The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-31
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED.
srees, Rock and Earth Washed
Onto the Track by a Cloud.
burst Followed by Storm.
THIEVES RANSACK CLOTHES
OF the Passengers who Occupied
the Sleeper, During the
Excitement.


accidents on the Erie railroad growing
out of the landslide a mile east oe
LackaRaxon last night, were not MS
serious as at first reported. Only the
fireman and engineer Of the derailed
engine OF the west-bound Chicago ex-
press, which turned over on the track,
were killed, though a number Of pas
sengers on the express, the vestipule
passenger train for Buffalo and Cleva-
land which left New York at o'clock
Saturday night were injured.
Following Is a complete list Of the
killed and injured as fur as known at
the present time:
Killed: Stephen outwater, Port Jer-
Wis, engineer Of Chicago express; Fred
Sells, Port Jervis, fireman Of Chicago
express.
Injured: C. L. Stephens. III Garfield
avenue, Chicago. bruises, minor con-
cussions; F. View, New York, cut head
and right arm; G. h. Boyd. Sharon. Pa,
scalp wounds: Mrs. G. H Boyd,
Sharon, Pa, bruised back and-shoul-
ders; Bernard Shay. Port Jervis, EN-
gineer, freight, pelvis broken: Fred
Smith, Port Jervis, brakeman, shoulder
broken; j. NJ. Trimmer, tralnman, OF
Chicago express, shoulder injured;
Michael Thornton, porter. shoulder
bruised: Timothy Welch, conductor Of
Chicago express, back and legs injured;
G. E. Bels, Cleveland, cuts. head, hand
burned; L 3. Parker, New York. hands
burned; Mrs. F. C. Heath, New York
cut head and back injured; F. L. Mer-
gott, Newark, N. j., slight confusion.
bruises left log; F. s. Fitzpatrick, III
seventeenth avenue. Denver, slight in-
5uries; F. L. Drake, Pullman conductor,
slight injuries; A. S. Collins, Brooklyn.
slight injuries; W. Freybold, Hoboken,
slight injuries; Miss Florence Adele
NIulford, Newark; MRS. Elizabeth Hunt,
Newark, bruises; Richard Smith, 2ss
Milwaukee street, Chicago. slightly In
5ured.
Caused by Oloudburst.
The wreck. which occurred shortly
before midnight, was preceded by q
eloudburst and storm which lasted two
hours. A section Of the bank fell on
the east-bound tracks directly In front
Of the freight train. Several trees went
down with the rocks and earth, and the
freight cars and engine were turned
over directly across the west-bound
tracks OF the Erie railroad. Sixty
freight cars constituted the train
though only tweRty-one were deralled
and tho debris was piled up on the
west-bound tracks Just as the Chicago
express put in an appearance, running
at the rate Of fifty miles an hour. The
engine Of the express train crashed into
the wreck and the baggage car, combi-
nntlon and buffet car and two Pullman
sleepers were piled UP on the tracks
Immediately in front Of the wrecked
freight cars. The first sleeper was
split into two parts as result Of the
accident, and the passengers were
thrown thirty feet down a bank. Fire
at once broke out and four cars of the
express train and nine of the freight
cars were burned. Baggagemaster
Becker, who found himself under the
baggage car door, recovered conscious
ness only to discover that he was all
alone In the heart Of the wrecked pas
senger cars. He managed to crawl
from his position only to find blaze
start in front Of him, while half Of
car was somehow braced up Immediate
ly over him. He called for assistance
but there was no response. Then ne
saw the passengers who had been hurl-
cd down the thirty foot embnnkment
endeavorlng to extrIcate themselves
from the debris and make their way up
the bank.
All We're Dazcd.
All were clad only in their night
clothing. and they were shIvering with
the cold. Some were bleeding ana
moaning but all were dazed. Members
OF the train crews commenced to Senrcn
different portions Of the wreck and as-
sisted those who were struggling to es-
cape. Blankets were brought In from
the Pullman cars and wrapped around
shlvering, hysterical women md hnlf
conscious men. Word was telegraphed
to Port JervIs, relief was at once ar
ranged for and DR.. Cuddeback, Or.
swnrt, DR.. johnson and several train
cd nurses returned for the purpose of
caring for those needing Immediate as
sIstnnce. The relief train soon reached
the scene Of the accident and nearly
nil of the injured persons were removed
to tho hospital.
OF the persons injured md now at
the hospital, Barnard Shay. OF Port
Jeryis, the engineer OF the freight train,
and @. e. Bslz, of cleveland, were most
seriously hurt, but their wounds are
not fatal. Mr.. Belz 10 n stenogrnpher
In the office Of traffic manager Thomas.
OF the Erie system, with headquarters
at Cleveland.
Thieves Ht Work.
Several thieves from Port Jcryls, who
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