The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-25

Saturday morning last persons
astir on the streets in Oakland at 7.45
O'Clock heard an awful crash, but at
the moment were unable to account
for it, \ few minutes later, however,
the trainmen of the st. Louis and
New York fast express were seen run
nins-down tile railroad track into
town who reported that their train,
known as No. ?, had been thrown
from the track and that at least one
person had been killed and q dozen
more or less injured.
The scene of the wreck was at the
Youghiogheny bridge, one and a-half
miles west OF Oakland, and a more
gruesome sight never met the eyes of
the hundreds who were soon on the
spot. The first thing done was to
look after the injured. These were
tenderly lifted from the ground and
made as comfortable as possible in
the cars not overturned.
The only person killed was Gen.
Joseph S. Fullerton, of st. Louis, Mo.
THE INJURED:
NJ. D. Phelps, chief engineer fire de
partment, Barre, VT. bruised shoul-
der.
Mrs. Anna Phelps, his wife; hand
cut, face and mouth bruised
J. Knight Thomas, 19South Strfck-
er street, Baltimore: slight scalp
wound.
J. d. kuppenheimer, 1770 Madison
street, New York city; three slight
scalp wounds.
Mrs. Jemima Huston, Davis, W.
Va; severe bruises on right side.
w. Il. Teller, Pullman conductor;
collar bone and two ribs fractured.
G. $. Martin. OF Silian. kan; arm
mashed
Mrs. J. s. Hanlin, Carpenter Ohio;
cut and bruised.
J. H. Richards, Fort Scott, Kan;
back, neck and shoulder bruised.
G. H. Sanders, of Alaska, cut and
bruised
a. R. Jackson, Climax Springs, Mo;
slightly injured.
c. w Davis, United States mail
weigher slightly injured.
The ill-fated train was drawn by
engine No. 1906 and consisted of seven
cars-mail, baggage, two day coaches
and three Pullman sleepers. The
front driving wheels of the engine were
first to leave the rails, followed by the
rear trucks of the mail car and the
trucks OF all the other cars OF the train
Before the engine could be brought tC
a stop it had crossed the bridge The
mail, baggage and first coach were
slightly damaged and were resting
between the two tracks, the trucks
buried in stone and dirt. The second
coach was lying on its side down the
embankment, whilst the first sleeper
l Ukraiue, was on its side in the river
In falling FROM the bridge the sleeper
turned completely over and in striking
the water twenty-five feet below the
jar was so great that it was broken
completely III two. In this car there
were six passengers. including Gen
Fullerton. He occupied berth No. 6,
which as the car lay in the water, was
entirely submerged. Immediately
over berth No. the truck of the cal
was piled. twas thought at the time
that his body was under the wrecked
car and as soon as the wreckage was
cleared away it would be recovered
This, however, was not the case. The
other sleepers were derailed on the
bridge.
Immediately after the accident DR.
Henry W. McComas, the railroad sur,
geOn here, and Drs. Ravenscraft and
limbaugh, We're summoned, who
rendered the injured assistance. Later
in the day the wounded were conveyed
to Cumberland on special train
They were accompanied by DR.. Nc,
COmas and Miss Nettie Michaels, the
latter in the capacity of nurse. Rev
S. NJ. Engle also accompanied the
party.
The place where the wreck ACQUIRED
is at a point mile and half west OF
Oakland where the tracks of the rail
road cross the Yough river At the
west end of the bridge is deep cut
through which the tracks run on a
six-degree curve. In coming through
this cut at a point about $50 feet west
of the bridge the front driving wheels
of the engine climbed the rail. This
cut the bolts holding the angle bars
and allowed the rails to spread. The
track was torn up distance of over
five hundred feet, but the bridge be.
ing new was not injured aside from
the ties and guards.