The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-06
A STREET CAR STRUCK
ANo DEMOLISHED sY A TRAIN.
A. EIsltl.s leeld.a. ia til. CITY Of pAllad.lpAI..
A Number OF People IsJursd, nsaslsd and
Kllsd-fhs Names Of those Fatally Hurt.
Scenes at the Wreek-Hou 1t Happened.

train on the North Pennsylvania branch oi
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
ran into street car Of the Union Line, at
at susquehanna avenue and American
street this morning. The car was demol-
ished aud all the passengers more or less
injured. Ten persons, who were the most
severely injured, were taken to the
Episcopal Hospital, and two have since
died. The driver Of the street car was in
side OF the car at the time OF the accident.
Those who have died are James Hammill
and James Deyine. Among those injured
was woman named Mary Sellers, who
was terribly mangled. She and several
others are expected to die.
The names Of the dead are as follows
John McKeoWn, gardener, aged 40 years;
residence Howard and Norris streets, leaves
q wife and seven children. James Ham
mill, coal dealer, 1885 Howard street; had
q leg cut OFF and died twenty minutes after
entering the hospital.
NATURE OF THE INJURIES.
The names OF the wounded are as fol.
lowt: Henry Schultz, % years Of age, foot
tiu vi ht tue huhltt Auu ~ uhu W ue hul
putated. Jacob Isemiger, 45 years old,
scalp wound; not serious.' Adam Kramer,
about 45 years old, scalp wound and IT,
juries to the shoulder, back and leg;
not serious. Charles Young, dangerous
wounds, leg broken, ankle mashed; am
putation necessary. Henry Postot, scalp
wound, injury Of leg; not serious. Mary
Sellers, severe injury Of scalp, fracture Of
skull, one leg torn of, and both arms frac-
tured; will probably die. James McHenry,
slight scalp wound. Miss Minnie Shaw,
20 years old, injured internally and scalp
wound. George Fredericks, not serious.
Frederick II. Young, not serious. There
was no conductor on the car, and the
drivers. dnty required himto drive hist
team and see the fares deposited In the
box, and at the same time watch for steam
trains on the railroad crossing. 4
NO SAFETY GATE.
Tho railroad company had no safety gate
at the crossing, although they have been
directed by the City Council year ago to
erect one at that place. The driver. had
while the north bound train passed,
but did not notice the train on the other
track. He started his horses. and before
the passengers had o moments notice
the south bound train running at
the rate OF twenty-five miles an
hour, struck the car on the side,
tearing tito pieces and hurled the passen-
gers, bruised and bleeding, into promis-
cuous heap. Ambulances from the Epis.
copal Hospital arrived quickly and most ot
the sufferers removed TO that institution,
while others were taken into the neighbor-
ing houses, and few injured taken to
their homes. II Ia said bya man who wit.
messed the accident that boy was acting
as driver, while the regular driver was In.
side the car. -,..ts7t5s5
SCENE AT THE wREcA
The scene was a frightful one. Men and
women were heaped in groaning mass.
As soon as possible assistance reached
them, and they were rescued. People liv-
ing in tue neighborhood say that their
cries could be heard for squares. Crowds
came rushing to the spot from all quarters,
and in a very short time the place was
covered with eager inquirers, whose fears
showed in their faces. Some OF the vic;
tins who were not seriously injured limp
ed painfully away TO their homes,
while the rest were put on improvised
ptretchers and conveyed to the
Episcopal Hospital. AS the car neared the
railroad the attention Of the driver, 1t is
said, was attracted by the Changing OF q
locomotive ball behind, which was an up
ward bound train. Tue horse car halted
and the train sped by, and tnen the car
made fresh start TO clear the track and
get out Of danger. The driver had evident.
" not kept close eye upon the other
track, upon which was approaching with
speed the Newtown train due at Third
mud Berks streets at $3.50. When
The approaching train was noticed
Il was TOO close for the horse car TO attempt
10 recede, and the team was not quick
enough 10 draw II from under, and before
the astonished passengers had even mo.
ment's warning the locomotive struck the
car tlump in the side and hurled 1t in the
mir. The passengers were scattered into
heap, bruised and bleed.
Ing, with flesh and clothing badly torn,
while the car was scattered into
more than a thousand fragments. The roof
had been torn as II by o tornado. Pannels
were split and crushed and torn into
shreds. Tn horses had cleared the track
and were In a safe position when the col
Iision occurred; the tongue was broken
from the car separating the two animals,
both OF which escaped without q scratch.
The car was throwna distance OF full fifty
feet. How any one in It escaped death was
4 miracle. a boy who was with
he driver was carried on the cowcstcher
of the engine for fully block before the
rain stopped. The car which was wrecked
was known as the "Bobtail;" 80 named for
he reason that they have no conductors,
he passengers dropping fare in the staw-
Mary Sellers, aged %, Of No. 1880 North
Second street, and Charles Young, aged so,
Il 1861 Mascher street. died at the Episco-
pal Hospital tonight