Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-06
A RAILROAD WRECK
A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE OHIO RIVER
LINE.
A Number Of B. & O. Officials Reported Wounded
Excitement in the City Last Night
SPECIAL Trans b the Rescue.

At eleven o'clock last night news
reached the city that there had been 4
terrible accident on the Ohio River
railroad. at trestle No. 80, located about
fifteen miles south of MoundSville, early
in the evening, and that number OF
passengers. among them being two or
three prominent Baltimore Il Ohio Off
cialS. had been wounded.
At first some doubt was attached to
the rumor, especially as regarding the
wrecking Of the train, as il was known
the regular up-bound Ohio River train
had arrived in safely, although II was
and il was supposed that treStle had
merely fallen, probably being under
mined by the heavy storm
which RACED here between six
six aud seven o'clock, but later there
was no room to doubt the truth of the
report. and an engine and car, contain
ing cots and two or three phySi-
ciruS was hastily prepared by the
officials of the Ohio River and Balti-
more and Ohio officials here, and just
before midnight il was despatched to
the scene of the wreck via. the Ohio
River road.
As is usual with railroad disasters,
and especially those occurring late al
night. little information could be secured
regarding the miShap. but by dillgent
enquiry it was developed that the
train which had been wrecked was a
Baltimore aud Ohio special, which had
left Parkcrsburg about 4 o'clock IN
the afternoon, following the regu-
lar north bound Ohio river
train. 1t contained among others
General Superintendent Alfred wal
tcrs. Superintendent Legg and l..
Il. Williams. Train Master. and was en-
route 10 Wheeling. Other officials were
in the party, but their names were not
known. Somewhere about the mouth
of Fish creek the train struck the de-
fcctiye treStle. and was precipitated
from the track 10 the bed Of the stream
crossed bv the trcStle. and carried with
il all on board.
While the special was being got in
readiness between eleven and twelve
o'clock. DrS. Ackermanu. John k. Pipes
aud DIR. Swim were hastily summoned
bv telephone, six cots were put on board
from the Stamm House, and the special
got away for the scene Of tho accident.
About > o'clock this morning the Il.
4 o. began TO hit out special train at
the shop. aud il was expected to leave
about 3 o'clock. or little later
The orders which came To the Il. "
ID. about two o'clock this morning, call
ad FOR the sending out OF special train
Ia Moundsyillc, to meet the train on
the Ohio River road, to carry the oili-
,ialS ON East, and also for 4 wrccking
rain to 90 To the same place, switch of
10 the ohio River road, and continue on
Ia the scene Of the accident To aid in
Tearing up the wreck. Just about the
time the special was ready a telegram
came from MoundSVille TO countermand
the order. which was interpreted 10
mean that the wounded men. as well as
others ON board the train, would be
brought direct TO this city
At 3:15 il was reported from Mounds
Vile that the Ohio River special, leaving
lere AZ 1880, was on its way back, and
people about the depotS expected 1t to
lrriye about 1 o'clock.
The engineer of the Ohio River train
which got in just before ten o'clock
mid the trestle where the acct
TENT occurred was all right when he
passed over il. rs hc did not even notice
/ trcmor In 1t.
Ii Is altogether probable tho accident
Nill not be- a. serious rs was ut iirSt
although it will doubtless be
bad enough.