The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-10-04
Terribly Scalded
Frightful Results Of a Wreck
on the Baltimore and Ohio.

&AASAS ~ AA0 AA hJ JSt -
far as the list of casualties is
concerned, happened at tie Tun.
elton station at 1925 o'clock last
night.
BY great good fortune no one
was killed, nor is any one likely
to die; according to the statement
of the attending physician this
evening. But the number OF in
iured extends TO a dozen and in,
cludes among the most severely,
tnited States Marshal A. D. Gar
den, and ex.Secretary of States
William A. ohley, OF Charleston.
The complete list OF those hurt
is as follaws
A. ID. Garden, of Wheeling,
United States Marshal, aged "A
hands, face, neck and mouth
buddy scalded, left leg scalded
and bruised; inhaled steam
slightly.
William A. Ohley, of Charles
ton. ex-Secretary of State. aged
81; face, hands and mouth badly
scalded. cut on head; inhaled
steam slightly.
Mrs. Neil j. .Fortney, Of King.
wood, aged 30; face, hands and
mouth badly scalded.
Mrs. L. Henry, of Charleston,
Mo-, aged AS; right arm cut near
wrist.
Mary Evans, of Parsons, Kan {,
aged 10; cut on nose.
IL. c, Porter, of South Lancas.
ter, Mass, aged IL; cut on wrist
with glass.
Miss Lulah Downtain, of
Charleston, w. Va, aged q j;
face and haads badly scalded,
left knee injured; inhaled steam
Miss Anna L. Taylor, of Elk.
ms, aged 90; left hand, left side,
neck and head scalded (; left leg
severely cut.
Henry Thomas, of Baltimore,
aged Is, right hand cut by glass
and back injured.
John B. Hart, of Clarksburg,
w. Va /; toe mashed.
William Reese, of Sahna, Kan,
aged al; foot scalded and right
knee cut aud mashed.
Miss Carrie Hobart, of Phila.
delphia, aged 38: left leg injured.
All the injured persons were
passengers on train No. A., the
limited, which left
Grafton at l0:31 y. M, and reach.
ed Tunnelton at 1920. There is
a long tunnel 10 be passed Just
before the station is reached. and
the road through this is only
single track.
Train No. i, passed through all
right and stopped at the station.
in which position several cars ex-
tended back beyond the point
where TIE double track recon.
mences at the east end CT the
tunnel. TIE sleeping car, The
kla," was right at the junction
of the two tracks, and in this car
were all the
WOUNDED PASSENGERS.
Tram No. i. west bound, Con
ductor $. NJ. Taylor, Engineer,
August Hilleary, drawn by en-.
CINE No. 1908, came up immcdi.
ately after No. istopped at the
station. Some coal cars lay in
such a position that Engineer
could not get a good
view Of the signal light, and
lantern or the head
light of No. J, for the white sig.
nal light. which meant goahead.
He accordingly proceeded, and
reaching the point where the
two tracks merge into one. just
at the east end of the tunnel his
engine side.wiped two coaches
and then hit the sleeper. the
kla,1 glancing but powerful
blow.
The steam chest and other out
side appliances on the engine
were demolished, and as a result
a dense cloud Of live steam pour
ed into the sleeper. permeating
10 every portion of the car.
Most OF the passengers were
in their berths but Messrs. Gar
den and ohley, Mrs. Forlney and
Miss Downlaiu, who had rot on
the car at Tunnelton, were in the
vestibuIe and smoking room, not