Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-03
.,,- Wreck On n. & w. Railway.

s--Da-ed on the Norfolk q western
,o,9.,.s, in A long time occurred aoou
N-'," N.- .ro-k This morning, when fast pas
~. t-ain No. |, from Hagerstown tc
-he best train on this DIVISION
re- most demolished a few hun
vs.. lis north of Antietam Station
80 ,~.'es from Shepherdstown. This
- H.. made up of a combination mai
-sr-lre car, a day coach and twc
5..-r~,-S. a.,- and the fact that all OF the
s~. of steel construction alone
~,.4 a terrible loss of life.
M morning as the train was de.
,t-r the heavy grade north OF
Sr..~,3~, Station a horse belonging &c
W.,,-r roulette got stuck in the
-. mat spans the public road lead
~, =, Groves Landing. Engineer
VIA. saw it and made every effort
:, s,a- his train, but was unable TO dc
so The locomotive struck the amman
g,,,n full force and tore ii TO pieces,
I'm, m. u0aCt diSarranged the ma
rT,rcr. OF the engine and as II reach
- tng end of the siding II jumped the
switch and plunged into the wheat
fe,i adjoining. The baggage and
mail car was thrown crosSwlse the
,rI-... ana the day coach and one OF
~, P..maus followed the engine into
n. field. but did not overturn. The
srp,-e turned over upon one side, with
i. wheels in the air. The rear Pull
man remained upon the rails.
Engineer Al Wallace was the only
-,-,0r seriously hurt. Just before the
engine overturned he was thrown out,
srt Ma, badly Scalded about the face,
.-~,, and .cgS. IL is hoped, however,
,r,- n. f, not fatally injured. Fire
man Fred Hammock was so completely
covered with coal from the tender that
the .,-arrnG steam could not reach
him and a. vas unhurt, except for
bruises Mail Clerk Harvey Cost and
B3cracumir lanes Long were con-
,,.y-a-E shaken up in their car, and
were somewhat bruised. The train
was wei. filled with passengers, but
not oay Of them Vas hurt badly enough
10 REQUIRE the service of a physician.
Tn, Norfolk * Western thus maintains
the remarkable record of never having
caused tata. injury TO a passenger on
this division of 2Se miles, although it
has been in operation for nearly forty
years.
Ih,ira,nwas in charge of Conductor
Bart Cheney and his trainman was
Hugh Perry Although the passengers
were d good deal shaken up and some
ot them were badly frightened, they
.uou got over the panic and went TO the
rescue 0i the engineer, who was
suffering greatly from his scalds. A
couple ct telegraph poles were knocked
DOWN ana tHc wires were broken, but
communication was established with
Sh,0avr-,t1wn ani Sharpsburg and
then with HlgyrStOWn and Roanoke.
Inc section men were called out, and
Nry,Nog trains summoned, while
physicians were quickly sent for, as it
MAS iu0ug. az first, from the way the
cars na- 7-~n tumbled around, that
many persons might have been hurt.
Dr Horace Banks, of Shepherdstown,
AMI Dr.. $. II. Gardner, of Sharpsburg,
Wsrs soon AZ the scene, and five or six
1'-''-s from EagcrStOwn were on their
way. i.- engineer, however, was the
o'y person who needed their ministra-
b.",, ana me Tllnmen had given him
rived.
The Passengers were placed on the
C''""N ,.'l remained on the rails and
,'A,n 72yH to HagcrStown. There a
,S" ""n Vas made up, and with No.
~ ""~ l-'ourci by way of Martins
DltE 70 Shenandoah Junction. No. 2,
WINS. Wa. wing at Shepherdstown to
- ~. .. -aN Backed TO me Junction
..,ry D. Vas lctourcd BY way of Mar
u's0UTc 'o HaGcrstown. The tracks
SI'C cleared before noon today, but the
s ,.0.'h.' '''c, No. 500, is still in the
', ".a' sal H-.1 Many persons have been
" me R---a today.
-, .. ~ryat satisfaC ion that the
b5.S'''--'N and rrainmen were so fortu-
I",- ;,"-. o. -rca1c death or serious in
ANY, i'' '.c wreck was a most serious