West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-10-03
SEVERAL PASSENGERS S INJURED,
Marshal Garden and Ex-ScCretary
Ohley Among Those Hurt.
THEIR INJURIES. NOT SERIOUS
But Very Painful-Scalded Badly by
Escaping steam-Full List or the
Victims-The Accident 0ccnrs near
the Mouth OF Kingwood Tunnel and
is Caused by the Inability OF an En-.
glneer to See the Danger Signal.
From tho Wheeling Intolllsencer.

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
GRAFTON, w. VA, Sept. 27.-
Last night at 11:20, at Tunuelton,
the west bound express train No. l
side-wiped the st. Louis express
east bou nd train No. 4, injuring a
number of the passengers on tram
4, among whom were Hons. A. ID.
Gardner, United States Marshal, Of
Wheeling, and w. A. Ohley, of
Fairmont, ex-secretary Of state, and
a number OF other West Virginians.
The accident occurred at the east
end of the Kingwood tunnel aud
was caused by the engineerman of
the west bound train mistaking the
lights and being unable to observe
the danger signal on account of the
smoke beating down from train No.
4. At this point single track
runs through Kingwood tunnel and
before train No. had gotten off
the single track on the east side of
the tunnel the west bound train
arrived. Its engine struck the
smoker of train No. without do
ing serious damage, then landed up
against the ladies' coach, knocking
it partly over, and lodged in the
front end of the fore sleeper.
The check was knocked off the
boiler of the engine, causing the
steam to escape and scalding mum
Der Of the passengers about the face
and hands.
When the crash came the pass
engers were panic stricken, and the
usual scenes incident to such ac-
cidents were witnessed. Those
who were hurt were quickly extri-
Gated from their dangerous posi-
tions, however, and everybody
breathed sigh of relief when it
was found that no lives had been
sacrificed. Even those who were
injured congratulated themselves
on their escape from worse fate.
The passengers who had been
scalded were at once conveyed to
the hotel and their wounds attended
to as quickly as possible.
Following is a list of the most
seriously hurt
A. ID. Garden, of Wheeling,
United States Marshal, badly scald-
ed on hands, legs and face. His
sufferings is severe, but his injuries
not fatal.
W. A. Ohley, of Fairmout, VIVA,
EX Secretary of State, also severely
scalded on face, head and hands
and cut on forehead. Injuries not
serious.
Mrs. Neil j. Fortney, Of King
wood, w. ", face scalded and left
leg injured.
Miss Lulu Downtain, of Charles
ton, w. Va, Assistant State Librar-
ian, hands and face badly scalded.
@. B. Hart, of Clarksburg, W.
Va, toe mashed.
William Reese. Of Salina, Kas.,
right knee bruised and foot scalded.
Miss Carrie Hobart, of Phlladel-
phia, left leg injured.
Miss Allie l.. Taylor, of Elkins,
w. Va, left hand lacerated, side,
neck and head scalded.
Henry Thomas, Of Baltimore,
Md, right hand cut.
r. 9. Porter, of South Lancaster,
Mass, hands and wrist cut.
Miss Mary Evens, Harsons, Kan.
cut on nose.
Lee Hisey, Charleston, No., cut
and bruised.
Several others sustained slight
injuries, but we're able to continue
their journey, as, in fact, we're all
except the four first named who
we're most seriously hurt.
The injured persons inhaled the
steam. but none Of them are re-
ported to be in a dangerous con-
dition. Marshal Garden sustained
tho most severe injury, but is said
to be doing well tonight. His
wife arrived in TunneltOn to-day
from Wheeling.
A relief train was sent from Graf
ton as soon az the accident was re-
ported and the injured we're attend
ed by Drs. Vankirk, Warder and
Thayer, OF Grafton, and Drs.
Proudfoot and Sivey, Of Rowles-
burg and Tunneltou, and every
thing possible done to alleviate the
sufferings Of the wounded passon-
gers. No one was hurt on the vest
bound train.
Bad as the accident was, It might
have been considerably worse, as.
had the vest bound train been a
very few seconds sooner 10 would
have caught the wreck train full.