New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-13
PLUNGING INTO A RIVER.
WRECK OF THE WASHINGTON EMPRESS.
PERSONS INJURED-SARRow ESCAPE
OF CONGRESSMAN BOYLE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIpUys.1

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| PITTsBuRG, Nov 1.-the Washington ex-
press the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coming west'
went embankment near COrnellsvle, Penn 3,
about Z o'clock this morning, and was wrecked Tie
train. having among its passengers a numLeI OF Demo-
cratic politicians including Congress Boyle, ana In
ernal Revenue Collectors BigeI and Dowlin, was run
ming fifty miles hour when at point known as Blue
Stone Quarry all the left the track leaving only the
engine and tender the rails One express car, TWO
baggage cars two passenger and sleeper rolled
down steep bank into the YoughiOgheDy River. The
passengers In the sleeper were unconscious OF ther
danger but for two full minutes those In the smoking
and ladies knew that the train Of the track and
that death stared them in the face The women and
ldren screamed With but the men calmed them
and all lodged Themselves firmly in their seats and pre-
pared to meet the worst One man. crazed with fright
attempted 10 out OF the and had just reached tue
doori when the crash The were hurled of the
wheels. at the door thrown the hot stove
out went the lights aud then all were thrown up and
down among the seats and against the windows till the
ears lodged side ways on the embankment
The noise OF the falling succeeded by shricks
and cries Of pain Passengers tried TO climb out OF win
dows but unable to open them and they afraid
to break the glass Some at last opened door and
the aud children helped ont and lights were
procured. The engine still the rails, with
express hanging TO IT, while the other six cars were
over the embankment The sleeper had been thrown on
rock iu the river Having procured lights those who
had escaped from the other FASTENED to the sleeper
and cItricated the occupants Of whom were ser-
ousy injured Conrcssman Boyle walked up to the track
and fell. He horrible sight lying there in his night
clothes. covered with mud and and bruises.
At his home IN UniontOwn, whittier he was taken, lie
said: had a narrow escape. was asleep in my bunk
when felt the leaving the track. seized hold
OF the bunR, the rolled down the bank into the
river, turning three times found my end of the
iu OF waer, while entirely submerged with
mattress top Of me- | struggled aud got my head
and reached the upper end Of the ear when
felt that was sunocatlug. Some SMASHED in
window the outside, through which crawed cut
ting my hands badly. I managed to get ashore and
led up tho bank through the bushes and bras when
became exhausted and could get further. There
lay for hour and half in my night clothes before
any came TO my rescue. DO not think aln hurt
internally
am Of the opinion that there persons killed ia
the wreck, can't how II can he otherwise saw no
escape from my car. The cars rolled al least ri1ty
feet from the track one young man, who had been III
wreck before happened to be the stove when he
fclt jumping the crosste-. He grabbed
the stove and held with dcath like
grip prevent 1t from upsetns and the ear from tax
ing fire When LANDED ~ the foot Ot the enbankment
and had turned over two or three times III" young man
was -tl holding the stove lie WIS badly burned
the hands and arms but says he Is satisfied naSmuch
he the from burning and perhaps some OF
the people from death"
Another man who was bespattered with blood. said
that lac was IN scc with Congressman Boyle and
assisted his brother John D. boyle, III removing the
Congressman from tue wreck. thought - 7ad hc,
that Mr.. Boyle Killed. He was perfectly uncoh.
sCiout when pulled Inn out lie Is uddly cut ana
bruised and Thought he would heed 10 death before
ANYTHING could be- done FOR him Everybody was excited
aud almost Wild with grief While other. were
compAinnS Utterly o.; account oI nir luu iI was
that number Ot persons had certainly been sled one
car ay on N. side partly submerged in the river. sud
de "A
window stared about Tor moment ana thea comic
nly remarked those who had air r,ady got out; All,
th6re.' as though nothing serious had happened. -.
80 etay there you d tool, answered one OK the
bauEment IN h- night clothes. In fact notwithstanding
many injured there were many funny things
that you could not he2 Laughing III le on tue Yule
Nearly every person Ia the sleeping cdrabOut thirty in
nr tbe .tccr LulsI T." me r,iytv tracs with their
nIght robes and these sticking TO the SKIN,
TTer 'S .''"' VI '"0 '"'"'"S "'''" '"'' s'' "
Internal Revenue Collector Dowlih who was an occu
pant ~ the sleeper said: II the which We were In
IV, cred f. and I ~ ps yn,,I nae, hrrn 'Irowncd
As II was In water up the neck and had 10 stand
~ the car for almost An hour IN my night shirt waiting
Tor clothes. caught severe chill
The first OF the wreck was brought to Cornels-
Vile, mo miles asay,by bloody pillow. which hoated
tue wreck wa, the work malicious persons. The track
Blue stone l. reported to he IN perfect condition Tue
and engine were among the best on the road and
until that point reached everything running
smoothly fs Is the second wreck OF the fast train OF
the Baltimore aud ono Railroad that m occurred within
two months. This same train was thrown from the
track "a short time OuiO Pyle Falls. Tue
most trustworthy which had charge or that
train was in charge Of tins morning. train.
Ieemer. the UGrslIan IL COngraulatlng himself lie |
and his wife Just missed the III faed train AZ Washington
aud compelled 10 wait for another
The names Of the injured G. T. Boyle. member OF
Congress from the Fayette District John liowlin, |
Collector OF Internal Revenue Tor the NNIIld |
District; " McJtOn legal agent OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Company; l.. H. Blglcn, Collector of Internal |
Revenue sior the XXIId District; J. Foy Boston,
hurt; John sheridan. Piedmont, ". Va, right arm
cut; B Cnaines. New York right hand aud back hurt
slightly; Mrs. W. t. Wells OF indianapolis, leg spTalnedi
Charles IIirsch OF New York. shoulder hurt and scalp
wound f. ". Young OF New York, back and leg |
sprained; Joseph L. D3On OF Brooklyn hands cut;
Mrs. Lucy MO1att Of SewckcY Penn, hands burned
g. H. Wilmer, OF Garrett, Penn believed to he injured
Internally; Mrs. Dyer OF PttsburR, back sprancd C.
+. dding. scalp wound and head bruised; f. McGraw,
badly cut; unknown man. hands burned; A. Kelly,
Baltimore; Orn Van Meter PittSl urg; George Lare,
England; John IOuker engineer, Connellsyiie, Penn,
md Erarhf ~ RnrpeSsOr. OF this CITY.