The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-01-11
The Lives Of 7 Men snuffed
out at the Mouth Of Rooms
Run near Eyerson, in the
Twinkle Of an Eye.
Freight Train Men
Misunderstood Their Orders
md in a Dense Fog two big Mo.
guIs coIIided on a Bridge. and
Engines, Cars and Human
Flesh all heaped upto-
gether in wreckage.
KILLED.

KILLED.
William L. Bowman, engineer, Fair
mont
Fairmont.
Joseph f. King, conductor, Monon'
gah.
John Deyeny, fireman, Fairmont'
WIN. Il. Murrcl, fireman, FairmOnt
William Parrish, brakeman, keySer'
W. i. O'Neal, tourist, SiSely, Pa,
INJURED.
i. r. Tetrow, brakeman, Fairmont'
fatally.
G. i. o'Lcary, brakeman, Keyser'
slightly.
Thomas a. Richardson, engineer,
Eairmont, Slightly.
A fearful freight wreck, in which
the lnSs Of life was appalling, occurred
ali 7:2s o'clock Tuesday morning on
the Monon division of the Il. \ o.
railroad at the mouth of Rooms Run
between Everson and Highland. Seven
lives were SnuIed out without
a seconds warming and engines and
cars were badly demolished, entailing
8 the loss OF thousands of dollars 10 the
company. Three other men were in
iured. one fatally. The scene was
horrifying and railroad men accnStom-
de to awful sights stood dazed, when
they beheld the carnage Of this fright
ful wreck.
Freight engine, NJ. +. Brannon,
conductor. w. r. Bowman, engineer,
John Deveny, Jr., fireman, and J. L.
Tedrow and William Parrish. brake
man, southbound at the rate of 30
miles an hour. and heavily loaded with
full train of coal. and freight engine
No. go, j. +. King, conductor, t. A.
Richardson, engineer, W. A. Murrell,
fireman, G. J. O'Lcary brakeman. run
ming north at the rate of 30 miles an
hour with long train Of cmptieS,
.coIlided on the middle of the bridge.
AS the two trainS,hoye in sight brakes
we're applied and the engines reversed
but it was too late, and the two mo-
yuls came together with Il crash re-
bounded and came together again
The conclusion was fearful and the
crash frightfui.
Engineer r. A. Richardson says ne
had about n half minutes notice OF
the crash and he tod his fireman W..
A, Murrell to jump and then jumped
himself. Richardson is very slightly
injured but fireman Murrell was fatal
lyhurt, having broken hipand some
internal injuries, from which he died
during the day. Conductor j. +. King
was killed outright. being caught I'M
der the tank of engine which tumbled
into the creek and several box cars
piled upon it. Brakemcn CD o'Leary
and C. F.. Rowan suffered only. 4 few
bruises and were lucky in their escape
A fter the accident it was found thatSS
man named w. ]. O'Neal was riding
in the box.carS, which were wrecked,
and he was feartully manglcd, appar-
emily killed Immediately. From let
tiers found on him, it appears that he
was on hisway home to see his mother
aIrs. Robert O'Neal, who lives nj Sivc-
ly. Pa. Her letter was mailed to him
from on CITY. Pa. Among his papers
was $2l.OO, which will be held for his
friends.
The point Of the collision on the
bridge was - feet above backwater of
the Monongahea river, and Murrcil
plunged downward through space to his
death. die fell on the edge Of the
river bank and his engine followed
him, crushing him and he lived but a
few hours.
Fireman Bartog, not on. duty, was
SDxlead heading in the cabooSe, Of No.
ESQ and escaped uniniured, as did one
hobo.
O'Leary was thrown from the cupalo
OF the cabooSe down into the gaGway
by the first shock and out through the
.sloor, which was open, into the car
stihead by the second shock. He thought
his leg was broken, so yelled to Bar
toy TO hurry back and flag the flyer
Bartog soon reported that all lamps
were broken. o'Leary grabbed red
nag and some torpedoes and ran back
"A mile to Highland and kicked the
operators door down and got a red
lamp, getting on the track just in
time To stop the PlttSburg flyer, and
his bravery saved many lives.
IT was very ioggy morning and the