The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-21
STILL WORSE.
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ment, Others have nothing left. The
road Is gone, and where it ran on top OF
n high bank is now gully, while several
deeD cuts are now filed even with the
sides with stones and earth and logs and
ties.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
The Il. 4 o. Company's Chicago
Philadelphia express train which left
Wheeling at G:9O p. IN, on Thursday
stunds on the track at Triadelphia. The
piece Of road on which the cars are is
about the only whole piece OF track OF
eGuat length left. About the head of
the engine is piled high logs, pieces Of
houses, furniture, grain in the shock,
dead chickens and clay, the whole form
inc a sort OF bulwark which shed the
water from the cars. Had this fortress
not been formed it is hard TO say what
effect the waters might have had.
The train ran through, the waters fall
ing in dcluge from the heavens
and sweeping in flood across
the track over the bridge at Elm Grove
and the one ut the west end OF Triadel'
phia. The creek was above the rails on
the bridges. On it sped few rods, and
steadily the water grew deeper.
At length the irOn.ncrved engineer
became alarmed. He stopped the en-,
zine, and cried, 81 will so no further"
Through the swish Of the descending
torrents against the windows OF the cal
there was audible u sullen crash, ant
then Il louder one.
The bridge below had given way
two minutes after the train sped over il
The bridge ahead had followed close-ir
two minutes the train would have beer
on II. A few minutes aitcrward the en-
tire track forty feet in front OF the en-
zine was swept away, rails, ties and bal
last. and the track behind the train die
NOT last much longer. There it stood,
sleeping car, two day coaches, smoker
three baggage ears, two express cars an'
the engine, cut of from the main track
surronudrd by swirling waters, threat
cncd with destruction.
The passengers, many OF them excur
sionists bound for Atlantic City ant
other eastern points, were variousI.
affected. Those in the sleeper preserved
their eGuanimity fairly well, but thos
| in the day coaches, especially the ladies
were Hopn panic stricken, and It requlre'
strenuous efforts to prevent them irou
plunging bcadlonG into the water.
MEMORABLE EilHT.
Some Of the women insisted on Ieavin
the cars, and they were assisted by tn
men in some cases to the ground atte
the waters subsidized, butwcre obliged 7
return, MS the cars were about the on
thabitablc places in the vicinity. /
may be doubted il any OF the passenger
slent much in that novel situation
There were an unusually large numDe
of passengers aboard, and among IN
number we're three bridal couples. The
received the sympathy and attention
everybody aboard. 81,
II WIS of course impossible for III
train TO 90 forward or backward. Earl
Yesterday morning Il number OF the me
who were alone on the train started an
walked into town. Friends OF lHdle
who were aboard drove out from til
city in carriages and wagons and brougi
them home. Later the Baltimore {
Ohio officials sent out omnibuses for III
messengers and wagons for the baggage
express matter and mail. They wer
| brought into the city and sent east owe
the main line OF the Baltimore Il ON
last evening, Among the express ma
ter aboard were two car loads oil r9sl
berries from GAINESVILLE consigned !
Baltimore. These were shipped arouh
the other way. 49,
1t is safe to say that it will be at leA'
month before the roadbed can DO r.
paired. the bridges rebuilt and the tl'
and rails replaced. Capt. J. A. Hunte
of Grafton, Road Master Of the FQurt
division, arrived in the city Inst nlgI
with force OF l2j men, and Arthu
sinsel. superintendent Of Bridges.
cxpectcd to arrive to-day with twent!
five carpenters. 1t is thought that
trestle can be erected over the creek
Main street in place OF the one destro!
ed, aud ears be run over it by Atohd"
or Tuesday. a.
II is rather n coincidence that the Il
vision of the road which two weeks
lesR AGO was relied on for all the caster
traffic which should have gone over u
main division and Parkersburg brancl
IL now entirely ruined, and its trail
sent East over the roads lately impa
sable.