Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-12-30
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Passengers on rain No. i dae here af
go FRIDAY evening ere treated X 4
no4s realistic ard spe aeu Il +
drama which for tite looked
IS If It n1iett develop INTO iFas ans &
/ IS not often tsai a car On a lTaln sasas ire
M4ife en- route and IS consumed, bis il IS
the unexpected end Surprising fha IS aap-
peDiHg about Christmas tine and this Is
1.-the KIND Of an excitement several hundred
II. 81 q. passengers were afforded last
evening.
The train was wen filed With people Of
all conditions. the majority Of whom werr
going home ID spend Christmas, or to Wis
Iit friends, over Christmas Included IN
The train, was one Of the large =. x @.
combination bav~age and express cars.
In this was hungN Ius Of express packages
presumably presents being sent to friends
as bright reminders Of the happy holiday,
and the baggage OF the passengers who
were aboard the train.
Alas how dreadfully disappointing it
will be to those hundreds who are expect
ing a present from some loved one when
Christmas comes and the package is not
received In vain they will wait for days
and at last conclude that their hopes were
| false.
There will be the charming sweetheart
expecting something handsome from
claim, "ihe hateful thing He might
have sent me something anyhow" Teen
there will be no way OF explanation, and
sadly fatefu, but true, these lovers may
become separated and two hearts made
sad and remorseful by the i'll luck Which
befell No. 1.
Anxious mothers and fathers wait for
some gift from the son who has gone from
home to make his way through life. Sis
tiers and brothers waiting anxiously for the
same fond remembrances which will never
come.
Not nearly so fortunate were the pas
sengers, for theirs is not only disap-
pointment. but severe loss, many OF
them losing all their good clothing and
others many valuabes besides.
Fortunate indecd,lt is however, that the
FIRE which destroyed the baggage coach
ahead. did not set fire to the rest OF the
train and endanger, if not injure the
passengers who were aboard the train.
1t was somewhere on the other side of
Enge's. about quarter past FIVE, that an
oil lamp in the baggage car dropped to
the floor. The oil spilled over the small
packages that were in the car and in an
instance the whole car was ablaze.
Baggage Master Jackson gave the alarm
and short distance on the other side OF
Duffields the train was stopped.
/ Immediately heads were thrust out OF
windows and CONSERVATION reigned,
when it was discovered that car on the
train was on fire and the flames bursting
out from doors and windows. Quick as
possible, several OF the male passengers,
headed by Alex Elliott, an old railroad
man, we'll known in this city, and for
mer jailor, now policeman in the Eighth
Precinct of Washington, rushed to the
car where fireman Chas. HOLIDAY, and +.
E. En.ler, b. & 0. engineer Of this city,
got into the car and tried to get out the
baggage and express.
s., hercely was the fire raging that the
men were driven from the car by the
flames, after rescueing only seven buckets
of oysters, and a few other packages.
The big iron safe ofthe Express Company
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ms PACK dii COVERED WI" No.. ~ t iSaa'
ana win tne asslslail0e ~ ~ .n 800
went TO Work 70 uesaOu TUG oai 'ni's 81
rom "a, inc lldll' ~ u,,,.d 80.
ne car was cut loose anu puiJu eas'
snort distance. Messls. h.iiio'., Insill