Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-03-12
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Bad Wreck on the Baltimore and
Lehigh Railroad.
The Engineer Killed and Number Of
Other Persons miraculous
Escape of the Fireman.

Escape of the Fireman.
Train No, Is of the Baltimore and Lehigh
Railroad, which left York, Pa, at Las O'Clock
?. 81, left the track at the north end of the
high trestle bridge that spans the Little Gun.
powder river. near the boundary line between
Baltimore and Hartford counties, and sent tht
engine. tender and one coach crashing down
aravine forty feet deep, causing the death o.
the engineer and the injury of three others
The dead man is Henry Raub, married.
thirty-fve years old
The injured are: David Evans of Phils'
delphia. A. Claude Hayden, thirty-twC
years old, of Hsgerstown. f. R. Hughes. Of
Delta.
The accident occurred about $50 o'clock,
just after the train had left Baldwin Station,
which is about twenty-five miles distant from
Baltimore. The engine had slowed down TO
rate of about four miles an hour as the train
approached the high trestle.
On the Train were about forty people, and
all, with the exception oftwo or three, were
in the last or ladies' coach. The first car was
the baggage and mail car, next TO which was
the smoker, in which were about fifteen men,
When the engine and baggage car reached
the trestle, the latter careened to the right, or
west side, and carried with il the engine and
tender and the coach behind it. The engine
toppled over the trestle, carrying with it the
baggage car. Below yawned ravine, forty
feet dep slanting upwa DIS at each end Of the
trestle at an angle OF q u foriy-hve degrees.
The engine and baggage car struck the north.
ern incline, and rolled down to the river bed,
turning completely over in its fall. The bag
gage car came next, also turned over, and was
almost completely demolished. One end of the
smoking car left the trestle, and started to he
roof OF the baggage car. The ladies' coach did
not leave the tresle.
The direct cause Of the accident is unknown
but probably resulted from the breaking Of
some part of the truck under the baggage car.
When the shock came, Engineer Raub did
not have the opportunity to jump-although
some say that he did-but wentdoWn with his
engine, and was
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
He was one Of the most efficient men in til
employ OF the company, and had been an at
tache of the road since its Organization, in
1881. The fireman was George Barton, of
Baltimore. Just as the engine toppled over
he jumped from the cab aud chung to the teA
of the trestle until his strength gave out. Then
he fell down the ravine, and escaped with a
few bruises. minute alter the accident oe-
Cured the baggage car caught fire, but the
flames were quickly extinguished. In this car
were Hayden and Hughes who were extri-
Gated from the wreck as soon as possible.
Howard Anderson, the baggagemaster, was
also in the car, and escaped in manner
similar to that employed by Barton.
So, too, was Mr.. David Evans who had his
leg badly cut by the breaking of one of the
window panes. lie would have bled to death
but for his presence of mind, which prom pied
him to make tourniquiet Of his handkerchief
aud wrap it around his leg.
The remaining pass myers were pretty well
shaken up. but escaped injury beyond few
cut hands. &c. Neither the track or the tres
tie were damaged. and after the wreck had
been cleared away the road was in a condition
for the resumption of travel.