Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-06-26
I'p 4 HIGH EMBANKMENT.
Engineer, Fireman and Several 9th
ers Killed and Injured.
Accident Caused by the Breaking of
a Piston Rod.
Bishop keane, of Washington Uniyer-
sity, Among the Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-The Balti-
more & Ohio express train, which left
Washington at 1880 o'clock last night.
composed of two Pullman sleepers and
several passenger coaches, left the track at
Chllds station, near Singerly Md, at one
o'clock this morning and went over an
embankment. Chief Engineer Charles
Ackenhiel, of the Staten Island Transit
company, and adjutant of the Baltimore
X Ohio company, who occupied
berth in one Of the sleepers,
vas killed. and several other
people were injured. The body of Mr..
Ackenheil was brought to this city this
morning. and will probable be forwarded
to New York to-day. The accident is said
to have been caused by the breaking of the
driving wheel of the engine
The train was composed of baggage
car, smoker, day coaches aud three
sleepers. The train had just entered on
"a bridge across d gully when the piston
rod on the engine broke. Fireman John
Mcnamara was knocked off his seat in
the engine and precipated into the
gully, breaking every bone in
his body and killing him instantly The
coaches left the track, but the smoker and
day coach did NOT leave the bridge. The
forward sleeper rolled over and over down
the embankment, while the second sleeper
rolled down the hill on its wheels. The last
car remained on the track. The people
in the second sleeper escaped serious in
jury, but the forward sleeper was COM
pletely wrecked One man, whose name
could not be learned, was taken out of
the forward sleeper in dying condition.
He has sustained a fracture of nearly every
rib and internal injuries. The others had
received very serious injuries and were
taken into farm house, whose inmates
had been aroused. A wrecking train ar
rived at the scene at 5 o'clock this morn
ing, and special train brought those who
were in a condition to move to this city,
whence they dispersed for their several des-
tinations.
The others injured were: Miss Grace
Darlie, head cut; John c. Richards, East
Orange, n. j., leg cut; Bertha Richards,
Montclair, n. j., arm broken; Mr. Pierce,
injured about the head (they are an old
couple and they suffered greatly from
the shock; Mrs. H. E. Kelley,
slightly hurt; J. ]. Newman, New
Haven, Conn, slightly hurt; D. W. Page.
New York city, foot hurt; Charles E.
Udoll, Jacksonville, Fla, leg hurt; John
Rust, Clarksburg, W. Va. slightly cut on
the head; VIM. Reed, sleeping car con-
ductor, back injured.
Among those seriously hurt were Bishop
Keene, of the Catholic university at Wash
ington, and Harry E. Kelley, son of Con-
gresham Kelly, of Arkansas.
The wreck was caused by the breaking
of the main rod on the freman's side.
1t crashed through the cab, killing him
instantly. The engineer jmmped down
and croached behind the fire box. Immed-
lately afterward the rod on his side gave
way and tore that side of the cab to pieces
and the engine then left the rails carrying
the cars with it.
AsHvILLE, N. c., June 19-A terrible
accident occurred on the Western North
Carolina road on the southern side of
Saluda mountain, last night. From the
apex of Saluda mountain to Melrose, about
three miles, there is fall of fully 600 feet.
Owing to this tremendous grade an engine
is kept constantly there to help
trains up and down the mountain. On ac-
count of the heavy rains the track was
very slippery last night, and when a
twelve car coal train started down the
mountain it soon got beyond the
control of the engines with all the brakes
set. The speed quickened until ire
mendous rate was reached, when suddenly
the rails spread and the entire outfit
plunged headlong down the mountain
side, Engineers Smyrna and Tunstall and
Fireman Taylor were killed. Others of the
crew escaped with broken bones and SER
iOus contusions.
WASHINGTON, June 20-Bishop K eane,
who was injured in the B. & O. wreck to-
day, is badly bruised and shaken, but nc
bones are broken.
BEDFORD, Pa, June 20.-The first sec
ton of the freight train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad broke in two on top of the
Buffalo Mills grade last night. The rear
part ran down the grade at terrible speed
and crashed into the second section.
Joseph Martin and Brakeman Little were
instantly killed, Six others were seriously
injured. The men in the caboose went to
sleep and failed to stop the runaway
cars.