The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-19
AN AVALANCHE
OVerWhelms a Passenger Train on the
Panhandle,
THE ROCKS BREAK LOOSE
From the Tims.Beaten Brow Of Mount
Washington
AND CRUSH THROUGH sLEEPERs,
WOunllug a Number OF People aud
Frightening Others.
IND CRUSH THROUGH sLEEPERs,
LIST OF THE INJURED,

IlTlhhVhuhi NOV, lot-OQe Of the mOb
disastrous accidents in tho history Of tn
Panhandle Railroad occurred this morn
ing near Singer 4 Nlmick's mill, soutl
Side, shortly after @ O'Clock, The Limited
Express was speeding rapidly along to
wards the city, and when but q couple O
miles from the Union Station 1t was Sig
nailed to run slowly. A landslide had oC
CURED and the wreCking train was run
ming ahead OF the express, The engineer
OF the Limited noted the aigusls aad re.
duCsd the speed Of his train 10 ten miles
an hour, The rainfall OF last night had
bsen so heavy that there was a constant
danger ol slides. He kept a sharp
lookout and had almost passed beyond
the ovsrhsnging rocks, which had caused
tremors to many passengers on the roal,
Tho porlers on the slespers had just an.
nouuced TO their passengers, many Of
whom had risen from their barths, that
the train was Just pulling into gittsburgh.
No one had . suspicion ot danger ahead.
The train slowly glided along and was
within the shadow Of the hills at Jonos'
Ferry, opposite Graf, Bennett 4 Co. q mill.
Suddenly, without tho alightest warning,
an awful crash was heard. A huge mass
Of rocks. and earth, tons in weight, had
become loesened al tho top OF the preCipi.
tous hill. They bounded down with
lrightiul velocity and crashed through the
train with terrific force. The roofs OF the
three Pullman sleeping cars were crushed
In and the heavy rocks bounded in among
the passengers.
THE woRsT HURT.
The first man who was carried out oi
the Cincinnati sleeper was Mr.. David
Arnheim, Of this city, He was found ly.
log In the center Of the aisle with heavy
rock resting on one leg, With difficulty
the rock was removed, and he was car.
rled into the baggage room. There Drs.
Hamilton, MCOann and Foster, who had
been summoned, looked after the injured,
Mr.. Arnhelm was still conscious, but be
suffered trightfully. Nearly eyory part Of
his body was injured, and bis head was
badly cut. He Was at once removed to
bis home at No. lG3 Grant avenue, ALE.
gheny.
Tho nextpassenger who was taken from
the debris was s. A. Bennett, OF New
York, q young man about thirty years Of
age. He was asleep in a lower berth OF
the Cincinnati car when tho accident oc.
cured. One oil the large rocks crashed
through the roof Of the car directly over
his head. 1tcarried the upper berth down
on top Of him wedging him so completely
that he was unable 10 move. He,had two
companions with him. They escaped un.
injured. One OF them rushed up 10 Mr.,
Bennett and said: "Be quiet, Sid. Well
get you out safely"
They were assisted by several other pas.
ssngers, and after hard work the upper
berth was sufficiently raised 80 that the
bleeding body Of the injured man could
be draw out into the aisle. He was placed
on q stretCher and after Q preliminary ex.
animation by the physicians, he was re.
moved TO the Seventh Avenue Hotel, E
A. Curtis, Of New York, was In the mid.
die sleeper. He had gone 10 the rear Of
the car when he was struck by large
rock and badly hurt In the back and on
one leg. He was able to walk from the
depot TO Carrisge with the assistance OF
q porter, and was driven 10 the MononRs.
hela House, Captain o. A. Doub, OF tits
city, was helped over to the 81. James
Hotol. II ives found that lie had q cut on
his head, alter which he went to his Office
on Water street.
The other passengers who were hurt re.
ceived medical attention, after which
some went to hotels, and others were able
TO continue their journey.
The three sleepsrs that were 80 badly
damaged were the "Alsatia," the "Wil.
Transport" and the "Yarrow." The In.
teriorS Of each Of them were completely
wrecked, while the roofs were Cayed In
and the sides torn out Of the Cincinnati
car.
MARROW ESCAPES.
Conductor G. W. Degroot, OF the Pull.
man Gar Company was seen aaid: 1--WE
were moving along at q speed Of about
ten miles on hour. The Crash came at
O:15 this morning. I was in the rear car
at the time, and the scene that followed
beUsars description. The ladies in tue car
commenced 10 scream. One OF them
rushed back in the car and Just as she
reached me she tainted. No ono was ser.
iously hurt In my car, although number
Of the passengers were badly bruised. The
most disastrous events were In the front
OF Cincinnati car. In the rear car o large
stone broke through section No. /, which
had been occupied but q couple q miu.