The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-04


the immediate vicinity OF Wheeling In
history, certainly tho worst in many
years, occurred at Elm Grove about 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon.
The PiItsburgh.cIuciunal express
train, popularity knowa as the "Cannon
Ball" train, duo in Wheeling at lO:l0a.
M, left the track on the bridge over
Little Wheeling erssIs, just beyond the
Elm Grove coal work. onO woman
was instantly killed, one child so badly
injured that Il died in short time, aud
many others more or less severely In
jurOd, several Of them perhaps fatally.
So far u, list of tho injured could bo
obtained, there wers about forty hurt,
and no doubt thoro were others not 80
severely wounded. When brought to
town tho injured were taken to the tw o
hospitals or TO the homes Of friends.
The city patrol wagon was kept busy,
while Lhoae who woro a6iS to ride In
carriages were removed in such con-
ysyauces. Up TO late hour last night
only tho two mentioned had died,
though thers were reports aHoaL Of
several deathG
ihe way the cars wcre demolished
has seldom been paralleled in a similar
accident. A Pullman parlor car, day
coach, tho smoking car and the mail
car left the track, tumbling over and
over down o bank perhaps sixteen ieet
high. The smoking coach, car No. 4l0,
turned completely over, falling on us
top. 1t was mashed into space halt
s high rs 1t originally was The 9TH
ere turned on their sides. The chairs in
the parlor car were piled In one con-
iused mass on tho lower aldo ot tho
ar as 1t fell.
One woman, Mrs. Miranda Hare, OF
Kitanniug, Pa, was the only victim in'
slAntly killed.
Tho aiEht.mouthi.old child Of Law.
fence Barley, formerly Of Wheeling.
now Of Pit;sburH, was removed to tho
house OF DR.. Cracrait, noar tho scene OF
the accident, whore It died OF Its iniu'
riea not long alter
Those who wero injured, as far as
their names could be obtained. were:
q. ]. Garvey, aged forIy.avo years,
foreman Of the Woodland Oil Company,
Of Marietta. o.; dangerously hurt on
head and back; will probably die.
Miss Ella Vance, daughter OF James
Vance, Baltimore & Ohio engineer;
back badly hurt, spine possibly brokeni
may die.
James D. Stanton, Wheeling, route
mail agent. right shoulder and side
bruised and right log hurt.
". n. Rose, Chicago, twenty.nlne
years old, marritd, but no childr0ni
travels for Holbein Art Company; right
arm bruised, right wis! badly
vfenehoi.
Michael ]. Mahoney, 027 Walnut
ltrcst, McKsssrott. Pa. gieen grocer;
nos, mashed, confused wounds on lace.
AIrs. NJ. J. Mahonsy, bruised about
the iaca and head and lIirs hurt.
T. W. Gilbert. Twentieth struot,
shsrpsburg, Pp.. q cupola man In Wal.
Tor & Walkers foundry, thirty.two
y0au old; brok0n thigh, lacorntcd
wounds on head.
jim. CouchsnOur, Henry street, Belle.
field, Plttaburgh, employed In planning
mills lei. elbow badly hurt, but aDlo TO
90 homo laPt night.
William Richardson, apprentice in
Walter & Walkers foundry, SharpA'
burg. cut dnI bruised on back; was able
jams, ia % ". Foster, $40 Ninth
ayanue, HssVor Falla, Pa, stenographor
for Gen. @. NJ. beach, general superin'
tAndent p,snburgll & Lake Eric rail.
rod, right inslop hurt, TACO cut and
back wtsnGhed.
", ], Chapman, wOlt Brldgowntoi,
Ia., cork III general freight agents OIL
iIrp, Pittsburgh & Lake Eric railroad, at
Itl,burGh, right lc2 and one hand
badly hurt
Charles Harklns, Altoona, Pa,
wounds on right temple aud scalpi was
ablu IN N homo last night
T.. Il. Rahm, PhiIadulphiS, badly cut;
was nbla to 20 homo.
Ernest fischer, Hannibal, o., Gu! on
lDiGloaI and logj wa1 ablO to 20 home.
George retEirS, conductor OF Pu,l'
man rAT, nOulD III S'nC'hHhHi hun" W.
aud hip bruaolj went back 10 Elm
GrOyo 10 look after his car after his
wounds we're dressed nj tho City hos
pilp aud lott Tor hona last night.
Mn. Waits, lives aI Windsor lololl,
Wheeling, slboH diilocaLodi Dr. J, W.
hoffi' sOt H.
Iouia sohuOhOft 100 Howard slroOt,
pilsbnrgh, hoal cut aud hfullol.
rroi. Ffaqhor principal Of WhnOl ing
iisIncs College, several ribs bfokon
aDl head cut.
W. q. llAwloy, ~ Charlol stroc!
Allegheny, cut on noio, iico nnl arm,
Mp. Dixon, pIttabnfRh, badly hurt
IN head aud lnlHrnnllyj visiting Johh
l.9gor, nj 1907 Woods strool, this city,
hl.la Maud Vance, back WfcnChoi,
hc1I bruised, hurt inlornnIlyi ghp 10 u
'i4lNr oi Ella Vance, mentioned above
George Cfduqo II Ohartlrts street
Allegheny, cnplnOcr nj John A, Dock Z"
tn', salt WotkorAcnlp w0nnl4A
'In George Grouse, knoo bnl ny
vfoucnOl. These two wefo ihton caro-
oil ~ tho homo Of Mrs Woohh
Mrs Dr. A, Y. Sliol, lotmcily oI
Wheeling now ol lO2 IOiyIOuftll