The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-13
PArAL AccIDENT
ON the Elm Grove Road Ciretmstanee,
OF Mrs. Dimmey,s Death.


OF Hrs. Dimmey'a Death.
One Of the Mddest and most distressing
accidents that ever took place In this city
was the one on the Elm Grove street railway
yesterday morning. which resulted in the
death Of MIRA William II. pimmey, Of Pleas.
ant Valley.
The fatal occurrence took place about 9:45
o'clock, and the particular, as learned by a
reporter sent over the ground, are as follows.
Car No. 3, In charge OF Robert Stewart, was
coming toward the city, and was crowded
with passengers, mostly Pleasant Valley
people bound for church. The load was such
heavy one that the two horses had hard
time pulling the car up the Peninsula grade,
on the Fulton side, and Stewart piled the
whip furiOuSly. Yesterday was his fiFst day
as driver, although he had been tn training
for week.
After the car had passed over the brow Of
The bill and started on the down grade,
Stewart applied the brake, but with SppRr.
emily no result, a. the car suddenly rushed
upon the heels Of the wheel horse, which
commenced running,l and In an instant The
car was dnshing along at almost railroad
speed. The scene In the cor was one OF terror;
women and children screamed, while Mfr.
Fred Bayha, Of Fulton, yelled 10 all TO keep
their teatS. At the bottom OF the hill the
road makes short curve In order to strike
the bridge. At the curve there Is only a
slight guard 70 prevent the car from Jumping
the track and crossing the road down The
embankment Just before reaching the curve
the driver jumped, Mrs, Chimney sat next
to the rear door. and 1t Is supposed, fearing
the car would turn over at the curve, she
jumped, although Mr. Rayha had warned
her not TO- She struck on her head and was
knocked senseless. Almost at the same time
the car jumped the track and was pulled by
the horses through the mud on the bridge,
where It's wild career was checked.
Attention was Immediately given Mrs.
Dimmey. When her head was raised small
stream Of blood poured from her mouth,
Car No. 8, driven by Charles Kirby bound
for the country, came along o few moments
after and she was placed on the cushions,
where she expired u few moments afterwards.
When the car arrived at Mrs. Dimmeys
home, nj the far end OF the Valley, the grief
and despair OF her husband were
terrible. He became almost insane. The
blow came with such suddennpss and crush
ing force that there was none who had not
sympathy for the stricken husband. Drs.
Hoge aud Cracratt were Immediately sent for,
but they could do nothing. The cause OF
the death was conclusion Of the brain. Mrs.
Dimmey was quite large and her fall was
heavy.
Mrs. Dimmey was formerly Miss Therese
Klug of East Wheeling and had been mar
ried about four years, she leaves boy three
years old and agtrt baby. The facts Of the
accident as given above were gathered from
conversations bad with those who were pms
sengers.
Stewart has this to say about the brake,
that II refused TO work and that he jumped,
in hopes OF heading of the horses and turn.
ing them on the bridge. The sad occurrence
was talked Of everywhere yesterday, and
sympathy for the bereaved family was heard
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