The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-25
Begged Piteously to be Killed to End
Suffering Saw Used to Amputate
Leg-Both Legs Burned Into Crisp
Two Others Seriously Injured and
Two Slightly = Yard Crew Over
looked Fast Freight and Left the
Switch Open.

street car to the Kessler hospital.
Both legs had been mashed and burn
ed by the live Goals from the en-
zine, and the amputated member
had been burned into a crisp. 1t
would have been necessary to have
taken off the other leg above Tire
knee, but death relieved his suffer
ings at three o'clock this morning.
Engineer Hufford, of the freight
train, had his face and neck badls-
scaldcd and his left leg below the
knee as bruised and scalded. He
is in the City hospital and will get
we'll unless complications set in.
Front Brakeman Thomas Fox, of
Fhe fast freight, had the ribs of tic
eft side mashed in, his left should
ar badly cut and bruised, and his
light leg and hand torn and bruised
n many places, and was about dead
when taken to the City hospital as
Don after the collision as possible
Vt first it was thought he would die
rom the shock but he has a possible
nance now to recover.
Engineer G. G. Booth and Fire
man Thomas Gill received few
bruises and scratches, whcH ttrcy'
jumped from the engine, but are not
seriously hurt. i
\ hobo was riding on the train
but escaped with only a few bruise7
Is he rolled from the trucks of a
car.
The engines and tenders We're
BADLY twisted and smashed and the
rack was torn up. Merchandise of
Ill descriptions and splintered cars
He'd the cut, and the tracks were
al completely blocked.
"A wrecking crew with Division
superintendent L. B. Williams
board, arrived upon the scene from
irafton at II o'clock. and with local
abroad men went diligently to work
TO clear the tracks. They succeed
ID between ) and 6 o'clock, and No
/. which had been held up behind
he wreck since 8 40 O'Clock was the
first train out. All other trains
during the night detoured over the
Short Line.
Eight street cars transferred the
passengers on No. 4, except those in
.lecpcrs who declined to get up, to Il
special train, at the Short Line
junction, which conveyed them to
Grafton.
An open switch appears to lave
been the cause of the wreck. The
yard crew failed to close the switch
it seems. and did not put out flag
man. 1t is claimed the fast freight
was six minutes ahead of time, hut
such does not seem the case.
The fast freight was only one
minute late at Wilsonburg and could
not have been six minutes ahead OF
time at Adamston.
1t is claimed the yard crew over
looked the SOS altogether, or the
wreck would not have happened.
The yard crew was in charge OF
Conductor Danley and the fast
freight Conductor Parkhill. DEN
Icy and his crew were suspended
from duty after the wreck and an
investigation has begun. The trial
will doubtless be held here IN few
laws, and the responsibility fixed.
unless the men resign before one can
be held.
The yard crew complete is com
posed of Conductor G., o! Danlcy,
Engineer G. G. Booth, Fireman 7.
F. Gill and Brakemen j. J Gill.
w. r. Probst and a. r. RnhrbouGh.
The engineer and conductur will lie
the ones held responsible for The
wreck.
The severed part of Crecl'= leg
was not recovered from the wreck
age until nearly noon Friday, and
the side tracks arc not yet clear OF
the debris.
Creel's remains were shipped on
the afternoon Accommodation Fri
day to Davisyille for burial.