The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-15

, prHNING CAR FLYING At Full SPEED-NAf
ROW ESCAPE or PASSENGERS.

,prRNING CAR FLYING At Full SPEkD-NAR-
ROW ESCAPE OF PASSENGERS.
pittsburgh special 10 the New York
MINES gives the following details OF the
t,,rning Of o Pullman sleeper Tuesday
,aorninc. noticed yesterday IN our teie-
'r.nhic columns The train had passed
Er.osson. and was nearing Wilmorc, when
,;,v tongue OF flame shot out frem among
49, curtains near the end Of the rear car.
III gradually hut surely developed into
~ alarming blaze. A passenger IN berth
a. /. Mr.. Pallern. OF Baltimore.
'So was not sleeping very heavi-
y a, The time. was aroused hy the
Iii oi the burning tapestry, and an in
Int later he Sprang out Of his berth. fully
49,, n the peril Of the moment, and gave
.s, slarm. Immediately all was confusion,
u ,bc occupants oi the berthS jumped
-.,, q, find the car onveloped in flame. \
. ,,n rcrsons ran TO the doors. hut finding
"a, ,rein stll i'm motion pulled the bell
4 owing 10 the right signal not being
q AN however. the engineer paid no at
4 ,,i,n IN II until i, had been pulled several
times. ,,, ..,,.... $500.
g,I and the passengers ran mthcr and
j r.,i,r. not knowing what TO do. Several
-. tainted. and one WAS with difficulty
-..,rsincd from jumping OF. The train
i f,,oily brought ~ a Stand-siiil. and the
"..,,rts If the ear rushed out. some of
go were in their night-clOthes. while
.ncercdcd in saving enough OF
80 ..rorts 10 make themselves present
~" w. Tbc fire had not been discovered
". .....,, TOO soon. n by the time the train
.t,,nod and the occupants OF the burning
IA ,Sr1ued the whole sleeper was
,. mss Of flame. and inside OF twenty
-. yq> q heap OF SmoldCring ashes.
~ en-. ty,nty-,iN passengers who had oc-
.t.1 the burned ear twenty were gen.
~, four we're ladies, and the Others
80. rbG5r,n. Fortunately none OF them
w., ,riured. A. they stepped from the
,,,ir fi,v presented motley appearance.
>,mo Of them were wrapped IN bienkets.
-. we're without hats and bonnets. and
,,iN other, had no shoes.
Among the passengers were "ehefai
Pension. Agent Dudley; Colonel Benjamin
N2H.on. eN-congrCssman. Of west Nlr-
mi: General Ialkins. OF Indiana; Coio-
a NJ Davidson. 81 Beaver. Penn, ana Colo
~ Porter. postmaster OF Connelsyliie'
penn. The makeup Of number oil the
r.ntlemen was especially ludicrouS. Colo
nj Porter had on one boot and one slipper
and was batle,s. Colonel Davidson had
~. head done up in a newspaper, while
4 colonel Benjamin Wilson. attIred in 4
i blanket and bare head. looked like an Indian
chief on a ioraging expedition. General
dudley is said to have been the coolest
rsr.on on the car. and by his wise counsel
hi much to alay the fears OF the ladies
and children. The fire originated In the
rear Of the cur. and is supposed to have
lccp caused either 10y the oyerturning OF
l,p,r or from the stove. Conductor Harry
Hawkins. who wa, in charge Of the sleeper,
4 did an in MI, power 10 aid the passengers
10 escape. and va, the last man TO leave the
a burning car
The Jos, o. the passengers was conNldcfa-
he in clothing. watches. and iewelry.
some Of thcm also Lost considerable sums
Of money. Upon their arrival here the
unjortunatcs were kindly cared Tor and
were soon put in pre>enIble condition.