Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29
INJURED CAUGHT BENEATH DEBRIS
Work of Removing Sufferers from En-.
Tangled Mass of Tmbers and Twist.
cd Iron Made Difficult by Asonzed
shrieks of Notwithstanding Meet on
Sharp Curve.
(Ry Associated press.l

Nl'cci men were kllleu ana II score
injured, number fatally, at Bclairc
Ohio. at 3:l5 this afternoon. when
the Chicago & Wheeling express train
on the Baltimore X Ohio railroad
crashed into Il freight train which
was moving slowly on siding.
The dlad-lld Heinz, Wheeling;
William Shaw, Wheeling; Carl Bcrc.
ran. Milwaukee; l.. n. Galbraith. en-.
gineer Norwalk, Ohio; +. T. Motz.
freight conductor. Newark. Ohio: Il.
a. Dunlap, passenger fireman, w. J.
johnson, engineer. Newark. Ohio
Harry English, Connorsville. Ohio:
Curtis Lafferty, Cambridge. Ohio: II,
Peterson, iiobokcn. ~. j.. John Hawk;
four unknown.
Operator at Fault.
The wreck was due, it is said to
the failure Of an operator to throw n
Switch. The wcstbound freight had
received orders to meet the passenger
Mt the western limits of the Delairc
yards, and was moving slowly along
the siding
At the point where the wreck oc.
Cured there is n very sharp curve
which prevents the engineers of the
eastboundl trains from seeing more
IMAM few yards ahead The pas.
sengcr train swung around the curve
very rapidly, being tarec hours late.
and should have gone on in safety on
the main line. The switch to the
siding, however, had not been turned.
and the train shot on the siding and
into the freight. w
No Time to Jump.
There was scarcely time to apply
the brakes adj no time for the engine.
men to jump. The two big engines
were reduced to junk by the impact.
but the worst damage was done TO the
smoker which was telcscoped so com
pietely by the baggage car that every
seat was thrown out of the coach.
EVERY occupant of the smoker was
badly injured. Ae passengers in the
other day coach and the two Pullmans
were tumblcd from their seats, but
not seriously injured.
Engineer Galbraith was burned 10 n
crisp by escaping steam. The injured
were taken to the Glendale, West Vir.
glnia and Belaire hospitals.
Railway Officials on Scene.
General Manager Fitzgerald. who
was In the ncghborhood on an in.
spectlon tour. and General Superin-
tendct w. c. Loren. of Wheeling. per-
sonally superintended the rescue work.
Great difficulty was experienced in
removing the injured passengers from
the wrecked smoker. Work was slow
because every movement of the debris
caused some one to Shrek with pain,
rs The victims were cntangled in n
mass OF timbcrs and twisted irons.
Among the passengers on the wreck
4, t,i,.
Carlos Spring Chicken comic opcra
which was to have played at Wheel
ing this afternoon and evening.
Musical Director Loses Arm.
All The members of the company
escaped serious injury except Alfred
bobby, the musical director II was
found necessary to amputatc his right
arm. thus ending his career in his
profession. He was riding in the
smoker and was found with heavy
timber tightly binding him by tic
arm.
Tho wrecked passenger train left
Chicago fer Pittsburg and Wheeling at
$50 last night Tho train is divided
nj Chicago Junction. part going on to
fittsburs by way of Akron and the
other part coming through To Wheel.
ing via Newark The Wheeling end
OF the train consisted of six coaches.
Blame Not placed.
Al The office of Superintendent Lore
tonight it was said that they were
not yet certain which operator is to
blame for the accident. bu, a thorough
investigation was under way
The property damage will amount to
abount 100000. A curious feature OF
the wreck is that the baggage car
and the smoker were the only cars
on the passenger train damaged.
HEROIC SURGICAL OPERATION.
Engineer II. A. Lipscomb of % pas
senScr train, underwent one of the
most heroic surrical oncrations In
modern times. Caught beneath his
engine. II was found impossible to re
move the broken iron from his bod,
on account of the way in which n,
of his legs was entanglcd
Escaping steam across his face