Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-01-21
HURRIED TO HEAVEN.
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Dsath and Destruction Aacng tss
Helpless Passengers o. Beard
4 Runaway Trala.


sAH FaAxcrsoo, January sa-k tefsiAas
railruad wreck b reported hon Los
Angeles. Particulars later.
sAH Francisco. January 2o-1hers BE-
ing only one operator at TshscapsStauoa
no press dispatches regarding the railroad
accident have yet been received. but The
following was obtained at the Office Of the
railroad company here:
Shortly after midnight the overland sx.
press by the Southern Pacific, which left
here at 9:2O A. y. yesterday, stopped near
Tehacspa Station 10 cut or tho extra
engine taken on at Tammen 70 assist 10
pulling up the Tehacspa grade. While
making the change, by some means yet.
unknown the train got away and started
down the grade Of one hundred and atty
feet to the mile. The train consisted Of
two engines. express, mail and baggage
cars, two sleepers, one coach aud the
smoker. 1t went down the grade
AZ = Yrightfal speed
for about four miles. whom the hinder.
most sleeper jumped the track, and went
over an embankmsnt about fifteen feet
high, carrying with Il the other sleeper.
The mail, baggage and express cars, which
were piled in a shattered heap. took Are
and were consumed. The cosch and
smoker kept on down the grade, aud we're
stopped without leaving the track about
two miles farther on. All on board wsre
uninjured. The scene following the wreck
was terrible. A number OF persons wore
jammed amid the ruins OF the train, aud
toasted 10 death before the eyes Of those
helpless to save them. At present II 10
impossible to give the loss Of life accurate.
ly. but Il Is believed from twelve 70 iihsen
persons were killed or burned 10 death.
list or the Victims.
The dead, so far as are known. are: Mrs.
John Cassell. wife OF the well.knoWn, mia
ing man, burned; +. w. Peirson. express
me, senger, a porter OF one OF the slerpsrs
named Wright taken out alive but died
soon after. Lawrence, the porter oi Ias
other sleeper, was burned. II IL feared
that the wife Of e1. Governor Dawney, who
with her husband was on tho train, b
among the dead.
II 50 A. x.-Seven bodies have been taken
ont, some burned beyond recognition. The
following are reported Injured: Mrs. Capt.
J. X. Brown, Miss ID Brown, Lee Water.
house, Mrs. A. l.. Waterhouse and t1o
children, Jno. T. Csssel, Ex-Governor Ton
Dan ney, maid OF Mrs. Porter, Jas. Wood
oil, s. ". Dougherty, and Mrs p. Q. Hatch.
II Is a remarkable fact that The wounded
are almost without exception but slightly
injured; ln.l.u.r.,ssa.;sTAs u.,.s.A. -ae'
The following passengers are hurt: Por.
ter Ashe and wife, II. A. oliver, Mrs.
Esqures and T. Oliver Many are miles.
ing, and are supposed TO have been buried
in the wreck and consumed. Ashe and his
wife. who ID daughter OF the late Judge
T.. b. Croker. were on their wedding tour.
They were in the sleeper, which was shs
frat 10 leave the track, and their esosps
Was almost miraculous. A special trsia
has been rent 10 the scene from Los Angsl0s
with physicians and IN uadertAkeF The
dead and wounded will bs taken 70 Los
Angeles. In the meantime every possible
attention will be paid them on the ground.
A wreckipg train has arrived from Sumner.
Further adyices from Tehacapa givs %
the probable cause OF the accident that
when the train stopped the air brakes we're
spplisd. On detsching tho engine ths
brskes relaxed, and the hand brakes we're
either left open or were not strong enough
TO hold the train. The movement msy
have been helped by the strong gale blsa-
ing. II 10 now certain that sigkteen pss-
sspRers and sleeping car portsrs were Kill.
ed and ten or twelve badly injusd. Ssvsa-
teen bodies have been
kemsVed Tssm che WPseb.
One Of them considered N certainly Nn.
DowBey. Capt. Waterhouss previously
reported injured II not expected 70 sur.
r. Chntb, Mn. n /. Hatch, Mn. Capt.
Brown. X. C. Rons, Capt +. n. Thscisr.
| Stephen Coffin, J, w. sssriss. J. d Wood.
| all end j. w, Dougherty. The voun led
will he placed In the hospital d Los :Aa'
gelos At the railroad company's expense.
The remains OF neldentiaed dead. n any,
will be gathered up sod buried d Los Aa'
gelos.