The Brookhaven leader., 1889-08-29
MORE WRECKS.
Fatal Collision on the Baltimore q Ohio
Road In West Yirginla-Barnum's Circus
Wrecked-KIlled on the Track.

Road In West tyirgInla-Barnum's Circus
Wrecked-KIlIed on the Track.
PITRoLEUN, w. Va, Aug. PA terri
BILE collision occurred about eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning on the Baltimore &
o hio railroad letween here and Silver
Run tunnel, about twenty three miles
east of Parkers burg, in which three men
were instantly killed and many wounded.
The accommodation train coming west,
due at Parkersburg at twelve O'Clock,
crashed into a special train occupied by
railroad magnates on a tour Of inspection.
The wreck is said to have been caused by
conflicting kilograms. The one received
by the accommodation train was to pass
the special at Petroleum, while the
| special train, engineered by Captain
c. Rowland, is said to have had tele-
graphic orders to pass the accommodation
| at Silver Run. The result Of these mis-
constructions was TO hurl into eternity
| four men at least and wound fifteen or
| twenty others.
The trains came together with a crash
| at the curve east of Petroleum and be-
| tween that point and Silver Run. Both
trains were running at a rapid speed, and
when they collded with a crash the spe-
| cial train and the engine, tender and bag
| gage car of the accommodation went ovor
the cliff in one inconceivable mass.
James Layman, engineer of the accom-
| mediation, one of the oldest engineers in
the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio road,
was crushed to death.
Alexander Bailey, fireman for Layman
| on the accommodation, was also crushed
| in the wreck of the engines.
c. Rowland, also one of the old engin-
eers of Parkersburg, was caught under
| ha "A bo1 laor
ceived internal injuries from which he
can not recover.
John Fletcher, fireman on the special,
| was also killed. Fletcher stuck to his en-
| gne, and with his helpmate preferred
death to desertion of his post and went
| over the bank in the wreck. He was
| crushed TO death. The special car, occu-
| pied by officials on an inspecting tour, was
smashed into smithereens.
1 Roadmaster Hunter was badly injured,
| 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
received terrible shaking up, and fifteen
l or twenty of whom were more or less in
4 jured.
| r J. Malley, trainmaster, of Parkers-
burg. and a member of the City Council,
was badly injured.
When the train bearing the bodies ar
rived in Parkersburg it was surrounded
| by thousands of people, many of whom
were friends of the dead, while others had
friends whom they believed to have been
on the wrecked trains. AS it was impos-
sible to hear from their friends, and as
rumors of the accident had grown into
colossal dimens IONS the anxiety increased
until the crowd numbered thousands at
| the depot.
The following is a list Of the casualties
| as far can bs obtained. A large num-
| ber OF the wounded were removed to their
| homes and no record kept:
Killed-James Layman, engineer, of
Parkersburg; Alex. Bailey. fireman, of
| Grafton; w. A. Fletcher, of Grafton.
Injured-Josephus Rowland, engineer
| Of Grafton, injuries believed to be fatal /;
| Michael Flanagan, conductor; j. A.
| Hunter, division superintendent; II.
]. Malley, destination not known;
Jefferson Rose. baggagemaster of
accommodation. very serious; Michael
Chan, conductor of special collar
! bone and three ribs broken; K. G. Heff1in,
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;
| Frank Harris. hurt in back.
| BARNUM's CIRCUS WRECKED.
| WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 24-The
second train of the Barnum g. 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
cames were killed. Six cars were de-
rallied, and two were telescoped so that
every thing in them was crushed.
| KILLED ON THE TRACK
WALNUT, Kan, Aug. 24-Hiram Lam
doback was struck by an east-bound Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas train near here
| Thursday night and instantly killed. He
| was bound for Rushvlle, Ill.