Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-06-23
Deaths Grim Work.
wM. N. SMITH.


AS result Of rear-end collision on
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Rairoad al Green
spring Run, sixEy-two nailes.weet Of this
CITY, VIM. NJ. Smith. brakeman. Of zzz
North Queen street, is dead, and Elmer f.
Entler, of I26 East Race street, is pain
fully, bur NOT seriously injured.
The two men had starred out from
Brunswick III charge Of a freighr train
Of seventy empty box cars en- route to
Cumberland drawn by engine 1870. Al
GTeensprng Run about two O'Clock Sun
day morning the tram stopped for water.
Alter Il had been standing there about
two and a halt minutes freight train No.
80, drawn By engine No. 1913 with en-
& neman Charles Smith, OF Brunswick. Ut
the throttle, came around the curve and
crashed into the ca6oose Of the Standing
freight train.
Vim. IA. Smith, the brakeman on the
train vas crushed 70 death In the debris
wmIe Elmer E. Enter. the conductor II
cnsrge Of the train, miraculousIy ESCAPED
W.T. ais life.
According 70 the statement Of the sur
wing occupant Of the caboose. when seen
| by an EVENING WORLD representative
both were near each other when the crash
Wnich resulted fatally to his fellow work
man. occurred. Conductor Entler was ii
tne acl oi putting on his coat brakeman
smith was stirring the fire in the caboose
stove OF sudden there was an awful
crash. The next thing Mr.. Entler knew
nc was dropping down through the debris
ana rolling from the track. 1t was
mfaculous escape for him How he es-
capped nc IS unable to relate,
The shock dazed him little but did
not render him unconscious. Badly
bruised about the face, body and limb
both OF his ankles spraided and vet uncon-
SCOTS, ne was picked up a few Yards from
wreck and brought to his home in this CITY
on stretcher on passenger train No. 10.
Or. Myers, who examined him, pronounc-
ed his wounds TO be of mild nature and
that as soon as he would be able to bear
weight upon his ankles he would be able
be out.
The injuries to Mr.. Smith were fatal
His hip was crushed, legs broken and head
injured. His body was taken to Cumber-
land and brought to Martinsburg on train
No, 40 Sunday night, where it was taken
IN charge by undertaken A. Kogelschatz.
In the wreck the caboose and one car
on the extra freight train were DESTROYED
and three freight cars and engine 1918
were deraled. The front of the engine
was also mashed in. The wreck occurred
during heavy ranstorm.
Passenger trains Nos. 10, 4, s and were
all delayed west of the wreck, the first
two being held about seven hours. West
bound passenger trains Nos. II, and ~
were delayed east of the wreck. Both
tracks We're blocked.
The wreck recalls a similar wreck which |
occurred at the same place II years ago,
IN which MIR. Smith figured conspicuously. |
Mr.omlth was then conductor and was lin |
charge OF freight coming east. The
train stopped for water and Conductor
Smith went back to flag the following
tram. He was too late. The train crashed |
INTO the lear end of his train, killing En-
gineer Dave Swagert, of this city. Mr.. |
Smith was laid off for this accident and |
has since been working as brakeman.
The two victims of the wreck were
brothers-n-law. MIR. Smith leaves a wild
ow, who was formerly Miss Heating and
two small children. He was thirty years
OF age. He was member OF the Order |
OF Railway Conuctors.
The funeral will took place from the U. |
b. Church Tuesday afternoon at two |
O'Clock, Rev. w. +. Gruver officiating.