The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-04
NEARLY A SCORE KILLED,
The Terrible Accident on the
Norfolk and Western,
THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
Seventeen IdentIAed-The Bodies
Burned Up and Some Crushed
Into unrccognizable Pieces.
Worse than First Reported.


LYNcHBuRa, Va. July S.-The seen
OF the terrible disaster near Thaxtoni
on the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
beyond description, There is hardl
enough left OF tho train OF eight car
that took the leap to the bottom OF tn
awful pit, 10 make one car. AS soon a
tho boiler OF the engine exploded, tn
entire mass Of debris took fire and thos
who went down, who were not killet
outright, were burned to death, Por
tons Of eight bodies have been takel
out, and it is believed that fully fiiteeI
others were entirely consumed by thu
fire, A survivor OF the wreck says thu
cries for help could be heard from al
portions OF the wreck, aud those un,
hurt were powetless to render assist
ance. The women who managed to es
cape lay about OH the damp ground
suffering from their injuries until day,
break, and many walked long distances
TO farmers. The passengers left unin,
jured did all in their power for the un'
fortunates,
The following is the list Of killed and
wounded thus far obtainable;
Capt. Wm. II. Ford, baggage master
severly cut on the back OF the head
muChbruised and supposed to be in
jured internally.
Newly, SommeB United States mail
agent, slightly cut about the head.
Express messenger Ashmore, badly
hurt aud will probably not survive.
Engineer Pat Donovan, LynChburg
killed and burned,
Travelling Engineer A. NJ. James
Roanoke, killed aud burned.
Fireman j, Edgar. Bruce, Roanoke,
killed and burned.
Mail Agent Rose, Of Abingdon, killed
and burned,
Passenger John kirkpatrick, Lynch.
burg, supposed to have been killed and
burned.
Passenger Nathan Cohen, Roanoke,
supposed to be killed.
Conductor Roland Z. Johnston, Roam.
oke, badly cut in the face and around
head.
Brakeman W. G. Glass, Of I.ynchburg,
arm broken, head cut and ECalded.
Passenger Frank Tanner, Of Lynch.
burg. Bishop A. Wilson, oil Dalton,
Ca, badly cut on head.
Passenger Temple, badly burned.
]. W. Wilsey, train dispatcher, oil
Hicksiord, Va, Killed and body burned.
Mr.. Peyton, stenographer for Superin.
tendent Osborne Of the Western divi.
sion OF the road, wife and child, killed
and burned.
MIR, L. L. Dubarry, Superintendent oi
the Eastern division, slightly hurt.
Mr.. Steed, Of Cleveland, Tenn, and
John HardwiCk, marshal Of the same
city, were killed and burned.
Mrs. Judge l.. Ii. Thompson, OF Staun-
ton, Va. badly hurt.
Mrs. Hattie Darlington, OF Baltimore,
cut on the wrist and badly bruised.
Joseph Goldburg. OF New York, hurt
OH the leg and shoulder.
+. 7. Dexter, OF Beverly, Mass., seri'
ously injured.
Mrs. Il. u. Powell, OF Marshall, Tex,
shoulder and back hurt.
Mrs. Inez shankman, Of Marshall,
Tex, hurt internally.
II. W. Martin, Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
seriously hurt.
W. D. Temple, Of Chicago, hurt seri,
ously about the back.
]. A. Young, dispatcher, Of Radford
Va, head badly hurt.
Robert B. Goodiellow, OF Roanoke
hand and feet injured.
The Charred remains OF what are sup
posed 10 be eight bodies were found IN
very minute particles. The body o.
Engineer Donovan was dug out badly
mutilated, and identified by his watch.
LATER LIST.
The debris at the wreck on the Nor
folk & Western railroad has been re-
moved and q number OF charred bodiel
have been found. The names OF seven
teen persons vlo were killed have beer
ascertained. The list OF killed, which IL
official and accurate, Is us follows;
Pat Donovan, engineer,
j. i. Bruce, fireman.
Alvin NJ. james, road foreman OF en-
gines.
MS. Bruce, mail agent.
S. W. Lipsey, train dispatcher.
Will Hopkins, express messenger.
Dennis Mellon, Roanoke.
VIM. D. Stevenson, Cleveland, Tenn
L. A. Morre, Chattanooga.
g. W. Steeds.
Will +. Marshall.
John HardwiCk.
Fathar Cohen, Roanoke.
James N. Rose, Abingdon, Va.
Pattie Darlington, Texas.
John kirkpatrick, LynChburg, Va.
There were about thirty people who
escaped with only slight Injuries and
ten who are seriously injured. The list
Of dead will he increased as friends ol
the missing people come forward in
search OF them. There Is no way al
present to ascertain the exact number oI
dead, owing to the fact that tho train
was destroyed by FIRE.