New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-19
BY FALLING ROCKS.
e,reprsc CAR WRECKED IN PIrrsBURG.
TWO PASSENGERS PERHAPS FATALLY NUM-
LANrsLIDE on MOUNT wAsHINaroN
iIv TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSEI

~vo PASSENGERS PERHAPS FATALLY "o
LANrsLIDE on MOUNT WASHINGTON.
nr rELKGRArH THE TRIBUSEl
,,,,rsprpa Nov ls-A frightful accident befen tne
,,d exnress train on the Pittsburg Cincinnati ana Q"
fon,s Railroad about 8 o'clock this morning H
the railroad enters the city limits II runs along INC
Mount Washington, which rises almost perpch"'"''
a height of 400 feet. The precplce mas ai""''
source Of terror to Handle officials because Vi VI.
loose earth and rock which has frequently iaen' 'o
Q a m today fully fifty tons Of small rock anu
earth fell from the top OF ue u
After five hours. work the worSmeh oie"''.
,he tracks The limited train arrived at eocooh' anu
- ,onpcd within 100 feet of the place where the sec
,, hands ware still standing ready for work In case oi
,hor Lila Roadmaster OBrien disikcd to delay the
limited more than necessary He stepped oack oh
The oter track and took good look Mt the ege a' e
ton of the hill from which the rocks and dirt had
fallen Thinking all sate' he shou'eu I
engineer of the train to go aheao
ouck The train moved, and inside OF
one hundred and fifty feet attained momentum OF SIX
miles an hour Section Foreman Cunningham was m'y
foot from the place where the first landslide occurred an"
th men were on the track leaving the inner one
clear for the train. The limited was nearly opposite
hin, when he saw the ledge above break away.
"Rnn for your lives men," he yelled, There 1t comes
again
The men ram and the engineer Of the train no was
inst opposite Cunningham turned as pale as death'
hut threw the throttle valve open The
the train increased its speed. Meanwhile, with
n resistless rush and the huge mass of rock came
dashng down the hillside The huge rocks leaped rom
ledge to ledge Starting from break thirty rect "iae'
they spread in each direction owing to the nequany
of the ground With like hurricane and with
lightning speed they bounded down the SLOPE
and the shout OF the section foreman was
hardly ont OF his mouth when the avalanche shot
over the train The fact that the train was on te Sue
track alone prevented its instant destruction ana cose
ouent loss Of life The sleeping cars rece'eu
the shower of rock. Two women who sat In sleeper
oat rose and ran TO the other the Their place
WAS instantly taken by rock weighing at least two ohs'
which crashed through the piece OF similar size
demolished of the other coach ana was c'iou
300 feet by the train before 1t fell beside the track
In the cars there scene Of wild confusion Inc ali
was filled with dust and the were wedged In
nv hroken tmbers unable to move The moment the
crash was heard engineer stopped his train AS sooh
Us the the result or the accident nc
the engineer hurry TO the Union station 10 care lor
the injured immediately The train was started again.
and in few had arrived at the depot Ihere the
M force Of the station waited with stretchers TO carry
ont the injured passengers. The first man who was taken
out of the Cincinnati seepingcar was Davld Arhei vi
this city found lying in the centre OF the aisle
with heavy rock resting on one OF his legs. Nearly
every part of his body injured but he will recover
The next passenger who taken from the wreck was
Sidney A. Barnett of Elizabeth " j. He was asleep III
lower berth in the Cincinnati sleeping gear
when the accident occurred One Oh inc
large rocks crashed through the roof OF the
car directly over his head 1t carried the upper Derth
down ON top of him. wedgng him in completely that he
was unable TO move He had two companions They had
escaped unEiured. One of them rushed up TO Mr. Bar
nett and said:
Be quiet, sid, and We'll get you out safe"
They were assisted by several other passengers After
the upper berth was raised so that the bleed
ing body of the injured man could be drawn
o,,ti inf he al
stretcher and after examination by the
physicians. he removed 10 the Seventh Avenue
Hotel go,
lie had gone 10 the rear OF tie when he struck by
huge rock and badly hurt in the back ana On % one eg &
assistance of porter, and driven tothe MOnongahe
House. ,, A ae IN
the wrecked car. said: was asleep when inc
accident occurred. The crash was tellinc' me- a;d ~
was miraculous that we escaped as wei as we @ ulu.
Fortunately there were not more that cish passengers
IL Mr Erett las two long ugly gashes his head His
shoulder blade is broken and two ribs but lie Is hot
The destruction to pTivete property the railway
was terrible. The huge rocks which cleared the lop
trestc smashing timber twelve inches square like sraws
and wrcekng the trestle The OAK es III te o nd nne
lie was trimmed along edge smoothly as II an aze
had been Several masses of the stone went nfy
rhe largest piece that came weighed at least three
tons it Shot into the window a house in Clinton Row
and smashed through the kitchen floor. going INTO the
cellar where IL was afterward. Another piece,
shared like fell just in front OF the door OF te
next house. The entire Clinton Row was b0mbarded-
The following is partial list of the injured persons;
ARSHElM D. Psburg had hs head badly cut and his leg
BARSTf $ A. Elizabeth " j. the head of the law depart
OF the singer Manufacturing Com"tny one shou'uer
blade and two ribs brc ken otherwise injured
CVRss A. York, struck In the back ana leg
iy pieces rock and severely hurt ,,.,
DouD A. Of Ptsburg. was cut on the head ana slightly
FOWLER OF Washington slightly hurt about the body
Mrs of Fort BayaId y NJ had one leg bruised ana
suffered several cuts on her body. 40, -,
LYMAN c. Indianapolis received bad cuts on tne heau
and body.
Two of the passengers who were in the wrecked car
came to Jersey City the 927 train on the Penn
sylvania Railroad last night One Of them, gentleman
about thirty-fve years old having a few marks and
bruises on his face which concealed under strips OF
court plaster, said TO a reporter;
81 was in the seepingcar and was just bending
down to wash my hands when heard a fearful
crash The glass in the window me broke into Il
thousand pie es and caught some OF them IN my race
The enc hch followed terrible. Men and women
slreked mOaned rightfuly. The train stopped oI
moment the conductor ordered II on 70 the next sta
ton where ply sicans and help awaiting us dld
not stay there longer than to catch the train Tor Fls
burg"
DISAPPOINTkD S1RIKERS.