Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-28
TRESTLE GAVE WAY.
A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT ON TIE O, L. &
W. ROAD AT ETNAVlLLE.
-Four Cars and an Engine Go Over the Trssls-M
Badly Daragsd-NO One Killed, but the En-
sinsar and Fireman Badly Injured.
Facts Of the Wreck.

There was considerable excitement In
Etnaville yesterday forenoon about
half past eleven o'clock occasloned oy a
somewhat singular and damaging rail-
road accident on the c., L. 81 w. rail-
road. Switching engine No. is, with
four Rondolas attached, loaded Win
dig iron were on :heir way to Bellaire,
wSen all 81 once the engine lett the
track. laAinS 80 four gondolas along,
plugging over 4 high trestle TO the
ground beiow, a distance OF twenty-five
feet, the engine turning completely
over In the fall. Fortunately both hre-
man and engineer, whose names are
Harry Bishop and Ed. Ong, managed 10
lump before their engine left the tres
lie. Beth were painfully though not
seriously injured. David Robinson
conductor, escaped uninjured. DR.
Fisher, the company's physician, hap
pened along at the time and rendered
the necessary medical aid to the In
iured. The canse OF the accident was
an imperfect frog. Traffic on that part
OF the road was suspended.
At the time of the accident the train
was running at about the rate OF ten
miles IN hour, and after striking the
frog the engine jumped the track and
ran along on the sleepers some NIFTY
yards before the trestle gave way. 1t
is thought the weight of the engine was
too much for the weather worn timoers
so far out on the end, and when one
started the whole thing collapsed. The
trestlo is demolSed for the distance OF
of two or three cars. The four cars
that went over were all empty, and in
the fall were badly broken about the
sides and running gear, ana
lay In a promiscuous heap just
near the trestle. The engine
lighted some distance from the other
cars, and was buried in mud to some ex-
tent In the fall OF the engine the
valves became opened in some way, and
the escaping steam for awhile added TO
the dire .urrouudings. Engineer Ong
In Jun .ins failed to alight much beyond
the engine, as the latter kept rolling,
and the two almost came together at
the fual stopping place. He was bad
ly .ed, and after reganing his feet
for q short time sank exhausted.
The fireman Perry Bishop was or the
upper side of the engine and alter II
had left the trestle he jumped of, but
slid and rolled down the bank onto the
ice, sustaining slight injuries about the
head and shoulders. Conductor David
Robinson and Brakeman Jess Robson
were standing on the front OF the en-
CINE and, seeing the danger, jumped TO
the ground on the upper side of the
engine and escaped without harm.
They at once began a search for the
engineer and fireman, and after finding
the engineer so'badly hurt they carried
him to the home Of Tn. McAnich, IN
one OF the Etna mill houses. Almost
as soon AZ they arrived DR.. John Cooke,
of Bridgeport, was on hand. The pay
stefan examined the mans wounds. a
large piece Of flesh was cut out
OF the bridge OF his nose. near
the eyes, several gashes were cut
on his head and face, and the skin
peeled off his hands, arms and legs In a
terrible manner. In his attempts to
shut of the steam he was pretty badly
scalded. No bones were broken.
About half.past twelve be was put in
DR.. Cookies buggy and taken to his
home in Kirkwood. He is married
man and has a family OF two children.
The break in the treste is very seri-
Gus one and will require about a week
to repair it, and in the meantime the
Terminal passenger trains will only run
to Etnaville, where they will be trans
ferred. The wreck train arrived in the
afternoon and at once began the work
Of clearing the wreck.