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MANIFEST RAMS REAR OF
"THE GEORGE
WASItINGTON."
One of the most elegant
passenger trains on the C. & O.
Railway, The George Washington,"
Train No. 1 had just arrived at
Thurmond passenger station.
Pleasant greetings were exchanged
by passengers arriving offthe train
and hugs and goodbyes with those
leaving. Among the passengers
leaving on the train was the
daughter of Dr. J. B. Thompson of
Oak Hill, who was present to see her
off.
The telegraph operator was
looking out of the window from his
office on the second floor of the
station observing the platform
activity. The operator at CS Cabin
Stone Cliff, just two miles east of
Thurmond had blocked manifest
train No. 91 but not to worry, the
home signal was red against the
train while No. 1 was at the station.
The time was 1:35 a. m and the
date was Sunday morning June 22,
1958.
Fred M. Gwinn, engineer on
passenger train No. 1 with eleven
cars, was waiting for the bell signal
from the conductor indicating all
was clear to leave the station when
suddenly a terrific jolt almost
knocked him to the floor of his
engine cab. The air gauge dropped
to zero pounds pressure as the air
in the reservoir of the cars escaped
with one sudden "swish" indicating
a break in the train line. Something
serious had occurred to the
passenger train.
Manifest train No. 91 was
powered by a four unit diesel
locomotive pulling 143 cars. The
crew consisted of Engineer Howard
W. Honaker, Fireman Dewey A.
Ransom, and Brakeman Londie L.
Cales on the engine and Conductor
A. C. Martin and Brakeman C.
RAINELLE, WV
With the WV National Guard
taking over flood recovery efforts for
Gov. Justice this summer, Senator
Stephen Baldwin invited a group of
state recovery officials to visit
southern West Virginia last week to
meet with local municipal, county,
and non-profit leaders.
"It was time to get everyone
around a table and hash out details
moving forward," Senator Baldwin
explained. "Recovery is difficult
work, and this allowed us to all be
on the same page so we can work
together."
State officials present included
JeffWood (Director of RISE for Gun.
Jamey Hover), Major Justin
Mcintyre (Project Manager for
RISE), James Young (FEMA), and
representatives of WV Homeland
Security and Emergency
Management. In addition to county
and municipal leaders, they met
with Appalachian Service Project
(ASP), WV Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (WVVOAD),
Greater Greenbrier Long Term
Recovery (GGLTR), Meadow River
ValleyAssociation, The Great Barrel
Company, Greenbrier Valley
Economic Development
Corporation, and more.
Walter Crouch, CEO of
Appalachian Service Project (ASP)
which has rebuilt 69 homes in
southern WV since the flood through
private donations and volunteer
groups, attended the meeting and
summed up the day when he said,
"It feels like the heart is back in
recovery now." The state is now
contracted with ASP to do many of
the renovations and rebuilds in the
RISE program in the coming years.
Senator Baldwin was particularly
pleased with that news. "Their folks
hung with us through tough times,
and now their project managers on
the ground just want to get to work.
They say, 'Bring it on! Give us as
much work as you can."
Major Justin Mcintyre of the WV
National Guard is a Creenbrier
County native who now oversees
day-to-day operations of RISE. He
reported on their caseload, saying
over 400 cases remain. Those clients
can expect to hear from VOAD case
managers soon. It's also still not too
late to see if you qualify. Call 1-304-
220-2570 to talk to the WV National
Guard about your case.
Some 700 additional cases are in
the system but do not qualify for
RISE. For example, folks may make
too much for that program but still
have real needs. Cathy Rennard of
VOAD said, "That means we still
need to identify resources for those
folks, and we will."
Jeff Wood agreed they would not
stop until every family'sneeds were
met. "While I direct the RISE
program, Gen. Hover wants me to
focus on meeting people's needs. We
will do whatever we have to do in
order to meet that goal. It's less
about a particular program than
finding the resources folks need
whenever that may be."
James Young reported that FEMA
placed 20 staff members in WV to
stay. They even plan to open a
permanent office. West Virginia
would be one of only a few states in
the nation to have a permanent
FEMA office. Senator Baldwin sees
that as a huge step in the right
direction. "All the towns tell me
they've had little to no consistency
with FEMA for the past two-plus
years. A permanent office should
allow that consistency so they talk
to the same folks and can actually
solve problems rather than getting
the run around."
Remaining Work also includes
some 75 bridges and dozens of
demolition's that still need to occur.
VOAD is working to assign the
bridge work and the Guard
anticipates demolition's to begin in
the next three weeks.
Several economic development
projects, such as the Great Barrel
Company, are also progressing. They
began clearing land by the interstate
in White Sulphur last weekend.
Tom Crabtree is leading the
barrel company effort. Early on, he
Roy C.
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Richmond in the caboose on the rear be amputated; Londie L. Caius of
of the train. The engine crew of No. Hinton, crushed knees and
9t saw the passenger train standing abrasions. He was unable to return
at the station just ahead and Mr. to work for several months following
Honaker applied the brakes. The his injuries; Also injured and taken
speed did not reduce and the brakes to Oak Hill Hospital for treatment
were then applied in emergency. The were the following: Dewey A.
manifest train continued toward the Ransom of Hinton, considerably
rear of No. 1 when Engineer bruised and shaken up; Pullman
Honaker called out a warning, Porter Lee Tarver of Cincinnati,
"We're going to hit." Londie Cales Ohio; Six passevgers on No. 1; Mrs.
immediately warned Fireman Katherine O'Connell of Kankakee,
Ransom who jumped to the ground Ill.; Mrs. Virgie Smiley of Mt.
