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

JAMES BLACkWOOO, Athens, Ohio,
head crushed; will die.
MRS. X. 5. TRUSLOW, Charleston, skull
fractured; will die.
Special telegram 70 ne sunday REGISTER.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, July 4.-The glad
national holiday was marred and this city
east into a deep gloom early this morning
By news received early in the day, of the
most terrible railroad wreck ever known
in the State. The train, No. 1, which left
here over the Kanawha & Michigan rail
way for Columbus, consisted of an engine,
combined baggage, mail and express car
and two coaches. The coaches were filled
with IS or so passengers, most Of whom
were laboring people out for a holiday in
the country and were all in the
brightest spirits. Men took their families TO
visit relations in the country Tor the day,
and number of children were on the tram
and among the injured.
The order of United American Mechan-
les We're going 10 POca to spend the day,
many of them accompanied by their wives.
A good many of the passengers were en-
plOyes Of the railway company going 10
their homes along tue line 10 spend the
JOYOUS holiday. The train had but Just
pulled out in the early morning and gone
few miles when suddenly there came
crash The coaches rocked and shook,
women screamed and stout men turned
pale with fear.
The FEARFUL PLUNGE.
A moment more, and the fearful plunge
was made that dealt out death and destruc-
ton to so many people. The forward car
rolled down the approach TO the trestle,
turned completely over and rested right
side up some ten feet below the track. Inc
other car, which was on the treStle proper
and had not reached the approach, rolled
over the edge, turned bottom up, una len
on its roof, 20 feet below the track. In the
terrible fall many persons We're crushed
and bruised, but, 10 add 10 the
horrors. the rear truck, which remained
on the track came crashing down on top OF
the car, crushing everything underneath
Ind killing nearly ever person WHO was III
that portion of the car.
One dead body after another was pulled
'Dut through the windows, most or them
horribly mangled Nearly all the dead
Nyere cut or bruised about the head. Jasper
|DOugherty, of New MartinSville, was lear-
bully mangled. His head was cut OF at the
.nouth. leaving only the lower Jaw on tne
n
the wreck his head was found among the
Broken seats aud debris, in the worst
Ipart of the wreck, dabbled with its own
brains, which were scattered over the car
'foor. Immediately after the wreck rei
'trains were sent out with physicians from
Isl. Adams and Charleston, who dl1 All ~
their power TO assuage the suherlngs OF
.the injured and save the lives of as many as
Possible.
A sICKENING SCENE.
On the second train your correspondent
arrived. and the scene which met his gaze
nyas horrible beyond description. A dozen
|eorpses. living in row, many OF them az
HE time not Identified, was the hrst signt
Ia leaving the train. A few steps fartner
half dozen men were met carrying anotnsr
eOrpse to add TO the list. Across tue creeA;
3Nhere the wreck occurred, scores OF INJURED
bnd dying lay in groups in the open Reiu,
nursing their injuries. The means Oh the
wounded mingled with the cries OF I.oSe
tvhO had lost friends, the slckenlnS sigue
pf blood and manyled forms and the crles
pf the suffering ones caused the s'ou'Ss'
hearts TO quail r,,o5,ea,
The four uniniured train men, Engi ls
.D'Connor. Fireman WYATT, Mali AsSns
Halves aud Passenger NorveA, toseeuor
with such of the Injured as were Aose,
lForked nObly to rescue their anlo1.'.l~s'