The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-30
The Switch Had Not Been
Turned
BALTIMORE & OHIO WRECK
Fast Express Train Crashed Into Freight
Slowly Moving on Siding at
Bellaire, Ohio, Saturday
Afternoon.

Wheeling, w. Va, Sept Fifteen
men were killed and score injured,
number fatally, at Bellaire, Ohio, at 3:l5
o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the
Chicago and Wheeling express train on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad crashed
into Q freight train which was moving
slowly on q siding,
The Dead.
I'd. Heinze Of Wheeling.
William Shaw Of Wheeling.
Carl Bereran Of Milwaukee.
i. n. Galbraith, freight engineer, OF
Newark, Ohio.
+, Z. Motz, freight conductor, OF New.
ark, Ohio.
4. A. Dunlap, passenger fireman.
W. ]. johnson, freight engineer, Of
Newark, Ohio.
Harry English of ConnorsvilIe, Ohio.
Curtis Latferty Of Cambridge, Ohio.
II. Peterson of Hoboken, N. J.
John Hawk, address unknown.
-Four unknown.
The wreck was due, it is said. to the
failure Of an operator to throw O switch.
The west. bound freight had received or.
ders to meet the passenger at the west
ern limits of the Bellaire yard, and was
moving slowly along the siding. AT the
point where the wreck occurred there Is
a sharp curve, which prevents the en-
gineers Of eastbound trains from seeing
more than a few feet ahead The pas
senger 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 onto the siding and into the
freight. There was scarcely time 20 APP
ply the brakes, and no time for the
engine men to jump. The two big en-.
gines were reduced to junk by the i'm
pact, but the worst damage was done
to the smoker, which was telescoped so
completely by the baggage car that every
seat was thrown ont Of the coach Ey.
cry occupant of the smoker was badly
injured The passengers in the other
day coach and the two Pullmans were
tumbled from their seats, but not seri.
ously injured.
Engineer Galbraith was burned 20
crisp by escaping steam. The injured
were taken to the Glcdale, w. Va, and
Bellaire, Ohio hospitals. General Man
ager Fitzgerald, who was In the neigh.
borhood on an inspection tour, and Cen.
eral Superintendent w. G. Loree Of this
place personally suporintended the res
cue work. Great difficulty was expert
enced in removing the injured passengers
frnra he
slow, because every movement OF the
debris caused someone TO shrek with
pain, the victims being entangled In
mass of timbets and twisted irons.
Among the passengers on the wrecked
train were the members OF Richard
Carries Spring Chicken" comic opera,
which was TO have played at Wheeling
Saturday afternoon and evening. All
the members OF the company escaped
serious injuries except Alfred Daily, the
musical director. It was found neces
gary to amputate his right arm, thus
ending his career in his profession BE
was riding in the smoker and was found
with heavy timber tightly binding him
by the arms.
The wrecked passenger train left Chi
cago for Pittsburg and Wheeling at $3.50
o'clock Friday night. II divided at Chi.
cago Junction, part going on to Pitts
burg by way Of Akron and the other
part going through TO Wheeling by way
Of Newark The Wheeling end OF the
train consisted Of six coaches. At the
office of Superintendent Loree Saturday
night. II was said that they were not vet
certain which operator was to blame
for the accident but a thorough inves.
tigation was under way. The property
damage will amout to about 100000. A
curious feature OF the wreck is that the
baggage car and the smoker were the
only cars on the passenger train dam.
aged.
Alfred Daily, says n dispatch from
New York, was general music director
for earle & Marks. and made the orches.
trntion Of all Of Mr. Carlos music. lie
had been with "The Hnrdy. Gurdy Girl"
company, now playing in New York. all
summer. and only recently Joined "The
Spring Chicken company Mr. Daily
is we'll known in musical and theatrical
circles.