The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-19

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Just before We left Cincinnati was toll
that there were less passengers on the ca
than for sewers months past, Had
been crowded the loss ot life would doubt
less have been frlghtful, / consider my
self specially fortunate In escaping with
out even q scratch"
scEAR or TIE ACCIDENT,
The scene Of the accident presents yer!
clearly the tremendous force which mo
mentum impRrts to q mass OF rock. It i
a scene Of picturesque wreck. Masses o
rock, broken rails, shattered ties, smashed
trestle timbsrs, and at least three car load
Of debris were scattered all around. A
8 o. m, this morning, the first lAndslide-
for there were two-oCCuIred. The ledge
from which the masses OF rocks fall wa
about ten feet from the top Of the hill, {
height OF about $50 feet above the tracks
The cause Of the landslide was probably
the Rlipage from the top Of the hill work
ing into the earth below the ledge OF roCL
thus loosening Its support. The frat land,
Glide brought only about fifty tons Of small
rocks and earth down with It and made
comparatively no noise, besides doing but
email damage TO the outer Of the two
trenches which run under the dsclivlty al
this point, locating the end Of the Clinton
mill building, No trains were passing al
the time and no one was injured, although
all the inhabitants ol the Clinton row
were badly scared, The night wstchman
on the road hastened to communicate the
neWs ot the obstruction To the
roadmastor and section boss. A
toIcs ot twenty men was Immediately
set 10 work and after four hours
hard labor the tracks were repaired thor.
oughly, the rocks were piled In between
the tracks and every thing looked all right.
The track was then thrown open for
trains, The section hands were atill at
work. The Limited on the Panhandle
pulled up to the switch, distant about one
hundred feet from the scene Of the first
landslide, and stopped. Roadmaster
O'Brien disliked TO delay the Limited
more than was necessary. He stepped
back on the outer track and took q good
look at the ledge at the top Of the hill
from which the rocks and dirt had fallen.
No disturbance could be seen, and he
shouted to the engineer OF No. 20 (the
Limited) to "Come on, qulckp Steam
was turned on, the train moved, and in.
side Of hundred and fifty feet attained a
momentum OF six miles an hour. Section
Boes Tom Cunningham was fifty feet from
the place where the first landslide oc.
CURED and the men were on the outer
track leaving the inner one clear for the
passage OF the train. The Limited was
nearly opposite him when he saw the
ledge above break away. run for your
lives, men," he yelled, there
she comes again." The men ran, and
the engineer Of the Limited, who was
Just opposite Cunningham, turned as
pale as death, but threw the throttle
valve open. The wheels flaw around on
the track and the train increased in mo.
mentuln. Meanwhile, with a reslstless
rush and roar, the huge mass Of rock came
dashing down the hillside with increasing
velocity at every inch. Tho huge rocks
leaped from ledge to ledge dlslntcgrating
somewhat, but iu the main preserving
their original s'zs. Starting fiom,a spot
thirty feet wide, they spread out In each
owing TO the inequalities OF tue |
ground. The last fifty feet Of the decllv- |
ity run from tho twenty-five foot cheer |
ascent above the the tracks at an angle Of |
degrees, With a roar like a |
hurricane, aud with lightning speed they
bounded down the slope, and the shout
Of the section boss was hardly out OF his
mouth when the avalanche shot oy,S the |
train, the fact that the latter was on the |
Inside track alone preventing its instant |
demolition and consequent terrible loss OF |
lie. Tho two rear coaches received the |
shower Of rock.
LIST OF THE INJURED.
The names Of the injured that have
thus far been learned are as follows:
DAVID ARSHRIM, OF D. Arnheim & Son,
Pittsburgh, first thought fatally, severely |
but not dangerously wounded. lie 70.
ceived scalp wound on the top OF the |
head about ak inches in length and in the |
shape Of horse shoe; an Injury In the |
back; sprain In the right shoulder and |
right arm! o slight burn on the left hand
an injury In the cheat and q laceratlon on |
the left foot. He will recover.
s. A. BENNETT, OF New York, was wedg.
I'd In under the upper berth oil one Sec |
lion. He has two long ugly gashes on his |
head, the shoulder blade Is broken also |
Two ribs. His back was seriously hurt;
and he is thought not 10 be fatally In
ured.
CAPTAIN o. A. DouD, the we'll known
coal dealer OF Pittsburgh. Ugly cut on
head, slightly bruised, but his Injuries are |
not Of q sorious nature.
Mus. LIEUTENANT GLASS, OF Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. One limb bruised and sey.
sral bruises on her body. Not dangerous.
L A. CURTIS, OF New York, was struck
IN the back and leg by large pieces OF rock,
He waa severely though not dangerously
injured.
%. LYMER, OF indianapolis, Indiana,
vas struck on the head by rock, which
was severely cut. He was also hurt about
he body,
A YOUNG WOMAN from Terre Haute, Ia.
LLAMA, namo not learned, struck by flying
pieoss OF rock, aud hurt about the body.
Mn FowLEG, Of Washington, D. O.,
slightly hurt about tho body. He was
within foot Of where the largest rock
Rnded In the sleeper.
In addition TO the above nanesa a mum.
per Of the other passengers were sllghtly
injured. These persons hurried out TO
he different hotels where they had their
bruises dressed. None Of them except
those mentioned above were seriously in.
ured.
S, A. Bennett, Of New York, 10 getting
Along fairly and will probably recover.
David Arnheim, OF this city, will also
likely recover, although badly injured.
The officials OF the railroad have been
loing everything in their power for tho
Injured. No blamefor the accident Is at.
,aChed TO the company 90 the rocks which
,aused the damage feIl from private prop.
,rty on the hill. The damage to the
,hree sleeepers was about $4,000.
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