Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-05
AN AWFUL WRECK.
Two Coaches of an Excursion
Train Topple OF a Bridge.
ONE TURNS COMPLETELY OVER,
Many of the Unfortunate Occupants Fright
fully MangIed to Death.
Many More Are so BADLY Injured that
Death Will Result - Those in the Other
Coach Escape with Injuries More
or Less Severe
ONE TURNS COMPLETELY OVER,

CHARLESTON, w Va, July 4-The worst
wreck ever known III this part of the state
| occurred about 5 o'clock a. m on the
kanawha and Michigan railroad eight miles
west OF here. The passenger train for
| Columbus pulled out from here with two
carloads ofEexcursionists, among them the
| order of United American Mechanics were
going to Poca. The wreck &C.
CURED on a high trestle which had
| caught fire during the night and burned
SO that the rails spread under the train.
The engine and baggage and mail car
| passed over safely, but the two coaches
| were thrown from the track. After run
ning some forty feet the forward car top
pied to the left, the rear car TO the right
The forward car turned completely over
landing right side up. The other fell some
twenty feet, turning upside down, and
one set of trucks fell on top of
1t, crushing the Car into Splinters Under
this place most of the dead were found.
Surgeons and relief train We're sent at
once to the scene of the wreck. Scenes
among the dead and dying We're heartrend-
ing. One little baby lost father and mother
One mans head was severed at the mouth
and his head was fshed from under the
wreck several hours after his body was
found. 1t is feared there are one or two
bodies yet unbound.
reporter has Just returned from the
scene, and reports the following dead. All
have been brought here and are at the I'M
dertaker's: Col. ". f. Fife, Buffalo, W.
Va; I. \. Wilson, travels for d Columbus
house, Gallipot, Ohio; Charles Rufman,
Creek, ". Va; Jasper Daugherty, New
Martinsville, W. Va: Walter Welcher,
Charleston Ella OIeary, Charles
ton; Amos Coulton, Red House, ".
Va Oryille Robinson, Midway, W Va.
Thomas Thornton, kanawha and Michigan
nv not n ~
van, Mason City, worked in Charleston:
Jud White, AIiddieport, Ohio.
Those fatally injured are: ". B. Reed,
ELK City; James Blackwood, Athens, Ohio,
crushed about the head; Mrs K. S. Trus- |
tow, Charleston, skull fractured and con- |
cussion of brain; VIII Ford. Elk City,
head and chest crushed. Mrs. r. S. Trus- |
tow of Charleston will probably die. r. ].
Sattherthwaite of this city is dangerously
hurt.
Fifty-eight persons have been counted |
who are injured, and others walked away |
before they could be seen.
The entire number of passengers in the |
other car, but one, John Norvile of this city. |
escaped without a scratch. Most of those |
injured are but slightly hurt.
Following IS apartlal list o. others injured. |
many OF whom are dangerously hurt and |
some will probably die: Leon E Bligh. |
Red House, ". Va, spine hurt and inter-
iAdA.S -i!JuISu. d. u Jones, charleston, arm
broken and internally injured: Peter Simp-
son. Charleston, head cut; W. Il. Saunders.
Charleston, head cut; Joe Martin. Leon,
W. Va, back injured J. B Corbon,
bridge foreman, Leon, ". Va, back and |
head cut; Mary Shirley, twelve years old,
Charleston, ". Va, head cut and internally |
Injured; Miss Jennie jackson. Charleston.
head cut and shoulders bruised: Miss Cora |
Cart Charleston, face and neck bruised:
Miss Maggie Cart, Charleston shoulder in
jured: Welcher the two-year-old child of
Waiter Nelcher, who was killed outright.
back hurt; P, D. Mullins. Clendennin.
W. Va, leg and arm crushed G. 4. Giles
pie, Elk City breast and head cut: Jane
Stone, Elk City. head and breast cut: john
Whitaker, Elk City, side and head cut and
bruised; James Copely, Elk City, head and
lrm bruised: Nollie Winfries. Elk City.
pack and side injured; E. A Price, proprie. !.
or Of Prices floating opera, New Martins |
lille. nervous shock. slightly bruised Miss
Minnie Davis, Charleston. head and back
,urt: Andy Reiburn. Elk City. shoulder. |
ace and collar bone mashed :Sallie Coulter, |
Red House. ". Va, head and side hurt: Miss |
Eva Coulter. seven years old. Red House, |
,ack and head hurt; L. J. Satterthwai,e.
conclusion Of head and other