The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-17
yoLUAfE NXNIn.-NUMBER 152.
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PrrTSHrE1n, Feb. I6--A Peculiar ana
most distressing acriIeai octurrrl GU
the Reunsy!vAniA Railroad at ls.Si
Sunday noIniRg. which rusalird in the
almost instantaneous death Of two IA, n
and srriOus injuries TO another. Is apycais
that Vim. HeeleT. we'll known .ChicsSo
stock dealer, and al assistant we're "a
their way East in charge oi train
load OF cattle. They had tucHty.thrrr
cans Of stock, which they were taxing to
New York, whence it vas to l,o shippr,i 10
EaroPe. As is ths custom, the tuo lnsu
In OF'isr TO SO that the cattle prn, prop
eriy cared for, took pa1saSc on the eai,Ouse
attached to the train.
The train had gotten eight miles beyond
ConenIAuHh, and when at 4 point called
South Forks II suddenly came 10 4 stand
Btll, owing " Bnlne eohs,fuctiana ahead. The
second SeCtion was following close behind
the hnt. Before il could ue S,FnalIed il
crashed into the cabOOSe Of the inst Sr,,-
ton. So terrific was the iorue with which
the lOcommOLiTe rushed into the rabCose.
that Il stopped almost on top, |
tie escaping steam from tile
engine completely envelopins the |
cabo0se IN n misty cloud. Al the time Of |
the acrident Mt. keelcr and his assistant,
Joseph Erb, were IN the cabOue, having
retinSsl tof the night. The trainlncn hur.
riedly collected around the shattered
but not sound iSsncJ
IRON IL The steam from the locOnlo.
i've WIS finally shut OF, aud efforts wcy,
al once made 10 release the men in,m their
terrible Imprisonment. The ls,dy ui KeC,
Ter was iiRally uncovered, when Il was
iound that life was extinct. lie
had been terribly crushed about
the body and his head was /
badly bruised. His body was also d
severely Scalded, and hC had evidently in.
hailed the steam, NJ he died - uulckly. I
When hisConlpaRiOn's sboly wasrct'oyrrrd. +,
i was found that he, too, had died almost in.
'tAntly; he had been horribly manrIt3 ,
and BCalded Thcse yrrr the cbIV
T0 men in the caboose at the time
Jut upon further investigation an.
Ither victim WAS discovered living ON u
he track. lie was an unknown man u
Eho had be0u stealing ride on the train.
md had been caught between tho cans. Il
ie was very seriously injured, although o
is thought he will recover.
The remains Of the two men Wer
'rouGht 70 this city and given In charge !,
Il W. ii. DeyorR anil subsequently NJ .
moved TO his establishment on Grsnt u
tFeei, where they wee prepared for ship
nent 70 Chicago, II
AR. Andrew Bowers, u Chicago stock :
IcAler who was also on his way East y
With stock, heard Of the accident anil AT /,
nee came 70 this city 10 take charge Il
! the bodies, lie gave tho par
iiculAEs ol Me sad casualty 10 I,
no writer Mr., Heelur, he said, Was one v
= the b0St known stock IeAlen,in Chicago, s,
!ehad been actively engaged in the bu5i 81
'ess Tor eighteen years, and hsd a
lost Of friends In Chicago, whore he a
rslded, And all along the roads over whirh "
le Travelled. Tho deOeasO,l leaves a wifr d
nd tive ohildruH. Tho other unfortunate h
lan, Joseph EFh, had been employed by p
w, kGelOT in Chicago. u
Nj. Bowers departed with the remains 7
or Chicago, via the Fort Wayne Railroad, h
~ the Chicago Express, Al !0'rIock, this u
tternOOn. Il