Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-05-31
Iaborers were at Work on the Improvements
Near Tunnel When the Terrific Calamity
Occurred Railroad Officials Say
They Were Fleeing From
Quick Blast--Another
Version or The
Calamity

Ten Italian laborer were outright badly njur
that his life despared of Doe Guey tunnel two and
half Roads this morning 940 o'clock by
fast train No. 8, the Baltimore and Ohio.
train this part of the line the fastest
train running Chicago New York When the train
Cumberland hour and few minutes late and this IS
section Of the road the down trip for making
travelling the train said that when it
the running with CELEBRITY remarkable for
speed of this muchy advertised and famous limited carrier
The railroad said the train running foryve miles
hour The travelling several of whom passed through here
and had their baggage transferred to Winchester said the time
anywhere from sixty to seventy miles an hour.
makes important connections all along the line and in
many wait it So time valuable
AS the railroad company responsible for
the accident this is question of material difference
Different Stories.
There just how the rghul calamity
which almost in the annals of railroad in this
part the country occurred charge of the
train The conductor Henry Long, formerly Of this city, but now
living Baltimore and valuable employee is shown
the fact that he charge of this star train he engneer
Cage Of ore, old and competent driver and has been
with the company several years There several hundred
workmen working along the line the of the b.
this section of the road this end of the tunnel there
is large amount of blasting being done in the hills
A Different Version. 'sf
There are just the rghu calamity
railroad story the fifty more the Ial-
a of whom could speak English most whom had
just this country engaged in blasting excavation
at the end OF the tunnel 1t is said by the railroad people that in
the blast caused by short and quick they
tempted get of danger andran in front of No just
of the tunnel at lightning speed Of the eleven that
injured he railroad people here hardly half
frightfy pieces and unrecognizabe One
brought the City Hospital train No2 AT the hospital
said today that he had chance of
One shoulder is fractured decorations about the head and
other injuries Dr. Oates assisted by Dr. Myers and DR. Trask
Great Capon strenousy endeavorng the mans life
Miss Arnca chief said this afternoon very doubtful
if the could live. 81 4.5sa.f. u
The railroad version Of the story absolutely the
travelling who the train of them
who said he had been for twenty the and
five railroad accidents describes the accident most graphically He
said he looking out of the window and consulting the time
table whether he could make his
burg the Cumberland Valley to catch train Winchester
He had Just his time table back in his pocket he said
recalled looking out of the window and quietly eliminating himself
we catch anything if keep this up He had hardly dismiss
ed this thought from his mind when the train rushed the
tunnel and he almost thrown out of his quick
sudden application of the air brakes AT the same
and wierd whistle locomotive told him very plainly
something wrong.
Mr. Evans version of the story told graphically World
representative is best ouched his vivid graphic
guage.
"The railroad people be right said he,
of Baltimore and Ohio employees anything could posi-
bly, niure them but in this instance they absolutely wrong
about the accident forward stopped
and with that feeling that has when quick
conclusion about caamities in raroadng did made
get of that train found the vesbue of the smoker
open right got witnessed the most terri
BILE slaughter that has been my misfortune see
stood there for minute trying to find solution of the
lem did difficult do that Just moments
deberaon and did not have long
not nger but few minutes do not know just long
Continued Fiye)