The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21

Mother. father and child, all OF one
y family were instantly killed and two
men were seriously injured in a railroad
accident the most horrifying and appall,
ing that has happened in This section for
years, cast of Wilsonburg on the BaIti.
more & Ohio Railroad trestle, known as
bridge No. u, Sunday evening about
seven o'clock.
Aparty of Italians, consisting of Tony
Aianardi aud his wife, who carried a
young babe in her arms. Aiariania Roseft
and his wife, who also carried young
babe in her arms and Frank Jarmati, a
cousin of Mrs. Manardi, were caught on
the railroad trestle by eastbound pas
senge train No. ~. Manardi and his
wife were ground to pieces under the
wheels of the train. The baby was in
stantly killed. Jermati was badly in
jurcd and Rosett was seriously injured.
Mrs. Rosetf, holding her little babe in
her arms was compelled to stand near
the track in the midst of the injured
men who were groaning in agony and
the crushed and mangled bodies of the
dead, without being able to do anything.
She could not lay her baby on the
ground, but she rendered assistance to
the injured men as best She could
Finally Jermati was able 70 stagger on
in the direction of Wilsonburg to call
for help. Mrs. Rosett built fire of loose
wood and remained there amidst the
scene OF human slaughter. She remain.
ed there for nearly three hours until the
arrival of parties fom Wilsonburg.
About ten o'clock at night Jermati
had made his way TO the home OF C,
Hardman, at Wilsonburg, He told OF
the accident aud word was sent to Squire
J. I. Flynn. Jermati was taken care Of
at the Hartman home and his injuries
attended to.
Magistrate Flynn summoned c. y. Bon
neil and DIR. Patterson and the party
nade its way to the scene Of tue aeei-
aent They found that the bodies Of
Nanardi and his wife were still on the
railroad track and that several other
trains had passed over them. crushing
them beyond all resemblance to human
beings. Rosett was found in serious
condition. He was taken care of until
Monday morning when he was brought
TO Clarksburg on the first Wilsonburg
street. car and taken to the Harrison
county hospital.
The body OF Afanadi was fo.tA on The
irr-tlc short distance east Of the mid.
die OF the structure. The top of hi
head had been cut of and his brains
spattered on the bridge. The body was
bruised but not mangled The remains
Of the woman were found about Joe
feet east Of the center of the bridge
The car wheels had crushed the body ter
ribly. The legs had been severed il
sevral places, the arms cut oil and th'
body disemboweled. The head was Ell
tirely severed from the body and wa
found under the bridge in Limestone
81 u, distance Of 100 1T from WHERE
s ,ins were found. The head wa
lSeS into an unrecognizable mass
: se baby was found within few fee
s-sHs mother. The child was about fl
teen months old. One blow had knoeke'
the little body from the railroad tract
and death had come instantly. tn
baby's body was not mangled
Magistrate Flynn notified the clif
ford Osborne undertaking company.
this city, OF the affair and the undertak
ers went 10 the scene Of the accident
The remains were given into their Gus
tody about o'clock Monday morning b.
The magistrate and they gathered then
up ami brought them 70 the undertakin'