The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-10-19
MORE LIVES LOST.
THE B. { 0. KEEPING UP It's KILL.
lSG AND WRECElyG
RECORD.


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AT pATrERsoN's CREEK 10
HEAR FROM.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway is
increasing its life sacrificing and ear
demolishing process day by day. Since
THE WoRLp last went topressthe lives
Of three employees have been wiped
out and there are others to be heard
FROM.
On Saturday night j. A. Rice, a
brakeman. less than 20Syears Of age,
was literally cut in two at Brunswick
by freight train. II is stated by the
company that he stumbled on coup
ling pin aud fell beneath the train,
but this is mere conjecture. Rice's
body was brought to this city and
turned over to w. H. Wilen, who pro
pared il for burial and forwarded it
to Keyser yesterday morning. He
was a single man and had been with
the company only short time.
On Saturday afternoon there was
another accident near Baltimore.
James Levitt was walking along the
track in advance Of an engine, on sig
nal duty, his foot slid into frog and
stuck fast. He made desperate efforts
to get away before the heavy engine
crashed upon him, but too late. The
engineer saw the man struggling for
his life, and reversed his lever,sbut the
huge mass could notslsa stopped sin
time. Levitt leaned olstsas faf q he
could, and the engine passed over his
right foot, cutting ~ of below the
knee.
The same afternoon an engineer
whose name could not be ascertained
here was instantly killed On the Metro
Ipolitan Branch. His funeral took
place in Washington this morning and
a delegation of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Engineers attended from
here.
At an early hour this morning there
was big mash-up between two freight
trains at Pattersons Creek and il was
reported in the city that several had
been killed. The latter was erroneous.
AS it was. cars Were piled up on all
sides and passenger trains delayed for
hourse. 1t is considered miracle
that several were not killed. A disas-
ter that might have resulted in the loss
of many lives was averted by the
merest accident at this point Sunday
morning. Passenger train No. 8pulled
by engine No. 800 while running hall
the scheduled rate Of speed passed over
a torpedo. The suddenness with which
the train was stopped threw the people
out Of their seats and the train was
only stopped within 10 feet Of the
caboose of,a freight train.
The inexperienced brakeman had
gone back less than the length Of his
train to place the torpedo on the track.
Had No. s been running at the rate Of
40 miles an hour, its usual speed, in
stead Of 20 there is no telling how
many more lives would have been
added to the already large list.
That the road is being badly mis-!
managed is very evident and that mex
perienced hands are the cause Of many
Of these wrecks is an undisputed fact.
The company is overworking its men
which is another cause.
The WORLD has knowledge that an
engineer was sent out at o'clock Fri
day morning and kept on perpetual
run until 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
The company has been advertising in
all large cities for engineers and train
men, butthey find that they are only
getting the scrubs that have been
s'bounced'f from other lines. Expert
and experienced men will not risk their
lives on the line at thefate things have
been going the past six or eight
months.