The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-26

miles from TINS city, instantly kllllng
eight persons and injuring more than
thirty. three OF whom will probably die.
The killed ore all OF st. Louis Their
names are:
Adolph Hohl. engineer Of the accom-
mediation train.
Charles Moline
Conrad Kuntz.
C. C. Blevins.
Fl. Thall.
Barney McKenna, IN charge of the
refreshments.
Maud McKenna, aged fourteen. his
daughter.
John Cartwright.
Twcnty-one persons were more or
less injured, but at late hour It Is
thought not one will die.
The injured are:
Ferdinand Lange, st. Louis, internal
injuries.
David Garrety, St. Louis, Internal In
5urles. head cut and legs bruised.
J. e. Riblet. st. Louis. hips and legs
injured.
wounds.
Frank Hasler, st. Louis, late Of
Springfield, NO., fireman on excursion
train, spinal cord injured and hurt in
ternally.
Mrs. j. r. Mcdaniel, St. Louis, slight
ly injured.
George IHulft, of KirFwood. conduc-
tor Of suburban train: hips injured and
body bruised. =.
Robert Mulholland. OF Spring Park,
brakeman on suburban train, slightly
injured.
George Atwood, St. Louis, conductor
Joseph 4. Dryden, Springfield, No.,
fengineer Of excursion train, skull frac-
tured and badly scaided.
Frederick Miller, Valley Park, fire.
man on suburban train: legs injured
and body bruised.
A. X. Smith, Valley Park. baggage
man on suburban train, head cut and
hands and arms Injured.
Mrs. a. X. Smith, Valley Park. In
jured by shock.
Matt Wapplchorst, Valley Park,
slightly injured.
Peter Hill, st. Louis, face cut and
badly bruised
Robert Langen, William Sutler, Henry
Larborg, Louis Hunt, Henry McMi-
chael, Mrs. Rose Hill, all OF St. Louis
more or less injured.
The collision occurred between the
second section of an excursion train
bound west and the. Frisco valley park
accommodation. eaS bound.
How 1t Occurred.
From what can be learned at this
hour, the accident was the result Of the
disobed!ence or neglect OF orders on the
part OF the excursion train crew, who
should have remained at Spring Park
for orders and let the accommodation
through.
The excursion train was the second
section of special bound for St.
James, No., one hundred miles west OF
st. Louis, where the Missouri home
for aged veterans was dedicated to-day,
underNthe auspices OF the Grand Army
of the Republican and Woman's Relief
Corps. The first section had gone
through safely and the second. which
consisted Of eleven coaches, heavily
laden with G. a. r. men, their wives
and children, left st. Louis about 8
o'clock.
According to J.. D. Dishman. the tcle-
graph operator and station agent at
Spring Park, It should have stopped at
that place. Instead OF doing so the sec
ond section passed by ut full speed.
Engineer H0hl,of the accommodation,
was not aware TINT the second section
was on the road and In trying to make
the switch at Kirkwood, crashed into
the ill-fated train In cut, Just tls!r-
teen miles from the st. Louis Union
-Thnrp mi npn On,
blnatlon baggage and coach on Engl-
necr Hollis train. but the. collision was
terrific, both engines being demoish-
cd and number OF the cars telescoped.
The wreCkage was piled high on the
track and above the sound OF escaping
steam could be heard the cries OF the
frightened and injured passengers.
Next TO the engine of the excursion
train was tho commissary car. illld
with refreshments. Barney McKenna
was In charge OF the edibles and with
him was his fourtecn-year-old daugh-
ter, Maud. Both were instantly killed,
being scaided and crushed. A number
OF passengers. mostly young men, were
grouped around the temporary counter
eating and drinking. Almost all were
either killed or injured. This and the
next car In which were seventy pnssen-
Scrs. suffered the worst damage.A and
most OF the killed and Injured were tn-,
Ken from them. Engineer iohl, of the
accommodation, which was running on
time, was killed and his fireman, Frank
Hasler, badly wounded.
After tho Wreck.
When the wreck occurred tho peoplc
began TO come in from all directions on
wheels. In buggicS and wagons and on
foot. and within an hour after the acc.-
dents thousands could be seen group
I'd around the pit OF debris. No wrccle-
inG train was available. but everybody
turned TO and In Il short time had res
eued the injured aud taken out the dead.
Doctors from surrounding towns hur-
ried TO the scene and rendered what as
s'stoncc they could TO tho suffering, who
were transported TO places OF safety. All
the medical resources OF st, Louis were
placed at the disposal OF the Frisco rail-
ROAD rs soon nS news OF the accident
reached the city dlsrtnsary, DR. Stark
loi. the city physician, Immediately set
out for the Scene OF the wreck with
corps OF assistants and ambulnnccs. but
owing 10 the delay experienced, their
serviccs were not needed. 9Tf,'
AZ $40 o'clock this afternoon Tho relief
train bearing the survivors OF the wreck
reached the union station and was I'M
medlatcly btsicgcd by n crowd OF
friends and relatives. Some OF the
wounded, were removed to the their
homes by frlcnls, while others wern
taken to various hospitals. Among The
latter were threc, whose injuries VIII /,
probably prove fatal.
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