Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-07
a smoking car, day car and four Sleep

DelTOlt. ho says tue dccluenJ occurred
between and o'clock. He had been
in doze, but was fully awake when the
crash came. 1.-The first thing that at
tracted my attention." Mr.. Bowdish
said, twas the working of the air brake.
1t flashed through my mind that some
thing terrible was about to happen.
Quicker than l could take a second
thought there was a crash, shrieks, and
all was In darkness and confusion. l
felt myself pinned down by great
weight. | could look below me and see
broken boards, beams and car wheels,
but was unable to move.
"Soon heard the cracking of flames
You cannot imagine the horror that
crept over me as l thought that in the
next moment the flames would be upon
me and l would be slowly cremated
alive. My God! Help mer l cried.
Hurry, hurry Just then 1 heard a
voice: Here's man alive; let's get
out Then l heard the sound Of axes,
and pleasanter noises never greeted my
ears, can assure you. 1t was hope not
unmixed with fear, however, for there
frequently came the thought that the
roaring flames would drive away the
workers before they reached me, and
would be left to my fate. 1 suppose it
was only few moments, but 1t seemed
an age when daylight broke in from
above and two burly trainmen handed
me out"
No one in the rear end Of the wreck
was injured. The attendants of the ex-
press and baggage cars had retired to
the rear coaches to catch little sleep,
and the fatalities were, therefore, con-
fined 20 the occupants of the smoking
car and locomotive. In the former was
a party consisting of twenty-one italian
labOrerS, and only one member OF this
party escaped death or serious injury.
Fireman Michael Burgeon was found to
have been instantly killed at his post on
the locomotive, and Engineer Patrick
Ryan was seriously injured.
The flames which started so slowly
increased in fury with great rapidity,
and before all the victims in the smok-
ing car could be removed from the
wreck the express, baggage and smok-
ing cars and day coaches were burning.
The forward end of the sleeper Mara
thon had also taken fire, and, in order
to save the three sleepers behind it.,
which had not left the rails, they were
uncoupled and pushed by hand to a
place OF safety. Ten freight cars and
the caboose were also in flames. The
death list began to be appalling, as
body after body was removed until ten
were laid along the tracks in a row.
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their supplications for aid were heart
rending.
The freight train which caused the
accident consisted of forty cars and was
bound for the west. 1t was to let "The
Flyer" pass it by drawing over on the
Montezuma side track. 1t had started
to leave the main track, and was half
way upon the switch when a coupling
pin broke in the middle Of the train.
Realizing that thoro was no tlme W
lose, Conductor Thomas Tobin, OF the
the track Win iahftsFfn lftF FfiTt to check the
"Flyer," but whether he did not get far
enough up the road or his signal was
not seen is not known. A new coupling
had been made in the meantime, and
the freight was slowly starting. In a
minute more it would have been out Of
the way and the disaster would not
have occurred.
The freight train was in charge OF
Conductor Tobin and Engineer Thomas
Whitcomb. The former was on top of
the train, and was thrown violently to
the ground by the conclusion. Beyond
serious injuries caused by the Conduct
Or'S fall, no one on the freight train
was hurt. B. E. Pitts, OF New York,
one Of the injured, is musical director
of the "Uncle Isaac" Company, and
John P. Shultz, property man Of the
same company, is slightly injured.
Engineer Ryan is internally injured, and
his condition is critical.
Following is a revised list OF the
killed and injured:
Killed-Carrilla Fonse, Coco Roca,
Vincenzo Dllauri, Dominica Rinchone,
Thomas Merlino, John ROSia, Domi-
nico Santilo, Antonio Scozzavava, John
Giambot, unknown. All or the above
were Italians, all adults. Fireman
Michael Bud gen, of Macedon, n. Y,
was Instantly killed, leaves a wife, but
no children. Antonio Umbello, leaves a
wife and four children in Italy. He
was brought to this city and died at the
house of the Good Shepherd at IL a. m.
Joseph NJ. Kerhan, Of st. Louis has a
leg crushed, and he died at the house OF
the good shepherd at 1880 o'clock to-
day: leaves a wife and family in st.
Louis.
Iniured-Patrick Ryan, engineer OF
the express, lives in Buffalo. He has
serious internal injury. Has q wife and
family. Mr.. Ryan has been in
the employe of the West Shore
since the road opened and never had an
accident before: Louis Dillock, AlSace-
Lorraine: A. X. Lovas, Hungarian; John
Schultz. OF Easton, Pa; Geo. II. Saxby,
of Hamilton, Ontario; John Preston, OF
TROY. n. Y; julius Myers, Buffalo,
n. Y; B. E. Pitts, New York;
Camille Libiz, Guatino Ll6lz,
Henry Tralono, Giuseppe Masciarello,
GiovannO ROsSi, NicOlo Kachino,
Tcmasso Lonzano, Lugui Donardo, An
tonic Cabello, all Italians, and an I'M
known Hungarian. All of the above
were taken to the House Of the Good
Shepherd.
r. X. Serviss, of Newark, n. j., went
IN his home. Lomp Teller, OF West
Point. n. Y, and Frank ]. Setter, OF
this city, internal injuries, were re-
moved to their homes.
NO DANGER FROM SEIrZ.
He was Turncoat in Everything He