The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-23
accident Occurs Near Station at
Mountain Lake Park. While Train
is in Full Motion--Bodies Hurled
Distance From Trdcks--Car Load
of Horses Rolls Down an En-
bankment.

'iu', vah' -'i asrtnStr
engine No. 1000, drawing the fast Bai,
timore & Ohio freight train No. os. ex-
ploied near the depot at Mountain Lake
Park Sunday morning az O'Clock, re-
sulting in the death of two men and
the injury of two others. The dead are:
Fireman John L. Simpson, aged -
years, unmarried, son of James Simpson.
grocer. Columbia street, Cumberland.
Frank johnson. afed % years front
brakeman; MONS in Baltimore; boarded
in Cumberland.
Tne injured are.
Engineer A. W. Stanhagcn. age,i IS
years. of South Cumberland; leg irac-
tursd, shoulder dislocated and h:p
bruised.
Conductor Joseph Howell. South Cum
berland; painfully bruised.
The explosion occurred about $50
yards west Of tine depot. The tram
was running at rapid rate, when the
boiler lst 20 with terrific rorcs, wn:ca
shock all Oakland, breaking Windows
and dishes and jarring pictures from the
walls. The report was plainly heard "a
miles and soon n large crowd was az
traeted TO the scene of the wreck.
steps were immediately takan To-
ward the rescue of the injured ana tne
bodies Of the dead. Johnson was IN
atantiy killed, the bac: portion Of us
head being completely blown away
by the concussion Fissman Simpson
lived for about two hours after the ex
plosion, bling literally cooked BY the
escaping steam from the boiler. lie was
also badly bruised and cut, the ininris
resulting from mis- being blown City
feet from the running board of tae en-
einc, on which, II is presumed, he was
standing when the boiler exploded.
Engineer Stanhagen was found about
thirty feet from the track. 10 which
point ne was thrown through tne cab
window by the force of the explosion.
'ie was in a perfectly conscious coudi
lion. although suffering intensely from
badly fractured left leg and a iislo
Gated shoulder. A slight abrasion on
his nip was his only other evident IN.
Jury. He was brought to the Mccoma-
sanitarium here as soon as possible.
waere he was given proper attention by
Drs. Accomas and Legg. He is suffer-
ing but little paid and his early recovery
is expected.
Ihs bodies OF the dead fireman ann
brakeman We're brought 10 Oakland
and prepared for burial at the under
taking establishment Of siessrs. Boil.
dan & Company. They were Forwarded
to their respective homes on the Baiti
more & Ohio train No. l2. The remains
Of johnson will be taken care OF bv the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmsn. of
whicn the dead man was member.
The engins Is complete wreck. Tae
boiler was blown of the trucks and fell
on the west bound track. Fne trucks
were tnrnsd over but kept The roadbss.
The engine was one of the +mountain
climber class recently installed in the
service by the B. & o. II had Just besn
turned ont Of the snope at Nj. Glare.
where ii mad been overaauled and made
as good as new.
Three cars of the train were also
wrecked; one loaded with horses wa.
.tnrned down the embankment and tn>
animals were only released after ths
end had been chopped away. None were
injured Tae horses ara bsinr taken
care Of by the local liverymsn. The
other two cars were loaded with mer.
ehandise and beer and wsre bat siiratly
damaged.
Wreck trains from Cumberland and
Rowlesburg were hurried to the scepe
Of the accident and had bota trscks
elearsd in a few hours. The east.
bound track was torn up for about
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