West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
One Section Ofa Express Train
Crashes Into the Other.
More Than a Score of Persons
Killed or Injured. ~

Six persons have becn killed and about
twenty injurol in a railroad accident on tho
Lake Shore road at Bay Wow, nine miles
from Buffalo. N. ", by tho Chicago Express
breaking in two, and the two sections then
coming into collision.
The killed wcro, Mr. and Mrs Stewart OF
Rochester, Mrs j. ID. Baucus, Rome, N. ";
j. 6waIS the colored porter; John w. Flynn,
Of Canton, Ohio, and John I. Power, OF
Pittsiield Mass
Tho two sections OF the wrecked train ar
rived at Buffalo about O'clock In the morn
ing with tho dead and injured The bodies
were placed ON trucks in the baggage room
and the injured were removed 20 tho hospitals
On hotels. ~
Pullnian Conductor Fest said the steam
coupling broke IN pulling out OF Dunhirk,
leaving them without steam. Whom nenr
West Hamburg hc made the startling dis
covcry that tho train had broken. lie pulled
the air-brake cord aud found that " would
not work He ran to the third car and found
tlic nirb brake there also useless. He was just
turning tho brakes whom thd crash came.
The first section had ON finding that there
hdd boen split, stopped, and tho secoud sec
ton, going down grade, crashed into it lie
yelled for the porter, aud they went In and
saw five persons pinned In the smoking room
Of tho car Galenn, and they holpcd thenlN
Their sscapc was almost miraculous, as they
got out With slight injuries.
Tho collision lannmcd tho Galena right
under the passenger coach I'm the rear, which
was thrown ON top OF it. or those IN the Ga
lena two were killed, nine injured, aud one
unknown man escaped
One man was killed in the passenger coach
an Italian, name unknown, and j Swan, the
colorcd porter of the Gdlcnn, was thrown
thirty feet into n ditch and killed. Both legs
aud arms wei'c broken, his chest stove in aud
his head smashed. - 'Sa
Porter Waldron, tcoioreh OF the Auburn,
a A a. Al. A
wont to work to free the imprisoned passcu-
gera. Tho GRlcna was split into kindling
wood and nothing remained Of it except the
trucks and one side. Tho wreck started 60
take fire, whom Porter Waldron dashed iuto
tho wTeckage and at much danger 90 h!me
self succeeded in extinguishing two lamps In
the sleeper which were fnring up omnously.
But FOR this timely action a number Of por-
sons would have perished In the flames.
Ono Of tho saddost incidents of the acc-
dent was that which bofcll jos -. Bauous a
bright young lawyer OF Saratoga. A week
ago Mr.. Bnucus was married. TO a handsome
young lady Of Rome, N. " The happy
couple had spent thoir honeymoon i'm tho
West and wcre returning home ON The Ga
lena. When the accident occurred the young
lady was pnioned la the wreck Her body
was horribly bruised and her skull badly
crushed. Her husband waS injured about
tho logs aud head Shc was brought into o.
sleeper and tho surgeons set about NmcndinR
her wounds Portions OF the skull had 20 be
taken out. Tho bridegroom was stretched
out on another seat, two doctors working
over him. Every few minutes he jumped uif
60 get look at his wife. The doctors re
strained him 10y keeping him constantly in
formed Of her condition, but the suspense
was too much for him. lie jumped up and
brushing tho doctors aside, folded his arms
about the dying woman's form. Shes
cold, /" no criod In despair, and he glanced
up FOR look of dlsapprov0l from tho
physicians who stood by. "No, she's living
yet" answered one OF the doctors The de
votion OF tho broken hearted husband was
touching I'm the extreme. Ho refused 90 he
led away, and clung 90 the side OF his uncou-
scious wife, kissing her bleeding lips aud
urging tho doctors ON 20 further efforts. But
medical skill proved unavaiing. Tho wife
died as the train was slowly rolling into But
fRlo. Mr.. Baucus is completely pTostrated
T.. u. Stewart, Of Rochester with his wife
md oightecn-ponths- old baby, was I'm the
day coach when tho crash came Mr. Stewart
was instantly killed The baby WAS unin-
jured. She was found prattling In the arms
" her dead mother ond crying "MammR
mammaw Tho ladies took her away aT the
little child foil asleep,