The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-03

| "o'Snt tialH, deOTRe Barber, ia Bald 10 be
responsible Tor the accident, as he wa.
running bis train withou. orders, lie bas
been arrested.
IIe latest accounts place the number Of
aeau at twenty.stven. Several OF the in.
lufed are 30 badly manned that they are
hot expected TO recover. The coroner Ia
holding an inquest this afternoon und the
laay was empanelledand viewed the bodies
Inc ailalr ca.t5 gloom over the city. The
wounded IRE lying in the hospital, and
several doctors are giving them every at
tention.
THE SCENE AT THE WRECK,
An eye witness describes the scene Mt
the wreck as heatirendering in the ex.
treme. The mutila!ed bodies, the groans
Of the edyingan the shrieks Of the wound.
ed were enough to arpal the strongest
heart. The newspaper offices are crowded
win persons eagerly awaiting bulletins.
Among the killed are: Il. Agate. W.
kseier, q. Spohn, a. Lynej, 7. Muliipan.
A. Whlte-Harrigan, a. ]. Mcdonald. j.
Romlett, a. ". Harris, q. Robin.
son and Cauninston. Among the
wounded in the hospital, living
between life and death, are ". Fi.z,erald
+. Corrnthera, Ii. q. kchuan, Michael
Kelly, W. Rogers and Fred Burton. The
last two csnnot live. G. Mcdonald, John
Lynch, James Kelly, A. Banks, Hugh
Cunningham, L. Robinson, - Ba!ly, Pat
Norton and John Corrjgan are also badly
injured, and tho majority OF them are un.
conscious. The docloss cannot SAY how
many will survive. The friends and iani-
lies ct the men surround the hospital and
motgde, and the scene is OF a most heart.
rendlng description. Several OF the men
kllled leave wives and families.
FURTHER DETAILS.
The sixty passengers wero chiefly em.
ployes OF the Bolt and Iron Works at JIum-
Der, residing in the city, who were going to
their wolk. Although the weather was
plelcingly cald, aud the gale was blowing
snow against the car windows, the merry
crowd did not heed it as they told how
they spent New Year. Ga rounding a
sharp curve just before reaching the Bolt
Works, the engineer saw a freight train
coming laundering down the grade to.
wards him. He reversed the :, engine
and blew a warning, and with the fireman
jumped Tor lille. The conductor heard the
warning and shouting Jump, boya, for
your lives," sprang into the snow. In a
second more there was terrific crash. The
engine OF the freight train knocked the
DO Ter Of the dummy clear through the first
car, crushing the unfortunate Iassengers in
every direction aud pinning many 10 the
1i'or The impetus was SO great that The
engine actually mounted the truck Of the
dummy, which kept to the rails, and re.
NAMED on balance.
CRUSHED AND scALDEp.
The engineer OF the freigh. t,ain, when
he saw collision was inevitable, sprang
iFom bis engine, but Thomas, the fireman,
was killed instantly. To add to the hor.
ror Of the scene the boiler Of the dummy
exploded and the steam and boiling water
scalded and carried death or terrible ipiur.
les to the maugled and bleeding men,
Then fire bruke out and completed
the sickeniug work OF destruction. Shrieks,
groans and hearirending cries Tor help from
the agon'zed sufferers rent the mir. Sew.
eral poor fellows suffering untold agonies,
with limbs and bodies burnt to crisp.
piteously inlp!ored those near them to pour
water upon their scalded limbs, or put al
end to their suHerings. Every phase Of
Disagreement WAS to be seen; limbs cut,
bruised aud mangled, half eaten away by
Ern rr1lR 10 I
Steam and water. No possible horror was
left TO the imagination. #"
BURIED IN THE RUINS FOR HOURS.
The first passenger car was a terrible
wreck, and several hours elapsed before
the poor fellows buried beneath the debris
were extricated. A party Of thirty or forty
men were Hoon on the scene and at once
set to work to rescne the suffering, and
about 10 o'clock car load OF the
dead and injured were on their
way to the city. On arriving ut
the Union Station ambnlances, wagons and
several cabs and buses were in waiting.
A large crowd had gathered, aud as one
after another Of the dead and wounded
were carried from the car 10 the convey
ance, many turned sick at the night. The
wounded men bore their suderings with
tortitude and patience, q few groans
being the only Indication Of their agony.
IDENTIFYING TIE DEAD.
The Gcene at the morgue bsggars descrip-
ton. There fifteen bodies were laid side
by side, in rows on opposite sides Of the
room. Mothers, sisters, fathers and
bro;hers were to be seen passin, from
body to body and with trembling handu
lifting the cover to let their eazs fall on
the faces Of the dead. Now and again Il
cry Of anguish told too plainly the dis
covery Of some dear one carried oil in the
prime OF manhood. .@.
"on, GOD, Ny LEGS ARE OFF"
At the hospital on The arrival ci the
wounded, the doctors Immediately set to
work dressing wounds, and did all in their
power to alleviate the suGsriugs OF the uu-
fortunate men. One man, John Rowlett,
died shortly after his his ar.
rival at the hospital. When found
among the debris he spoke cheeriully, and
asked to be allowed TO walk on. Tnen
looking down, he cried "Oh, God, my legs
arc OIL" And they were-burnt OF.
TIE CONDUCTOR FORGOT"
Barber, conductor Of the freight train,
was immediately placed under arrest. He
admitted that he GOT orders at Hamilton 10
run to Qneen's Wharf, Toronto, avoiding
ali regular trains. lie looked a: the time
table bu. forgot that the suburban train
was on the list Of regular trains, hence the
accident.
Public sympathy is thoroughly aroused
for the unfortunate widows and children.
Already subscription lists have been start.