Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-06
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
On the B., z. & c. Railroad, Yesterday
Morning.
-Four Persons Killed, and Five or
Six More Badly Injured - The
Train Went Over a Fifty Foot
Trestle - The Passenger Car
Turned Over Twice in the Air.


Trestle - The Passenger Car
Turned Over Twice in the Air.
One Of the most serious railway ac-
cidents occurring on roads centering
here for u long time past, was reported
Yesterday from the village Of Wings
vile. on the line of the BeIaire, Zanes-
Vile and Cincinnati narrow gauge, q
few miles from GAINESVILLE.
The engineer Of the train and three
passengers were killed, and two pas
sengers. the baggage master and the
fireman were more or less seriously
wounded. One Of the wounded will
probably die.
The list of the killed and wounded is
as follows:
KILLED.
HENRY BROWN. of Beallsville; an
old man. aged SiXty-fye; killed III
stantly; one leg had to be cut off to
recover the body
EDWARD LUCAS. engineer, Of Zanes-
WIN AAU4 r AaC ANt-fEe q ~ lAE anu
several children, one arm, one leg
AID back broken; killed Instantly.
MRS. NATHAN YOUNG. OF summer
field; aged twenty-seven; pinioned
under engine and lett side crushed;
died two hours and a half after the
accident
- YOUNG, daughter Of Mrs. Young
aged four; head crushed fat under
the engine.
WOUNDED.
JESSE JOHNS. fireman, Of near Fred
ericksdale: single, aged twenty-four;
injured about head and legs; viii
probably die.
NATE YOUNG. husband of the wo-
man killed: hurt about head and
legs; viii recover.
J. c. DENOON. Of Pittsburg. paint and
oil firm of DeNOOn Bros; hurt inter-
nally: will recover.
FRANK HOLLAND baggage master,
OF Summerfsld; leg broken.
Two or three others of those upon
the train were slightly injured.
TWELVE PASSENGERS ABOARD.
The train. which consisted of an en-
CINE and one combination passenger
and baggage car. left Summerield
about OclOCk for GAINESVILLE. There
were twelve passengers on board.
among them, in addition TO the list of
killed and wounded above given. being
Louis c. Fix. of GAINESVILLE: Thadius
Cleveland, OF Calias, Ohio; Charles
Steinield, OF Wheeling, and three chill
dren of Nathan Young, his family be-
ing in the act OF removing TO Zanes-
Vile The train moved along without
incident until trestle No. 9S, one mile
west of Whigyille was reached. This
trestle is q double decker, and is about
fifty feet high. consisting Of seventeen
bents, crossing q small stream. The
trestle is built on q curve, making as q
whole
A VERY BAD COMBINATION,
as the accident proved.
The passenger coach jumped the
track when the engine was about ten
Yards from the trGstle. from some
cause not explained by the reports Of
the accident received in this city. and
was dragged by the engine over the
ties until the centre Of the Jrestle was
almost reached. There the rails
spread and both engine ana car top
pied over into the r1yiue, carrying
down three or four benJs of the Testle
in the crash.
The car turned completely over
twice in falling alighdng right side
mp. The engine turned q summer
sault, falling top down, with The cab
end pointed east, i'm the direction in
which the train had been moving.
The conductor, whose name was not
ascertained. jumped from the car
AS TT FELL,
and escaped with slight injuries.
Three railroad carpenters, who were
aboard. also escaped serious injury.
The passenger car was smashed into
Eindling wood. and it seems TO De lit
tie less than a miracle that any on
board either it or the engine escaped
alive. Both Engineer Lucas and Fire
man Johns might have escaped by
jumping while The engine was still
on the trestle, but they remained ut
their posts, and went down in the gem
eral wreck. Johns was thrown from
the engine as il FELL while Lucas was
caught in the machinery. Johns,
WHO WILL DIE,
was a founding, raised in a county
iutirmary along Che line of the road,
and was a thoroughly competent and
reliable man. and q general favorite
with all who knew biu. Engineer
Lucas lived at GAINESVILLE.
Soon alter the accident occurred men
from all over the surrounding country
and from the little town of Freedom,
hurried to the scene. and id all that
was possible to rescue the bodies OF
the dead and alleviate the suherings
OF the wounded, pending the arrival OF
medical aid. The three surviving
children of the Young family were the
especial objects Of solicjtude and care,
as their predjcament. with the mother
and one child dead, and the father
gvieyously wounded. was indeed a sad
OGA
THE MANGLED BODIES
OF tho mother and daughter were
found beneath q portion OF the wreck
OF the car, while the bleeding body Of
tine husband and father was discover
ed inside of il.
The big restle is o "a t,y complete
wreck, and il VS. announced last
night that no trains would be run over
that portion Of the road before Monday
Killed by a Train.
James z. McMahon. aged thirty-one
years, son of Vim. "A. Mcmahon, Of