Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-16
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A Graphic Recital OF the Horrors OF the
Wreck.
Special telegram 10 TIE RtgHter.
VALLEY FALLS, w. Va, November Is.
The most frightful and destructive
catastropby in the history Of the fourth
division of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, occurred at this station at about 7:3O
o'clock last evening, BY head-on.switch-
collision of two trains. The one on tie
switch being . heavy mogul train OF
twenty-eisbt loaded cars, east bound, tie
the other being train No. s, vestibuled,
consisting OF postal, baggage, smoking.
ladies', ard Pullman cars, one Of Zach,
and which leaves Grafton when on time, at
Z o'clock p. III.
On pulling onto the switch, Engineer
Clinton, Of the freight siill hav.
ing seven minutes time, went
out on the main track 70 the water tank
with his engine, filed the tank with wa
ter, backed iu, coupled 10 his train, and
went under his engine TO do some ntccs-
saiy repairs.
brakeman Nathan Goodwin, whose duty
II was to manipulate the switch, hsd,
as closely as can be sscertained, set the
switch lever in the wrong slot, the ball
being upon the side contrary 70 that upon
which it is usually put, which, no
doubt, led TO the fatal error, locked II and
vent to the engine, leaving. Of courc, the
sidetrack wide open TO the coming train.
Shortly the rumble and roar announced
tie approach OF the fated No. 8, and the
two long and two short blasts OF
the steam whistle echoing and re-echoing
from hill to hill, copfDipg tte town and
Typart Valley river, from the hsrds OF the
sturdy man at the throttle, little denoted
the awful thing which was just about 70
happen. From JOY to bleak dssolation,
from seeming safety TO cropping dettric-
ton, from life and vigor TO instant death.
Imm msdisteIy the CLEAN Of the headlight Of
both engine, lighted MP the fatal tpos, .
flash Of steel sparks from the-swit:h rails,
a horrid shudder OF the stately engine as it
tore them asundtr, sWa)ipg OF
il 70 the left side, lis complete revolution,
the crash Of the powerful pile, Of iron iu-
spired by steam, the crashing and splinter
ing of timbers and the eritting Of iron, the
great n ,sh Of light which accompanies such
terrific encounter. The train, which had
br en- flyiDg down the valley at the rate Of
fity miles per hour, hsd stopped, - II
were, instantly. Soon willing hands ara
active about the wreck, resuing the
imperiled, assisting the wounded and tsu-
derly removing the dead.
John Shay, fireman Of the passenger
engine. WA found under the boiler OF The
epgire, where IL teemed iDpossible for
~ large q thing as bird TO be alive, BY
the colored torter Of one Of the carr, and
removed with oil the care possible. In
extricating him the colored man had 70
exert some force, when the shattered Lex
which he had bold Of, almost csns to
pieces in his hands. He was however
gotten out nicsiy, and Wa taken TO Graf
toni at four o'clock this morning. with the
bodies of the dead - found. One or both
| len must be smputated, and at this
writing hopes are entertained for his life.
The body Of postal clerk Hall was esnt
10 Woodi fslJ, st Z o'clock this morning,
and that Of Dewire later, that OF Mr..
Clinton will likely be seLt also to Wheel
ipe, bis home, this evening. Tho bag.
gage ma,tsr Of the passenger train, reports
That after the collbiop, ~ he entered bis
car from the smoking car, two mon emsr-
1sd from htween the roof Of the rostal
car. which had cut half way into his cas
and ont by the roof, uho are thought
10 be head clerk Bc0tt and
the unknown who were travelling In his car.
Neither of them has, bowever, been found
nor has any thipg turned up 70 give clus
10 thoe searching for them. They may
be beneath the wreck, or having emerged
in . benumbsd and dirrActed coalition,
gone into the river close by, or may have
gone of into ths woods and fsuished and
died.
stepped of the engine to - No. fy past
and escs sped.
Goodwin, the bfskenan who seems ~
spouGhle for the carnival Of death, seemed
to discover bis error ths instant tho PCS
sepser engine struck the switch, lsspsd
!. from tie engine and has not been oeer
since. having evidently goSe.
The body Of Postal Clerk Hall was found
, beneath the tsndsf OF the passsuger ergins
which had telesceped his car 70 iis length
BE wss at the DOR In the act Of e1chADg
, ing pouches with the station vhsn "
crash came.
} Soon o. man had wslked back 70 G1Af
ton A vreciiog train, doctors snd prisets
, aIous With Q number Of citiz'nA started b
tie scsne Of the wreck BY special trains
Ths wreck beegsrs description. Th'
. t~o MAGNIFICENT Locomotives sfem bu
! m..es Of broken and twisted iron. b
, erimmei With coal, sspd md othsr dtbris
Fortuuatsly, passepCas gsoefally a
cane5. and with the exception CT bumps
3 brnisss, lcnicbss, slight eata, DC, ssesps'
] whole.
ING which could b fcond wss sua'
p,es Of his vest
D Hr. De- esjre's ecgins ~ newly palsted
4 Sc and he had de:ksd 10 cut With nag
and bunting for dhplsy - be voald z
cot this m morpisg. etlsbstinG tie Rspahlf
can victory. An sntn6 ptsfettsg hbu
d - inst broken down st GfsfsOn, -
!. Dsvire PROPOSED, which prepossl Va q
eeuted. 70 taks ths train IN with his q
. eire, % that really hs was not On his %
IIun.
IL Ebay, when found, voaN s,oa hsvs :.
,s cunbed and bssn boilsd b desth, - y
;, vster and stsan from ths boiise vs
J. Ilouly psneb asipg shs fsad, eszth q
!. coal which eovuei him under ~ 49,
10 The wreck having eceafrs9, q cea1
mostly On tie - tssck, fsvA - -
r ny rsaswsd.