Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-06

= from the car. To get them ont
~ NV, was necessary to cut the car away. hnt
al were gotten out in short time
Ahe funeral train left the scene of the
49, $500 1s aooue O'Clock. All the coaches
a az snls place having gone out to bring in
an al eAoursion, oox cars had to be used. One
Gar contained al nine cots, each with a corpse
iured on cots. '--- vi " III
CHARLESTON IN soMBER CARR.
The news spread like wild fire. and at
every station crowds of people turned out
TO learn Of the fate Of friends. To-nineht
merchants are decorat ling their buildings
win black, mingling the mourning with
Tue req, white and blue bunting that had
already decorated their places of business.
Sonn Morrell, OF the Charleston National
oanS, nad Just stepped out of the packed
coach 10 the mail car to get a piece OF
sulng from the postal clerk, when the
wreck occurred. He alone escaped I'M
touched. Conductor Brobeck, whose
run IL was, laid of for q
holiday, sending Conductor Robinson
IN ms stead. He usually sits In passing
the place where the wreck was in the part
o! the car where the killed were to count
ms tickets. He regards his as a provi-
uenual escape. Judge A. z. Guthrie ex-
pected to take the train, but oversight him.
sell and was saved. The burning up of
the trestle which caused the train to leave
the track is supposed to have been caused
by the falling of hot cinders from freight
train that crossed during the night. The
track walker, whose duty it was to in
spect the track daily, had started on his
TRIP as usual from the other end of the
hFrf hgA 81 -.~1o
The engineer saw a slight smoke, but
thought it an early morning fog rising
from the creek until too late to save the
train. The company has done everything
IN It's power for the unfortunate victims OF
the wreck.
ENOUGH TO MAKE STONES WEEP.
Walter Welcher and wife were going
with their infant child for holiday with
friends. Both were killed, and the babe
of year was bruised and its little fingers
cut off. 1t never whimpered, and its
great blue eyes never shed a tear
as the surgeons dressed the wounds. 1t was
placed close to its dead mamma and pressed
its little hand close to her cold, blood
stained cheek, and those VINO stood by could
not repress the tears, and the little one
WHO THE KILLED WERE.
Col. w. E. Fife was one of the most
prominent farmers in Putnam county
Commander of Camp Patton, Confederate
Veterans, of this city. He was prominent
Democrat, and has held several responsible
positions. He was about so years old anc
unmarried.
Theodore N. Wilson was formerly editor
of the Gallipolis Bulletin, but has recently
been travelling for Pittsourg house he
was for a while steward of the Athens
(Ohio) Asylum, being appointed by Gov
ernOr Campbell.
Charles Hoffman was farmer, and nae
lust been here with load of peaches. l.
G. Rose was formerly County Superintend.
ent of Free Schools of this county. Jud
White was on his way home after getting
through work. Walter Welcher was d
furniture factory workman in Elk City
Amos Coulter was a teacher. Orville Rob
inson was a,brOther of the conductor. Elli
O'Leary and Mary Sullivan were domes
tics.
THE INSURED.
Leon f. Bigh, Red House, w. va.
spine hurt and internally injured; j. u
Jones, Charleston, arm broken ana 'nVer
nallv injured: Mrs. j. d. Jones, Charles
TON. head slightly injured; Peter Simpson
Oha,leston head cut; w. H. Saunders
SbsrIeston' head cut; j. Q. Martin, Leon
w Va back injured; j. B Gordon, Orlogt
foreman. Leon, w. Va, back and heac
cnt: Mary Sharkey, twelve years oi S
Char eston, head cut and ln l,s, s1il..
s-,''s aud JacKsoI1 5slAff1seu
Miss Cora Carl, Charleston, face and neck
bruised; w B. Reed, Elk City; Sam
Johnson, colored, Charleston; Alder
kearns, Elk City; John Carrie, Elk City
Miss Maggie Carl, Charleston, shoulder;
injured; Welcher, the 2-year-old child o.
Walter Welcher ard wife, who were killed
outright; p. l.. Mullins, Clendennin, w
Elk City, w. Va, breast and head cut
John Stone, Elk City, head and breast
cut: John Whitaker, Elk City, head cut
and bruised; James Cofeley, Elk City
head and arm bruised, Mollie Winfree
Elk City, hand and arm cut slightly; Pol
lima Whitaker, Elk City, back and SIDE
injured f. A Price, proprietor OF Prices
floating opera, New Martinsville, w. Va.
nervous shock and slight bruises; White
Carter, Null Grove, n. c., hip, head anc
side slightly hurt; Miss Minnie Davis
Charleston, head and back hurt; Andy
Rayburn, Elk City, face ano
collar bone mashed; Mrs. Sal
lie Coulter, Elk City, head
and side hurt; Miss Eva Coulter. years
old. Elk City, back and head hurt; Il. j
Satterthwait, Charleston, conclusion OF
head and other injuries; James II. God
dard. Jr., Charleston, face cut and body
bruised: Charles Robinson, conductor
Midway. w. Va, head cut and body
bruised; W. T. Kiger and small SON
Charleston, bruised slightly about heads
and bodies; Postal Clerk Hayes
Athens. Ohio, slightly bruised about body;
George w. Striobing, PIT. Pleasant, W.
Va. but employed as a clerk In hanawha
Valley bank this city, cut under the chin
and body bruised; Sam Shue, Midway,
w. Va, face and head cut; - Ross, Elk
CITY. bruised: George Mckee, Poca, IN
ternally injured; Eliza Mckee, Poca, III
iured about head and arms; Raourn
Blackburn, Elk City, legs hurt; r. W.
Jennings, Columbus, o., slde hurt
George Elsie, charleston, heau
injured; Clarence Elsie. Charleston.
arms bruised; A. G. Wall, Elk City, side
and legs bruised; Lucinda Jones, FIX Guy
head bruised; Allie Spreading, Elk City,
had cnt. g. c.. Long, PIT Pleasant, w.
We Ve"U head cut: Charles Conker, Poca,
eli,btiv Injured about the head; Ed
So1I,aT Poca. head hurt; A. Archibald,
Poca, arms injured; Samuel Carpen!er'
Poca. feet hurt; VIM. Jones, ELK Sity'
head injured; Ella Henson, ELK City,
head injured.
SCENES AT THE WRECK.