Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-14

NEWBURGH, y. Y, July 13.-West
NShore day express, No. 1, due here az
a12:O4 0. m, was wrecked iD the West
ashore freight yard to-day. The train
tconsisted OF locomotive No. 200, bag
QBge and express car No. SOB, smok-
80 car, day coaches No. II aud 40 and
barlOr car No. l25, and the 'LurlIne."
The engineer was Daniel SnelO, and the
cOnd uctOr Richard Anderson.
The train was q few minutes late at
7 Cornwal, four miles south Of here, and
/ MAS running very fast. When IL reached
the switch which connects the main
road With the West Shore freight yard,
mile south Of the station, the engine
pieked up, 10 Is supposed, loose object,
which caused IL 90 jump upon frog
and leave the track. 10 ran upon the
Ties a distance equal to the length OF the
train and then crashed into a freight
train standing in the yard.
M The crash was terrific.
4 ID The freight train was being made up
10 start sOath and was waiting for the
ikexpress % pass. The freight train had
n locomotive No. 200, Ia charge OF Fred
Holland. The express engine was evil
Ihently farther of the track than the
lTemAinder Of the train, and when IL
lkstruck the freight engine 1t was thrown
ITO Que side and the tender torn from IT,
A. The engineer, upon feeling the en-
Hgine leave the track, shut or the steam,
3Whlstled for brakes, aud be and the
Fireman Jumped The latter, Charles
Willis, ruptured blood vessel aud
| has badly bruised. The engineer es-
n K1spad with very slight injuries. Fred
kdollsBd, engineer Of the freight, had
Ibis skull fractured at the base and was
IA cut over the eye. It's thought that be
will recover No one else on the
freight was hurt.
There were about a dozen persons In
the smoking car and nearly all escaped
injury.
Coach No. II was filled with DasSen-
gers, every seat being occupied. Nearly
all the casualties occurred in this car.
il swayed 20 one side and struck the
projecting end Of box car standing on
"a side track. The eCtjre side OF No. Il
was ripped of and the end nearest TO
jthe smoker was smashed.
n AN thOse who were killed were on
khat side Of the car.
al Walter NJ. Bernard, assessor OF High
kand Falls, was the 0uly passenger IN
kthis car who escaped iniury. De said
kha. 70 had occupied seat Dehind
Mthrt 1men. Across the aisle were
4 Never lies and children. He noticed
kittle ~ shock when the car ran
Yover the tch. The crash came after
Athe train uad gone several yards on the
Yside track.
There was lull for moment; then
III a nf "a w 4
4 est confusion and the air was hI.ed with
tac cries aud groans OF the wounded.
a SThe seat occupied by Mr.. Bersrd was
broken into pieces but he escaped as by
Ia miracle. The parlOr cars trucks were
broken bat the passengers, aside from
ing severely shaken up, were not In
d. The railroad and coal dock men
eneighborh9Od at once went 20 the
Of the accident and began 70 clear
Ne wreckage aud 70 pull out the
"a wounded The police and
ms OF Newburgh were notified,
1t dozen Of the latter hurried
Gene aud began caring for the
4
blowing are killed:
Eliza Klemm. wife OF Antoine
OF Highland Falls, n. y.
1-yaar old child, daughter OF
IA Elberson, Of Setauket, L. l.
Unknown woman, apparently
years old, Of Hebrew cast Of
ance.
known woman with gray hair,
bout feet tall, broad face. She
arm torn of.
Known woman about 30 years
isdium height aud build.
confusion articles that might
led In the Identification were
fEom the bodies; and not until
,ner makes bis inquiry will the
1.-The unknown dead be positive
n.
blowing were injured:
"a Willis, Of New Durham, fire.
passenger engine, ruDtured
.ssel in right breast, legs severe
%. Is expected 70 recover.
Holland, OF New Durham, en-
II freight train, had skull frac-
base and received severe cuts
2. and other injuries.
Jane Cook, Of Catskil, head cut
red internally, wounds probably
Robinson, Jersey City, collar
,tured, shoulder dislocated, ear
Grated.
istaire. internal injuries. Re-
onbtfnl. He is thought 20 be a
.ial traveller.
smbers Of q family Of the name
el OF Brooklyn, mother and
,bters. were all more or less
Mrs. Michael was cut In the
nnie was bruised on the cheek,
Years old, arm aud leg frac-
Lilly, thigh fractured and
Charles f. Rub, Of Union Hill,
ain wound aud leg broken.
Hardy, BrooElyD, leg broken.
r. Harvey. New York, leg
nd head cut.
Everly, colored, Of Charleston,
cad cut and bruised, suHsrs
a., Elverson and wife, Of Sc
n. l., parents OF the child
Mr. Elverson, broken arm and
brnises. Mrs. ElveTSon, left
,ctured and head cut.
9. Berger, Of West Haver-
were bruises on the leg and cut
9. HorObin, Of Cornwall, foot
so'Brion, of Cornwall face
~-,hO. lasd his boy, Of New