Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
|REMEN BADLY INJURED
the hospital as a Result Of a
Peculiar Mistake.
'flClALs INSPECTING ROAD
ewing Cumberland Division 10 a Novel
Manner Engines Disabled and Car
DeraiIed - The Notes.

DeraiIed = The Notes.
Fireman Joseph Kronse, of the Bal
more and Ohio. was seriously injured
North Mountain at late hour Non
ay as result of a peculiar mistake.
Is was on his engine which was
milling All east bound freight. when
. noticed the headlight of the he'll
Ter coming toward the train and ap :
barentlv on the Same track. He was
positive that collision was ineyita-
bic, and without moments hesita-
hon leaned from the cab.
Tine train was going ut "A good rate
BIZ speed aud Kronse struck the ground
with great force. He was picked up
md brought to this place and taken
TO the Kings Daughters hospital,
where an examination of his injuries
was made. He was found to be badly
Injured about the head, and his right
leg Is in such condition that amDuta-
lion NAV be necessary. He is being
ATTENDED by DIR. Myers and DR.. Hen
shaw, who state that while his in
jnries are very serious it is not thought
they are necessarily fatal Krouse is
young man and unmarried.
FOR FOUR TRACKS.
Official statements show that the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad will even
tually be four track system between
Chicago and New York. Plans have
been prepared for this gigantic under
taking for the whole distance aud the
completion awaits only the appropria-
tion of funds along for few years.
] 1t is likely that cut.oifs will be so ar
ranged that Cleveland will be placed
on the main line. All work on the
main line now is done with provision
for the four track system. Likewise
all work is being rushed. One of the
first links in the chain of divisions to
be placed into working four track
system will be the Pittsburg division
30 Connellsville. Plans are In readi-
Ness for final detailment for this Dor
tion of the main line and work is I'M
der way on 81 = miles of the division
out from Pittsburg to Alpsville. while
four miles have Just been opened into
four track system from Connellsville
westward to Bradford. This leave
onlv 3s1e miles ont of the 5S from
the Pittsburg terminal station to Con-
nellsville to be given two additional
tracks. Ii will be but matter of
month or six weeks. it is now thought,
until two tracks will be in operation
from PittsbuTg to Cumberland, there
remaining but a small amount of tun-
mel work at Rock wood on installing
the second track. The four track sys-
tenn was established from Bradford to
Uunnellsville at noou Nj onday. Grad.
ing is underway at several places along
the line to Connellsville for extra
road bed.
TOUR OF INSPECTION
A party of Baltimore and Ohio
officials passed,through this place!Tues-
dav morning going west on tour of
Inspection of the Cumberland division.
They left Brunswick this morning.
having spent the night there. The
train is made up OF engine l403. a pri-
vate car is an ordinary fat car with a
stand erected upon it for the ac-
~ ANSnta1c in
front of the engine. The private car
is in the rear of the engine. The
officials went as far as Oakland.
Those III the party are:
Superintendent f. A. Heusted,
Trainmaster o. II. Hobbs, Assistant
Trainmaster G. l.. French, c.. Cuice.
assistant trainmaster of the west end !;
w. B. Blackwell, road foreman of
engines; ". E. Preston, assistant
road foeman of engines: j.. W.. Bar
ker. supervisor, and r.. h. Leukins,
division engineer.
ENGINES DISABLED.
Yard Engine 1911 and main line en-
CINE 1912 were in collision Monday
ut the lime kiln. near Intersection,
and both were so badly damaged that
they had TO be taken to the repair
shops at Cumberland for an overhaul
ing.
SLIGHT WRECK.
A slight freight wreck occurred early
Monday morning at Tunnelton, west
of this city, and traffic was DELAYED
for a number of hours as both of the
tracks were blocked and nothing could
be moved A number of cars were de.
rallied and the accident is sapposed TO
have been caused by detective rail.