Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
Excavation Grain wrecked.

RHrst wreck ever known IN this part OF
the state. if not the worst that has oc-
CURED in the state. occurred this morn
ing on the Kanawha & Michigan Rail-
road, eight miles west of here. A pas
senger train for Columbus pulled out
from here with two carloads of excursion
lists, among them the order of United
American Mechanics who were going to
Pocas. The wreck occurred on high
trestle. The sleepers had caught
fire during the night and burned
so the rails spread under the
train. Engine, baggage and mail cars
passed over safely but coaches were
thrown from the track after running
some forty feet on the sleepers, the for
ward Car toppled over to the left. the
last 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 it,
crushing the car to splinters. Under
this place most of the dead were found.
Surgeons and relief train were sent at
once Scenes among the dead and
dying were heart-rending. One little
baby lost it's father and mother. One
man's head was severed at the mouth
and his head fished out from under the
wreck several hours after the
body was found. It is said
there are one or two bodies under the
wreck. A Gazette reporter has just re-
turned from the scene and reports the
following dead: All have been brought
here, and are at the undertaker's:
| THE DEAD ARE
COL W. E. FIFE, Buffalo, W. Va.
T. N. WILSON, travels for Columbus
house, Gallipolis, Ohio.
CHARLES HUFFMAN, Blue Greek, W.
Va.
l.. @. ROSE, Blue Greek.
JASPER DoUGHERTY, New Martins
vile. w. Va.
WALTER WE1oHER, Mrs. WALTER
WEnoHER, Charleston.
ELLA O'LEARY, Charleston.
AMOS COULTER, Red House, W. Va.
ORvIn1E ROBINSON Midway, W. Va.
| THOMAS THORNTON KESM, conductO or,
Middleport, Ohio.
POLLY SULLIVAN, Mason city; worked
in Charleston.
JAMES WHIT, Middleport. Several
others are fatally injured
viii Ford, Elk City, and Mrs. r s.
Truslow, Charleston, will probably die.
r. M. Satterthwait of this cityis danger
ously hurt Fifty-eight persons have
been counted who are hurt and d num-
Der walked away before they could be
counted. Of the entire number of pas
sengers but one, John Norvell, of this
city escaped without scratch. He was
in the mail car. Most of those injured
are but slightly hurt.
THOSE FATALLY INJURED ARE:
W. B. Reed, Elk City.
James Blackwood, Athens, Ohio;
crushed about head; is unconscious.
Mrs. Trustlow, skull fractured.
Will Ford, head and chest crushed.
Following is partial list of the other
injured, many OF whom are dangerously
hurt and will probably die:
Leo 81. Black, Red House; spine hurt
and internally injured.
J. T. Jones, Charleston; arm broken
aud internally injured.
Mrs. J. D. Jones, head cut.
W. 81. Saunders, Charleston; head cut.
Peter Simpson. Charleston; head cut.
J. O. Martin, Leon, W. Va; back in.
jured.
j. B. Corbin, bridge foreman, Leon;
back and head cut.
Mary Shirley, 10 years old. Charles
ton; head cut and internally injured.
Miss Jennie jackson, Charleston;
head cut and shoulder bruised.
Miss Cora Cart, Charleston; face and
neck bruised.
Miss Maggie Cart, shoulder and head
cut
Welcher 2-year-old child of Walter
Welcher and wife, who were killed out
right
P. L. Mullins, Clendenning, W. Va !;
leg and arm crushed.
G. A. Gillespie, Elk City; breast and
head cut.
John Whitaker, Elk City; side and
head cut and bruised
James Cohely, Elk City; head and
arm bruised.
Mollie Winsere, Elk City; back and
side injured.
E. A. Price, proprietor of the Prices
Floating Opera, New Martinsville;
nervous shock and slight shock.
White Carter, Null Grove, N. O., hip,
head and side slightly hurt.
Miss Minnie Davis, Charleston; head
and back hurt.
Andy Rayburn, Elk City; shoulder,
face and collar bone mashed.
Sallie Coulter. Red House; head and
side hurt.
Miss Eva Coulter, Z years old, head
and back hurt.
R. J. Satterwaite. concussion and other
injuries.
James Goddard, Charleston; face cut
and body bruised.
W. T. Kiger and small son, Charles
ton; bruised slightly about head.
Postal Clerk Hayes, ATHEIST, O.;
slix htly bruised about body.
George Westrakl1ng. Point Pleasant,
W. Va, employed as clerk in Kanawaha
Valley Bank, this city; cut under chin
and body bruised.
Sam Shue, Midway, face and head