The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-12-30
FOUR killed.
Bad Wreck on Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
Fast Passenger Train No. IS BeTalled
on Last Saturday Afternoon
Near Webb, ". Va.

-Four mail clerks were killed and
several men were injured In the
wreck Of passenger train No. l6 Of
the Norfolk and Western railroad.
In tunnel No. 6, near Webb, w. Wa
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday morning.
The train left Columbus, o.. at
$40 O'Clock saturday morning
Just what caused the wreck has
not been aseeriained The locomo-
tive and tender and the baggage and
mail cars were all thrown from the
tracks, the mail car badly wrecked.
Al work in the mail car on the
heavy Christmas malls the clerks
had no chance OF escaping Eugi-
neer Lou Robinson and his fireman,
whose name is not known, were both
injured. Baggageman r, H.Edwards,
OF Roanoke. Va. sustained serious
injuries, and Mail Clerk Charles H.,
Dauson. OF Columbus, was badly
hurt The wreckage choSed up the
tunnel None OF the passengers on
the train 10 reported injured.
The dead. All employees OF the
railway mail service, are;
James Il, Herudon. Of Roanoke,
Va
Carl c Goode, of Mcdowell, W.
Va
Howard X. Bell. OF franklin, o.
Lama w, Dowdy. OF Pearisburg,
Va
Mall Clerk Dayisson's injuries are
very severe One arm Is broken and
one shoulder dislocated. and he
had numerous cuts and bruises, An
other clerk was much stunned and
bruised. but in his Joy at escaping
death he forgot his pain. Express
Messenger Griswold. OF Portsmouth,
was very seriously injured. lie had
a compound fracture OF the left
leg between the ankle and knee,
both bones being broken, the fraotur
cd ends protrudihg through the
flesh. Other trammen were more
or less cut and bruised but none OF
them seriously. A passenger nam
ed Ferguson, OF Marysville. o., had
0ne OF bis right ribs broken. a
Mrs. Simpson, or simpkins, who liv-
ed at Webb. Was quite badly shak-
en- up and suffered much from
shock. These, so far as could be
learned, were the only passengers
injured In any way. The train was
a double header, and the two en-
ginesl the baggage aud express car
and the mail car had got inside the
tunnel, which Is rs miles east Of
Fort Gay, between Webb and
Crum, before the accident occurred
The second engine, or trailer"
left the track. the mail express and
baggage cars being turned over and
completely demolished, As soon as
the first engine could be detached
It went at top speed TO Crum, and
from there tho news Of the disaster
was wired to Fort Gay and call
for all the physicians that could be
obtained. Drs. L. II, York, G. w.
wroten!- A. W. Bromley, and Ira
wellman, OF this city, and DR.. r,
Lockwood, OF Fort Gay. left on a
special train for the wreck, arriving
shortly after five o'clock. Three of
the mail clerks were dead and the
fourth died In about an hour after
the train bearing the surgeons ar
rived. The other three were dead
when taken from the ruins OF the
car. Some of the injured had been
taken to wallace's store, near the
scene OF the accident These
were attended to by Drs. Bromley
and Lockwood The others had been
carried into the rear Pullman and
were cared for by Drs. York, Well
man and Wroten About 10 o'clock
a special arrived from Kenoya up
ION which the dead and some of the
Injured were placed. The special
was coupled to the Pullman and day
coaches, and about IL O'Clock III
pulled out for Portsmouth. At Ken
oya the regular train was taken on
by No. and went east via the
Twelvepole division, while the dead
and injured went on to Portsmouth.
The wreck was very disastrous
one, about the worst in all respects
which has happened so near Ft Gay
in all the history of the road. The
loss OF life was very large, while