The sun., 1891-07-05
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED AND sIxTY
INJURED IN A RAILROAD CRAsH

Inc coacnoS were nIloQ Win pa6s0nR0r1v
most OF whom were laboring people out for .
hol day In the country. The Order OF United
American Mechanics, was en- route to Poca to
spend the day. mantof them accompanied
BY their wives.
Many OF the passengers were employees OF
the railway company going to their homes
along the limo to spend the holiday.
The train was passing over trsstle whom
there came crash. Tho coaches rocked and
shook, women screamed. and stout men
turned pale with fear.
moment more and fearful plunge was
made. The forward passenger car rolled down
the approach to the trestle. turned completely,
and rested right side up ten feet below the
track.
The other cars rolled over the edge. turned
bottom up and fell twenty feet below the track.
In the terrible fall many persons were crushed
and bruised. but to add to tho horror
the rear truck which rom tlAd on
the track fell over on top OF the car: cfdl siRe
everything under IL and killing nearly every
person who was in that portion OF tho car. One
dead body after another was pulled out
through the window. most Of them horribly
mangled.
The following is list Of those killed and In. :
jured 80 far as known:
Col. w. Z. FIFE, Buffalo. W. Va.
T. N. WILSON. travels for Columbus house,
Galllpois. Ohio. s-s
CHARLES HUFFMAN Blue Crock. W. Va.
l.. G. ROSE, Blue Creek. W. Va.
JASPER DAUGHERTY. New Martinsville. W,
Va.
WALTER WELcHER, Charleston.
Mrs. WALTER WELcHER Charleston.
ELLA O'LEARY. Charleston.
AMOS COULTER. Red House. W. Va
ORvILLE ROBINSON. Midway. W. Va.
7 Thomas Thornton. X. and N. conduotor.
Middleport Ohio.
Polly Sullivan, Mason City. Worked n
Charleston.
James White. Middleport Ohio.
INJURED.
JAMES II hshU o by. O.. crushed about
Mrs. X s. TRUsLow. Cbareston. skull frac.
Wi WILL FORD. Elk city. head S and chest crushed.
LEON + BLIaT, Rcd House West Va. spine
j. d: JONES. Charleston. arm broken and iu-
ternnlly injured.
y. il. bAuSDERs. Omission, head cut
PETER SIMPSON. Chareston, head cut
:. ]. B. CoRpEN. bridge foreman. Leon. ". Va,
back and head cut,
hisa saa 'sieSs 3D. oh.r'.'o
Miss JENNIE JACKSON, Charleston. head cut
MIS- CORA CART Charleston. face and mock
Miss MAGGIE CART. Charleston. shoulder in.
wsefs4 and '1s Wife xSo Tsrs 1sd fSf OUT
H. T. CALHOUN GalipolIs. O.. thigh broken
and cut under chin;
MskHE sis if'ss fesa eE2i's vs .nt.rn., in
Ella MCKEE. Poca. W. Va. injured about
TyHx Eh city lSss hurt hurt
fEnRlR Ghnr hand tnf
4 9; @4h1; E!E Az t @ sids sSd ss. BRUISED.
&C. LoSc; Point Plsssanty W; Va: bead Ont.
Ep. GoSEsh. Posa: ": w.. side hurt
A. ARCHIBALD Poca. arms In ured.
SAMUEL CARPENTER. Poca. foot hurt.
MILL1.M 4 Mo-. JoNEs E, En- ~, city h head Injured.
JAMES NICELY. Charlie ston. known to have
been on the train. and believed TO be under the
wrecked car
OF the entire number on the train only four
escaped without a scratch. Nearly all the dead
were cut or bruised about the head. Imms-
diately after the wreck relief trains were sent
out with physicians from st. Adams and
Charleston. who did all in their power to re-
lieye the sufTerings OF tho injured
A dozen corpses lying In a row. many OF
them at the time not identified. was the first
sight the relief party saw. A few steps
further half dozcn men were met !
carrying another boly to add to the
list across the creek whero the wreck oc-a
cured. The injured and dying lay In groups
In the open field. Tho means Of the wounded.
mingled with the cries OF those who had lost
friends caused stoutest hearts TO quail.
The four uninjured men-Engineer O'Con.
nor. Fireman Wyatt. Mail Agent Hays, and
Passenger Nolva!l-together with such Of the
wounded as were able. worked nobly to aid
their un fortunate companions. and with the
help of the country people. who Hocked to their
assistance. all were soon extricated from the
car. It WAS necessary to cut the car away to
The funeral train left the scene Of tho wreck
box cars had to he used.
buildings wi black min Cling mournins with
the h4r.son ThIS d Hacns HSas Y0h Banf n0r S:a
the mail car to get a piece OF string from tho
ThSn ns wreck
sending condueto" Rob nson In. lis place.
b A. aqhpe hi to take tho train
The b"rnns Of the tics. which caused tn who
been caused BY ihe falling Of hot cipd,no Uuy
a freight train that crossed during the uohumon
spsct tie track daily had started on hisi af,lsts
from The 2ther end Of his section. but had hcer,s
Tehcneu TINS plnc6. AfTCl
Tho, engineer saw q slight smoke. bubsl
thought II al early fog rising from the creek e
un,i TOO late to save tho train. The Gag IAs.
To- $:s s,sEyess Wscs4
wife; with their in lant child. wore going for .
holiday with friends, The paren swere killed
and It's little fingers cut OF. 1t mover
whimpered. and It's great blue eyes peysr .
shed q tear as the surgeons dressed the
wounds.
Drowning OF m Chautauaua student