The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-28
A TERRIFIC -SMASH-UP
oNrAEP.c.&sr.L. RoADyEsTERoAY
Near nInro-Aa Inflated spot-rwo Trains Con-.
Together on 4 Curr', Resulting In Dl'as.
trOus Wrtek-0Ae aAu Fatally In
Jared and Five Seriously.

St. LOUIS IutlfOau AOOut oue uule WSst VI
BIingo Junction, on the curve at q point
known as the Falls,s:on Cross Greek, be-
tween passenger train No. l going west,
drawn by engine No. 81, and the second
section Of the east bound freight train No.
4G, drawn by engine No. 93, by whi;h both
engines were reduced to scrap iron, and
four freight cara loaded with pork in boxes,
lard in barrels and oats in bulk, east
bound, and the mail and express cars oi
passenger train were reduced to kindhpg
wood.
The collision occurred within 100 yards OF
the point where the terrible collision oi
1878 occurred, by which number OF lives
were lest.
The scene OF the wreck Is a fill extending
for third of mile or more, forming u
curve with Gross Creek on one side and the
county road on the other. The railroad
track being on an embankment or fill some
twenty feet above the creek, sharp
curve occurs here with a single track, and
trains approaching irom either direction
CAIluOt De betu uoEe tahn tuACo VI Aou'
hundred yards distant. -
THE CRASH.
The engineer OF the passenger train,
Charles Wolf, on approaching the east end
Of the curve noticed the approach Of the
freight train and Immediately applied the
brakes and reversed his engine, and had
gotten his train almost stopped when the
freight train, which was on a down grade
ana very heavy, consisting Of some thirty
cars, all being loaded, crashed into him.
Wolf could have escaped injury by jump
ing from his engine, which was almost
checked, but stuck 10 his engine and was
caught in the wreck aud severely injured.
When the engines collided the shock
was terrible and the four freight cars i'm
mediately in the rear Of the engine OF the
freight train crushed ahead over the top oil
the engine and down the embankment,
three Of them south OF the track and one
north. The packages containing the pork
were reduced 10 spliuters, and pork, oats
and barrels OF lard scattered along the bank,
in the creek and in the fields adjoining.
The telegraph poles and wires were demol.
ished.
The mail and baggage cars were smashed,
but the passenger and sleeping coaches
were not materially damaged, and did not
leave the track, consequently many lives
were savei which, had the coaches left the
track, would have been lost.
TRACKS CLEARED.
Traius were sent at once to the scene ef
the wreck from steubenville aud the
wounded removed to that place, and a
hang force set 10 work to clear the tracks,
which was done by dumping the remnants
Of the engines, tenders, trucks and cars over
the embaukment on either side OF the track,
and by hall psst 10 o'clock this morning
tue track was cleared sufficiently to allow
trains, which had been bloCkaded on either
side OF the scene OF the collision, to pass.
A telegraph operator was on the ground
and, having made connections with the
wires east and west, prevented further mis-
hap. Tains are now running regularly.
THE CAUSE oY THE ACCIDENT.
The accident was the result Of the care
lessnesso Of conductor Sweeney Of the freight
train. Passenger train No. was due at
Mingo Junction at 1:O6 A. NJ and was some
ten minutes late ut that point. The second
section Of freight, No. 46, was due at Mingo
about 1890, and was thirty minutes late.
) The freight had telegraphic orders to 60
TO Mipgo not later than lis. The conduc-
tor did not read the order and thought the
operator said 1880.
Passenger train No. l, conductor, Robert
Morton, engineer, Chas. Wolf, consisted OF
engine No. 81, one postal car, one baggage
and express car, two passense coaches and
two Pullman sleepers. The freight train,
conductor Sweeney, engineer Brown, con.
sisted Of engine % aud about thirty loaded
cars.
THE INJURED.
W. NJ. Hoyt, postal clerk, Of Indianapo.
lis, Ind, leg broken and body crushed.
He was jammed in the wreck and had to
be chopped out. VIII die.
j. B. Newman, postal clerk, Of Indian.
apolis, slightly injured.
Charles Wolf, of Washington, Pa, en-.
gineer oi passenger train No. l, thumb
, snputated, and badly bruised about the
: body and head will recover.
= 1T. Watson and A. N. Brown, postal
clerks Indianapolis, and Jos. a. Little, col
ored, porter in postal car, oil slightly in
jured.
, The engineer OF No. 93 and the firemen
OF both engines jumped before the collision
occurred. Wolf OF No 81 stuck to his en-
gine.
CONDITION OF HoYT AND oFHHR WOUNDED.
SperIaI DApd;rh 10 ths IatetliGeaoeT.
SrEuRgSyILLE, August 27.-At this hour,
, 0 P. NJ, 1t is thought that Hoyt cannot live
! until morning. Hehas not spoken since a.
M.and is sapparently dead. His wife will ar.
rive at 6o'clock tomorrow morning from
indianapolis. They have no children,
{ Young Newman Is in a critical condition TO-
! night, and it is feared that his injuries,
which were thought TO be slight, may yet
prove fatal. His wife is on her way 10 his
! bedside, and will arrive at 8 o'clock to-
/, morrow morning, Everything that Il
] .psossibIe .sSibI Is being Done for the unfortunate
men. Engineer Vol, to whose faithful
action too much credit cannot be given in
saving the lives othls passengers, Is resting
quietly tonight, and every indication
points to speedy recovery.
. RSslSgRR woLP's STATEMENT.
Chas. Wolf, engineer Of the passenger
j train stated to your correspondent thil
: evening that hO arrived a! this city on
time, o'clock; that he left with orders tc
8 nass Mingo Junction at lib A. NJ; that he
i ran slow and passed that point seven min.
lmtes late, Bat falling to find Oh freight on
) the side track he concluded that she wa.
0 DELAYED aud that he proceeded at full
speed SsR " R.aESg af Sgna'd q az shs snns sSs aS Rt
Q preaching from the west around the euryt
Il ahead Of him. He instantly applied thi
a brakes and reversed his engine and whei
e the collision occurred his train was unde
|: cnntrol; that be attempted to jump bu