The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-29
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Fatal Collision on the Baltimore a Ohio Road In West yirglnia-Barnum's Circus Wrecked-KIIled on the Track.

Fatal Collision on the Baltimore Q Ohio Road in West ylrglnia-Barnum's Circus Wrecked-KIIled on the Track. PETROLEUM, ". Va, Aug. 24--A terri ble collision occurred about eleven o'clock yesterday morning on the Baltimore & 0 hio railroad between here and Silver I Run tunnel, about twenty three miles east of Parkers burg, in which three men 1 were instantly killed and many wounded. The accommodation train coming west, | due at Parkersburg at twelve o'clock, l crashed into special train occupied by | railroad magnates on a tour of inspection | The wreck is said to have been caused ny l conflicting telegrams. The one received ! by the accommodation train was to pass 1 the special at Petroleum, while ihe | special train, engineered by Captain 1 c. Rowland. is said to have had tele- | graphic orders to pass the accommodation at Silver Run. The result of these mis- l constructions was 10 huri into eternity l four men at least and wound fifteen or 1 twenty others.
 The trains came together with a crash l at the curve east of. Petroleum and be- tween that point a,td Silver Run. Both | trains were running at rapid speed, and when they eollided. with a crash the spe-
  gage car of the accommodation went over the cliff in one inconceivable mass. James Layma a, engineer of the accom-
 modation, one ot. the oldest engine .rs in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio road, was crushed to, death
 Alexander Bsiley, fireman for Layman on the accom fnodation, was also crushed in the wreck of the engines
 c. Rowland, also one of the old engin- eers of Partkersburg, was caught under the wreck md had one leg broken and re- ceived int ernal injuries from which he can not e.eover.
 John Fletcher, fireman on the special, was also killed. Fletcher stuck to his en- | zine, and with his helpmate preferred death to desertion Of his post and went | over the bank in the wreck. He was l crushed 10 death. The special car, occu- | pied by officials on an inspecting tour, was | smashed into smiihereens.
 Roadmssoer Hunter was badly injured l together with several others. George Douglass in the same car, was also badly | injured. In the accommodation train. | there were many passengers, all of whom receWei a terrible shaking up, and fifteen | or twenty of whom were more or less n- | jureS1.
 R. J. Malley, trninmaster, of Parkers- | burg. and a member of the City Council, | WIS badly injured.
 When the train bearing the bodies arr | rived in Parkersburg it was surrounded | by'thousands of people many of whom were friends of the dead while others had l friends whom they believed to have been on the wrecked trains. As it was mpos- l s2ble to hear from their friends, and as rnmors of the accident had grown into | colossal dimensions, the anxiety increased | until the crowd numbered thousands at l the depot.
 | The following is list of the casualties
 as far as can be obtained. A large num- i Der of the wounded were removed to the ir homes and no record kept:
 ! Killed-Jaiues Layman, engineer, of Parkers sbnrgi Alex. Blley, fireman, of Grafton; ". A. Fletcher, of Grafton. | Injured-Josephu' Rowland engineer,
 of Grafton, injuries believed to be fatal {;
 Michael Flanagan, conductor; J. A.
 Hunter, division superintendent; k. J. Malley, destination not known |;
 Jefferson Rose, baggagemaster of
 accommodation, very serious; Michael | Chan, conductor of special, collar
 bone and three ribs broken; R. c. Heffi in,
 superintendent of bridges, cut in face and
 neck; Colonel H. T. Douglass, chief en- | gineer, cut in head; colored porter of
 special train badly hurt, sent to Balti-
 more; Joseph Fielding, Of St Louis. bad | ly cut; Henry Fleming, leg broken l. Frank Harris hurt in back.
 BARNUM's CIRCUS WRECKED. WATERTowN, N. Y, Aug. 24-The
 second train of the Barnum & Bailey
 show was wrecked late Thursday night
 five and one-half miles east of Potsdam,
 while on the way over the Rome Water
 town & Ogdensburg road, from Gouver- | neur to Montreal. A broken axle was the
 cause. Twenty-four ring horses includ-
 ing one of the four chariot teams, and two
 camels were killed. Six cars were de-
 railed, and two were telescoped so that
 every thing in them was crushed.
 KILLED ON THE TRACK
 WALNUT, Kan, Aug. 2f Hiram Lan-
 doback was struck by an bound Mis-
 souri, Kansas 6 Texas train near here
 Thursday night and instantly killed. He
 was bound for Nashville II.