Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-20
A Terrible Accident on the
B. & O.
FHE CANNON BALLEXPRESS
Runs Into an Open Switch at Washing
ton, Pa,
AND THE ENTIRE TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Men Killed and Twenty More Seriously
IDjured-Ths Story Of the Terrible
Catastrophe Due to Care
leSSness or Crime.
Tsseuus 10 ne RsoLsier.

WASHINGTON, PA, October 10 -Tc
Gay has been full OF excitement and toro'
to the people of this city. TIE Cannon
Bsll' express, Conductor D. Frances, from
Cincinnati is due al 6:12. This morning
it was late. Both the Pittsburg ant
Wheeling accommodations, which lay owe
night on the siding, and lesvs at $50 q
M, shifted their cars on the and pulled
ont. Tie shifting engine was about th'
yards il and of the Y before the illfated
train arrived.
A few minutes before o'clock its signs
for Washington was heard. TIE "Cannoc
Ball" came flying over the long trestis Just
west of town, at the rate of thirty miles ar
hour. Just rs it left the trestIe, there
was jar, the long train swervsd to the left
aud shot out onto the Y. In an instant
there was crash, a sound like terrible
explcs on, and scslding cloud of steam
swept up and coyeIel all. The long
sleeper h,d junpel the track on the Y
t:estle AID dragged the whole train down
after it. A scene Of indescribsbls confu'
sion ensutd. The people aud employees
about the dtpos hurried to the scene Of the
catastrophe. In few nom ants hundreds
of bOrrifsd sight seerS were on the ground
Willing hands were ready 10 help the
wounded and klssding victims from the
wreck. The work of rescue was made
difficult by thu binding, scaldiog clolds
that sscspsd from tie bursted boilers and
envslOped everything, bat the task Gf
SAVING THE LIVING
WsS soon at an end. Fortunately the last
coach did not leave the trick, and its in
mstts escaped unfarmed. The sleeper
which WAS Immediately after the baggage
car was thrown from the rails, falling a
distance of fifteen feet, and lying on its
side below. The second coach was torn
from its connections and rushed on 6y the
sleeper ard toppled over Oa top it. It's
inmates were severely shaken up, but es-
capped without serious injury.
Iuthe sleeper thsre was scene of horror.
There were stout twenty passengers, and
they had no intim alton ot the impending
catastrophe. Men and women were thrown
from their births aud crulhsd ani bruise 1
sglinst the side of the car. The
second coach fell on top, CON-
plstely shut out the light Of day.
But the walls of the sleeper hsld firm, and
the bruised and bleeding victims were
drawn out.
Attention was then turned to the en-
CINE. 1t had fallen from the trestle a
d stance of fifteen feet, and lay on its
sids below, hot with sealding steam II
WAS many minutes before tbs rescusrs
C uld approach it, and when they did so a
horrible sight greeted their eyes. The en-
gipe had fallen on its smoke stack, and
tanning clear ever, the unfortunate ergin-
eer and firtman hid beln caught AID
erushel almost without q moments warn
ing. From under tie side Of the
cab these protruded a bleeding,
crushed fCot and leg, from which
shoes and clothing had been torn. RIM
nauts of check shirt were just visible.
Eager hands were at work, but il was a
task of hours, and when the immense
mass was fiusl y mOyei, the holy of fire.
man McAuiffe was discoyerd. He was
lying on his back pioned down by heavy
beams Of iron above him. There YVES still
life aud tins injured man was conveyed
tsnderly and careful Y 10 neieh6oIlrg 6
toIsA Only few feet removed wac
shareiess
MASS OF HUMAN FLESH,
the body of engineer james Noon7n
He had had Just time to reverse his en-
vine. when the awful crash came,
aud hs was hull d with it down to inst II
desth. Noonan could scarcely have live
q miuut, sfCer the train left the tressle.
He was fluqd lying under his cab.
.up)n bil face. His head was crushed,
his limbs nsa-ly severed and al
mott eve Y boue in his body was
broken. The engine and passenEei
coaches had fallen to the right o.
the trestle The brg2ays car was stood
on end, leaning sg4iast the trestle, AMI
fcom it Blgg ,gs m lstsr Heu'y had mira
culous escape. The who'e forward end o
the car was torn away and the sides
crushed in like su egg shell. Henry wa
sssniirg in ne front end OF bis car wher
the crash cane. Tas ho)c WAS torn out
from under him aud he was thrown dis
tame, of twenty-five feet. clear Of the de
bris, sustaining terrible injuries.
Frsman McAuliffs died from his in
iurisa at 3 Geo k i, the afternoon. Bag
g,gsmssler Henry'5 injuries are OF th'
m 9st serious ki1d, aud it is hardly pcsst
bls that he can recover. Following Is tn
list of killed and wounded.
KILLED.
James Noora1, engineer, Glenwcoj
taken from under the ruins Of his engin'
dead.
Wm. MeAul ffs. charge firaman, Glen
wood, died from hisipjuries.
INJURED.
Joseph Henry, biggsgemsster, lives Ii
Pittsbarg, head aud neck cut and back IN
iured; can not recover.
Mrs, Hannah Mckinney, an aged lad
Of New Conco,d, Ohio; badly irj ured II
the sids and ribs broker.
W. 8. Greer, Dodge City, Kas, badl.
hurt about body and leg%
Mrs. W. S. Greer, Dodge Ci.y, spin
seriously 10 juod. -.
Michael Stanton, Ports mouth, ono
right 2 fractured above the bnee.
Sam. W Caldwell, NeE York, arms AIT
head, bsdly bruised.
A. E. Mcs;sr Caiclgo, chest crushed ant
badly bruised,
A. L. B,owp, Chicago, rib broken, AM
hesd and face bruised.
s. W. Mathews, conductor of sle'psl
badly shaken up. receiving 8 gssh on IN
right cheek and cnt over the eye.
A. Ford, of Chill c,ths, Ohio, cut o
forehead.
Mrs. W. J. Mcconkey Harrisburg bsdi
bruised,
A. p. Clark. Brooklyn, New York, ey
cut and may lose sight.
E. Craft, Columbus, leg broker.
John s. DoHley, New York, hand an
face badly cut by falling ga s.
James w. Bachelor, Pittsburg, b.dly i.
iured abous body, but no b ,nss broken.
st,phsn W. Collsns, Superintendent q