The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-03

Wheeling. u. Va, Special Eight
were killed ard = score inJured. a
number fatally, at Rellasrc, @, at
ais Saturday afternoon whsa tbs
Chicago aud Wheeling express trasn
on the Baltimore & Ohto Railroad
ehashed into freight tram which
was moving slowly On a s,dsns
The wreck Vas due, II "a said. ID
the failure Of al operator 10 throw
n switch. The west bound frrlshs
had received orders TO meet the pas-
sengcr at the western hmIts Of tho
Bellalre yard, and was moving slo@-
ly along the siding. At the point
where the wreck occurred there n
very sharp curve which prevents tbs
engineers oil the east bound trans
from, seeing more than n few feet
a..t.d. The passenger tram swung
around the curve very RAPIDLY being
three kccrs late, and should have
ro..e CL the safety on tue main hnc.
The switch 10 the siding, however,
had not been turned aud the tram
sloi i..to the siding and INTO the
freight. There was scarcely time TO
apply the mir brakes and no time
for the ncgineers 10 jump. The tao
big engines were reduced TO junk By
the impact, but the worst damages
was done to the smoker which was
telescoped so completely by the bag
bagc car that every seat was thrown
out of the coach. Every occupant OF
/ the smoker was badly injured. Tho
passengers in the other day coach
and the two pnllmans were tumbi'
from their seats, but not seriously
| injured
Engineer Burned TO Crisp.
Engineer Galbraith was burned 90
a crisp by escaping steam. The inlnr-
ed were taken 10 the Glendale, West
| Virginia. and Bellairc Hospitals.
General Manager Fitzgerald who
was in the neighborhood on an i''-
spection tour, and General Supt. w
C. Loree, of Wheeling personally sn-
perintended the rescue work. Great
difficulty was experienced IN remov-
! ing the injured passengers from tho
wrecked smoker. Work was slow,
because every movement of the de-
| bris caused some one To shrek with
pain as the victims were eniangied IN
! mass of timbcrs and twisted irons
Among the passengers ON the
wrecked train were the members %
Richard Carries "Spring Chicken -
/ comic opera company, which was TO
have played at Wheeling Saturday
afternoon and evening. All the mem
bers of the company escaped serious
iniufies. except Alfred Bobby the
musical director. 1t was found nee
essarv 10 amputate his right arm.
thus ending his career in his profes
sion. He was riding in the smoker
and was found with heavy timber
tightly binding him about the arms.
Train Had Six Coaches.
The wrecked passenger train !eft
Chicago for Pittsburg and Wheeling
at o 30 FRIDAY morning. The train
divided at Chicago Junction part go
ing on 10 Pittsburg by way Of Akron
and the other part coming through In
Wheeling via Newark. The Wheeling
end of the train consisted Of six
coaches.
At the Office Of Superintendent 10
rec il was said that they we're NOT
vet certain which operator - ia
blame for the accident, but thor
ough investigation is under way.
= The property damage viii anoun'
TO about 100000 4 curious feature
of the wreck is that the baggage cal
and the smoker were TIE only ears o.
the passenger train damaged
Tobacco Growers Celebrate.
Guthrie, Ky, Special.-Over 3o.OOs
tobacco growers are here TO take par
] in the third anniversary celebration
i Of the formation Of the Planter =
. Protective Association Of the dari
, tobacco districts OF Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Virginia. One hnndre'
cords Of wood. COO head of sheep AM
: hogs. 6.OO0 loayes of bread and ].
barrels of pickles have ben provid
ed for the great barbecue. The grca
advance in the price NJ tobaee
!, brought about b. The efforts OF IN
association has rendered and I'll
: planters unusually prosperous an
the eelebafion Is on . more laws
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