The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-21
A BAD WRECK
ON THE 8. q Q. Road NEAR Billion.
A Louv Passenger Train Crowded with p.opl.
Janps he TrasE-o.s Srths Two EssIa.s Cen.
pl.t.ly wrecked aad the Cars Badly Dam.
asst, bat Nobody ssrIoa,l, Kart.

oas Of the mout marvellous railroad &C.
cidents ever recorded occurred yesterday
forenoon ct Bolton, Marshall county, on the
B. & o. road. AZ passenger train No. 1, from
Chicago for Baltimore, which left this city at
s;46 A. N. yesterday, was passing the place
named, drawn by two engines, one OF the
engines and SIX cars left the track on curve,
without any visible cause, while the train
was going At aspssd Of iorty.fye miles an
hour, throwing the cans over an embank-
ment and upSetting all OF them.
The train was composed Of seven cars, and
owing to the unusual load and the snowy
condition OF the track, two engines were at
taohed. They were engines No. 100 and 10.
Engine 70 was next the train, and was in
charge Of the veteran engineer John Cum
minis, with NJ. Lally as fireman. This engine
jumped the track just west Of the Bolton
bridge.
Lally jumped OF, but Cummins held on
10 the throttle yalYe, aud was found COM
pletely under his engine, and how he ever es.
capped with only bruised toe and injured
shoulder no one can tell that saw his terrible
pradicament. The engine was completely
demolished. Mr.. Cummins expected death
every instant, but when extrlcated he re.
marked that he wGs glad no had lived to vote
for Golf and Republican President again.
SOME or TaE NARROW ESCAPES.
The mail car turned q complete somersault
and Il seems almost miracle that the clerks
Frank Nichols and Sam jackson, were moi
instantly killed. As 1t was, they were among
the frat helping about the wreck.
Peter Moran, Travelling Engineer OF thii
division Of the road, knowing the heavy trair
that was going out thought best to accom-
pany the train through, and onlyat Cameron
few miles from Bolton, got off OF the en-
CINE that Is perfect wreck and on the from
engine, 10 which fact he no doubt owes hi
life to-day. Had he heen on Cummins' en-
CINE nothing could have saved him.
The front engine, OF which Tom BoyleI
was engineer aud G. II. SimmB fireman, diI
not leave the track, bat broke loose and sho
ahead with lightning rapidity, having full
head OF steam mas they were Just striking
heavy grade.
Conductor Harry Long and Baggage Mas
ter A. L. Butler were covered with baggage
and debris, but escaped without ipjurie
worth speaking Of
ONE MAN HURT.
The express messenger, Mr.. sellman, wa
| the only person at all aeriously hurt. HI
was badly hurt about the face and head, ant
received numerous painful, but not danger
Gus injuries In ether parts of his body. ThI
shaking up he received also hurt him con
siderabiy.
The passengers were noue OF them badly
hurt. Mrs. W. W. McNair, who with he
husband and two daughters were en- routt
from their home at Minneapolis, Minnesota
to the east, vas bruised little. The rest o
the family escaped unhurt.
Thomas =. Watson, OF White Day, Monor
gala county, who bad been in Chicago buy
Ing cattle was terribly shaken up. but SOUL
VIM. Glen aud wife, OF Newark, Ohio, OF
their way to visit friends in Grafton, escaped
with slight bruises.
Henry Newman, colored boy OF Grafton
had eluded the vigilance Of the Express ant
other messengers at BenWood, and was hiC
among the freight, and In the terrible rls'
and fall OF produce and merchandise h
came out smiling, with the remark thai
"ridin' incog was played ont"
A WHEELING MAN.
The passengers were all cared for by tn,
citizens during the delay OF six honrs which
followed. o. Blum, ef the Eagle Brewery
OF this city escaped unhurt, and rendered
valuable assistance In helping passengers GU
Of tho wreck.
Among other passengers were Judge Henry
+. George, of tho Superior Court, Baltimore
Nd; Mr.. Theodore A. Boss, Deputy
Grand Master !. o. o. F., Of Maryland
Clark Jolih, OF Fairmont; Mrs. D. Ryal
and four children, Of Barrack1ville, w. Va.
were scattered promiscuous!y through tn,
car, but all escaped.
8. R. Kelley and wife, of sanborn, Iowa