The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-10-03
ANOTHER RAIL HORROR.
Eiaht Killed and Score Injured In
Crash of Express and Freight on
Baltimore and Ohio.

6dllHIISl 0ie S"'Ss
Eight men were killed, four fatally
injured and seventeen more or less
injured late Saturday when the Chi
cago and Wheeling express train No.
IA, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, was wrecked in the yards at
Bellairs, Ohio. A freight train had
Just taken siding for the express.
The passenger train, however, failed
to pass over the switch and crashed
into the freight.
The wreck was due, it is said, to
the failure of an operator to throw
a switch. The west-bound freight had
received orders to meet the passenger
at the limits of the Bellaire yard, and
was moving slowly along the siding.
At the point where the wreck occur
red there is a very sharp curve, which
prevents the engineers of the east
bound trains from seeing more than
few feet ahead.
The passenger train swung around
the curve very rapidly, being three
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 to the
siding and into the freight. There was
scarcely time to apply the brakes, and
no time for the enginemen to jump.
The two big engines were reduced TO
iunk by the impact, but the worst
DAMAGE was done 10 the smoker, which
was teleseoped so completely by the
basaage ear that every seat was
thrown out of the coach. Every oecu'
nant OF the smoker was badly injured
The passengers In the other DAY
coach and the two Pullman cars were
tumbled from their seats, but not Sc
riously injured.
Engineer Galbraith was burned to a
crisp by escaping steam. The injured
were taken to the Glendale, West Vir'
sinia and Bellaire hospitals.
General Manager Fitzgerald. VINO
was in the neighborhood on an IN
spection tour, and General supefn'
tendent w. c. Loree Of Wheeling per-
sonally superintended the rescue work'
Great, difficulty was experienced in re-
moving the injured passengers 'rom
| tho wrecked smoker. Work was slow
because every movement OF the debris
caused someone to shrek with pain
as the victims were entangled in
! mass of timbers and twisted irons.
| Among the passengers ON the wreck
ed train were the members OF Richard
Carles' Spring Chicken comic opera
which was to have played at Wheel
ing Saturday afternoon and evening.
All the members Of the company es-
.aped serious injury except Alfred
Ro,br the musical director. 1t was
found necessary to ampusate his right
arm. thus ending his career IN DIS
nrofession. He was riding In the sme'
kar and was found with a heavy tim
ber binding him by the arms.
At the Office Of Superintendent Loree
Il was said that they were not yet
certain which operator is to blame for
the accident, but thorough inVesu'
CATION was under way.
curious feature Of the wreck Is
that the baggage car and the smoKer
we're the only cars on the passenger
train damaged.
Engineer H. A. Lipscomb, on tns
passenger train, underwent pfooaofS
tha most heroic surgical operation In
modern times. Caught beneath his en-
eine It was found impossible to re-
move the broken iron from his BODY
IN account of the way in which one
OF his legs was entangled. Escaping
steam across his face made 1t lmpos'
.ih,e TO administer an anaesthetie and
as a result physicians amputated the
leg as he lay there conscious. 1t IL
feared that he will die.
Thanksgiving services were neh
Saturday night by every member OF
"Tbe Spring Chicken company OF 70
people, from Richard carle h'mseA
- tho hnnhlest chorus man.