Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

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corpse to add to the list Across the creek
waere the wreck occurred, scores of iniured
ana dying lay In groups in the open field
nursing their injuries. The moans of the
wounded mingled with the cries of those
who had lost friends, the sickening SIGHT
OF blood and mangled forms and the cries
OF the suffering ones caused the stoutest
hearts to quail.
The four nniniured train men, Engineer
O'Connor, Fireman Wyatt, Mail Agent
Hayes and Passenger Norvell tocefher
with such OF the injured as were able.
worked nooly to rescue their unfortunate
companions, and with the help of the coun
try people who flocked to their assistance
and rendered timely aid, thev were soon all
extricated from the car. To oct them out;
IL was necessary to cut the car away, but
all were gotten out in a short time
| The funeral train left the scene of the
wreck ABOUT O'Clock. AL the coaches
! from this place having gone out to bring in
an excursion, box cars. had to be used. One
car contained nine cots, each with @ corpse
on 10. The other cars were al full of in,
| iured on cots.
CHARLESTON IN soAIBER GARD.
The news spread like wild fire, and at
every station crowds of people turned out
to learn of the fate of friends. To-ninsht
merchants are decorating their buildings
with black, mingling the mourning with
the red, white and blue bunting that had
already decorated their places of business.
John Morreu, of the Charleston National
bank, had just stepped out of the packed
coach to the mail car to get a niece OF
string from the postal clerk, when the
wreck occurred. He alone escaped un-
touched. Conductor Brobeck, whose
run it was, laid off for u
holiday, sending Conductor Robinson
In his stead. He usually sits in passing
the place where the wreck was In the part
OF the car where the killed were to count
his tickets. He regards his as a provi-
! Dental escape. Judge A. F. Guthrie ex-
pected TO take the train, but oversight him
self and was saved. The burning up OF
the trestle which caused the train 10 leave
the track is supposed to have been caused
by the falling of hot csnders from a freight
train that crossed during the night. The
track walker, whose duty it was TO in
Spect tho track daily, had started on his
trip Is usual from the other end OF the
section, but had not reached this place
The engineer saw q 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 its 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 a year was bruised and its little fingers
cut of. IL never whimpered, and its
great blue eyes never shed g tear
as the surgeons dressed the wounds. Itwas
placed close to its dead mamma and pressed
its little hand close to her cold, blood
stained cheek, AID those who stood by could
not repress the tears. and the little one
knew not how 70 shed them.
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 a prominent
Democrat, and has held several responsible
positions. He was about 5S years old and
unmarried.
Theodore n. Wilson was formerly editor
of the Gallipolis Bulletin, but has recently
been travelling for Pittsburg house. He
was for a while steward of the Athens
| (Ohio) Asylum, being appointed by Gov
ernor Campbell.
Charles Hoffman was a farmer, and had
/ Just been here with load of peaches. l..
/ Q. Rose was formerly County Superintend-
| ent of Free Schools of this couSty. Jud
| White was on his way home after getting
/ through work Walter Welcher was
/ furniture factory workman in Elk City.
Amos Coulter was teacher Orville Rob
insOn was brother of the conductor. Ella
O'Leary and Mary Sullivan were domes-
tics.
THE INSURED.
Leon E. Bligh, Red House, W. Va,
spine hurt and internally injured; J. D.
Jones, Charleston, arm broken and inter-
nally injured; Mrs. J. d. Jones, Charles
ton, head slightly injured; Peter Simpson
Charleston, head cut; w. H. Saunders,
Charleston, head cut; J. G. Martin, Leon,
w. Va, back injured; J. B. Corden, bridge
foreman, Leon, w. Va, back and head
cut; Mary Sharkey, twelve years old,
! Charleston, head cut and internally
injured Miss Mary Jackson, Charles
Miss Cora Carl, Charleston, face and neck
bruised; w. B. Reed, Elk City; Sam.
Johnson, colored, Charleston; AlberC
Kearns, Elk City; John Carrie, Elk City;
Miss Maggie Carl, Charleston, shoulders
injured: Welcher, the 2-year-old child Of
Walter Welcher ard wife, who were killed
outright; p. L. MulliRs, Clendennin, W.
| Y a. n.
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 E. A. Price. proprietor OF Prices
floating opera, New Martinsville, w. Va,
nervous shock and slight bruises; White
] E,,l nd
side slightly hurt; Miss Minnie Davis,
Charleston, head and back hurt; Andy
Rsyburn, Elk City, face and
collar bone mashed; Mrs. Sal
lie Coulter, Elk City, head
! and side hurt; Miss Eva Coulter. years
old. Elk City, back and head hurt; L. j.
| Satterthwait, Charleston, conclusion of
| head and other injuries: James II. God
dard. Jr, Charleston, face cut and body
! 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. Stribbing, PIT. Pleasant, ".
! va, but employed as clerk IN hanawha
Valley bank this city, cut under the chin
and body bruised; sam Saue, Midway,
! w va. face and head cut; - Ross, Elk
! Citv bruised: George Mckee, Poca, in
terSSalIv SHsSa " injured; Ella Mckee, Poca, in
inred about head and arms; Raburn
I blackburn, Elk CITY, legs hurt; T. w.
/ Jennings. Columbus, o., side hurt;
George Elsie, Charleston, head
ininred: Clarence Elsie Charleston.
arms bruised; A. c. Wall, Elk City, side
and legs bruised; Lucinda Jones, Elk City,
head bruised; Allie Spradling, Elk City,
head cut; C. G. Long. PIT. Pleasant w.
Va head cut; Charles Conker,. Pocs,
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