Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-12-06

mountains and until they reached
Cumberland. He was interested in
little girl, Jessie Coehen who sal in
sest opposite his. When the crash
csHe the car swerved about and rolled
over. The passengers were at once
aroused but as the car rolled over on
its side there was horrible lgrating of
the breaking timb=rs, 8 kissing OF The
STEAM aud air, and shrieks Of en- and
women. All settled in an Instant la
black darkness. ne crawled 10 his feet
and struck match and foHnd the lit
tie girl clinging TO him and crying for
the man, her guardian, who had been
sleeping IN the seat just in front Of
Coreoran but who was now penned
down with lot of car seats piled on
his legs but not seriously hurt. He said
they all crswlsd out of the car win
dows. All who were able set 10 work
at once helping those who were more
unfortunate and none lost a moment
looking after their own slight injuries
TO help those more seriously hurt. Mr..
Corcoran said he was at one end of
the car while the people who were
killed were at the other and he was
unssle to say how they were killed.
Pretty soon the railroad men with
their lanterns and all the passengers
were helped from tia ear
Mr.. Jack Crawford, lson Of Mr.. w.
H Crawford, Of this city WAS OCCUPYING
section in the sleeper, on his way to
Philadelphia. He FASTENED out and
helped in the rescue work and was
later brought back here TO his home
The work of clearing up the tracks
was pushed with vigor and by 10
O'Clock the next morning the track
were open to let the trains pass.
Oneof the most i'm portant witnesses
before Csrensr Kline was EngiAeman
R. o. Pearell, 1927 jackson ST Get, Ba /
timere, who was in charge of the ex-
press. he said he received target TO
proceed al the station above Shenan-
doak junction and that he received an
other target from the junction that the
track was clear. He declared he wa
driftiag along, getting ready to leave
tie RaaiI, when there came crash
and he was knocked from his seat TO
the footbosrd. At that time he said, he
had the air brake in his hand, and
when he got up he tried to work il, hu
tbs cara had been cut loose from be-
hind him. On the front of his engine,
he said, he found portion of car,
and he realized that he had struc k
somethining, but that he did net know
what II was because of the dense
smoke.
N. Menges, 1904 Marshall street
Baltimore, iremen Of the limited, ce r
roboraied the testim ony of the ehgi-
nser with regard TO the targets. he also
told Of he portion of the car found on
the engine and In general substantial
ed the statement of Pearell.
henry, conductor of the first freight
in the sidlng, said their tram had been
in the siding some time waiting for the
limited TO pass and when he went 10
the caboose he desed, he said, until he
heard the rafting of a train and he
jumped up TO look eur of the door, and
saw the headlight of the other freight
as it was about TO collide.
Bracing himself, he said he waited for
the crash and when ii came he went
with the cAboose, which rolled owe r
and over down an embankment.
In all has l6 years experience, be
said, he ha6 never known flagna "A
10 20 back of standing taain when it
was on siding. In that way be ex :
claimed The presence Of Frank Powe II
in the eaboose. Hill seemed TO thin k
shat Powell had taken the regula r
prseaution when heIplaced his torpe =
does en- the track. But after bein &
questioned he admitted that it was
his opinion that a train should alwa Us
oS AagsSN
Engi. snan Edwards said he tined
his airbrakes when he. took ira in
No. 1928 out and they wsraed all
right. When be -aR evsr the two caps,
on the tracks, he. said, he put on air
hst il did act hold thetrsin. Although
he was running only about or miles
al hour, he ssid he put on all the air
he could command, but still the Train
increased it's speed. Realizing that
there was freight ahead, he used his
reverse power, he said, and even used
sand, but TO nc avail Try as he did,
the enginemss said, he could net
bring his irRin TO q stop, and he felt
that he had done all he could 10 avoid
the accident. ne also said he even
blew his whistle for the people TO get
out the cAboose ahead.