The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13
Observation-Disclosures.
We're Derailed, and Sent Down 4 d
s twenty-five Foot Embank-
ment, and Demolished.
ENGINEER M'GREAYY KILLED.
An Unknown "Hobo" is Known to
n Have Been Killed, but the H
Body is Not Found
KILLED.

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the train; lived at Norwalk, Ohio;
Il skull fractured, and died at 1o:4o
I'm. !,
UNKNOWN "HoBo.n-Known to
have been riding the bumpers on the
fifth or sixth cur; buried under the
wroclsage; body not recovered.
y. INJURED.
g. E. TURNER-Fireman of the
train; jumped and received bad cuts
on the neck and shoulder; will re-
cover; resides at steubenville.
ISRAEL WoLFE--Front brake
man; sustained internal injuries; will
recover; lives at steubenville.
n One OF the most disastrous wrecks in
the history OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad occurred last evening
about Z, o'clock at Deep Run
about four miles north Of Wheeling.
on the Ohio side Of the river.
Two Z men = were killed, two more
injured, and the property loss is
very heavy, 4 the locomotive and TWEEN
5Fty-two coal and freight cars being de-
rallied and thrown down an embunk-
ment. 40
@ The wrecked train was south
4 bound freight, made up of thirty cars.
In; charge of Conductor Cruise, Of Steu-.
Z benville; Engineer Mike McGreavy, OF
Norwalk, at the thottle;l G. E. Turner,
OF Steubenvllle. in the fircman's box;
Israel Wolfe. Of steubenvllle. front
brakeman. and another brakeman,
whose name could not be learned.
& The train was crossing the Deep Run
bridge when the tender of the locomo-.
tive suddenly left the track. and was
followed in quickest succession by
twenty-five OF the cars.
McGreavy's Fatal Leap.
Engineer s1cGreavy and Fireman
Turner leapcd for their lives, but with
the former 1t was leap OF death. US
the poor fellow alighted on his head,
suffering fracture of the skull that
y made death only. a matter of n few
hours. Turner. on the other hand. was
nore fortunate. and. although he was
4 badly cut about the neck and shoulder
and nine stitches were required In his
Z neck. he will likely recover. y
The front brakeman, Israel Wolfe. OF
: Steubenville, was on one OF the cars
near the locomotive, and he followed
the example OF the engineer and fire.
man by jumping from the fast break
Ing up train. He Is seriously injured
internally. but is expected to recover
eventually.
A 'Hobo" Killed. Z
At Warrenton. 1t Is alleged by the
front brakeman. an unknown "hobo"
boarded the train. and was riding the
bumpers OF the fifth or sixth car from
the engine, and the train crew are firm
: in their belief that the fellow. met
6 death. It Is thought his manged and
crushed body will be found when the
wreckagc is entirely cleared away. 1t
had not been recovered at midnight.
Conductor Cruise and the rear brake.
man were not injured. owing to the
fact that the last seven or eight cars,
Including the caboosc, remained on the
track.
Caring For the Injured.
The wreck soon attracted large
crowd, including many people from
Martins Ferry. and the work OF rescu-
Ing the injured men was begun with
will. .McGreavy. Wolfe and Turner
were taken to Martins Ferry. the first
named to Mrs. Kyne's boarding house.
and Turner and Wolfe to McIntlre's. on
Second street. Drs. Morrison and Her.
vey were soon In attendance. and did
everything In their power to alleviate
the sufferlngs OF the injured men. 1t
was soon realized that poor. McGreavy
was badly injured; although every ef-
fort was made 10 save his life, he ex-
PRED mt .10:4O o'clock. He is survived
by wife and two. children, living at,
Norwalk, Ohio. Mrs. McGrcavy was
4 photographed for last night. when 1t was
thought her husband might pull
through.
Both Wolfe and Turner. 1t Ii expect
ed. will recover. Both nre single men.
Tracl. Torn Up.
The trnck was torn up badly for
quarter OF mile. The engine was
twisted off the rails by the tender. and.
with the cars to the number of over
twenty. was prec!pltated over the en-
bankment. Moot OF the cars arc de-
niolishada beyond redemption, and
consequently the property loss OF the
Wheeling g. Lake Erie company Is
very heavy
Work on the wreck was prosecuted
through the night, q wreck train being
sent up from Wheeling Immediately
upon the receipt OF the news OF the dis
aster. 1t is expected that the track
Will be In shape for resumption ofstraf-
nc thla morning. OF course traffic was
suspended last night on account OF the
wreck.