Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-20
Fatal Disasters.
A Frightful Railway Wreck is
Caused i'm Pennsylvania by
an Open Switch.
Sixteen Persons are Severely
Injured, Though None are
Killed Outright.
A Terrific Dynamite Explosion
Occurs Near Milwaukee.

AN EXPRESS TRAIN ROLLS INTO THE
DITCH.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 12-The WASH
ington express on the B. & 0. r. r.
coming west, went over an embaak-
ment near Connellsville, Pa, about
SIX o'clock this morning. Congress
man Boyle of Eayette county, and a
number of others were seriously in
iured. The particulars are not yet
received.
DETAILS OF THE FRIGHTFUL WRECK AT
BLUE STONE QUARRY.
PITTsBURG, Nov. IA frightful
wreck occurred at the blue stone
quarry on the Baltimore & Ohio road,
at z o'clock this morning. Train No.
IL, the through express from Balti-
more to Pittsburg, consisting of a
sleeper, two coaches. two baggage
cars and one express car ran into a
misplaced switch and was completely
wrecked The sleeper rolled over an
embankmeRt into the Yoaghiogheny
river. The other cars were upset and
the whole train was detached from the
engine. Sixteen persons were injured
but none were killed outright.
Those injured were Hon. g. E
Boyle, member of congress from the
Fayette district, Hoa. John Bowling,
collector of internal revenue for the
Twenty third district, ]. N. Nickel
tine, legal agent of the B. & 0. rails
road, and Hon. 7. H. Bigler. collector
of internal revenue for the Twenty
second district. The others were resi-
dents of Washington and New York,
and their injuries consisted chiefly OF
bruises and slight cuts. None of the
wounded are known to be seriously
hurt unless it is Congressman Boyle,
whose condition is not known, but it
is believed to be serious. McKeltine's
ankle was badly sprained, and Collec
tor Bowling and Bigler were slightly
bruised.
The express train was about fifteen
minutes late when it reached the place
where the wreck occurred. At the
blue stone quarry the track runs in a
sharp curve around the river, and
tHCIS 10 d SWltCh dl Lhc COIuuu0HCS-
ment of the curve Whether or not
the switch was left open by some one
is rot yet learned. The officials Of the
road say
IT WAS TAMPERED WITH,
evidently to cause the wreck. Had
have gone into it all right and could
have been stopped before any damage
could be done. But as it was the train
could go on neither track. and the re-
suit was that the engine dashed along
the ties, tearing the track and causing
the coaches to break loose and dash
over the embankment.
The sleeper rolled over and over,
and stopped with its side lying in the
bed of the river, thirty feet below. The
two passenger cars stopped at the wa
ter's edge, and the baggage car went
into the water. Great excitement en-
sued, and the cries of the injured and
manned we're heard from every side.
The frightened passengers sprang
from the windows, and struggled with
each other to escape from the rolling
cars. Those who escaped without in
jury were too startled for time to
render assistance, but the work OF res,
cuing soon began. Medical assistance
was summoned from Connellsville,
and in short time corps of physi>
clans were sent up in a special train.
After the wounds of the injured were
dressed they were sent TO the hotel at
Connellsville.
AN ADDITION TO THE NUMBER OF IN
JURED.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 12.-In addition
to the 16 before reported, the follow
ing persons were slightly injured in
the wreck near ConnellsvlIle this
morning: j A. Kelly, of Baltimore
0. r. Vanmeter, of Pittsburg; Geo.
Lane, of England; John Younker,
engineer of Conpellsville, Pa, and
division freight agent Burgess of this
city. Congressman Boyle is very
seriously hurt, but will probably re-
cover. He was taken to his home at
Uniontown. Orrin Vanmeter, of this
city, by his heroic actor, saved the
car from taking fire, and perhaps
some of the passengers from burning
to death. When the train jumped
the track he grabbed the stove with a
death like grip and held on until the
car stopped at she foot of the embank-
ment. When he let 60 he found the
flesh burnt off of both his hands and
arms.
KILLED BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. IA distress
ing accident occurred near the village
of Rockfeld, 26 miles north of this
city this morning. A little four-year-
old daughter of Jacob Dhein, q lime
burner and stone quarryer, innocent
ly picked up a large dynamite cart
ridge, used for heavy blasting, and
threw it into the stove. A terrific
explosion followed, shattering the
house, killing the little girl, fatally
injurlng Mrs. Dhein, and seriously
mutilating other members of the fam
lily. The child's head and arms were
torn from her body, the head being
found quite distance from the house.