Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-03
4 FATAL Ride.
A Flying Hand-Car Jumps the
o. R. Track.
One Man Killed and Four others
Injured.
One of the Latter Not Expected
to Recover.
Details of How the Mishap
Occurred.
4 FATAL Ride.

A singular accident occurred last even
ing at 5 o'clock on the Ohio River road,
that cost one man his life and seriously
injured four others, one of whom may yet
die. The circumstances of the accident,
as nearly as could be learned, are as fol
lows: John Foutz, section boss of the road,
Nicholas Rsnner, Patrick Corners and q
young man whose name was not learned,
were returning home from work on hand
Car, and at Benwood they stopped and took
on board William Tucker. They then
started the car toward the city again at
high rate Of speed. When they arrived at
a point just below Thirty-third street the
car was sailing along like a locomotive
with full head OF steam on, aud as Tuck
err desired to get off at that street, Renner
put on the brakes, but in doing so
his foot slipped and he was precipitatei
onto the ties in front Of the car, the wheels
of which passed over his right leg. The car
was thrown from the track, but was run
ming 60 fast that it ran q distance ottwelve
or fifteen yards on the ties
before jumping. Foutz and
the boy seeing their danger jumped from
the car, the former aGghting on his head.
If Tucker and Corners had any such in
tention they were too late In executing it,
for in another instant they. were hurled
over the trestle work, and alter falling a
distance of ct least forty feet Corners
slighted on 3 lot Of Stag al the bottom while
Tucker was lucky enough to fall upon the
soft sand OF thu beach. After them came
the car, picks, shovels and other utensils
flying in every direction, but luckily none
Of them struck the men.
Tucker had fsilen upon his right shoulder
and side and was shaken up in terrible
manner, although when taken TO his home,
No. s Thirty-third street, DE-, Pipss who
was summoned, could fad no broken
bones, the most serious injury being to his
shoflder. lie may De hurt internally, but
that cannot be ascertsined for day or 90
Corners was not so lucky AS before
slated, be fell upon some slag and an ugly
gssh was cut on the back OF his head and
bis face was bruised He was also badly hurt
internally by the fall, and was unable to
speak when picked up. He was carried to
his home, No. 81 Twenty-seventh street,
| and q doctor called, who did all in his
power TO relieve the suffering man. But
human aid was poRerless, and he died last
evening about $50 o'clock. BE leaves
wife and family of children.
When Fou'z Jumped be struck on bis
head on the ties and received cut about
sn inch long which penetrated to the
bone. After recovering his senses he
walked With the assistance of boy, to
Dr. Biugells drug store, and that gentle,
man dressed his wounds. 1t was found
necessary oput three stitches iEto ths Gpt,
after which Foutz took street car Tor mis-
home in the North End
Renners leg Was cot in terrible man
ner, but no bones were broken. He was
also otherwise injured ana was taken to
! his home. on Market street The boy es.
capped with only few slight bruises The
hand car was pretty well shattered, but not
disabled. Many people visited the scene
during the evening sOd talked oyer the
peculiar feat of hand car jumping the
track Another man had in ended getting
on the car at the lower end OF the city, bat
some circumstance prevented him doing
SO. He was glad enough after he heard
the terrible result Of the ride that he was
not on bosrd.