Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-05-30
Laborers were at Work on the Improvements
Near Tunnel When the Terrific Calamity
Occurred Railroad Officials Say
They Were Fleeing From a
Quick Blast---Another
Version or The
Calamity


Ten Italian abores killed outright badly
that his life despared of at Doe Guey tunnel and
half miles west of Orleans Roads this morning $40 o'clock by
fast train No. s. the Baltimore and Ohio.
This the fastest train this of the line the fastest
running direct from Chicago to New York When the train
Cumberland hour and few minutes late and this is
the avore section the road the down trip for making
time travelling said that when
tered the tunnel running with celebrity remarkable for
speed of this muchy advertised and famous limited carrier
The railroad said the train running forve miles
hour The travelling several of whom passed through here
and had their baggage transferred to Winchester sad the time
anywhere from sixty to seventy miles an hour.
The train makes important connections all along the line and in
many instances these connections wait for it. So time valuable
AS the railroad company in responsible for
the accident this not question of material difference
Different Stories.
There just how the rghul calamity
in which almost unprecedented annals railroad this
part country charge of the
The CONDUCTOR Henry Long formerly of this city but
living in Baltimore trusted and valuable empoy is shown by
t fact that he charge of this train. The engineer
j. N Cage OF aore an old and competent driver and has been
with the company several years There hundred
workmen working along the line the Improvements of the B.
this section of the road Just this end of the tunnel there
is large amount of blasting being done in the hills
.se' ~. A Different Version
A the frghtfu calamity
The railroad story is that the fifty of the a
ians whom could speak English and whom had
just this country engaged in blasting excavation
the of the tunnel said by the railroad people that
the alarm blast caused by short and quick fuse they
tempted of front of No
Of the tunnel lightning speed OF the eleven that
injured he railroad people here hardly half dozen who
not rghtfuy to and unrecognzabe One
brought the City Hospital At the hospital
said today that he had very
One shoulder fractured decorations about the head and
other injuries Dr. Oates assisted Myers Trask
Great Capon strenouy endeavorng the mans life
Miss Arnca chief said doubtful
if the could live.
The railroad of the absolutely abooed
travelling who the train of them E. v
who said he had been for twenty-five the road and
five railroad accidents describes the accident graphically
said he looking of the window and consulting time
table whether he could make his
burg the Cumberland Valley catch for Winchester
He had Just his time table back his pocket
recalled looking the window and quietly Illuminating
well catch anything if we keep this up He had hardly dismiss
ed this thought from his mind when the rushed the
tunnel and he his by quick and
and wierd whistle from the locomotive told him very plainly
something wrong
Mr. Evans version of the story told very graphically
representative is vivid and graphic Ian
guage.
"The railroad people may be right said and am too fond
OF Baltimore and Ohio employees anything that could posi-
bly, nur them but in this instance they absolutely wrong
about the accident went forward the train stopped
and with that feeling that every has comes to quick
conclusion about caames in rairoadng did made up my
mind out of that train found vestbue of the smoker
open the right side and got witnessed the most terri
bic slaughter that has been my misfortune to see and
stood there for minute trying find solution of the prob
lem. did difficult do that after lust moments
deliberations and did not have very long do it for the train
not nger but few minutes do not Just how long
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