Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-07
RAILROAD FATALITIES.
A TRAIN OF SPECIAL CARS wkECKED.
Marrow Escape o, High D,<ni,.rie..

Narrow Escape OF High DiEnitaries.
At 2p. m. ON Saturday, as the train
bearing Mr.. r. 3. Hayes and his party
from Washington swept around a curve
at Baltimore, at high rate of speed it
met two heavy passenger engines going
from Baltimore south at rapid late, and
in less time than it has taken to tell it they
had crushed together and the three en-
gincs lay beside the track in confused
mass of ruins. The two engines south
bound had brOugh over trains from Wash
ington to Baltimore early in the morning.
and We're returning for other trains. The
road was crowded with business, so much
SO t;.at the section of the train bearing Mr..
Hayes, which was to have left Washing
ton at 1890 a. m., did not start until
nearly p. m.
The train was made up OF four Pullman
sleeping ears. The first was a special car,
chartered by J. Wyman Young, Of Sha-
mokin, Pa, and containing friends of Mr..
Young. The next three contained the
Cleveland City Troop, which was a special
| escort to President Garfield from Cleve-
land to Washington. and was returning as
a special escort to Mr.. Hayes. The fifth
coach contained Mr.. Hayes and family and
friends. The sixth coach was 4 special car
OF James Mason, counsel of the Lake
Shore road, and A. G. Armstrong, an oili-
| Ger OF the same road, from Cleveland. 1t
contained the families of these gentlemen
and their friends. and was followed by Il
| baggage car. Next came special car OF
Daniel L. EelS, president of the Ohio
Central road and president of the CONNER
cal bank, of Cleveland, in which were his
family and friends. This coach was fol
| lowed by car containing twelve horses Of
Cleveland Troop.
Mr.. Hayes and party had just lunched,
and were conversing upon the events of
the preceding day, when the crash came.
1t threw Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Colonel
Bullock andMrs. Heron, Of Cincinnati and
two or three other members of the party
who were seated i'll the front of the car to
the floor. Mr.. Hayes, seeing at once the
cause of the shock, hastily inquired after
| the condition of the members of the party,
and finding them not seriously injured
sprang from the car and made his way up
the muddy bank and through the blind
ing stream to the front, where lay the
wreck OF the engines. Beneath one could
be seen the head and Outstretchcd arms OF
John Oliver, baggage man Of Baltimore,
who was on the engine going to Washing
ton to return with later train. A corner
of the piston box had struck directly
across his back, the whole weight of the
engine falling against him and crushing
his chest and stomach, while the steam
and boiling water rushed out upon his
head and hands. TO another part of the
ruins the surviving eng ineers ard firemen
had scrambled, and were drawing Harry
Frceburn, an engineer, from under the
wreck. He was Sill alive and conscious,
but halfa an hour later he was unconscious
and sinking rapidly.
The first Pullman Car, which was the
special car chartered by Mr.. Young OF
Shamokin, received the shock of the COLI
sion. and was partly telescOped into the
second car, containing members of the
Cleveland Troop. From this car people
were jumping from the windows and doors,
their hands, faces and heads cut and
bleeding. In the car crushed TO death, lay
Mr.. ls.ung who had been instantly killed.
Mr.. Hayes hurried to the rescue, doing
all in his power to aid the wounded wilcr-
ever it was possible to do so. His three
sons were soon out of the car and did the
same. For half an hour these with the
other passengers worked heroically to res
cue and comfort those injured by the dis
aster. The body Mr.. Young was carried
to the bank, laid gently ON the snow and
covered with blankets. DR.. W. II.
Shcarer of York, Pa, who was aboard the
train, rendered all the aid in his power,
dressing the wounds Of the victims apply
ing bandages and administering stimulants
where needed. John NJ. Unglaub, the en-
party, escaped from beneath the engine
after the accident, having stood by it to
the last. He was injured in the side and
back seriously. lie managed to get to the
depot unaided but there he broke down,
and after !; while, when the most seriously
injured were taken care of, he was put to
he'd.
did you sec the eng ines coming?' was
asked him.
EYES, lie replied, 81 saw them as We
turned the curve, and knew that We were
in for it. l put on the air brakes and re-
vcrsed the wheels, but couldn't stop be-
fore mecting.'
And you didn't jump off, John?''
"No. sir, | stood to her to the last, v hc
said with lirmness and tinse of pride in
his voice, 'for was determined to save
the party if possible"
caro- you badly hurt?' was asked.
"Oh, don't know, sir. There's ter
rible pain in my back and side, and am
afraid it's pretty bad"
| A half hour later Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes
were seen coming, with tears in their
eyes, from the room where he lay suffer-
ing.
No member of Mr.. Hayes's party was
seriously injured. Mrs. Heron, of Cincin-
| natl, received slight injuries to an arm.
Mrs. Hayes, although thrown to the floor.
was not injured. Mr.. Haycs's chair was
moved few inches, but was not over
turned. Minnie, Mrs. Hayes's colored
maid, was thrown off sofa, where she
was lying curled up asleep, through an
adjoining compartment. In the next car
in the rear Mrs. Eels wife of the president
of the Lake Erie & Western road. was
slightly injured by being thrown against
table.
The following is 4 full list of the killed
and wounded.
Kiiled-J.Wyman Young, of Shamokin,
Pa, and John Oliver, baggage man, of
Baltimore.
Wounded-IIarry Freeburn, engineer,
Of Washington, fatally John NJ. Unglaub.
engineer. of Baltimore, internal injuries
J. D. Dorman, Shamokin, Pa, scalp
wound: II. a. Weldy, Tamaqua, Pa, cut
across forehead; J. A. Weaver, Shamo-
kin, Pa, scalp wound w. H., NJ. Grin,
Shamokin, Pa, scalp wound w. Allen
Jones, Shamokin, Pa, hand and arm in
jured John Pursel, Shamokin, Pa, both
hands cut; J. 1, Gilger. Shamokin, Pa,
and