The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-19

Three Months-An incident at tho
Scene of the Disaster
Tho accident on the Baltimore &
Ohio road thirty,tive miles east of this
cit, near Board Troe tunnel, Saturday
morning continued yesterday morning
10 be the main topic OF conversation.
twas the most serious freight wreck
both in loss OF life and property that
has been experienced on this road for u
number Of years.
Tbs cause OF the wreck seems TO be
now definitely certain, but as to whom
the blame belongs is not so certain.
There were five sections Of the east
bound freight train, No, 99, which
were to pass No. 50, which was in charge
Of Engineer Gehrlng. Four sections OF
% passed, and Gehring thinking that
there we're no more sections to follow
started west from the side track with
the result that when on the grade near
Board Tree tunnel his train Collided
with the fifth and last section Of 02,
Tho hour was 3 u. M, Just about dawn,
and on account OF sharp curve neither
engineer saw the other train until with
in d hundred yards, when nothing
ropd DO done to avert the disaster. Tho
shock was something fearful, and the
result even worse. Tho thirty cars OF
tho two trains were nearly all derailed
and piled up OH each other or thrown
down the steep declivlty to the bottom
Of the rayine,
The worst feature was the loss Of life
and serious injury to a number OF both
train crews,
THE DEAD,
GLEN, FISHER, fireman No. So 431G
Jacob street.
WILLIAM ADDLEsDURdER, brakeman
No. %, BenWood.
WILLIAM GEHRISd, engineer No. 50,
lives at No. 81 Alley 20.
THE INSURED.
PETER uoAN, fireman, lives at Ben
wood
JAMES, QUINN, engineer No. 90, OF
Grafton,
GEORGE MATHEWS. brakeman, Of Nc.
MeCheu
FRgD PIERCE, brakeman, OF Grafton.
Glenn Fisher, tho fireman OF the en-
CINE Of train 80, was caught in the
wreck and so badly injured that he
died two hours afterward. His legs
woro horribly crushed and mangled,
and he was also internally injured. He
was about % years old, lived with his
parents ut 43l Jacob street, South Side,
and had been in the service OF tho Bal
timora 4 Ohio for two years. This was
lis first wreck. His remains were
brought in to the city Saturday even
Ing and were taken In charge by I'm
dertaker Altneyer. They were later
removed to his homo, and were yester.
day looked at by an immense number
Friends OF the family. Tho funeral
will occur this morning at 8 o'clock, and
the burial will DO at Mt. Calvary.
William Addlesburger, brakeman on
train 81 was the other victim OF the
disaster At the time OF tho wreck he
was in tho cab OF the engine He was
caught, and his skull crushed and leg
broken. He survived about three
hours, His remains were brought to
his home ut Benwood yesterday morn
lug. lie was young man of about %
years who had como to this section
about two years ago, and only about
three months ago he was married to q
Benwood young lady. His body was
shipped yesterday afternoon to his old
home AZ Cameron, W. Va.
William Gehring was the engineer Of
train No. 50, west bound, and he suffer.
cd such injuries that 1t was said imme-
dlatoly alter the wreck he would not
not recover, His injuries consisted
principally OF scalds, and it was thought
hoinhaled the steam. 1t was not at
tempted to bring him to hia home in
this CITY, Saturday, and his parents
went out to the scene OF tho wreck to
be with him. 1t was reported several
times saturday that he was dead, but
no held on to life by very slender
suIeAli una yesterday afternoon he was
brought to mis- home. Tho train that
brought him in stopped at Twenty.
fourth street and Gchring was taken to
the Niagara hose house, from whore no
was conveyed to his homo at 81, alley
~, in the patrol wagon. DR.. Robert j.
Reed attended him yesterday afternoon
ana evening, aud oald that he did not
think hc would survive till morning.
he,was rapidly sinking last evening,
and at 6 o'clock he died. At no time
slnco he was injured did he recover
consciousness. The funeral will occur
tomorrow afternoon at Q o'clock and
Will be under tho auspices Of tho Broth
eraaood OF Locomotive Engineers.
On one OF the cars was deaf.muto
tramp who was stealing ride He
was uniniured. One car was partly
loaded with cigars, which were scat
Tered over the wreck. Tho tramp filed
us pockets with these and went about
distributing them and writing tho story
oil Ills esClDp for tho hvatnndnra IN raoI