The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-11
HINTON. WEST VA. Special

HINTON. WEST VA, Special
AlI the mail clerks, express messen-
gers. and several OF the passengers.
names unknown.
Chesapeake and Ohio Flyer No. 3
(knOwn as The +. +. " the finest
train ON the road, westbOund, sud
denly lett the rails just west Of Old
Buffalo. between Mackenzie and Thur
mOnd. W. Va. this morning about
1880 o'clock and was completely
wrecked
The engine and tender were over
turned and smashed. and the first six
cars and one Pullman and the dining
car were derailed and wrecked.
The exact cause of the accident N rs
not yet been ascertained. The train
was speeding west when. without a
word OF warning. il left the rails and
went crashing into an embankment.
The engineer and fireman evidently
did not have time to jump for their
lives. as il is reported that they were
picked up out OF the ruins, dead. haV-
ing been almost instantly killed.
other injured passengers were
taken from th. wreck and removed 20
nearby tarmhouSes, whore they were
cared for.
Except the fireman and engineer
none of those on the Inflated flyer at
the time Of the accident was very Sc
riOusly injured. IL is thought.
News of the wreck was conveyed 10
the nearest station, and "A wreCkiug
train was dispatched. The work of
removing the injured and clearing
away the twisted and broken remains
OF the engine and cars required hours.
The scene OF the wreck is just out
side OF the boundary Of Virginia, in
the beautiful mountain section Of
West Virginia. The train was freight
ed with tourists and travellers from
this State as we'll as West Virginia.
IL is rumored that there were sew
eral RiChmond aboard. although
IL is not known who they were.
An Investigation into the cause Of
the wreck is being made by officers
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
today. II is thought that the train
ran into a switch opening into side
track.
The train. which was wrecked. was
bound from New York TO Cincinnati
and comes onto the main line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio at GordonS-
Vile. where the passengers for Rich
mond change.
The passengers were not given
word of warning. The airbrakcs were
applied suddenly. when the engine
came to an abrupt stop and the rear
coaches piled mp towards the front.
This action forced the first six coaches
of the track and SplintcTcd them mp
badly. pinioning some of the passen-
gers under the debris. 1t is said that
IL was only with the greatest diff
Guilty that the injured were removed.
Many Of the passengers assisted i'm the
work of rescue and "A rescue party
was formed.
IL was feared for "A time that some
OF the passengers would Ice burned
alive. as there was some evidence of
fire. but the blaze was quickly eNtin-
Euishcd.
One Sleeper from Richmond.
The Pullman Company office i'm
Richmond had received no adviccs at
3 +. Nj. this afternoon regarding the
accident 30. 5. the T.. +. V. is the
New York-Cincinnau flyer and con-
meets at GOrdonSVille with the train
leaving Richmond at II =. NJ. Con-
ductor G. 7. BrenSle. of I':hmOnd.
was in charge OF the Pullman sleeper
which left here last night and con
nected at GordOuSVille with tho
wrecked train. AR. BrenSlc. however
only goes as far as Stauntou. where
the relieving conductor takes charge
and goes through with the train 10
Cincinnati.
The list OF passengers occupyinS
this sleeper were turned over Co Mr.
Rrengle. and no record is kept i'm the
local office.
The day coaches OF the train leaV-
ing Richmond at II =. NJ. 20 through
to Charlottesville. the Pullman hcinS
the only car switched to the Through
train.
\ late report received at the Ches-
is To the effect that none of the pas
sengers was fatally OF very seriously
injured. This late report also says
that the engineer and U.cmcn were
not killed instantly. but We're 50 ter
riblN in lured that they cannot live