The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-08

men We're driven clean through their
bodies.
The fireman, engineer and conductor
on No. 1916, seeing the engine coming
jumped and alighted on the ground I'M
injured. The train crew on No. 30s also
saw the inevitable collision and jumped
in time to escape injury. Several track
men on the fiat truck jumped Off and
also escaped. The three men sitting in
between the engine and the fiat truck
had no warning and were crushed to
death by the steel rails.
Engineer Will Wright, Fireman Dellet
lawson and Conductor Bud Tucker were
on No. 3Os. They all escaped injury.
The remains of the men who were kill
ed were picked up and placed on n pas
senger coach which was brought to the
scene of the accident. Quinn was ten
derby bourne into the car and laid on
the floor and the coach wa towed to
the depot as above stated.
The bodies of the men who met in
slant death were terribly mangled.
Skaters head was mashed into a pulp.
The rails were driven through their bod
les above the waist.
The remains of all three were removed
to the undertaking establishment of the
Clifford Osborn undertaking company
and prepared for burial Coroner w. p.
Camp was not notified of the accident
until the remains were taken to the
undertakers. He then took charge of
the case and began an investigation into
the matter.
Mistaken orders, or the failure of de-
livering orders to engine No. 3os. is sup
posed to have been the cause Of the nc.
cident. No. 1916 Ind received orders to
proceed through to Clnrksburg and the
orders gave it tine right of way. 1t
seems that the trainmen Of No. 3Os hid
not been given orders of the former en-
ginc's right of way.
Neither of the two engines were de-
rallied Engine No. 1916 was not in.
iurcd to any great extent. Engine No.
aos and its tender was mashed and bat
tered up but did not leave the rails. The
fender was crushed mp against tho boiler
and the cab sides splintcred. It was
smashed mp badly where the other en-.
gine struck it and the steel rails that
were hurled from the nat truck were
driven clear through the front iron work
and lower part of the engine where the
men We're sitting. The engine ana car
was towed pinto the wards. The en-
CINE is practically useless but it may he
possible to repair it for future use.
warrant was issued by Magistrate
NJ. s. Riley late Monday afternoon t
the instance of Coroner w. p. Camp
aaginst C. c. Swindler. late telegraph
operator at the Short Line railroad
junction. for his arrest, charging him
with involuntary manslaughtcr.
The issuance of the warrant was the
result of the verdict of the coroner's
Jury which held an inquest Monday af-
ternoon as to the death of the three
men, Thomas Quinn, John o'Brien and
Peter Shafer. who were killed in the
collision of freight engines in the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad yards Saturday
morning. The following were the jurors
Jasper Kyle, W. II. Cole. s. F. Reed. J.
I. Alexander, Oliver P. Boughner and J.
Hornor Davis. The jurors viewed the
remains at the Clifford Osborne under.
taking parlors and repaired to the cor
oner's office in tine basement of the court
house.
Swindier was put on the witness stand
first and in his testimony he acknow-
lodged that the collision was due to his
own mistake in not delivering to engine
No. 3Os orders. which gave the right nj
way to engine No 1916. No. s03 pass.
I'd hi. station without the orders and
The collision which killed the three mep
resulted. His assistant Wade stout
was examined and the jury then went
into session and rendered verdict thai
"the death of the three men Crhoma.
Quinn. John o'Brien and Peter Shafcr,
were caused by collision Of trains or
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad I.
Said collision being the result of the
negligence of G. c. Swindler. telep-agn
operator at the Short Line junction"