The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-30
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4 Hsuadsd-Harrow Escape Of General
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passenger cnaches and smoking car went
over into the water with a terrible crash.
The cars landed on their sides in about four
feet OF water. The scene that followed beg
gars description. An unknown man from
Ocean Reach, was taken ou, dead. The
cars were filled with passengers and the
number Of the injured Is unknown, but
there were about one hundred hurt one
way or another.
Mr.. Demorest, Of the firm Of Demorest
& Co., Reade street, New York, injured at
the base Of the spine, will die.
Wn. R. Garrison son Of Commodore
Charles X. Garrison, terribly hurt in the
chest. IsBE#kN SsE
Charles N. Woodruff, OF New York, and
J Iiscl.ell, 81 Scranton, also seriously in.
jured. S.
It impossible to get the names OF the
others st present The physicians around
tho neishboring towns have been sum-
noned. q
CHARLES II. Foster, fireman Of the en-.
gine, pulled eS.Psesident Grant out OF the
smoking carr Gran. was not injured.
Albert kabertson, iron merchant from
New York, injured badly.
A grocer named Ellison, OF Branch Port,
was crushed terribly. IA
James Brooks, OF the firm OF Brooks &
Dickson, theatre troupe managers, OF New
York, collar bone broken.
Morris H. Brown, son OF Thos. ]. Brown,
Superintendent OF the Erie railway, re-
ce;red severe blow on the head, and his
back is injured.
c. Fox, Richmond, Va, had his hand
crushed. &
James E. Mallory, Of No. 2O2 Broadway,
n. y, was 80 badly crushed .ha: he cannot
recover.
The dead man has been identified as
James L. bradley, produce dealer of New
York. G. ". Dsmorest is dead. President
G1llaway, OF the Elevated railway, was
slishtly,injured. William R. Garrison has
been unconscious since the accident, sulF.
ering from conclusion OF the brain. He is
at Hollywood P.:k, the residence OF John
Hoey. George Blanchard, yiee-President
OF the New York, Lake Erie < Western
railway, Robert B.. Minturn, ex.Prcsident
Grant and Arthur L. Sewell, were slightly
injured.
SEw YoHE, June GA Long Branc;,
dispatch says: Annie Irwin. OF Brooklyn,
was seriously hurt, and is unconscious;
Wm. A. Mccall, brakeman, WIS ieariu!ly
injured, having his throat badly CUT Mr..
Mltchells condition is precarious, having
internal injuries; Mr.. Woodruff and Mr..
Mallory are about breathing their last;
John T. Raymond, tlie actor, had his collar
bone broken, and was seriously injured;
Mr.. Fox, his father-in.law, vas badly in.
jured.
The cause nf the terrible disaster was the
changing OF the tracks for the Monmouth
Park races, which commence Saturday
next The frog at: the switch was not
properly spiked and when it was struck by
the engine it spread the track and tore up
rails for one hundred feet. While the
engine and forward cars were piled up on
the side o. the track the succeeding FIVE
cars plunged forward on the bridge and
were precipitatcd into the water. 1t was q
case Of inexcusable carelessne.s on the rar,
Of those entrusted with Tie task OF altering
the track.
Mr. Garrison has both legs broken in
addition his other injuries.
Coroner Cooper impanelled q jury and
visited the scene Of the disaster at noon.
The inquest will be held tomorrow. The
railway officials were at the scene as soon
as possible, and physicians were summoned
from all directions. The badly wounded
were picked up and taken TO farm houses
near the scene oil the accident, where they
were promptly attended TO by physicians.
There was about eighty persons sliyhtly
wounded, either by being hurled over
IS vixen the train loppled from the
bridge into the water, Or by being struck
by broken Window glass. E. l.. Bradley
was .:ked up dead. He lived at l50 Eas,
Seyenty.secoud street, New y ork. He was
living fors the Summer in a cottage a,
Ocean Beach. G. W. Demnrrst, 3 provis.
ion d-a!vr Of Reade street, New York, died
soon alter the accident. Vim. K. Garrison
son OF Commodore Chns. r. Garrison.
is at the point Of death at John Hopy's
house, Hollywood Park. Hs was pulled
out OF the last car by. Arthur l.. Sewell and
Thomas Day. 30 ..,..fs5 ~
The track spread jus. as the train ran
upon the bridge and the train ran for fully
500 feet before the cars went over into the
water. The seats We're thrown in all direc.
t!Ons and windowglass flew into thousand
OF pieces. Three rear cars had their trucks
torn of BY the string beam tof the bridge.
There are said to- be a number OF pas.
sensers missing, but none OF their names
are reported. 4
Railroad men who visited the wreck con.
dcmn the managers OF the New York K
Long Branch Railroad for not placing i
guard or safety rail on each side Of the
track over the bridge, apd some say the m
accident would have been nothing but a
herAilmcnt il the safety rail had bee n us.I.
George v. Flickner, engineer Of The train,
peed the sir brakes. The bridge where ,he
accident occurred Is about mile north OF
Ocean Port bridge, where a terrible acc;.
dent took place three years ago. i.5;I
~ EhurlIa N Wnnhrpfr ~
James E. Mallory, bankers Of New York.
are both dead. John IT, Raymond, the
actor, had his collar bone broken, and rx.
President Gruut had his knee slightly
bruised. n 3ss'2s,5 80
The following persons wera slightly Gu.
and bruised: J. J: Page, Wm. Torner, c.
H. Tucker, F. u. Hall, Z. y. Webb, S. n.
lehman, As. Charles Sewkirk, R ii.
Galloway, S, R.Lang, G. +. Scof-ld; b. II.
SHAW, joseph Brooks, Samuel !. .Selignan,
II. E Reynolds, j.. 9: Wes,rrvelt,5 G. r.
Fowler, Wm. Dinkenspeil and wife, Morris
II. Brown, 6. 4. Blanchard, R. B. Mn.
o.