The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-10
SEVEN men BADLY HURT
IN HEAD0N COLLISION
FREIGHT TRAINS ON THE MO.
s NoNGAHELA RIVER RAILROAD
& CRASH TO e'ETHER NEAR
z NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ARE
BROUGHT TO MINERS HOS.
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At 9:45 this morning near Worth.
ington q head-on freight rain COLL
sIon occurred, the accident injurins
seven men severely, some Of them not
being expected to live. f,5aF
Train % from this scity, going to-
ward Clarksburg; and train. extra 1929
coming to this city from Clarksburg.
Il met :at the, big Chiefton curve, one
quarter OF "a mile this side OF Worth.
ington. smashing the front ends OF the
engines together and with the recnil
smashing the tanks or tenders OF the
= engines up! against the cabs OF the en-.
gines. and deralllng chr In each OF
gthe. trains.
Brakeman A, Ford was caught be.
tween the cab and tank OF engine 1916
on train No. %, his body and limbs
being on the inside of~the coal bunk.
+ er5on the tender. while his right foot
was mashed betweu the cab and ten
der.
The train crews rs quickly as pos
sible after the wreck. obtained axes
3 and proceeded to cut away that part
of,the cab which was holding Ford. re-
i .leaslng the Injured member. taking
the man from the tank.
Conductor F, II. Brumage and
Brakeman G. "A. Holman were riding
on the front bumper OF engine 1916
on train 20, and upon rounding the
curve, 4, Conductor Brumage saw the
approaching danger and shouted to
the engineer on his train. but the engi'
neers was looking after the water in
the boiler, and did not hear the warn,
ing cry. 4
Brakeman Holman jumped from
i the iI9ft3 side OF the engine next TO the
bank, and when the shock OF the re
coil derailed the second car OF the
train; the car wreckage caught. him
g beneath 1t, severely crushing him.
He was removed from beenath the
;wreckage as soon as the train GREY
discoyereis MIN. and K; placed on the
ground near by. This car which
caught Holman was loaded with ce
) ment, the car being completely de
ssroyed. Il
Conductor Brumnge was riding or
! the front end hut on the right side o.
the engine and therefore jumped tc
the right, this proving his salvation
as he escaped (unscratched.
x z, His escape Is almost miraculous. as
Il he jumped on the river side, and luck
iIylit on a small level grassy plot, else
u he would have gone on over the II
foot bank into ther liver or would have
struck against the side OF the tani
next to the track and have rolled be
meath the .whels Of the cars.
Engineer j.. S. Hesson was runnint
engine 1916 on No. % from this city
and when he saw the other engine aI
proachlng. applied his air in the emer
gefcy, but did not have time 10 rever
ee his engine before they col!ided.
~ Engineer Thomas j.. Deegen OF Nc
ii 3lS Maple avenue was running engin
1920, and was caught in his cab. rigl'
foot being broken, his right leg In
iured. his left arm fractured, and
number OF other minor injuries.
Engineer Deegan did not sec the a
proach OF engine 1916 until too lat
10 reverse his engine. but did get hi
air brake applied in the emergency p
sition, stopping or lessenlng the fore
Of tho contact.
Fireman Charles Morris on thi
same engine was caught in betwee
The cab and .ttnk on his engine an
t severely injured. his left foot beln
badly crushed
Mr.. Norris resides In this city. q
No. 219s Columbia street.
: Brakeman Radcliffe OF this city wa
slightly injured. and was texan to hi
home in this city.
2S Brakeman o. G. Willis, also Of thl
city. had shls left arm slightly lnjure
and was brought to this city. but III
taken TO the hospital.
Brakeman Goo. a. Hohmans, res
dence Is at No. 142 State street
this clty,&and Mr.. Ford's residence
at No. 40 Highland avenue.
= The injured. men were all brougl
to this city this morning at l1:l5. ar
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