The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-09

coming confused with these lights
he waved them over. Either OF
these theories might be correct
and yet both might be incorrect,
inasmuch as the conductor could
not be located Immediately after
the accident
Trolley Car Demolished.
The car. which was OF steel con-
struction was completely demolish-
ed. The steel beams and sidIno
were bent and warped much In the
manner Of a fish hook. and IL was
almost impossible 20 Identify the
wreekage as that Of a street car.
The impact Of the collision had
lifted the top off the car from the
window sills 10 the roof and car
ried u a distance Of some IS feet
from the place Of actual collision.
The car was filled with crushed
and battered wood. upturned seats
and other wrecksqe. Parts OF the
front OF the car were carried the
entire distance with the enolne
and large section Of the front
superstrueture was found under
the engine where IL was buried
in the earth.
King Killed Instantly.
The body OF Motorman King was
caught under the boiler head and car
ried with the engine. When found II
was resting on what was left of the
pilot Of the engine Life was extinct
and from the condition OF the body II
was easily seen that death had result
ed instantly. His body was consider
ably mansled His body was removed
-o the Grafton undertaking parlors at
Bellaire 10 be- prepared for burial
Ihat no greater loss Of life resulted
might b" attributed 20 the fact that il
was the freight engine that struck the
car The engine was running on the
time Of the Pittsburgh flyer. which
had been held az Martins Ferry 10 allow
the shifter to make the Bellair. wards
Had the passenger train continued ON
It's way 10 Bellaire on the time h.
arrived az Martins Ferry DO would
have arrived at the crossing Al tho
same time as did the freight engine.
Running az the rate Of speed that D..
usually maintained by the flyer ON this
district b. De- impossible 90 conjecture
what might have been he result
The engineer of tho flyer remarked.
U i- lucky that We did not hit that
car. Had We hit DO at the rate Of speed
at which We come through here b.
would have been an appalling acc.
dent"
Prevents Another Wreck
The engine after having continued
along the track for considerable dis.
ianco. finally split tho switch. broke "a
frog and after pIoughng up the road
bed Tor considerable distance. cut of
70 telephone pole and plunged over the
bank Only The presence OF mind ~
fIIlmtu Earl C0cp saved worse
catastrophe Th" instant ~ tho col.
i.'ur. nr fau back up boz tracks and
tagged fh' Ever which was approach.
r- H' ra'r off p''d that was pro.
''h.' '' '' tI mile. per hour Tic
reached UO.r. uu Tho tracks whore Do
NH. barely possible fo BRING fhc fast
moving train fn H stop before DO
reached frr crossing ll.1 the ouri.
r'rr uuf h.sr warned In time fo bring
h.a train fn stop before it reached
fh' rrO .Inr f FL. altogether probable
.H.f f would have been thrown over
H" steep Dmh.rtmnrt and tho loss
of .f. would undoubtedly have been
much heavier
Exaggerated Rumor hfoat
SOM, of f., Injured person. vero
taken immediately fo fre houses chat
H.n located m.f above fhp tracks
HI... fI.. V... taken carr. off until
'.r Ur. fr '.. departure. off fHr .rt
.H. . .. ... offs Sian. wild
..r.ra u... .Hu.. IH.t everyone
.r .H. ,fr Dad H..r BILLED THs crash
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