The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-03
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Mrs. Margaret cahill Struck by o
Baltimore & Ohio Train
M FRONT OF THE cry BUILDING
at 0 O'clock Last Evcuine-was Evi.
IDENTITY Hard OF Hearing and Did Not
See the Train-The Pilot Struck Her
Over tho Right Eye-A Large Crowd
was Attracted to tho Scene

Las. evening at six o'clock as Balti.
hmore & Ohio passenger train No. 10
was proceeding up Sixteenth stree. out
ofthe city for Washington, Pa, a moa.
distressing fatality occurred at the
corner Of Chapline aud Sixteenth. The
train was going probably ten or twelve
miles an hour when crossing the street.
The Waterman and gatcmsn, Michael
Horn, stood at the northeast corner
with his flag in hand, and nobody
seemed TO DO in the way. Almost as
the tain was upon her, however, a
black dressed woman, who seemed to
be abou. sixty years old, walked swiftly
dOWa Chaplino and seemingly withou.
noticing the approaching train started
to cross the track. Just as she was at
the edge Of the track the pilot OF the
engine struck her terrible blow on the
head. The Waterman, Horn, saw the
woman probably just second before
the accident occurred. and instinciiyely
raa toward her 10 keep her on: OF
harms way. He was too late, however.
for jnsI a. he got hold OF her dress the
engine struck. The woman rolled over
once or twice and then layed quite still.
Horn and another spectator OF the
tragedy, John winterheller, q young
man picked up the unfortunate woman
and arranged her clothing which had
become disarranged and covered be.
head. When this had been done it
was seea that the women was fatally
injured; a gaping hole over her right
eye and another 10 the left bad killed
her almost instantly. She gave one OF
two Iasps and was dead.
The accident created considerable eS-
element and soon a large crowd had
gathered around the scene. The BODY
WIS removed TO the city building where
It remained for nearly two hours before
the coroaer, Squire J. ". Schrltze ar
rived on the scene. Il was viewed By
hundreds OF people, but singularly
enough none recognized the remRins.
Finally Dr.. R. Il. Cnmnins arrived at
the building, and at once said that the
dead woman was Mrs. Margaret C1hiil,
who formerly lived in Wheeling, bn.
for several months has made her home
with her daughter. Mrs. Edward Chris
man. whose husband is q newspaper
man OF Washington, Pa, connected with
the Reporter. For several days she'has
been here on visit With old friends.
She was an aunt Of Mrs. C. ". Conner,
OF this city, and had been a professional
nurse
The coroner, Squire Schultz, held
his ineues: in the rooms OF the police
department. There were bu. two wit
nesses, Michael Ho.a and John Win
terhelles. Horn testified tina. he vas
watching the train and saw the woman
Just as she was struck. TOO late 70 do
anything 10 save her. John Winierhel.
Ter was coming down Chaphne stree.
at the time o: the tragedy, and saw the
woman inthe middle oith street, walk
ing toward the approaching train.
Horns back was TUNED toward the
train and array from the woman, with
his waving stick ia mis- hand. As soon
az the woman WA struck Wiute.heller
turned his head away from the sight.
he went over 10 the body and With
Horn picked it up. He also testified
that the voDaa's head was down when
she was crossing the street, and that
she wore projecting bonnet. Whea
sne was picked up her lips we're moving
fos second o, two. 4verdici in accord.
anee with the facts was rendered.
The remains we're taken to FreE's
undertaking establishment where they
were prepared for burial. Mrs. CahilP.
daughter, 3lrs. Ch,isnau, OF Washing.
ton, was ,eieSraphed TO last night, and
the funeral will probably take place
there.