The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-10
FAST B. & 0. FREIGHT LEAVES
TRACK AT TERRILLS BRIDGE
TWO xissMa ir i Errn ncu.. RID
Cause OF WRECK Attributed to Broken
xlange-CexY Scattered Over
National 8oad and Trao-
ffou LAuo

tton Line.
supposed to have been caused by a
broken nange. a wreck occurred on IN,
iittsbursh division OF the Baltimore a
OF Tris a.I1ad short distance nortn
AMI many OF them were compIeteiy de
seattered over a Vide area OF grouna.
IN ms uasks % the railroad company
Electric company were torn up for a
considerable distance. and traffic can
not be resumed. II Is believed. until
so far as IS known. no lives were
Iost ana only one person was injured
and that very slightly. However. two
m one OF the wrecked cars and they
have not yet been seen. While II IA
OF the debris. II il probable that they
escaped Injury and took to the hills
ahmed 'ately after the wreck occurred.
Inc wreck occurred at 5:t5 O'Clock
No 81 Was passing What Is commonly
ern end OF Triadeiphis- about seven
leaves the Glenwood yards at PITTS
burgh at 4:5p o'clock and is due in this
city at 6 o'clock.
Brofen 1iangs 10 Cause.
a part OF the nrst section. ieft the rails
ditcnlng fourteen OF the cars 4 rfange'
broken in several pieces. was found a
rev minutes after the wreck and Is
believed to be responsible for the de-
rallment. II is believed that the FIRST
the bridge and ran along the guard
ran to the end. when IL jumped 10 the
Ties; Few feet farther IL left the
ing.
cars. loaded with steel rails. ties
into the air That section OF the road
- Gown grade. and the train. being a
double header. was travelling at almost
tNpress speed. II is declared. This is
iespons BILE for the wreckage being SO
Sompiets- Ihe contents and the de-
deep.
Closed Pike.
W nile part OF the debris was scatter
| ed on the east side OF the railroad
tracks, most of II was spread over tho
lacks or TIE West Virginia Traction *
EIectric company. running PARALLEL with
me railroad. aud over the National PIKE,
several feet distant. Traffic over ali
and cannot be resumed until this morn
| ing.
One Of the first cars 20 l.av. the
| trachs was loaded with wire. Two cars
were loaded with pipe. another with tar
/ IN barrels. while the contents OF another
steel rails were two cars loadeI win
! cement; while gondola loaded wit
/ coke also Jumped the track. Most OF
| tntse car Mere badly wrecked. while "a
| car ~ glassware was practically uemol-
| lsned and It, contents shattered into
mil Hons ~ pieces.
\ car with tank filled with nitric
tcld Jumped the track hut DID not upset
| \ car. said to be filled with dynamite
| was IN the same section. hut being near
! the front of the train. was not de-ailcd
Hat ~ been IN the wreck the loss TO
pom propetiy and Ire would undoubted-
Wnile the loss TO tire company will
amount 20 several thousands OF dollars
II - remarkable that no persons WeIs
seriously Injured. So far a. - known
{ 4 brakeman WAS riding on tank car
lie was thrown under some debris hut
| AaUF 81
capped win only n few minor bruises
Two hoooes were riding in one q. the
| cars N"i" seen. II IS claimed. AZ SisSnn's
| place. ABOUT . mile ahove the place OF
tie wreck. They have not he.n seen
injury and left Immediately However,
| theN may 10" under the debris ant NAV
not ne found Grtil lat" to-day. y" - 70
~ them rad been discovered at mid
Clearing Away Debris.
RenwooS ,,rdse ~, d" ~ i .I1In tom me
at Pittsburgh were immediately called
ana upon arrival began the work ~
Roadway could be rnade last night
| however. but q IL thought the track
WI he open by noon to-day. 1t will
! te several days. nevertheless. before
( everythins has been cleared away.
Ifafnc VIII not be resumed over the
| West Alexander division az tho trac
! ton lire before noon ~ = believed hut
one OF the cars was near West Alexa m.
der NJ the time and the company was
abe transfer passengers
| y. & -. pass~nRer trains No 72a ana
~. hound for Wheeling and 7Os
{ bound for Pittsburgh. we're dstou~ed
oyer the Pittsburgh division Of tn
! iennsJ lNnn'a lines. II - likely that
! tram No. los. leaving this city this
morning. will he cent out the same
/ wav.
News ~ the wreck spread rapidly
/ and a large crowd soon gathered and
] cyan searching the debris for persons
I Mh', " was thought might be injured
I Il"rinF the evening the scene was vs.
/ itod hE several hundred persons not
| only from the immediate neiehhorhood
OF the wreck but from this city.