Evening journal., 1895-11-04
THE PERILS OF THE RAIL
Disastrous Smashup on the Bal
timore and Ohio Road.
TWO KILLED AND THIRTY INJURED

Steep Embankment With Cars Of uu-
man Freight--BreaISing OF a Flange the
Cause OF the Accident
WHEELING, Nov. 4.-The worst railroad
wreck i'm the immediate vicinity OF Wheel
ing for many years occurred yesterday at
Elm Grove, Eve miles east on the Pitts
burg division of the Baltimore and Ohio
road. The Pittsburg- Cincinnati express,
commonly known as the cannon ball,
jumped the track on a bridge over Wheel
ing creek, owing to broken ilange on
wheel Of the smoking car. Tho engine,
tender and luggage car kept the track,
while the mail car, smoker and Pullman
parlor car went over a bank about rs fees
high. Tho day coach turned completely
over, and the other two lay on their sides
The cars were completely demolished
seeming TO have been thrown some dis
tance through tho air.
SO far only two deaths have occurred
A woman, thought Go bo Mrs. Miranda
Hare of Kittanning, Pa, but not positive
ly identified, owing to the way she was
disngured, jumped from the car and was
instantly killed. Tho S-months-old baby
of Lawrence BARLEY OF Pittsburg was sit
ting ON its fathers lap when the accident
occurred. 1t was so badly injured that it
died in few minutes, while neither tho
father nor mother was hurt. They were
coming to Wheeling to attend the funeral
of a relative.
Tho exact number OF injured is hard
10 got reliably. Nine were taken 20 tho
City hospital and three TO the Wheeling
hospital, while number are at housos
near the scono Of the accident Ten or a
dozen surgeons and the wroclSing crew
were summoned at once. Not less than
10. 600 poople visited the soene OF the
wreck tho Wheeling and Elm Grove rail-
road running special excursion trains, all
crowded. OF those who were hurt several
viii die.
List Of the Injured.
Tho injured so far as they can be learn
cd, are:
Ella Vance. Wheeling, spine probably
broken; may Gle.
o., head crushed and back wronchod
will probably die.
W. n. Rose Chicago, commercial tray
elor right arm broken.
Michael J. Mahoney, Mckeosport, Pa,
face cut and mashed.
Mrs. J. Mahonoy, face cut and hip hurt.
Il. W Gilbert, Sharpsburg, Pa, thigh
broken and head cut badly.
J. n. Couohonow Relleileld, Pltlsburg,
left elbow broken.
william Richardson, Sharpsburg, Pa,
back and head cut and bruised.
James W. Foster Beaver Falls Pa,
right foot broken and face and back cut.
w. j. Chapman West Bridgcwator Pa,
right leg and hand broken.
Charles Harkins, Altoona, Pa right
tomplo and scalp cut.
p. r. Rahm, Philadelphia, badly cut
and bruised.
George Perkins, conductor Pullman
car, head cut hip bruised.
George Grouse, Allegheny, scalp wounds.
Mrs. George Grouse, knee dislocated
Mrs. DIR A. Il. Stifel, PiGtsburg slight
ly hurt.
Jacob zulauf Pittsburg, left arm dis
located.
Albert Cause, Pittsburg, Leg cut and
bruised.
Richard Cause, Pittsburg, both legs
badly bruised
Mrs. Watts. Wheeling, elbow dislocatod
Louis Schubert, Pittsburg, head cut
and bruised; badly hurt.
Professor j NJ Frasher, principal Wheel
ing Business college, head and breast cut
and bruised.
W. O. Hawley, Allegheny, face and
nose crushed and arm cut
Mrs Dixon, Pittsburg, badly cut and
back wrenched
Maud Vance, internal injuries and Sc
we're cuts.
Mrs Malone Allegheny, head cut and
hurt informally
j. d. Stanton, mail agent, chbst shoul-
der and leg cut and bruised.
Mrs Leiune, Allegheny, forehead
crushed.
Perry Parker, oolored. portor Pullman
car, Cincinnati, cut on face.
Mrs Clarke, Allegheny, shoulder dislo-
Gated.
Mrs. Starr, daughter and granddaugh-
tor, painfully cut; able TO go home to Al
loghany.
M. Dixon and wife, Pittsburgi painful
ly cut
John Renscher, Pittsburg, head and
neck cut
c. NJ KislSaddon, Columbia, Pa, head
bruised
Anthony McTigho, Pittsburg, loft leg
badly cut
These names probably do not cover
moro than half those who were more OF
less hurt, but able to get away. They scat
tered almost at once and cannot all be
found. Many ~ those seriously hurt were
able TO leave for homo.