The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-04
SUNDAY FATALITIES
Three Cars Plunge Down a Six
teen Foot Embankment.
TWO DEAD AND MANY INJURED.
II II Fsared That Several Of Those Hurt
WIN Dis---A sweat shop Fire I'm New
York Results i'm -Four Deaths and De-
atroys -Four Houses.

~ IL Feared That Several of Those Hurt
win Dls---A Sweat shop Fire In New
York Results in -Four Deaths and De-
stroys -Four Houses.
WHEELING, WA, Nov. 4.-The worst
railroad wreck In the immediate vicinity
of Wheeling for many years occurred
yesterday 81 Elm Grove, i've miles east on
she Pittsburg division Of tho Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. The pittsburg- Gin
ctnnetl express, commonly known as the
cannon ball, jumped the track ON bridge
ever Wheeling creek, owing TO q broken
flange on 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 oars were COM
plctely demolished, seeming to have been
thrown some distance through the air.
30 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
disflgured, jumped from the car and was
Instantly killed. The s-months-old baby
Of Lawrence Barttey, Of Pittsburg, was
sitting ON Its fathers lap when the scci-
dent occurred. II was so badly injured
Tint ID 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; 8-months- old child OF Lawrence Bart
Icy, Of Allegheny, Pa.
Injured-Ella Vance, Wheeling, spine
probably broken, may die; O. 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,
fAco cut and mashed; Mrs. M. j. Maho-
ncy, face cut and hip hurt; Il. w. Gilbert,
Sharpsburg, Pa, thigh broken and head
oht badly; ]. N. Couohenow, Bellefleld,
Plttsburg, left olbow broken; William
Richardson. Sharpsburg, Pa, cut and
bruised back and head; James W. Foster,
Beaver Falls, Pa, right foot broken, face
and back out; w. ]. Chapman, West
Brldgewater, 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
Out, hip bruised; George Grouse, ALE
gheny, scalp wounds; Mrs George Grouse
knee dislocated; Mrs DIR. A. +. Stifel
Pittsburg, slightly hurt; Jacob Zulauf
Pittsburg, left arm dislooated; Albert
Gaus, Plttsburg, legs cut and bruised
Richard Gaus, game 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
n Pm nj nd hRao rtrS
and bruised; w. o. Hawley, Allegheny
face and nose crushed, arm cut; Mrs
Dixon, Pittsburg, badly cut and bach
wrenched; Maud Vance, internal injurie.
and severe outs; Mrs. Malone, Allegheny
head cut, hurt internally; j. B. Stanton
mail agent, chest, shoulder and leg cut
end bruised; Mrs. Lejune, Allegheny
forehead crushed; Perry Parker, oolored
porter of Pullman car Cincinnati, cut on
fnce; Mrs. Clarke, Allegheny, shoulder
ssisioaatsd; Mrs. Starr, daughter and grand
daughter, painfully cut; M. Dixon and
wifo, Pitteburg, painfully cut; John Ren
Keher, Plttsburg, head and neck cut; O.
Ar. Kiskaddon, Columbia, Pa, head
bruised; Anthony McTighe, Pittsburg
LIFT leg badly out
These names probably do not cover more
than half those who were more or less
hart, but able to get away. They scat
sered 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 a
number are at houses near the scene of the
accident. Ten or dozen surgeons and
ths wrecking crew were summoned al
once. Not less than 10000 people visited
she scene Of the wreck, the Wheeling and
Elm Grove railroad running special excur.
sion trains, all crowded. OF those who
were hurt several will die.