The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-12-14
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Horrible Railroad Accident.
SEVEN MEN KILLED AND OTHERS wousnz

| SnfhN MEN AILLED AND OTHERS WOUNuEl
Last Thursday terrible collision occurre
between two trains on the c. s. o. Railway,
the western entrance Of Stretcher's neck TUT
mel. two miles west Of Quinnimont,i in Fayett
county. West Virginia. The trains whic
came together were the express No. 4, goin
east, and way freight going west. Bot
engines were completely wrecked, and tn
baggage car, two passenger cars and hal
dozen freight cars were smashed into splinteis
Three men were Killed Outright ana four NOR
have since died q asse sus.. sos 81 .s'e @'@''a
The killed were: Henry kncarrow, enginee
on freight train. The lower part of his bod
WAS terribly mangled, and be must have die
Instantly. The deceased was q son.in. law 0
Dir. Thus. Basford, of Harrisonburg Their
the replains were buried on Sunday last.
Patrick Goheen and VIM. G. Cooper, fire
men. respectively on the freight and expreas
The bodies Of both Of these men we're burnet
TO ashes IL the wreck, which took Ere Ia I
moment or two after the collision. 81 10 ai4
r. Jno- j. Madden, of Huntington: eng iheer or
the express, died from his injuries whilst being
conveyed to his home.
Burton Thsmassen, also of Huntington died
of wounds received
Frank J. Kennedy conductor of the Pullman
sleeping cal, had both legs badly mashed. and
died. He was from Boston
Stephen Coleman, colored, porter on the ex.
press train was also fatally injured.
The lnewsboy. Andrew Cash, of Richmond
was badly bruised. and was dragged out OF
the wreck.
Robertson Dickinson. baggage master, was
slightly, hurt.
The only employee on the train who was
not hurt. was c. H. Hewitt, the Drakesman,
who happened to be in the Pullman car.
Strange to say none of the passengers were
hurt. AS stated. the engines and a number of
cars were completely wrecked indeed splin-
tered into kindling wood u Q 2 Ia e. =
The cause Of this terrible accident seems to
be traceable to carelessness or incompetency
on the pAEt Of a,aelegrsph operator. The ex-
press train was four hours and q half behind
time, and by q misunderstanding of orders.
tbe conductor and engineer on the freight
were under the impression that they could
consume five and a half hours of the express
time. The orders were made in manifold and
copy handed to each the engineer and conduc-
tor of the way freight. The writing was 30
illegible that i, could. lof be What
the word WAS, 'and upcn1s 8 pariecn IF the
two copiesyit YVES finally agreed that aEeand
half hours was the tines allowed To this
fatal error was due, we andentsnds, thesscci
dent. ,saneo 10 soeasiss) ssus:
1t is matter which ah6dld b. given the
most rigid examination, and the, lsy officers
of the commonwealth in Khichsa has collision
occurred will not have done 'tifeirs duty until
the subject has enpsobed spthe A.ottem and
the blame placed i pso i belongs.
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Messy Greek TEENS !" 80 a .ii'a
[heported for the vIRaINIAN.l
Messy Creek derives its name from the super
abundance of MOSS found within tl jig bed, This
moss when first taken from the waters and
held out so that the SUMS rays can penetrate
II, sheautifai beyond description.
Passing strange is it, that this creek afford
ing the finest water power not only in this
but in any other State, is 30 far utilized as to
propel only one good and two old -four mills.
For instance. the once celebrated Daniel For
rer dam ponds the wster bsckI for 4-of . mile,
spreading out to an average width Of 1875
yards, and giving six feet depth, thus affording
water. enough economically expended ito turn
alfths y 7 rs Asyu ~
The whole stream, not exceeding miles in
length, affords water sufficient to turn every
wheel in the Valley of Virginia. i
The enterprise and thrift of the farmers
along its banks are scarcely equalled. certainly
not surpassed in the county.
The mafsSfiSshxgy6dT6ffen ipcy- OF Au-
gusta county has not hitherto found a cores
pendent to intrude iss claims into any one of |
our city. pspeH< Hhsrs sis here line every |
where else, world Of news eyer .afloat up |
and down the banks of our majestic stream.
Why our daily mail with all the Stanton pa.
pers does not give one tlftleth part Of the cur-
rent topics of the day. II
Just think of the weddings-those that have |
been, those which be. those which will be.those |
that will not be, those which ought to be.
What field for thought as we'll as the study
Of grammar. -
Oh, dear, the bliss, the suspense, the pain!
But now for my budget: |
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ing the decision of Mr. r. and the action of
MS presbytery. Mr.. Kaley has also. We learn
. call from Kentucky. r
Three families left our midst on Thursday |
asst for Ohio-Mr. John Flick, wife and three |
;hiEdisn, Mi. Newton Pare. wife and one chllds
md Mr.. Joseph James. wife and TIVE children.
ALI three are lshoFipg men seeking their for
tune in the near west.
The school in the Academy numbers near
fifty pupils Miss Nettie White, the accom-
plished daughter of the late Prof White, 10
The assistant teacher.
Mr.. James Turk, kicked recently by horse,
Dh one leg, sRe suffering with rheumatism in
he other, walks little lame, but We are glad
70 learn he is recovering.
Mr.. Samuel Forrer has left for Florida,
where with his invalid wife he expects to
spend the winter Many prayers are offered
Tor her ultimate and speedy recover.
Winter, stern ,n4Fnmitigated winter, has come,
but our old friend and model farmer, George
craun is all up with his work and now sits
'y the fire happy with his apples and cider,
md everything slse, heedless of out door dis
comforts. A winter lessen too much neg
eeted In our hedeFn.schools. s.
Middlebrook Items.
Reported for vIRaINIAN.I
fDA9.-on Nov. oath, Mr.. Henry Swartzel,
n the eSth year of his age. Funeral service at
he house BY the Rev, 8. L. Whitmore. The
'emains were inferred at St. johns Chur ch
Fhe deceased left the strongest evidence Of his |
eacs Win itIoa spd sss sstp s4h7sip6us III the
hour Of biz departure to arrive. He was use
nl citizea peaceahe and obllgipg and often his
hospitality extended too far for his secular in