The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-24
Near Eumbefport Between REG
Passenger Train and a FrefgHtss
One Man Riding as Blind Bdggaq
on Car Trucks. Body BEING erFIss
bly, Mashed
Train Men Injured But None Seriously
Number Of Passengers Also Receive Slight In
.iuries- Collision Was mighty and Only BY Mlras
.c,esNas Fearful Catastrophe AVerted

fread.on collision occurred hatt
mile west of Lumberport Sunday evening
II 7;46 O'Clock between the regular tram
coming from New Afartinsviile and 2
freight train There were between p ana
IN nassencers, a number of whom were
more or less hurt One man WAS kflleo-
srbs wonder is that no more were killed,
or more badly hurt.
1t appears that the passenger tram .
Had orders to wait the usual time as
inc switch near that point for the
freight. The trnin did this and had just
puIled out when the freight aPPro'tched
at rood speed and the collision could NOT
be avoided. Neither engine left the
track. though both were battered up.
The coaches OF the passenger train also
remained on the track, as did ali the
frcieht ears The worst feature OF the
nropertv part of the wreck was the bag
ea &c car piled upon the passenger tender.
m. freight train was running at n rapid
Trte ss the collision Indicated, the pas
.ey,,,er which was running slowly, being
knocked back hfteen-cnr lengths or more.
T,be wreck occurred at short curve and
.s,,f nj for tl,at reason neither engineer
could stop his train
william Carr, engineer of the passen-
Ger train, was hurt about the head some
-d5;;uit Is able to be around. His fireman,
Carl Reading, jumped and escaped IN
i,u-y. u. w. Virgin, of Parkersburg'
FREIGHT fireman, was bruised about the
side considerably.
samuel Smith, the freight engineer
also escaped by jumping.
Nah
lips bruised and their teeth loosened py
coming in contact with the backs OF the
seats. Among these was q. W. Morris,
of this city, who was the most badly hurt
OF the passengers His lips are quite
badly bruised, burt not seriously
CAPTAIN Frank Flanagan had his right
hand bruised considerably, as well as re-
eeivina a cut on the back of the head
His injuries are in no way serious. ne
was standing in the aisle counting ana
checking up the fares, when the collision
happened. and was thrown half blie dis
tanee of the car.
Company physicians We're summoned
from this city and Adamston and nedi-
cal abtention was rendered TO those who
needed It.
Transfer of the passengers had e oe
made and they did not arrive here nntri
about 1890 at night.
Fireman Virgin was taken on No
TO his home in ParkeIsburg. He com
planned very much of his side and his in
i,,ries may prove the most serious .Sus-
tanned in the wreck. He had no bones
broken, however.
The man who was killed was riding as
Al.
was on the trucks next to the tender.e
The collision crushed him against phe
tender, and nothing could be seen Of nam
but his hands sticking out until the
wreck was cleared. He was mashed lnU0
an lInrecognizable mass.
Addresses scratched upon small note
hook found on the body Of the deao
man may lead to his Identification. IN
the book was written the name OF Jonn
IInrt. The two addresses as follows were
also entered: G. j. Doyle, Clcveland'
Ohio. and Il. NJ. Donovan Zanesxllle,
ohio. Acting Coroner NJ. S. Riley has
telcgraphed queries to both OF tne aa
dresses and will await answers to thein.
The BODY Of the man was taken from
.he wreck in an unrecoanizable condl-
,io, II was brought to this city Mon
n . morning and taken to the undertake
~, norlors Of the Clifford Osborne com
many and prepared for burial. The body
.vas very badly 1nangled. The head was
mashed and bruised beyond all reeogni-
tion. hTe right arm was cut off and the
entire body was mangled and bruised.
No disposition win be made OF the
| remains until the acting coroner receives
| ,,,e4,,,er44 10 his feleoraFnR