The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-19
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PruBURa, Pa, Nov. IA fright
full wreck occurred ct the Blue Stone
quarry on the Baltimote 8 Ohio rail-
road at seven O'Clock this moreiEs.
Train No. IL, the through express from
Baltimore to PittsbuEg, consisting OF
sleeper, two coaches, two baggage and
one express car, ran into 3 misplaced
switch and was completely wrecked.
The sleeper rolled over an embankment /
into the Youghioghony river. Ine
other cars were upset and the whole I
train was detached from the engine
Several injured, but none were killed
outright The names OF the injured
are: Hon. c. E. Boyle. member of co.,
gress from the Fayette district; Hon.
John Downing, collector of internal rev.
enue for the district; J. N. MCCLELLAN OF
the B. s 0. company; Hon. E. Il. Big
ger, collector OF internal revenue for the
Twenty. second district; j. Fay OF Bos
ton, foot hurt; John Sheridan OF PIED
mont. Va, right arm cut; B. 8 Haines OF
New York, right hand and back hurt
slightly; Mrs. w. L. Wells of IndianaD-
oils, leg sprained; Charles Hirsh oil
New York, shoulder hurt and scalp
wound; F. W. Young of New York,
back and leg sprained; Joseph e. Dalton
of Brooklyn, hands cut; Mrs. Lucy
! Moffat of SewicklY, Pa. hands burned;
Is. II. Werner, of Garrett,
Ps., believed to be injured
| internally; Mrs. Dyer of Pittsburg,
back sprsined; G. F. 1ddlngs, scalp
| wound and head bruised; F. ID. Nc
| Graw. badly cut; unknown man, hands
burned. None Of the wounded are be-
Iieved to be dangerously injured, unless
i &, Tl0Nyla NvhnEa
dition is not known, but 10 beheveo
to be serious. J. w. McGiton's ankle
was very badly sprained and Collector
Bigger slightly bruised. The report OF
the wreck reached this city about $
O'Clock this morning and caused great
excitement, as it was known that many
prominent citizens of this city were ex.
pected on the train. The accident dis
| arranged the telegraph wires, and 1t was
after 10 O'Clock before the following par
ticulars of the accident were received
The express was about niteen
minutes late when IL reached the
place where the wreck occurred. At Blue
Stone quarry the track makes sharp
| curve around the river. A short distance
back from the banks there is q switch al
the commencement OF the curve.
Whether some one had lett the switch
open or not it is not yet known. The
officials of the road say that It was tam
persd with evidently with an object In
view of causing a wreck.
Had the switch been open the train
would have gone on 1t all right ano
could have been stopped before any
damage had been done. AS 1t was tnt
train could go on neither track. aud tne
result was the engine dashed along tnt
ties, tearing up the track and causing
j otA
loose aud dash over tn'
, embankment in the Wildes
confusion, The sleeper rolled over anc
ever and stopped with its side lying II
the bed of the river thirty feet below
The two passenger coaches stopped a
the waters edge aud the baggage Ca
went into the water. There Wert
many passengers on board
, The scene that followed was on
that beggared description. The erie
of the injured and MANNED were hear6
from every car. Frightened passenger
: sprang from windows. and struggled
with each other to escape from the roli
. ing cars. Walls OF pain were neaFt
from some who had been caught ant
held within the wreck. Thos'
who escaped without injury were to-
2 startled tor some time to render assist
! ance. When they began the rescue
: messenger was sent to Cornell vile 20
r medical assistance and in short time
corps of doctors was sent up on specia
: train. After dressing the wounds OF IN
injured they were removed to the MOTEL
: at CoancIlsvIlle where they. recelVe'
every attention that could be given o.
the railroad company. The wreck raie
ed great excitement In Conneilsvlll
for hours afterwards. Help hurried u
! the scene OF the accident. The track wa
{ blockaded and torn up 80 badly that NJ
trains got through until this afternoon