The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-22


undoubtedly prove 10 be the most disas-
trous accident that ever occurred in the
history of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
& Chicago railway took place this
morning at 8 o'clock in what is known
as Browns cut, one mile and a half
west Of the village Of shreve, Ohio.
Train No. s, the fast east bound passen-
ger and express train collided at that
point with the first section OF freight
No. rs, west bound. The pas
senger train was about one
hour late and was running
at the rate OF sixty miles an hour. Its
stated that the engineer and fireman on
the freight while standing on the side
track at shreve fell asleep and were
awakened by hearing train rushing
by. Thinking that it was No. 8, the en-,
eineer pulled out on the main track ana
had just got under way when the train
came.
Thirteen burned and blackened trunks
have been taken from the wreck. Sew
eral persons were killed outright and
SOME were burned to death.
The accident occurred at 8 o'clock.
The Chicago express, known as train
No. s, leaving that city yesterday after
noon and due in Pittsburgh at 1886
o'clock this morning, ron into the first
section OF freight train No. rs. The ex-
press was approaching at full speed
when the freight, which was lying on a
siding, suddenly pulled on the main
track in front OF it: Before either train
could avoid the other sickening crash
that wrought death and injury ensued.
The engineer Of the freight train had
confused his orders.
Both engines were ditched aud
ground into a, shapeless mass. They
were followed by six Of the cars OF the
express, including the postal car, two
express cars, the baggage car, the
smoker aud one coach, together with
Ave of the freight cars.
A later dispatch says: 1t will take
nearly all day to clear the tracks OF the
wreckase. Tho passengers on No. 8
were LTuublttISu W ahStAVA sats'A% N'.S-
arrived here this afternoon. The cars
wrecked were FIVE freight cars, one pos
tai car, two express cars, one baggage
car. two coaches. The wrecked cars
wero totally destroyed by fire. One
coach and the sleeping cars on the ex-
press train were not wrecked and .es-
caped the flames. It Is feared tho miss
ing persons perished in the flames.
The force OF tho collision must have
been terrific, as the postal, express and
smoking cars were completely tele-
scoped. There were five clerks at work
In the postal car, and four were Instant
ly killed and the fifth one was fatally
injured. The flames communicated
from the fire box OF the engine to the
postal car, and in short time the car
was blazing mass. From there the
flames swept to the two express cars,
and before the passengers succeeded In
checking the fiery element the baggage
car. the smoker and day coach wore
reduced to ashes. The flames did not
spread to the wrecked freight cars.
All attention at first was paid to the
passengers imprisoned in the burning
smoker and day coach. Two or three
OF them were pinioned down by broken
timbers and we're powerless TO move:
They made desperate efforts to free
themselves as the flames swept toward
them, and their cries for help we're
heart rendins. All that could be done
was being done by those outside, but
the fire swept upon them so quickly
that thoy finally had to stand back while
the poor, helpless victims pinioned
down in the car seats persisted before
The bodies OF tho dead that were
saved from cremation were laid out on
the ground short distance from the
wreck and were covered with blankets.
Tho injured were tenderly cared for by
the citizens OF Shreye, and were given
every attention. ,
jured are:
KILLED.
AID. GLENN, Allegheny, front brake
man on freight train.
G. SMITH, fireman express train,
otS.'iIIs, n. HsaScsD, fireman freight train,
Allegheny
Allegheny.
j. D. P1TrERsoS, postal clerk, Beaver
$i ]. +. MAsS, postal clerk, oolumbiana,
II. S; ALLEN, postal clerk, colun-
D. i. REESE, postal clork, Massilon, o.
SAMUEL Jackson express messenger,
Chicago.
Two ladies, missing, supposed to be
from Espyville, Pa.
Lady and child, supposed to be from
Alliance, o.
INJURED,
FRANK BURK, engineer Of express,
lived at Crestline.
JAMES AIDE, passenger, Upper San
dusky, Ohio.
G. sTocKMER, passenger, Pittsburgh.
D. D. RHODES, passenger, Mahoning-
ton, Pa.
W. II. BRowN, passenger, Hunting
don, Ind.
Ohio.
n. ARMSTRONG, passenger Mobiles
vile, Ind.
j. ERSIsH, pusAenger, Millville, Ohio.
Jacob Weltman, OF shreye, who was q