The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-01
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Two Men Killed nj the u. & o. Depot
Through the Negligence Of somsbody-A
Strange Pair Of Accidents.
Last evening about ten minutes before
seven a peculiar accident, with fatal
results, occurred at the b. & o. passenger
station. Somewhat over four hours
later second one occurred at the same
place. The loss OF the first life aroused
considerable indignation, and thesecOnd
fatality naturally increased this
The Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
from the West, known aB No. 4, WAS
little late in arriving last evening,
About 6:5Oit pulled into the station and
stopped, as is customary, along the east
track. Just east Of il, about twenty
inches from the car steps, ls huge iron
girder to bear the new structure
now being built to take the
place Of that part Of the tracks and plat.
form which went down when the old
iron truss bridge gave way some time
ago. Inside this girder, between it and
the easternmost rail, is platform. The
space there Is SO narrow that only one
person can walk in 1t.
Outside there is no platform, but q
great gap, yawning over the icy creek.
The lights are not good, and there is no
pretense Of railing or even rope, not
even q sign OF warning TO guard passen-
gers against the awful death trap.
On the train was Thomas Lewis, n
lame cigar maker Of this city, accompa.
MED by his sister. He stepped from the
car steps tc the ton OF this girder, which
Is nearly on a level with the bottom
step, possibly two inches higher. To
make room for his sister, he stepped on
down on the outer side.
But one result was possible. he fell
10 the frozen creek beneath, whirling
over in his flight, and striking the heavy
Ice on his head.
His skull was crushed on the front,
both legs were broken, one Of them in
two places, and be received other in
juries Of very grave character.
Sir or eight men, among them 1. ].
Horn, Amos Stump, John Pearl, +,
| Church, AL. Clinker and Henry Fam,
and Special Officer Burns, OF the Balti.
more & Ohio, fastened down to the
waters edge. and found Lewis lying on
the ice. They picked him up and car.
ried him up the bank and into the bag.
gage room, where DR.. ]. a. Campbell
and DR.. D. Fl. Taylor, and later DR.. L. Q.
Wilson were summoned. They exam
ined his injuries and did what they
could to ease bis pain, but all agreed
that he could not live long.
He breathed about an hour, and then
died. His father, DR.. d. a. Lewis, Of
Thirty.third street, was notified and
reached him before he died.
Lewis was cigarmaker employed at
Pollock factory. Hewas cripple. and
had taken partial course in the Nor
gantown University, paying his ex'
psnses out OF bis savings. His employer,
Hon. a. Pollack, speaks Of him in the
highest terms as steady, intelligent,
honest and economical young man. He
desired 10 educate himself for higher
sphere in life.
One OF the Baltimore & Ohio attrches,
when he heard OF the accident, rushed
up street TO get a boat. Henry Shall
cross and he got the yawl ofthe steamer
Bellsire and started to row down. but
she began to sink at the foot of Four.
teenth street and they beaChed her and
left Der.
Chief Of Police Delbrugge and Lieuten-
ant Frohme rushed to the scene OF the
accident when they heard Of it. In going
down the creek on the ice DelbrugRe
broke through and went over his head,
and Frohme followed him into the
water, bat not SO deeply. Both got ont
with no worse injury than cold bath.