The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-13
Western Maryland Defendant
In II Actions, Result Of the
Wrecking Of Car Carrying
Miner Prisoners F rom
Thomas to Parsons.

Cumberland. Md. July l2.-(Spec!al)
-Seventy-two suits. totall!nS over 81
600. 600 in claims for damages were hieo
today IN circuit court against the Nes'
tern Maryland Railroad company hy
the nrm Of Walsh. Hughes, Heskott
and Williams OF this city. John NJ
Henry OF Pittsburgh and J. w. Harman
Of Parsons. w. Va. as attorneys for a
number of miners and other residents
Of Thomas. w. Va. The suits follow
Ihe wreckinS of a Western Maryland
passenger car on June 2S. IN which the
state constabulary OF West Virginia
had placed about 100 men and women at
Thomas. for transportation to Parsons
According TO the claims OF the men
arrested, who are striking coal miners
no warrants were served u1on them
nor were any charges preferred against
them, and they deny there had been any
disorders at Thomas OF such char
acter as to warrant any wholesale ar
rests.
They were compelled TO enter an old
passenger coach which. they assert. had
lain on a siding near Thomas for some
time. and were held in this coach until
the arrival OF tho regular morning
train when the coach was then at
tachcd to the rear. and while the train
was on It's way 10 Parsons this coach
broke away from the other cars anu
rolled over an embankmcnt about 70
or so feet high.
In the declaration It IS set forth that
- vas the duty of the railway com
many 10 exercise the highest degree OF
caution practicable under all the cir
cumstsnCes to transport the plaintiT
In safety; that In w!lful and wanton
neglect and default OF its duty. and IN
conscious Indifference TO consequences
the defendent placed the plaintiffs, de-
spIte their protests, on car when WIS
built TO accommodate about 90 pas
sengers; also that the car was o!G' an
tIouated defective, unsafe Tor pasSeh'
gera and condemned. and had been out
NJ seryIce for tho period OF seVeTa
years. .,..
72 Separate Suits.
separate suit Was iiec for cacA
n,aIntiff. and according 10 the dcciara-
lions of all, the plaintiffs are seriously
md permanently injured, some OF tAen'
having legs and arms hrokeH' some
having their chests crushed. others
hsvinS their hearing destroyed or their
sight impaired, and are incapacitat'"
for life, one Of the parties in the cal
Was killed.. ,r. r,,i
The names Of the plaintiffs films
those suits are as follows:
Chas. WIshtart, jr, William t. SCOT
Ian Rocovich, August Valentine. Chas
Lynch, Tony Campanelii. Frank MASK
oIumas, Tony Wishtart, Bill Disco
Chas. Cook. Ross Larry. David Nut'
ches, Pete Rocovich.. sr., Siri" Polo
Joe Martin, Tom Mungls, Paul Roco-
yich, Alex Pctska. Andy Nitro Tony
Kwaffen. Emil GuroviC. Joe RetiSle
Joe Logas, kartut Warpocene. iona
Jonas. Joe Rarshnick. Leopold Biz1rk
Mike Rzjirk. Frank Logor. Joe Tar
kcr, Walter Ambrose. Frank kuliveich
Henry Miller, clifton ornd0rff Antonio
I.sgoll, John Palun!s. Fsul Pa'unls
George NaidiCk!s. r. a. Smith, J. w
Brown. Joe Cook Tony Taras. John
Keguaitia, Mictus ZEugis. Nick kcr"-
vIch, John Xacore. Jos LcskoVinsk"
Frank Erptch, Tony Villas. Ferdinand
Kukenberger. Annie EocoTch. Joe Ba-
viclc. Louis kuupas. Joe MtIktnt. Mar
tin Vogrin. Mike Archaruk, P"le zo"k-
ropok. Tom Osncther, Jchn Tailor. Tit
Lehman, Jas. Huff. Jo" Slavic. MI"
Valentine. Pete johnson. 1gnaH Dti
merit. Tony Oxcs. Tony Fortune, An
tonic Tcrcsema'. Frank Jndcrich, John
Garducky, Joe K!-vOHh and John
YomiSh.