The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-07
A FATAL WRECK.


railroad wreck in the vicinity of Wheel
ing for many years occurred shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock this morning at Elm
Grove, five miles east, on Pittsburg di-
vision of of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
The Pittsburg Cincinnati express, known
as the cannon ball, jumped the track on
a bridge over Wheeling creek owing to
a broken f1ange on wheel of the smok-
ing car. The engine, tender and baggage
car kept the track, while the mail car,
smoker and Pullman parlor car went over
bank about 16 feet high. The day coach
turned completely over and the other two
lay on their sides. The cars were COM
pletely demolished, seeming to have been
thrown some distance through the air.
So far only two deaths have happened.
A woman thought to be Mrs Miranda
Hare of Kittanning, Pa, but not positive
ly identified, owing to the way she was
dressed, jumped from the car and was
instantly killed.
The S-months-old baby of Lawrence
Bartlett of Pittsburg was sitting on its
fathers lap when the accident occurred.
1t was so badly injured that it died in
few minutes. The father and mother
were unhurt. They were coming to
Wheeling to attend the funeral of a rel
ative. The exact number of injured is
hard to get reliably. Nine were taken to
the city hospital and three to the Wheel
ing hospital, while a number are at
houses near the scene of the accident.
Ten or dozen surgeons and the wreck
ing crew were summoned at once. Not
less than 10000 people visited the scene
of the wreck, the Wheeling and Elm
Grove railroad running special excursion
trains, all crowded.
OF those hurt several will die.
The killed:
Mrs. Miranda Hare, Kittanning, Pa.
Eight months old child of Lawrence
Bartlett of Allegheny.
Injured, so far as can be found:
Ella Vance, Wheeling; spine probably
broken, may die.
c. ]. Garvey, oil operator, Marietta
o.; head crushed and back wrenched;
will die.
w. n Rose, Chicago; travels for Hol-
bein Art company; right arm broken.
Michael J. Mahoney, McKeesport, Pa. i;
face cut and mashed
Mrs. NJ. J. Mahoney, face cut and hip
hurt.
William Burt, thigh broken, head cut
badly
]. n. Couchenow, Belield; left arm
broken.
- Richardson, Sharpsburg; cut and
bruised back and head.
J. w. Foster Beaver Falls; foot broken
and face and back cut.
w. j. Chapman, West Bridgewater,
Pa: right leg and hand broken.
Chas. Haskins, Altoona; right temple
and scalp cut.
p. II. Graham, Philadelphia; badly cut
and bruised.
Geo. Perkins, conductor Pullman car;
head cut, hip bruised.
George Grouse, Allegheny; scalp
wound.
Mrs. George Grouse, knee dislocated.
DR.. A. w. Stifel, Pittsburg; slightly
hurt.
Jacob Salaue, Pittsburg.
Albert Cause, Pittsburg.
Richard Cause.
Miss Watts, Wheeling; slightly hurt
and bruised.
Louis Schucheil, Pittsburg; head cut
and bruised, badly hurt.
Prof. ]. NJ. Fraser, principal of Wheel
| ing Business college; head and breast
cut and bruised.
w. o. Hawley, Allegheny; face and
nose crushed, arm cut.
Mrs. Dixon, Pittsburg; badly cut and
back wrenched.
Maud Vance, internal injuries and Sc
we're cutes.
Mrs. Malone, Allegheny; head cut, hurt
internally. :,
II. ID. Stanton, mail agent; chest, shoul.
der and leg cut