Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-15


HENRY GEDHART and son,
JOHN F. GEDHART, of Pittsburg
STEPHEN CAMERON, Mayor of Waterford,
Pa.
JOHN S. SUDER, PittSbur..
DAVID SHARP, Erie.
W. w. ROSTATTER, Erie.
CHARLES HIRsCH, Erie.
Mr.. LYPSIR, Erie.
WM. REYNOLDS, Dunkirk, y. y.
AARON PARKHURsT, Marysville.
JOHN MEYERS, Erie.
Two bodies have not been identified.
One is thought to be that of son of Mr..
LOOmiS.
THE WOUNDED
are:
Henry Huyck, of Steritina, Pa, both
legs crushed; very seriously.
Samuel Lacey, of Erie, head and should
ers injured; seriously.
Wm. Fimmerly, of Erie, hadly hurt.
Louis Linsee, Of Erie, badly hurt.
Martin Rostatter, OF Erie, shoulder and
leg injured; not seriously.
Archie Campbell, of Erie, seriously in
jured.
T4uNlu W NlIIDlC, NJ. O~D IAelN(
Eighteenth street, broken; seriously.
Charles Schendler, of Erie, head and
shoulders injured seriously.
Charles Dillon, of Erie. right leg broken
and head cut.
J. =. Harrington. OfErie, badly injured.
Joseph Tapher, Of Summit, Pa, badly
bruised.
Philo Linter, residence unknown, leg
crushed.
Mr.. Colman, of Titusville, slightly in
jured.
The accident seems to have been caused
by misunderstanding OF telegraphic
orders.
There are
EARIOUS CAUSES GIVEN
for theScollision. Engineer William Har-
ris, of the freight train is blamed. 1t il
said he had orders to meet the excursion
train at Irving He failed to obey the in
StructiOns md was running ut full speed
when the crash occurred. Trainmen will
not talk regarding who is to blame.
A gentleman who was on the train says
that the freight train had orders to 20 Ia
Silver creek, and the passenger train to
Irving, which is this side, and it was these
orders that caused the collision. The eN-
citement among the survivors was intense.
The first warning given was the slight jar
caused by the heavy pressure OF the an
brakes. Some of the passengers braced
themselves in their seats, seemingly ap,
prehensive of danger. Then came
THE TERRIBLE SHOCK,
followed by the smashing of windows and
the roof of the car and all was u mass OF
bleeding and struggling humanity. Men
covered with blood were locked in Others
arms, while underneath them and on all
sides lay the poor untOrtunates who were
instantly killed, crushed out OF all human
semblance. The wounded crawled ont OF
the debris and were assisted to the neigh
boring houses People brought bedding,
&C., on which tn. lay the dead and dying,
and did all they could to relieve the suffer
ings OF the wounded until the arrival OF
medical aid.
Mrs. J. H. Sigel, OF Erie, Pa, paSsen-
ger, was on her way TO Buffalo. She ar
rived here safely this afternoon. In IN i'll
terview Mrs. Sigel said
81 was in the first coach next TO the
smoking car The passenger train was 4
large one, and carried large number OF
excursionists as well as regular passengers.
THE first we knew of the collision was
a TERRIFIC CRASH,
like an explosion. Nobody was hurt eH-
cept those in the smoker. The sight was
30 horrible that could not look At it.
Not q single car was thrown from the
track, but the smoker was completely tele-
scOped. Ii WAS mercy that our car was
not crushed also. 1t was narrow escape.
One Young man in the smoker saved him.
self by dropping on the floor and escaped
with a few bruises ] did not learn
the cause of the accident but we We're go
ing very slow, while the freight was COM
ing at q high rate ofspeed. We were just
one coach length of the trestle when the
collision occurred" Some of the wounded
were taken to different houses, and one of
the coaches was turned into n hospital. In
another coach the dead were placed. Most
of the excursiOnistS remained at Silver
creek, intending to return home. The
regular passengers for Buffalo and other
points came in this afternoon in another