SWOOP Of Lightning Express ON q Hand
CaF-BIx Men Killed.

ROCHESTER,, Pa, September 24-The
special train from Washington 70 Cleve,
land, with the newspaper correspondents,
struck hand car near here on Brady's
Run Bridge, on the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie Railroad, about s o'clock this morn.
ing, killing six bridge carpenters and seri-
ously iniuring three Others Of the party on
the hand cur,
PITTsBuRGH, September 24.-The details
Of frightful accident on the p, 81, f
FailroUd that occurred this morning, have
just been received. 1t appears that the
special train which left here at @ o'clock,
carrying large number OF Eastern and
Southern journalists to Cleveland, struck a
hand car on the bridge across BFady's Run,
about thirty miles from the city, and
almost instantly killing six men. The
story, Us told by an eyewitness, is as fol-
lows: About six o'clock this morning, as
the hst section Of No, Z, on the p. 4 L, +,
road, stopped at the town OF Beaver, Mr.
Jos. Robinson, foreman Of com.
pany OF carpenters engaged in putting up
new depot ut the town Of Fallston,
approached Engineer II. II. Rogers and
inquired rs to how close the special, or sec.
ond section OF No. I was Rogers replied
that he did not know, but cautioned Rob.
insen not to go out on the hand.car until
the special passed, US the train was going
through without stopping and would be
running lively. Robinson intimated that
he would risk It, stating that they would
strike nothing but hand.car, evidently
meaning that the men could jump In case
OF danger. Acting on this idea the fore
man, accompanied by eight carpenters,
started on hand-Car for Falston. Cross.
ing Brady's Run, two miles from Beaver,
Is an iron trestle work. There
u short curve Just before the tres
tie is reached. AS the hand car went out
upon the bridge the shrek OF locomotive
whistle sounded out upon the air. and the
swift running train crashed into the hand
car with deadly effect. Four out OF nine
men were instantly killed, and two others
have died within q very few minutes. The
remaining three jumped, and only one OF
the number received any serious injury.
The names Of the dead arc Us follows
James Robinson, BridgewatcT James
Baldwin, Phillipsburg; Richard Brown,
Beaver; Stephen Foster aud Elijah Carney,
Homework; Geo. Van Kirk, Alleluippr.
The names Of those escaping almost certain
death arc ]. Peterson, Beaver; Rich. Irwin,
Beaver; Wm. Graham, Brldgewater. Gra-
ham was injured, but not dangerously.
He sprang from the car, attempted to catch
by the trestle railing, missed his aim and
fell to the ground, distance Of twenty-five
feet. Jerome Peterson was fortunate, and
succeeded in catching the railing and
swinging himself out OF danger. Four Of
the dead are lying in the statlon.house at
Beaver, one ut Beaver Falls, and another
lRobinsOn), at the family residence at
Bridgewater. All the victims were mar
riCd men and leave families.
Master Mechanic Haines was running
the locomotive OF the special The de.
ceased were highly respected In this section,
and their horrible taking off has caused a
deep feeling Of sorrow and gloom to per-
wade the entire community.
Later particulars from the railroad acci.
dent at Bradys Run say nine persons were
on the hand car when the express train
struck It. Four were killed instantly and
two died in a few minutes. The other
three escaped by jumping from the cars.
The names Of the dead are as follows Jas.
Robinson, Bridgeport, Pa.; James Baldwin,
Phillipsburg Richard Brown, Beaver, Geo.
Vankirk, Allequippa, and Stephen Foster
and Elijah Carney, Homewood.