The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-31

CINCINNATI Dec sO.-Two passen-
ger tralns colllded at 1855 O'clock to-
night on the Baltimore & Ohio South
western railway near Coal City, four
teen miles from Cincinnati, They were
the Louisville express which left this
city at 7;05 p. M, and the St. Louis nc
c0mnodatioh, due there at I'O5' The
latter was an hour late.
The first known OF the collision here
was when the wrGcking train was sent
out about o'clock, accompanied by
physicians, railway officials and others.
They were followed by the newspaper
men and others In carriages. The Wild
est rumors OF the loss OF life were soon
current. The hospitals were put In
rendlnesB and police quarters were
promptly equipped for the care OF the
injured. When information wn9 OBJ
tnIned from the scene II was found
that there were two killed and seven
injured.
Both engines were totally wrecked,
as the engineers had very little time TO
check their speed. The combination
chr OF the Louisville express and the
express car on the train from 81. Louis,
were telescoped. Coal City IL q coallng
btltlOu OIl IHt Ipuh alA NeH hV WY
phone. When the engines were wreck
I'd they knocked out telegraph pole
with such force MS to cut OF all tele-
graphic communication with this city,
and then tho wire and the operator at
Coal City were kept busy with orderE.
The Big Four tracks were not OBJ
structed.
Passengers arriving on the Knicker-
booker express after 8 o'clock say their
train shot by Coal City at great speed
and they had only passing view,
but that there wns horrible spectacle
of wreckage. II Is reported that all OF
the injured have been rescued and are
being cared for, and that the elaborate
preparations IN this city for the In
jured will not be needed.
The Victims.
The dead are:
Fireman Wilson. of the Louisville ex-
press.
An unknown man, buried in the
wreck.
The injured:
Fireman Hlrman Bruning. OF the 81.
Louis train, sustained cuts on leg,skull
and shoulder, very dangerously.
Jacob Bauer, OF the copper shop in
Lnwrenceburg Ind. hip dlslocated, Les.
arm and head cut and bruised.
AlonZo Pruett, engineer OF the Louis
vile express; Internal injuries, left arm
badly cut and gashed.
James Gabriel, engineer OF the 81
Louis train. back and SIDE injured, BE
was taken to his brothers home In
Cleves, Ohio.
Fred Dlnekamp. Of Aurora, passen-
ger. severe scalp wound.
II. NJ. Weight, express messenger on
ST Louis train. internal injuries be-
sides bad cuts and bruises He called
dellrionsly for his wife. He was left
At Coal City
Express Messenger Eisenborn, Of the
Louisville express, very slightly; able
TO come home.
or the Injured all are very seriously
hurt except Binekamp and Eisenborn.
u Is feared that BruninB, Bauer and
Pructt are fatally hurt.
A special train arrived at midnight
with the injured and they were at once
taken 10 the Belts street hospital where
complete arrangements for the care OF
them had been made. The cause Of the
accident was the failure of the opera
tor Mt Storrs Station within the city
limits, 10 report 10 the Louisville train
an order to wait at Delhi and let 81.
Louis train pass II there. The trains
when they sighted each other, mile
this side OF Coal City, were going at full
speed and had but little time TO slow
up before tho collision. The road Is
comparatively straight at this point,
otherwise the casualty would have been
terrific
The injury TO passengers others than
those named were very slight
The LoulBvllle express was heavily
loaded and there were many passengers
TO transfer, the passengers Of both
trains being transferred. The block
ade viii be opened tonight. General
Superintendent Rawn was UP here all
night, and division superintendents and
othurs were on the scene doing every
thing In their power for the relief OF the
injured.
The regular operator at storr Station
IA away on Il short vacation this week
and tho mistake In orders was made by
a B,ibatltute, WHOSE name cannot be
learned. StOrr "a between Cincinnati
and Coal City. II the sturr operator
had stopped the outgoing train for or
dera the trains would have passed satc-'
ly at Delhi