The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-05
THROWN FROM
A TRESTLE.
Another Horrible Railroad AC-
Cident in West Virginia.
Two Passenger Coaches Jump the Track.
FOrly-SeYen People Injured and
Twelve We're Killed.


CHARLESTON (W.Va.), July 1.-The worst
wreck ever known in this part of the State
occurred about o'clock this morning on the
kanehba and Michigan Il ,ilway eight miles
west of here. The passenger train for Co.
lumbus pulled ont of here with two car
loads of eXcursionists. The wreck occurred
on a high trestle. The crossiies had caught
rails spread under the train. The engine
ba gage and mail car passed over safely,
but the two coaches were thrown from the
track. After running forty feet on the ties
the forward car toppled to the left and the
rear one to the right The forward car
turned completely over and landed right
side up and the other fell twenty feet, turn
ing upside down. and enc set of trucks fell
on the top of it, crushing the car to splin-
tiers. Under this place most of the dead
were found. Surgeons and relief train
were sent at once
HEARTRENDING SCENES.
The scenes among the dead and dying
were heartrending. One little baby lost its
father and mother. One mans head was
severed at the mouth, and the remainder of
the head was tished out from under the
wreck several hours after the body was
found. 1t is feared there are one or two
bodies yet under the wreck. The dead. so
far as known, are: Colonel W. L. Fife,
Buffalo, w. Va; T. y. Wilson, Gallipulis,
Ohio; Charles Huffman, Blue Creek, W.
Va; Jasper D0ngherty, New Martinsville
W. Va; Walter We!cheT, Mrs. Walter
Welcher, Ella O'Leary, Charleston Amos
Coulter, Red House, w. Va; Orville Rob-
insOn, Midway, w. Va. Thomas Thornton,
conductor, Mddleport. Ohio; Polly SuliI-
van, Mason City. and James White. Middle
port, Ohio. Fify-eight persons were
counted who are injured. and number
walked away before they could be seen. OF
The entire number of passengers but one
john Noryell of this city, escaped ithout
scratch. He was in the mai-car. Those
fatally injured are: ". Il. Reed, Elk City,
Ohio; James Blackwood, Athens, Ohio
Mrs. X 5. TruSl0w. Charleston, and VIII
Ford, Elk CITY
SOME OF THE INJURED.
Following is a partial list of others in
JuTed, many Of whom are dangerously hurt
Leon E. BIgh, Red House, W. Va; J. D.
Jones, Charleston; Mrs. J. ID. Jones,
Charleston; W. II, Saunders, Charleston,
Peter Simpson, Charleston; J. c. Martin.
Leon, ". Va; J. b. Gordon, Leon, WA !:
Mary Shirley, Charleston: Miss Jennie
jackson, Charleston; Miss Cora Carr
Charleston; Miss Maggie Cart, Charleston !;
John Neicher, two-yeaI-old child of
Waiter Welcher and wife, who were killed
outright; ?. L. Mullins, Glendenniu. W
Va; G: A. Gillespie, Elk City; John Whit
taker, Elk City; James Cupely, Elk City /;
Molle WInfree, Elk City; Z. 4. Price,
W hite Carter, Null Grove, n. c.; Mis-, Min
ME Davis, Charleston; A. Bayburn. Elk CITY :;
SaElIa fputfpr Pod IItuSa
Eva Coulter, Red House; l., J. Satter-
lhwait, Charleston James IL Goddard Jr.
Charleston; Charles Robinson, conductor,
Midway, w. Va; W. T. Klser and son,
Charleston; Postal Clerk Hayes, Athens,
One; George W Striking, Point PHEASANT,
". Va; sam Shue, Midway, W Va; n.
|. Calhoun, GallipoliS, Ohio; - Ross, Elk
City; George Mckee aud Eliza Mckee,
Poca, ". Va; Raburu Blackburn. Elk
City; +. W. jennings. Columbus. Ohio :
George Elsele and Clarence EIsele, Charles
ton: a. {. Wall, Elk City; Lucinda Jones.
Elk City; Allie Spreading, Elk City; c.
Long, Point Pleasant, W. Va; Charles
Conker and Ed Conker, Poca ". Va; A.
Archibald, Poca; Samuel Carpenter, Poca 4;
William Jones, Elk City, and Ella Henson
Elk City. James Nicely of Charleston was
| known to have been on the train, but he
has not been seen or heard from since tie
wreck. II is believed that he is under the
wrecked cars.
h""H cause" tlle oulhlnS OF the tTestles Is
not known, but 1t IS supposed to have caught
from cnderS dropped by an engine. The
excursion train saw the smoke, but, think
ing 1t was fog arising from the creek, went
on. People living in the neighborhood saw
the smoke but thought it was from camp
fires of persons who had been fishing there.
The wreck was a fearful one, and the hor-
TOrs OF 1t cannot be realized by one who was
not on the scene. The city is practically in
mourning tonight. What promised TO be
one of the brightest days in its history be-
came the saddest it has ever known.