followed by Mr. Cales. Crawford, VA.; Frances and William
No. 91 rammed into the rear car Beers of Kenitworth, Ill.; Mrs. Velina
of No. 1, a C. & O. business car, Brown of Cincinnati, Ohio; and J. G.
splitting it open for some 15 feet. The Reopelli, of Three River Falls, Mill.
car was occupied by C. & O. Vice Also injured helping rescue workers
President of Operations R. N. Begien was Thurmond resident William
and his cook who were asleep and McGuffin who suffered a cut hand.
both miraculously escaped injury. Dozens of sleeping passengers
Eight cars of the passenger train and were knocked from their beds and
three box cars of the manifest train day coach seats suffering minor
some distance back from the engine bruises and abrasions. The "George
were knocked from the rails, Washington" was carrying 82 coach
however, all remained upright,and 56 pullman passengers. All
Nearly 500 feet of track was except those detained at the hospital
damaged, continued their journey on a relief
Engineer Howard Honaker was train sent to Thurmond from
trapped inside of the cab of his Huntington.
locomotive for about one hour and Nearly all of the 200 residents of
thirty minutes before he could be Thurmond had awakened and
freed by workmen using weldingconverged on the wreck scene.
torches to remove torn metal and to Housewives, realizing there was no
cut the seat from under him. facilities to feed the delayed
Damages amounted to thousands passengers or the men working to
of dollars to the C. & O. Railway and clear up the wreck brought their
personal injury to eleven people, peculators to the station for fresh
Preliminary first air to the unjuried coffee. A wrecked train mess hall
was administered by Dr. J. B. was hastly cleaned and theladies of
Thompson of Oak Hill who was at Thurmond served breakfast to more
the station to see his daughter off than 100 people with food brought
when the wreck occurred, in by the Railway Company.
Ambulances from Oak Hill and Nowhere in the country, when it
Beckley :responded to the distress was a thriving town, could you find
rf.call and transported the injuried to more compassion for the
Oak Hill Hospital. unfortunate than in the little town
The more seriously injured wasof Thurmond, W. VA. I am very
Howard W. Honaker, age 65, of happy to be able to return there to
Hinton with crushing injuries to his the Thurmond Reunion October 8,
legs. Eventually the left leg had to 1989 and renew acquaintance with
the good people.
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Charleston, W.Va. - Ahead of the The nation's Secretaries of State
2018 General Election in November, established September as National
West Virginia Secretary of State Voter Registration Month in 2002 as
Mac Warner is proud to join fellow a non-partisan means of
members of the NationalAssociation encouraging voter participation and
of Secretaries of State (NASS) in increasing awareness about state
encouraging citizens to celebrate requirements and deadlines for
National Voter Registration Month voting. September 25, 2018 will be
by registering to vote. Warner said highlighted by NASS and other
his office will also encourage West voter outreach groups as National
Virginia residents who are already Voter Registration Day.
registered to use September to check To register to vote in West
on the status of their current Virginia, you must be a resident of
registration, the state and 18 years old on or
As of today, there are 1,234,331 before November 6th. Secretary
registered voters in West Virginia. Warner's office has valuable
"Formal participation in our information, resources and
democracy starts with becoming a accessible tools for citizens
registered voter. As the state's chief interested in learning more about
elections officer I am extremely the registration process. That
proud that my office and our county information can be found at this
clerks worked together to register link: www.GeVoteWV.com
77,319 new voters over the last 18 In addition, canivote.org is a
months," Warner said. helpful tool created by NASS in
Warner said that 22,518 of those conjunction with state election
new voters were high school officials to help eligible voters learn
students who will vote in their very how and where to go vote.
first General Election this West Virginia's deadline to
November. He believes that if these register to vote in the November
young adults have a positive General Election is Tuesday, October
experience they will become lifelong 16th.
voters.
LADIES CONFERENCE
worked to establish Hope Village Riverview Chapel will be having
with other community leaders and a Fall Ladies Conference on
volunteer groups, but that was just Saturday, September 22nd from 10-
part of his vision for recovery. He 3 at The McCreery. Contact Cathy
also remained firm that we needed Ross for details and reserve your
seat. 304-466-0769.
good jobs once folks were in safe
homes.
Baldwin sees this series of
meetings as the first step in bridging
the gap between local, state, and
federal flood recovery efforts. "The
initial recovery effort was the most
remarkable thing I've ever seen,
because everybody worked together.
We're getting back to that. It will
take time and many more trips.
They couldn't visit everyone this
first time, but they'll be back. I'll
make sure of it."
WEIGHT WATCHERS
Weight Watchers is back in
Hinton! Meetings are on Thursday
evening at 5:30 in the Fellowship
Hall at First Baptist Church, 108
Temple Street, Hinton.
For more information contact
Connie Willey at 304-660-7206.
"It'sNotToo LateI"
Dear Editor:
Friends, it is not too late to still
help our schools. In an earlier
edition of the paper, Brian Kirk
wrote an excellent piece on how to
contribute to our schools. As a
reminder, I will repeat that
information so you can make your
contribution. Send your check to the
Hinton Area Foundation, P.O. Box
217, Hinton, WV 25951. Make your
checks out to Hinton Area
Foundation and note "Booster
Fund". That will get it done. Here is
to a great fall season and to helping
us make our schools great again.
John Vuolo
Hinton
REMINDER FOR FRIENDS
Please remember that the
Friends of the Library will be
meeting on Tuesday, September 11,
at 5:30 p.m in. the Library. Everyone
is welcomed.
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CALENDARS SENIOR CENTER TRIP
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has received for sale the Steam and is sponsoring a trip toAmelia Island,
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Temple Street is open Tuesday Cindy for more information at (304)
through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 466-4019.
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