Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-11

Two cars met in a head-on collision on
sharp curve. The car coming toward
the city telescoped the down trip car.
crashing its way through to the fifth
seat
The injured: Lieut. Governor 6. O..
Kimball, Providence; c. n. Kingsley.
Pawtucket; Mrs. Kingsley, Pawtucket;
VIM. Malliet, No. Prince street; H.
A. Palmer, No. 81 Weybosset street;
H. T. Palmer, No. 29S Point street; S.
B. Bragg, No 81 Carpenter street; Wm
j. Bogerdy; Owen ]. Hurley, Mansfield;
Mrs Bogerdy and son, No. l Redwing
street; D. Babcock, No. 1874 Chaplin
avenue; George Baker, No. 10S Living
ston street; Mrs. Baker; Florence Bak-
er; Thomas Jackson and Mrs. Jackson,
No. IS Gala street; E. j. Fleming, Mrs.
Fleming and two children, No. rs Susan
street; unknown woman, thirty two
years old; ]. E. Brown, No. 41S Friend
ship street; F. E. Manchester, Oakland
Beach; Henry Hanlon, car motorman;
Claude E. Harris, conductor.
Additions to the death list are hourly
expected, as several of the injured are
at the hospital in a precarious condi-
ton. The accident occurred through
the efforts of Motorman Burroughs to
make a switch on the line, which is a
single track. He had been given his
signal to go ahead, and followed orders
with the above results.
The accident took place on the sub
urban line between this city and Oak
land Beach, summer resort some
twelve miles distant.
Ordinarily the cars run on thirty
minute schedule, but on Sundays the
travel is extremely heavy and to-day
fifteen minute time was in vogue. The
car which left this city at 1870 was
not one of the regular cars on the road,
being smaller and of vestibuled build.
The car left the city terminus and be-
fore it had reached the outskirts of the
city was packed passengers even
standing in the aisles.
When the car reached Warwick sta
tion it stopped to allow passengers to
alight. According to schedule, Con-
ductor F. A. Manchester should have
waited a few minutes at the turn out
to allow the up-bound Oakland Beach
car to pass. He rang the signal to go
ahead and Motorman Edward D. Bur-
roughs put on his power and the car
was soon speeding at a lively rate.
Just beyond the station is curve,
then a straight stretch of road and
then sharp curve in deep cut. 1t
is impossible for a motorman to see
beyond the curve, as on the left its a
high bank hiding the rails from view
The regular car left Oakland Beach
on its trip to the city and Motorman
time to the turnout at the Warwick
station. Suddenly there flashed before
his vision a car sweeping toward him.
The curve seemed to lend additional
speed TO the cars.
Quick as a flash Hanlon turned off
his power and applied his air brakes,
which stopped the car instantly. The
down bound car came on in spite of
the efforts of the motorman to check
its speed. There was a crash and the
cars telescoped. The Oakland Beach
car tore it's way through the other car,
crushing all before it like an egg shell.
Onto the fifth seat went the bunter of
the up-bound car, carrying death and
injury in its wake. Motorman Bur-
roughs was instantly killed.
The scenes that followed were heart
rendering. Under the wreckage were
inanimate bodies while groans and
shrieks of the injured filled the air.
Those who were not injured were fran
tic in their efforts to locate their COM
panions. Calls were sent out for as
sistance and corps of doctors were
soon at the scene. vikings hands help
ed to extricate the injured who were
conveyed to the Warwick station. Two
cars were equipped with cots, and with
doctors and assistants were dispatched
from this city to the wreck.
The wounded were placed on the cars
and conveyed to Elmwood station,
where two ambulances from the hos
pitaI were in waiting. Lewis c. San
born, who was injured internally died
on his way to the city. woman who
was afterward identified as Mrs Fred
Andrews, daughter of Mrs. Sanborn,
was conveyed to the hospital in pre-
carious condition. Her injuries con-
sisted of a left arm and right foot
crushed. Her spine was also injured.
She was, at last reports. delirious and
is not expected to live.
The fifteen months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Baker was killed.
Her parents escaped with slight in
turtles.
The fourth victim was Arthur G. Lis
comb.
Among the passengers was Lieut.
Governor Charles D. Kimball He was
hurt internally and received a concus-