Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-01-22
Railroad Rum6hngs.

There was . big freight wreck on
the B. & o. Railroad right at Engle's
Switch last Sunday morning at an
early hour A train pulled by engine
No. $50 stopped on the main track to
allow the engineer TO draw his fire.
as the engine was frozen up. The
train following was tagged and stop
ped. but third train, drawn by en-
gines 270 and gil, broke in two and
got beyond control OF the train men.
The two engines crashed into the rear
Of the second train, and then the de-
tached cars in the rear piled them
selves on TO the wreck. The two en-
gines were thrown from the track and
about fifteen cars smashed into kind
ling wood. The wrecking force was
put to work, but the tracks were not
cleared until about o'clock in the
afternoon. A big crowd OF persons
were attracted to the scene Of the dis
aster from the surrounding country.
The wrecked cars were filled with
millfeed and shelled corn, hundreds
Of bushels OF which was scattered
around. Frisby Dunn. fireman, son Of
Mr.. James Dunn, Of Sharpsburg, had
his leg broken and head badly cut;
David Drenner, engineer, WAS severe
ly cut about the head; George Joy,
brakeman, had his ankle sprained
and face cut, while one or two others
were slightly injured. The B. & o.
passenger trains were switched on TO
the Norfolk s. Western Railroad at
Shenandoah Junction, and sent via
Shepherdstown TO Hage-stown, then
over the Washington county branch to
the main line OF B. & o. at Weverton.
Train No. 10 passed safely on to
Washington by this route. but No. A
got wrecked at BURNERS station,
near Keedysville. One Of the driving
wheels OF the engine flew of and
rolled out into the field, the track was
torn up, and several cars derailed.
The train stuck there all afternoon
and No. s finally came back through
Shepherdstown and once more got on
the main track at Shenandoah juno
ton, and went on to Washington.
Three passenger trains were at We
verton waiting to come around by Tia
gerstown and Shepherdstown to the
juno ion and thence west, but the
wrecking OF No. A kept them there
until the track at Engle's Switch was
finally cleared.
Dr. Perkins. OF Hancock, Md, has,
within the past six weeks, had under
his care six railroad men who had
both legs cut of by the cars. Five OF
them died, and the sixth victim Alex
Patton, OF Cumberland, who WAS
hurt last Sunday, expired on Tues
day.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
will issue $4,000, 900 OF new stock
with which to dou ble-track that road
aud make other improvements.
1t is believed that the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad will soon begin the
work OF extension OF the Valley
Branch from Lexington. its present
terminus, to Roanoke. a distance Of
about sixty miles.
Six new passenger coaches are be-
ing built at the Cumberland Valley
shops, at Chambersburg, that sur
pass in size and finish any cars now
in use on the road. They will be SO
feet and 8 inches in length, which in 7
feet and Q inches longer than the
largest cars now in use on the road.
They will be elegantly finished, aud
will be furnished with all modern i'm
provements for the comfort OF passen-
gers.
There are some persons who be-
lieve that the proposed extension OF
the West Virginia Central Railroad
from Cumberland to Baltimore is a
big. bold bluff.
Five million dollars worth OF com
mon stock OF the Baltimore L. Ohio
Railroad has just been placed. The
money is to be used for Improvements.
1t is said that the Norfolk & Western
Railroad has secured control of the
Lynchburg and Durham road, that
connects the two cities named 1t Is
ia miles long.
Efforts are again being made to
purchase the interest OF the city OF
Baltimore in the Western Maryland
Railroad. General Bryant OF New
York is again prominent in the matter,
and it is believed that he represents
the Norfolk g. Western Railroad Com
pany. The n. & w. would very much
like to get hold Of the Western Mary
land. rs it would be far less expensive
to them than their present arrange
ments for getting north.
Eliza Miller, colored, OF Alexandria,