The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-04
SUNDAY FATALITIES.
Three Cars Plunge Down a Six
teen Foot Embankment,
TWO DEAD AND MANY INJURED.

It Is Feared That Several of Those Hurt
VIII Die--A Sweat Shop Fire in New
York Results in Four Deaths and De-
stroys Four Houses.
WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 4-The worst
railroad wreck in the immediate vicinity
of Wheeling for many years occurred
yesterday at Elm Grove, five miles east on
the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. The Pittsburg- Gin
cinnati express, commonly known as the
cannon ball, jumped the track on bridge
over Wheeling creek, owing to broken
hange on q wheel OF the smoking car. The
engine, tender and baggage car kept the
track, while the mail car, smoker and
Pullman parlor car went over bank
about sixteen 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 posi-
lively Identified owing to the way she was
disf1gured, jumped from the car and was
instantly killed. The 8-months-old baby
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sitting on its fathers lap when the acci-
dent occurred 1t was so badly injured
that it died in few minutes, while
neither the father nor mother were hurt.
They were coming to Wheeling to attend
the funeral of a relative.
The list of dead and injured follows:
Dead-Mrs. Miranda Hare Kittanning,
Pa S-months-old child of Lawrence Bart
ley, of Allegheny, Pa.
Injured-Ella Vance, Wheeling, spine
probably broken, may die; G. j. Garvey,
oil operator, Marietta, o., head crushed
and back wrenched, will probably die; w.
N. Rose, Chicago, right arm broken;
Michael j. Mahoney, McKeesport, Pa,
face cut and mashed; Mrs. M. J. Maho-
ney face cut and hip hurt; e. w. Gilbert,
Sharpsburg, Pa, thigh broken and head
cut badly; ]. N. Couchenow, Bellefeld,
Pittsburg, left elbow broken; William
Richardson, Sharpsburg, Pa, cut and
bruised back and head; James w. Foster,
Beaver Falls, Pa, right foot broken, face
and back cut; W. j. Chapman, West
Bridgewater, Pa. right leg and hand
broken; Charles Harkins, Altoona, right
temple and scalp CUT p. r. Rahm, Phila-
delphia, badly cut and bruised; George
Perkins, conductor of Pullman car, head
cut, hip Bruised George Grouse, Allie
gheny, scalp wounds; Mrs. George Grouse,
knee dislocated; Mrs. DIR. A. F. Stifel,
Pittsburg, slightly hurt; Jacob zulauf,
Pittsburg, left arm dislocated; Albert
Gaus, Pittsburg, legs cut and bruised;
Richard Gaus, same address, both legs
badly bruised; Mrs. Watts, Wheeling, ell
bow dislocated; Louis Schuchert, Pitts
burg, head cut and bruised badly hurt;
Professor j. M. Frasher, principal 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 severe cuts; Mrs. Malone, Allegheny,
head cut, hurt internally; j. B. Stanton,
mail agent, chest, shoulder and leg cut
and bruised; Mrs, Lejune, Allegheny,
forehead crushed; Perry Parker colored,
porter of Pullman car, Cincinnati, cut on
face; Mrs Clarke, Allegheny, shoulder
dislocated; Mrs Starr daughter and grand
daughter, painfully cut; M, Dixon and
wife, Pittsburg painfully cut; John Rem
scher, Pittsburg, head and neck cut; G.
NJ Kiskaddon, Columbia, Pa, head
bruised; Anthony McTighe, Pittsburg,
left leg badly cut
| These names probably do not cover more
than half those who were more or less
| hurt, but able to get away. They scat
| tered almost at once and cannot nearly all
| be found. Many of those seriously hurt
were able to leave for home. Three were
taken to the Wheeling hospital while q
number are at houses near the scene of the
accident. Ten or a dozen surgeons and
! the Wrecking crew were summoned al
once. Not less than 10000 people visited
the scene of the wreck, the Wheeling and
Elm Grove railroad running special excur
sion trains, all crowded. OF those whC
were hurt several will die.