Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-09
FRIGHTPUL ACCIDENT.
TWO SMALL BOYS STRUCK BY A BALTIMORE
AND OHIO TRAIN
The Accident Occurr,d al the Yves. End Of The Tun-
nsl-One OF the Victims Died in About Two
Hours-TAs Other Terribly Hurt

About ten o'clock yesterday morning
two boys named Henry Stauber, Of No.
Jag Nineteenth street, and Nelson Lau-
rel, OF No. 1s4 Eighteenth street, were
struck By a Baltimore and Ohio psssen-
ger train, coming into the city, and re-
celyed such injuries that Stauoer died
about noon, or a little after, while Lau-
rel is so badly injured shat his recovery
is matter Of grave doubt
The boys were playmates, and about
nine O'Clock in the morning they started
out 10 the eastern portion Of the city
for a little recreation. While they were
uuon the stone bridge over the creek at
the tunnel, they saw a train coming
across the Peninsula on the Terminal
tracks. and they ran to the viaduct
over which the b. & o. crosses the Ter
minal road, Immediately west OF the
tunnel. TO watch the train pass beneath.
While they were upon the viatuct, IN
rent upOn watching the train beneath
Them, the fast passenger train from
Plttsburg shot out of the tunnel, and
before the boys could realize their
danger they hsd both been struck and
hurled from the bridge 70 the Terminal
tracks beneath. The b. q o. train was
stopped as soon as possible, ana
being backed out onto the
stone bridge again, the train
crew and a number Of the passengers
carried the bleeding forms OF the boys
ND 10 the level of the Il. & D. track and
placed them 10 the baggage car. The
train then came on into the city, and
when it reached the corner OF Seven
teenth and EOif streets the patrol drly-
ers were notified 70 take the wagon
down TO the depot Word was at once
sent 10 police headquarters and by the
time the train had backed into the sta
ton the wagon was on hand, with Chief
McNichol and officers Terrill and Will
kie and others. The boys were placed
in the wagon aud driven TO the City
Hospital where medical aid was at once
provided. An examination showed that
Stauber who was but twelve years OF
age, had received q bad fracture OF the
skull, In addition 90 other serious cuts
and bruises. Nothing could be done
for his relief and he died in about two
hours. Laurel, who is fifteen years Of
age, was hurt internally and one Of his
hips seemed 70 be broken. He regained
consciousness under treatment
and was able 70 give the
circumstances of the accident
up to the moment when the b. Il o.
train whirled out OF the tunnel. He
said the noise made by the Terminal
train was so great that they did not hear
the b. s. 0. until it was right upon
them. He dropped through the girderS
over the Terminal track, and held on
FOR an instant until compelled to let go
by the pain OF his wounds, when he
dropped 70 the lower track, where his
companion had previously been thrown.
About three O'clock Laurel was re-
moved TO the residence OF his parents
BY Lieut. TerFill, and last evening was
reported 70 be In pretty serious cOudl-
tiOn. The accident attracted large
crowd OF curious people 70 the mouth of
the tunnel during the day, but there
was nothing 70 be seen there except
large pool Of blood upon the ties on the
Terminal track.