The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-03-30

PtrrsnrRGH. pa.. March n.
The passengers oscupying ona Of the Pull
man sice pcrs drawn BY tho Western express
on the Pennsylvania Railr ad, had thr li7r
experience NJ wilmorc station. few miies
this side OF Altoona. shortly after i've o'clgck
this morning The train had fassed Crcs~on.
and WINS nearing Wiimorc. with an aboard
obIivious ~ their danger. when tiny tongue
Of tame shot out from among the cnrta n.
near the end or the roar "a, vrsdualy but
surely developing into an alarming barc.
A passenger In tcrh No. !, Mr. Fai'ern, o.
baltimore. who WINS not sleeping vfry heavily
at the time, was aroused by the smell a. the
burning tapestry. and nm instant later he
sprane ont OF his berth. fully alert 10 he port
of the moment. and gave the alarm Immc-
diatcly all was confusion. and tn occupants
Of tho bershs Jumped out % find tho cir en-
veiopcd in fiamc. "A ioien persons ran % the
doors. but finding The train tn IN motion
pulled the bcll-cori. OWING 70 the rIrht signal
not being ven. however. tho engineer paid ~
attention % Il until Il had hccn pulled several
times. In the meantime IN widest excite
m. nj prcvai'c 4. and the passcnxfs ran hi'her
and thIthor. not knowing what 20 10. Several
lndII tainted. and number were with dill
Guilty prevented from jumping on.
The train WINS finally brought 20 stnnd still.
and the occupants 81 the car rushed out some
Of them were n their night clothes, while 9th
err succeeded IN saving enough Of their e.
fccts 10 make themselves appear respectable
The firc had not been discovered 2 moment
too soon. a. BY the time tho tram STOPPED arr
tho occupants OF the burning chr had escaped.
the whole sleeper was one mass 81 flame. and
inside o. twenty minutes WINS heap " smoui
dering nshcs.
or the twcnfy-six passengers who had Occur
pied the burned chr. twenty wore Tentlrmcn'
four were ladies'. and the Others were children
Fortunately none Of them were injured a.
they stepped from the train thor pr scented =
motley appearance Some Of III I'M wore
wrapped IN blankets; Others were without
hats and bonncts. and sim Others ha I ~ hoes.
Among the passengers wore 0cncrnttcn'ion-
Agent Dudley, Colonel benjamin wilson, M
cx-Cong essman ~ West Virginia; Geners,
Calkins. OF Indiana: Colonel Davidson, 81
Beaver. pa.: ana Colonel Porter. Postmaster
or Cennclls, HE. Pa
The makeup 81 number 81 the gentlemen
was ludicrous Colonel Porter hal On one
boot and onc slipper, and WINS haiicsA soloncs
Davidson had biz head done up N anewsp&
per. while Colonel Hon Wilson. attirci ~
blanket and bare headed. looked FOR al tnc
world lIko an Indian chief on foraginx expc
dition. General Dudley IL said 70 have uoen
| ne coolest person On enc car. anil ~ ne w.
counsel aid much % aIlay tie fears o. ne ~
dies and children.
| Tho nrc originated III the rcarcf the car nnn
| II supposed 10 have been caused either ~ 'po
oxeriurning II alamp or from the stove. eo''.
| ductor Harry Hawkins who was ~ char1e Y.
me sleeper did al IN biz power % aid tne $500
| cnecrs d escape. and was che LAT man " 'e's'
| the burn nx chr. -.
| The Los can not 10 apprcSimatch. 4,
| Pullman Company estimate Their share -
/ ob0uf 400 Oh The Io&< e. IN p1sscnscIr ,".s
1 consllerahlc III clothing. watches 40 ~. X
some 81 them nso lost eonrlicran'e s .ea,,t,,
1 money. Up n their arrival ncr. M u.'.,, tus
4 - pro1entnbIe condition