The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-27
THE DErAILs
OF the Awful Dlsastor-How the Shock
Came,

Came.
NDDLETowx, O., July 26.-Another
awful railroad wreck is added to the
ment list. This time n Sunday school
excursion suffers from rear end col
.isioa.
Wcodsdale Island Park, summer re-
eh on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Barton railroad, is an exceedingly pop
usr place for Sunday school picnics,
and yesterday there were half a dozen,
among them being several hundred
people from Dayton, who went over on
Especial train.
The start back was made late and the
train ran slowly, as at that hour Of the
DAY the road is full OF suburban trains
ie:wecn Cincinnati and Dayton and in
iemedia,e points. At the place OF the
collision slow up TO allow other trains
,opass was made, when without warn
iHg 4 last freight dashed into the rear
d the excursion train with an awful
Ear, No one knew the freight was
near until the iron head OF the monster
easiae was thrust in at the rear door
aud dpushed through two coaches, both
(Which were thrown OF the track.
AHrXDRED AND FIFTY WENT OVER.
There was no time for escape and
fully $50 people went over with the up
turned cars Such q frenzy of yelIs as
went up smote the heavens with terror.
Women screamed, men shouted hoarse-
lyand walls OF children mingled with
all, How SO many escaped death can
only be accounted Tor on the theory
that the engine uplifted and ran under
rather than through the cars.
After a moments panic the work OF
rescue began. From beneath crushed
seats, mashed in roofs and debris OF all
sorts dead and wounded were taken out
aud laid in long rows. Four dead bod
les were found in the wreck, and to
thtset four Others were soon added from
among tho wounded. In all some
twenty-five were wounded, fifteen sori-
'Gislyt several OF whom will die. For q
lime pandemonium reigned. Tho shock
WGs 50 sudden and SO awful that people
we're dazed and friends became lost to
yyIch other in the scramble to escape
iloM what all believed an awful peril
That threatened each.
An HOUR OF AWFUL SUSPENSE.
Assoon, therefore, us each found HIM
sell alive he began to look for friend or
ianilyr and soon hundreds mixed indis-
Stiminately in a mad effort to find their
friends. This resulted in a dozen women
iiAn'ing and scores OF children being
Rsl: and it was an hour OF most excru-
Sauag suspense before the uninjured
.eeame calm enough to get properly
NseIher The officers of tho road were
aullaea and special train was sent to
scene from Dayton. Later another train
came up from Cincinnati.
ssines Hicks, who saw the whole at-
iMr, SAYS; Il was standing near the
o1., SMh, listening TO the singing in some
%!Ge S,. coaches, and looking at the soiled
Ia' Iappy faces Of the children, when l
T.5rd the roar OF q swiftly moving train.
=! naIluEht 1t strnnge at the instant, but
u, 10 thought OF an accident occurred to
~: ~ glanced in the direction from
winch the noisc came and was almost
E'aIyEed to see a freight
DAsllSG DOWN on TIE SAME TRACK
,aEard !: tho rear Of the excursion train,
DeioFe could utter a sound the engine
a aaa struck the rear coach. 1t appeared
!, % ~ the car above the track, then hurl
%siA WI 4 sickcning crash toward the
nm ,, al one side. Tho next car was
lated IN the same manner, l shall
sv,er ,aa, forget the scores OF white faces
MI. s.SI Moaeehtarily as the car was hurled
q, c,,He ny the great engine. Tho third
~ ~ was partially derailed. Instantly
sw,d ,.g entire train load realized that an
yStll yo,, calamity had occurred and with
;S.s and shrieks poured from the cars
",'ygsR .ygsRi doors and windows alike.
4, No'ners clasped their children
b.gfI.Iically in their arms. Husbands
To,si.. y'S i,alhtlnS wives, and young men and
oI .as' utsS!i' with white faces sought places
iSsG;ety; All became mixed UP, throw.
r,s; s mo iriGhttul confusion the already
iS,a S,"a'eAy-hundreds and scene OF pan.
hssSiS.' SiS''.um ensued. At last few cool
SS5 S5tS II sol the uninjured off ut one side,
iti's ,So men men began the work OF rescue from
''V overturned cars.
10 VSE WEE GIRL WAS UNlNJURED.
q, Vao Of the first taken out was a bit
y, D,. d S'Fl not q particle injured. Her
f1'sni' f', were in another car at the time,
No NHSy'1g lett her with friends, AS she
D,M lllted M thu fnAhnr nri.i Mhn,,i.