The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-24
Disaster.
A RRIGHYFUL COLLISION
On the b. g. 0, Road Near PetrO'
leum Causes Three In
stant Deaths.
One Man Fatally Injured and
Several Others Badly Hurt.
CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE,
A Train Bearing Road Officials
Crashes into an Ac'
cOmmOdatlOn.
An Engineer and Two Flremen Killed,
HpjOr ia. Hunter Among the In.
Jured-FearluI Wreck In New
York - Barnum's Circus
Train DeraIled and q
Slaughter Of AMI
mails = Other
Disasters.
CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE,
sn1.Lnl nl,pnleh % Me Inlelliatneer.

Special Dbpalch to he IntelliONer.
PARKERsHuR0, W. Va, August ga
horrible collision occurred at lO:46
o'clock this morning on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, between Petroleum and
Silver Run tunnel, Three men were
killed, one perhaps fatally injured, and
several others hurt slightly. The victims
are:
JAMES LAYMAN, Of Parkersburg, en-
gineer, who leaves a family,
HALLEcK BAILY, fireman, Of Grafton,
recently married.
W. A. FLETcHER, Of Grafton, fireman,
leaves a family.
JosEpnus ROWLAND, Of Grafton, fatally
hurt.
R. ]. MALLY, OF Parkesburg, badly
hurt.
j. A. HUNTER, Of Grafton, the well
known Superintendent Of Maintenance
Of Way Of the Baltimore & Ohio road,
seriously, but not fatally injured.
Mas. MANLY, Of Central Station, slight.
ly injured.
Among these the least seriously in.
jured were:
MICHAEL FLANAGAN, conductor, bad.
ly bruised.
JEFFERSON ROSE, baggage master Of ac'
Commodation, very serious.
MICHAEL GAnAN, conductor special
collar bone and three ribs broken.
r. G. HEEPIIN, Superintendent ol
Bridges, cutin face and neck.
Col. II. T. DOUGLASS, Chief Engineer
cut on head and face and badly burned
Several other persons received slight
cuts and bruises.
A large number Of the injured were
removed to their homes and no record
ol their names or injuries kept.
All Of the wounded except Engineer
Rowland, will recover in a short time
Rowland's injuries are Of such Charac
ter that 1t is not thought that he can pos
sibly get over them, a leg being entirely
mashed and he is horribly wounded
about the body.
CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
The wreck was the result Of a collision
between two trains, one east.bound and
the other west.bound. The westbound
was the accommodation which should
arrive at Parkersburg at 1:l0a. NJ; the
east-bound was a special train carrying
party OF bridge inspectors and other OIL
Cials Of the road.
Orders had been sent from Grafton FOL
the special 10 run 10 Rathbone's switch
at Silver run tunnel, and for the west
bound accommodation to run TO Petro
leum. The engineers Of the respective
trains were obeying these orders when
the collision occurred. The disaster wa
the result, therefore, II the present in
formation Is correct, Of wrong order
sent out from the train dispatcher's oil
flee at Grafton. The engineers wert
simply obeying orders when they wen
down to death. The collision occurred a
sharp curve in the track, and IL Il
doubtful II either engineer saw tht
other train before they collided. Boil
engines were mashed literally TO pieces
and the baggage car on the NCcommoda
ton was smashed.
THE INJURED CARED poR.
Both trains were running at briGl
sped. The trains rounded the curyl
suddenly, and when they came Ia sigh
Of each other, each engineer reversed
Ills engine and applied the brake. i
was too late, however, and In lnomen
more the locomotives came together will
crash and In few seconds both train
VERIFYING across the track amaSs oil ruins
amid which were the mangled bodiei
of three trainmen, aud another who caf
not recover, The scene was one OF til,
greatest confusion and those who escap
ed serious injury Immediately set abou
the work OF extricatlng their lesa unior
tuuAte companions from perilous posi-
tions, caring for the wounded and get
ting out the bodies Of the dead. Fortu
nately the trains carried few passengers
otherwise the loss Of life would have beei