Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-01-01
DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
VESTIBULE lRAIN SMASHED NEAR
THE WHITE SULPHUR.
Ten killed outright and greater
number wounded.

THE DEAD TAKEN TO RoNcEvERTE-THE
WOUNDED TO THE CALwELL HOUSE NEAR
THE WHITE SULPHUR.
The Vestibnle train known as the F. F.
", going West which passed here at
O'Clock Saturday morning last, was wrecked
about 7 o'clock that morning about two
miles west Of the White Sulphur Springs
in Greenbrier Co., W. Va. Ten persons
we're killed and about score injured. The
killed are -
o. B. Barksdale, Profit, Va. Baggage
master Herd mashed.
Edward Brown, colored, Allegheny, Va.
Right leg broken and head mashed.
Il. Faltka, Grant county, S. =. Bob
legs broken and head crushed. Had $50
in his pocket.
Nelson Heath, colored, Claremont, W.
Va Head mashed.
Kidder Kidd, Hannibal, Mo- Mouth
full of mud; died of strangulation. Mem
Der of Knights of Pythias, and body was
sent home by order of II. W. Fuller,
General Manager of the road.
Hale Morrison, Charleston, W. Va.
aged 20, mail agent. Top of head and
, face crushed.
J W. Thomas, Lexington, Ky. Left
leg broken above and below knee and head
crushed.
]. B. West, Howardsvile, Va. engineer.
| Neck broken.
E. Wilson, Caldwell, Kan. Head
mashed. Had mortgages in his pocket
amounting to over 81 600,
unknown man. Whle, tall and slender;
fair complexion, gray ewes, sandy mustache,
dressed in dark brown PLAID.
THE INJURED.
Among the injured uere:-
r. L. Blantou, Farmville, Va. cut under
eye.
P. P. Burch; bruised on right side and
otherwise hurt.
w. D. Clarke, Nelson county, Va;
| scalp wound.
J. A. Clarke, train dispatcher, Clifton
| Forge. Va; arm broken.
William NJ. Bell, New York, member of
| Charles A. Gardner Theatrical Company
compound fracture of thigh.
Fl. F. Gregory, Cliff Top, Va; arm
crashed. internally injured.
J. R. Karesch, Blackstone, Kan; in
jured internally.
Louis Karesch, Blackstone, Kan; collar
| bone broken.
Gustave Fl. Kline, No. IA South Hngue
| avenue, Chicago; leg broken; member of
Charles S. Gardner Theatrical Company.
C. E. Schweikert, conductor, Hunting
ton, W. Va; right leg broken below the
knee.
| John Voolfolk, Allegheny, Va, section
| hand; right leg crushed, had to be ampu-
tated
All of the killed we're in the smoking
car, which was telescoped by another car.
Every person in the car was killed, except
| the conductor, who had his leg broken ard
seriously injured. He will probably re-
oovsr
| The dead were taken to Ronceverte, ten
miles distant from the scene Of the wreck.
DR.. W. P. Calwell, the only physician in
White Sulphur Springs, repaired to the
scene Of the accident and did all in his
power 10 alleviate the suffering, but could
| only aid one person at time. After some
time humber of doctors from along the
| line arrived and worked long and faithfully
| among the suffering.
| Lad turned out en- ,aaSSe, and too
much cannot be said in praise of their
noble efforts,
BLESSED BE STEAM HEAT.
Owing 70 the fact that cars on the vesti-
bule train were heated by steam, fire did
not break out. The cause of the accident
is not kunwn. l. is reported that the rails
spread, Other reports say that the rail
was worn out and the ties rotten.
Among the i'jured were several Of the
"Kael rdDer" Company. One will prob
ably dc One noteworthy feature was
| that no ladies ncr children were injured.
The Karl" Gardner Company gave an
interesting entertainment in this city the
night before.
Senator John Kenna and congressman
elect J. D. Anderson and J. 81. McGinnis,
of W. Va, were on the train, but escaped
injury, being in the car that remained on
the track.
A dispatch from Charleston, W. Va,
states thar 20 of the passengers have signed
a paper stating that in their opinion after
an examination the cause of the wreck was
rotten ties, defective rail, and a too high
rate of speed.