The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-06

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CHARLESTON, W. Va, July 6.-Thc
,or.t wreck ever known in this part OF
A. State. Il not the worst that ever oc-
,r,,ed in the State, occurred about s
Sclock Yesterday morning on the
y,Dswhn 4 Michigan railroad, eight
mile; west Of here. The passenger
tr,jn for Columbus pulled out from here
yith two ear loads Of excursionists,
among them the United American Me-
hsnics, who we're going to Poca. The
meek occurred on a high trestle. The
I,epey had caught fire during the
,i,ht and burned SO that the rails
pread under the train. The engine
nd baggage and mail chr passed over
atly, but the two coaches were thrown
nom Inc track. After running some 40
ilst on the sleopers, tho forward car
oppled to the left, the rear one to the
i!6., the forward car turned complete
i over, landing right side up. The
dler fell some 20 feet, turning upside
down and one set Of trucks fell on top
crushing the car to splinters. Under
this place most OF the dead were found.
TIE PLUNGE DowS FROM A rResTLE.
The train had just pulled out in the
arly morning and gone q few miles,
hensuddenly there came a crash. The
coaches rocked and shook, women
greamed and stout men turned pale
With fear. A moment more and the
fearful plunge was made that dealt out
death and destruction to so many peo-
pie.
In the terrible fall many persons were
crushed and bruised, but to add to the
hGor the rear truck, which remained
on the track, came crashing down upon
The car, crushing everything under it,
and killing nearly every person in that
part Of the car. One dead body after
mother was pulled out through,the win
dow, most OF them horribly mangled.
Yearly all the dead were cut or bruised
ibou! the head.
4HEAD SEVERED AT THE MOUTH.
IAper DOugherty, OF New Martins
vile, was icarfully mangled. His head
In cut oil at the mouth, leaving only
lie lower law on the headless trunk,
IWo or three hours after the wreck his
bead was found among the broken seats
nddebris in the worst partot the wreck,
VeIteringin its own brains, which were
S1ttered over the car floor.
Immediately after the wreck relief
hains were sent out with physicians
tnn s.. Adams and Charleston, who
did all in their power to relieve the suf-
ieings Of the injured and save the lives
d rs many as possible. The press
correspondent arrived in the second
ttain, and the scene which met his gaze
vas horrible beyond description. A
dozen Corpses lying in a row, many oi
them at the time not identified, was the
fnt sight on leaving tho train. A few
steps farther on q halt'dozen men were
met carrying another corpse to add to
The list across the creek where the
wreck occurred.
: Scores Of injured and dying lay in
groups in the open field, nursing their
injuries. The means OF the wounded,
mingled with the cries Of those who had
sCa friends, and the sickening sight oil
blood and carnage and the cries OF the
suffering ones, caused the stoutest heart
toquail.
TIE HEROIC WORK OF RESCUE.
The four uninjured men, Engineer
0COnnor, Fireman Wyatt, Mail Agent
Hays and Passenger Norvall, together
WIN such Of the wounded as were able,
worked nobly to rescue their unfortun.
Ie companions, and with the help ol
me country people who tlocked to their
IsSlsIanco and rendered noble aid, they
See soon all extricated from the car,
Ioget them out 1t was necessary to cut
aG car away, but all were gotten ont in
lhe funeral train left the scene Of the
wreck about o'clock, all the coaches
irgh this place having gone out to
Srng IN excursions. Box cars had to be
S Ssee' One car contained nine cots,
SaCa Wlth q corpse in it. The other
'EIs Y, were all full OF injured on cots.
tAe news spread like wildfiro and al
syefy Station crowd OF people turned
vat 70 learn Of the fate Of friends. To.
slght merchants are draping their
;SulIalnss IN black, minglinE the mourn.
;s Si!h ;ho red, white and blue bunt.
Ts shnt had already decorated their
places ol business.
Lucky PEOPLE WHO KISSED THE TRAIN.
s, .ohn h NoryGls, Of tho Charleston Ma
i sVa1 Bank, had Just stepped out Of the
LVN coach 70 the mail car to get Z
E'se Z; string from the postal elerk
,,Da5 sSe,i the wnosk occurred. He also q,
Spea anscathed. Conductor Brobeck,
10y ssGse run Il was, laid or for 9 holiday
i.alnS Conductor Robinson in his
S' Siase' dc Usually sits, In passing the
a@ve where tie wreck was, In the pari
Ss, " tas car whore the killed we're, tc
N,..g @unt his tickets, he regards this as
ES.O'iaential X escape Judge +. A. Guth.
"S.. %s expected to take the train, but
S'SS,s'ept and was saved.
htae htae burning Of the ties, which caused
n nj hlT !talT TO leave the track, is supposed
saye been caused by the falling d
eSo..c1 ~. ei1hdeFs from 4 freight train thai
TSIIeeSa 'ea during the night. The track
tSs S..eF whose duty it was to Inspect
@n'..S a. Sask daily, had started on his trir
aiSasl ,ioS from the other end q the seo
M %TSa' but had not seaahsd this place
tSo,csnns engineer saw = slight smoke, buI
is,.ght i1sght 1t Sn early morning fog risini
,,Is ;,,Is Tue craek uRtil too late 70 save tht
4LETTtr cHrLp'S FoRrrTuDR.
"a lnS @ company has done everything IL
R0Wef for the unfortunate victims Q