The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-02
DISASTER ON THE RAII,
4 DOWN GRADE RIDE 70 DEATH
On the Rochester and pitt,sursh Ro.f-. r..,,
Parts In Two and s.rOn Cars Rush pOwn
Grade. cOilIdlns with Another Train.
Seven Persons Killed aud Maasisd.

BRADFORD, Pa, July Am accident ON
the Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad occur
red this morning at Ras.elas, twenty-five
miles southeast of the city. The first Sec
ton of a coal train to which was attached a
passenger car containing fifteen persons.
,S! proke IN two on heavy grade. Seven cars
rusnlng back down the grade run into a
sec9hu secuon, mashing the cars to pieces
ductor and brakeman, and wountlinp the
remainder. s-Ae
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June1.-The Dispatch's
Bradford, Pa, special says: About three
O'Clock this morning coal train with a
passenger car attached on the Rochester 4
flttsourgh railroad. broke in two while go
ing up steep grade at Rasselas a few
miles south OF Kinnan viaduct. Tne sev-
ered section, consisting of seven heavily
loaded coal cars and passenger coach.
Immediately started down the steep grade:
and while going at the frightful speed OF
SO miles an hour collided with the ENGINE
OF an approaching train. The passenger
car car was well filled and the destruction to
lie ana limb was appalling, seven having
already died from ipjuri s and Others fas
tally hurt. relief train, with three snra
geons and a number of employees of the
company on board, was dispatched to the
scene at five O'Clock this morning.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The killed and injured were brought to
the city, and as far as can be learned ,tbev
are as follows; S. N. Tolles, aged "a, con-
ducsor, ssSiding at Bradford, terribly man
gled. He died instantly.
David Ford, brakeman, of Bradford boil,
iI?s M broken @ and fatally injured internally.
Mike Downs, brakeman, OF Bradfori'
both ieet cur Off and fatally injured. He
1ieu at O'Clock this afternoon. George
1ulnn, Bradford, travelling salesman died
ON the relief train. Angelo O. Donoan,
an Italian laborer, instantly killed. W. S.
LAWS, Olean, n. Y, terrible cash
on the head, supposed to be
atally hurt; L. Mckee, oil Bradford, leg
broken and injured about the abdomen.
he died at noon while being carried into
his house; Robert Clemmons, of Bradford.
neck broken and body badly crushed. He
was Killed outright; James O'Connell, of
Aiton,, Pa, dangerously injured; Joseph
koWelle, OF Alton, badly hurt. He proba-
bly, will not recover; Mrs. w. Fl. McCurdy
ana baby, OF Bradford, slightly cut about
the head and arms. The child was bruised:
John Collins, OF Limestone, N. Y, badly
hurt on the head; j. Bosway, several ribs
broken and severe contusions about the
head. j. COsmiller, an Italian leg broken
in tive places. Il. Cosmiller, a brother,
RIBS stove in and condition critical. Pope
Downs, engineer OF the second train, was
the only one hurt in his crew. He saw the
severed section approaching and after re-
Versing his engine jumped, escaping
with slight bruises. Coroner Bannon
empanelled jury, who visited the scene of
the wreck by a special train to-day, and
will take testimony and render a verdict
to. morrow. Mrs. McCurdy, who was only
slightly injured, has made a statement i'm
etNa
brakemen, who were in the car with her.
were asleep.