The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-28
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Through q erstanding OF or
dcrs, particulars Of which can not, Of
course. be learned from the railroad
people, there was a disastrous freight
wreck on the main line OF the baltimore
4 Ohio Iailroad early yesterday marn-
ing, near the town OF Bolton. In Mar
shnil county. Almost miraculously there
was no loss OF life. but three OF thu train
crew made remarkable escspes.
u was q aeaa-on coIlision between
freight trains No. o.. bound west. and
No. DO east bound. Engine No. LOG
hauled train 81, and was in charge OF
Engineer Joe connors. Engine LESS pull
ed train ss, With Jerry Donovan Mt the
throttle. The trains were running at a
high speed and came together on a curve
with a tremendous conclusion, which
was added to us the cars piled up three
deep on top OF the two locomotives. That
the engineer and tirement OF each en-
CINE were not killed outright or scalded
and slowly tortured to death Is tho inoSt
remarkable feature of the wreck. q
The conductors and all but one brake
man succeeded In escaping without an
jury by Jumping from the train before
their cars became involved in the wreck
age on top Of the two locomotives. AS
soon as possible, the tralnmen and
farmers from the vicinity FASTENED to
the point where clouds Of steam were
arising from the two locomotives buried
beneath coal end freight cars three
deep.
The cabefsuanes Of engine No. 1885,
in charge OF Engineer Donovan. was
found blocked by the tender, which had
been swung around across the track,
and In the cab, securely Imprisoned.
were Engineer Donovan. and his fireman.
After IN hours hard work, the men
were released and to the astonishment
OF the relief corps neither man was In
Jured, Notwithstanding the clouds OF
steam filled the cab.
Engineer Coanors and his fireman es-
capped from engine 1906 Immediately af-
ter the wreck, by crawling out from be-
meath the wrecEage. They were FORM
note enough 10 make n remarkable es-
cape. being almost entirely unlnjured.
S The brakeman OF train &c.. nn-ned
Meckens. rsade an escape from death
that was. IL possible. more remarkable
ana nearer miraculous than that OF the
locomotive crews. He was causht be-
tween two teiescoped coal cars and It Is
difficult to realize now that he WIS not
crushed to death. It required three
hours of united effort to release the
brakeman, and when he was pulled ont Of
the wreckage. the trainnen were de-
lighted and greatly a5tonlshed to see
that he had escaped With slight injuries.
1t was one OF the most miraculous
wrecks experienced on the Baltimore &:
Chio's main line In recent years. The
property loss will foo: away up into the
thousands. The two locomotives, 1t was
said yesterday, will have Il, be entirely
rebuilt, being almost entirely dsinotish-.
ed. The cars that were broken open
and derailed contained valuIole 1ner-
chand!se including a lot of bonded whis-
ky. grain, mixed merchandise. etc. a
large quantity OF which was destroyed.
The loss Is variously ee.inated between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The track was not cleared until late
In the day. but traffic was not entirely
blocked, as there was side track at
the scene OF the wreck which was soon
In condition to be used.