The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-04

" VI.
Wabash train No. 6 arrived at the
Union station from the west several
hours late. 1t carried no dead or in
jured, but brought Engineer Strong
and three uninjured passengers of No.
A. Strong reiterated his statements
previously maze to the effect that his
teIegraphic order read to pass at Sand
Creek and he supposed No. 1875 order
was to meet No. A at Seneca.
Engineer strona's Statement.
Although Engineer Strong saw the
light of the approaching train I've
miles away down a straight track, nv
did not check his speed, because. as
he said, he supposed No. 10 was wait
ing on a siding at Sand Creek. After
reaching Detroit, Engineer Strong
made the following statement; II
read my orders that /. was to stop at
Sand Creek and evidently the other
crew read theirs to stop at Seneca. /
know that there were four of us that
read my orders the same-the fireman,
the conductor, brakeman and myself.
lost my orders in the Confusion of
the wreck but the records will show
what they were and what the other
crews orders were. When i first saw
the headlight of the other train 1t was
a
have stopped, but you know how 1t is,
with these electric headlightS-you
cannot tell anything about how far
away they are. 1t was straight-away
track and thought they were waiting
for me at Sand Creek. They doubt
less thought we were stopped at. Sen
eca and SO both of us came on at full
speed. We must have been running
so miles an hour. When we saw that
they were on top of us, saw must
jump. There was a bridge right ahead
and did not want to fall in that SO
waiteu until we were past 1t andbfell,
There was only slight embankment,
and the crash came right after let
go. rolled fully three rods. When
came to there vas my, engine on one
side of me and the trucks of the Sec
ond car, which was telescoped on
the other"
superintendent Burns says Engi-
neer Strong OF train No. 4 is RESPONSE
BILE. His ORDERS" said he, CLEARLY
directed him to pass train 10 at SEN
eca He evidently forgot them for he
did not stop there and the collision
resulted" Superintendent Burns es-
timated the financial loss to the Wa
bash at $4,000.
Train 10 was double-header drawn
by engine No. So. Engineer Sam j.
Work. fireman Dowd. both of Detroit
The second engine was No. 161, En-
gineer Robert Parks, fireman, Calvin
Batdorf. both of Ashley. Both engi-
neers escaped alive, but their lremen
met death in the Quivering mass Of
iron and steel. Engineer Works is in
great pain from the scalding, broken
nose and scalp wound and is unable
to talk or be interviewed.
Statement BY Engineer Parks.
Engineer Parks of the rear engine on
No. 10 has his left leg broken and
face cut. He describes the collision
as follows: 1--WE had orders to meet
train No. at Seneca and were run
ming about 30 miles an hour The
track is straight for several miles and
could see the headlight of No. A COM
ing when we were about three miles
west of Sand Creek. put on the air
brakes and the shock came before 1
had time to jump. The three engines
all piled up together. 1 was thrown
through the roof or window of the
cab, don't know which. The engine
on train No. A fell to the south and orr
two piled up together. found my
self upon the bank. then another man
CraWIed up TO me. 1t was Engineer
Work. Both of our firemen must have
haan kfIIad