The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-18
FRIGHTFUL WRECK.
Train On the B. and 0. Railroad Thrown
BOwn an Emtankment.
sixteen Persons Injured, but None Fatally
The Accident Caused by "A Misplaced
Switcb-An indianapolis Lady
Among the Injured.

PIrrsprEe, Pa, Nov. u. 4 frightful
wreck occurred at the Blue Stone quarry,
ON the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, at
O'Clock this morning. Train No. 12-the
through express from Baltimore TO Pitts
burg, consisting of a sleeper, two coaches,
two baggage and one express car-ran into
misplaced switch and was completely
wrecked. The sleeper rolled over the em-
bankment into the Youghiogheny River.
The other cars were upset, and the whole
train was detached from the engine.
Sixteen persons were injured, but
none were killed outright. The
names Of the injured are: Hon. c.
F. BOYLE member of Congress- from the
FayetIe Distric: Hon. John bowling, col
Iector of Internal Revenue for the Twenty
third District; /. y. McJilter, Esq., legal
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio company;
Hon. J.. H. Bigler, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Twenty-secOnd District; j.
JOY, Boston, foot hurt; John Sheridan, Pied
mont, right arm cut; b. Sharns, New York,
right hand and back hurt slightly; Mrs. w
J.. Wells, indianapolis, leg Sprained; Charles
Hirsch. New York, shoulder hurt and scalp
wound. r. ". Young New York, back and
leg sprained. Joseph +. Dallan, Brooklyn,
hands cut: Mrs. Lucy Motfiatt, Sewickley,
Dyer. Pittsburg, back sprained and head
bruised; +. McGraw, badly cut; unknown
man. hands burned.
None OF the wounded are believed to be
dangerously injured, unless it is Congress
man Bowie, whose condition is not known,
but believed TO be serious. J. i. McJiltOn's
ankle was badly sprained and Collectors
bowling and Bigler slightly bruised.
The report of the wreck reached this city
about o'clock this morning, and caused
great excitement.
As il was known that many prominent
men OF this city were expected on the train.
The accident disarranged the telegraph
wires and il was after 10 O'Clock before the
following particulars OF the accident were
received. The express was about fifteen
minutes iaIe when il reached the place where
the wreck occurred at Blue stone quarry,
the track makes a sharp turn around the
river a short distance back from the banks.
There i a switch at the commencement of
the curve. Whether some one had left
the switch open or not Is not yet
ascerJained. The officials of the road say
that il was lampered with, evidently with
the object in view of causing wreck. Had
The switch been open, the train would have
gone into Il ali right, and could have been
stopped before any damage had been done.
As il was. the train could 20 on neither
track. The result was that the engine dashed
along the ties, tearing up the track and caus-
lllE TIE ttdtut> duu sleeper 10 DIedk loose
and dash on over the embankment in the
widest confusion. The sleeper rolled over
and over. and stopped with its side lying in
the bed Of the river, thirty feet below. Tine
two passenger coaches stopped at the waters
edge. The baggage car went into the water.
There were many passengers on board. The
scene that followed was one that
beggard description. The cries of the in
juried and MANNED were heard from every
car; frightened passengers sprang from win
dOws and struggled with each other TO es-
cape from the rolling cars; walls of pain
were heard from some who had been caught
and held within the wreck Those who es-
capped without injury We're too startled for
time to render assistance. Then they be-
gan the rescue.
A messenger was sent to COnnellsyille for
medical assistance, and in a short time a
corps Of physicians were sent to the scene
upon a special train. After dressing the
wounds of the injured they were removed TO
the hotels al COnnellsville, where they re-
ceived every attention that could be given
them by the railroad company.
The wreck raised great excitement in Con-
nellsville. and for hours afterward people
hurried 70 the scene of the accident The
track was blOckaded and torn up so badly
that 10 trains got through until this alter
noon.