The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-23
FRIGHFFUL ACCIDENTS
On Railroads, Two Of Them
Caused by Carelessness.
MANY KILLED And INJURED,
Wrecks on Three Roads, In Which
the loss of Life and Limb Was
Inv0lvcd-A Terrible CAT.
nsirophc IN II Tunnel.

CIScIsSATI, o., Oct. GA disastrous
collision occurred Mt 4:40 o'clock this
morning Oh tho Cincinnati Southern
railway in n tunnel a'Quarter Of u mile
north OF Sloana Valley station. The
trains involved were freight 20, north.
bound, and passenger No. 5, south.
bound. No. leaves Cincinnati at s p.
m. Another passenger train leaves
Cincinnati an hour later. Doth Of these
trains were held at Somerset, Ky., two
hours or moro on, account Of a
freight wreck which occurred south Of
tha: place last night. When the track
was clear the foremost Cincinnati train
started out from Somerset frat and met
and passed safely north.buund train.
Then, at II safe distance behind, the
tGted No. 5 started ont. Freight train
No. 90, nOrth.bound, was Bide.tracked at
Sloaus Valley. When the first Cincin.
natl train passed south, the crew OF the
freight appears to have overlooked the
fact that No. was 10 follow, and they
pulled out and started northward. Less
than quarter Of mile away they en-.
tered q tunnel which is ono.sixth OF a
mile long. III the most hopeless place
that trainn9n ever met death tho en-.
gines OF the two trains dashed into each
other, and the Cars following iammed
into each other in 2 mass. Then came
the added horror OF conilaITation. No
description OF the scenes has yet been |
made-only the bare results have been |
telegrlphed to the officers OF the road
here. These are that Firemen Gould
and Welch, Brakeman John L. Mont
gomsry, and Express Messenger Edward
BUTLER were killed. Engineer Taylor,
oil the passenger train, and A. Pimlott,
OF the freight, were badly injured. The
baggage utaster was badly Injured. No
passengers were killed.
Tue initial cause of the collision WAS
wreck which occurred Inst hight ut
Elihu station, two miles below Somer.
set. A mixed train was stopping to leave
II car, and had not yet got INTO motion,
when freight Came up in the rear and
struck the rear causing a serious wreck.
AouAS .At. ~ Aey IouiLuclClHl lfdV- |
eler, had both legs crushed and has
since died. The delay to the passenger
trains by this wreck caused the mistake
OF the engineer and conductor OF the
freight train No. %, by which the .un.
mel collieion occurred. Fortunately tho
passenger train had not entirely gone
into the tunnel when the crash came,
and go the three sleepers, which did
aot leave the track, served as a mems of
escape for the passeDgers. These Bleen.
ers were detached and drawn away irom
she burning train, but the baggage,
mail cor and Two coaches were burned.
Engineer John Pimlott died this
afternoon, making six victims OF the
trunel collision on the Cincinnati South.
ern road, as follows: John Pimlott, en-.
gineer, Detroit, Mich; Fireman Welsh,
Somerset, KY; Fireman Gould, Lud.
low, ky.; Brakeman John Z. Mont.
gomery, Albany, N. y; Postal Clerk G.
l.. Doeean, Cincinnati; Express Msssen-
ger Ed 2. Buiiner, Cincinnati.
The injured arc: Engineer Pat Tay.
ior, Somerset, KY, severe; Postal Clerk
j. G. Gayle, Cincinnati, severe. Bag.
gaSenaster John r. Long, Newport, ps-
we're.
A few passengers were slightly in
lured, but were able to resume their
lourney,