The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-10-03
THE TERRIBLE DETAILS,
Graphic Portrayal of Scenes of the Acct
dent.

Graphic Portrayal of Scenes of the Acct
dent.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Sept, 3O.-A
United Press reporter who has just re
turned from the scene of the Palatine
bridge wreck, found only few smoking
timbers to mark the place of the sad acci
dent. Mr.. Manning, who was killed
was extensively interested with Horatit
Seymour and others in lumber lands Al
Marquette, Mich. George w. Allen, wht
was going to Marquette as Mr.. Manning's
valet, says: Il was in the smoker whe1
the accident happened. Mr.. Manning
wanted me to stay i'll the car with him
but [ told him it was so close there
preferred to 60 in the smoker
"Well," said Mr.. Manning, ':all right
will see you in Buffalo, when we change
cars for Marquette.''
80 I lay in the seat smoking, and
when the train suddenly stopped I did
not know what it meant. The
Steam Commenced Rushing in
Sil1N Cl1C JdooCAASCAo Gtl<tl 1I1CO Cl1lO
then came crash. went back to find
my people and the first one I saw was
the nurse girl, who was chopped out of
the wreck and put into the baggage car.
Then they dug out large gray headed
man fhe Dayton, Ohio, clergyma1D and
put him in the car beside the girl, and
afterwards they found Mr.. and Mrs.
Manning way down below. Mr.. Mann
ing was taken to the hotel at 6:1O a. m.,
and died at $50. He was conscious, and
talked with me about his INJURIES
In President Ledyard's car were Ash
ley Pond, general manager, and Henry
Russell, of the Michigan Central railroad,
also the latter's daughter and Mrs.
Williams, Of Detroit, Mich, a guest of
Mr.. Pond. In PresidentaLngalrs car, the
Kankakee, were his family, N. R. John
son, his private secretary, of Cincinnati,
and Charles Franklin, porter, who was
formerly with the Pullman company
The latter was instantly killed. All of
the others escaped serious injury. The
5 sanEakee was next to the big Michigan
Central car and was showed with great
force through the Wagner sleeper ahead,
which was packed with people.
The Two Cars Telescoped,
causing terrible crash and knocking
>';1t lights, and splintering both the cars.
The persons in the upper berths escaped
viii slight injuries several crawling out
u; the holes in the top of the cars. Will
;il.n FL. Manning was cut out of his
i.,Ar;i, and moved forward where he
see,:sod to rest easily.
The physicians encouraged him, and
l:i5 big black eyes glistened with delight
that he was likely to come out alive. He
was removed to hotel at daylight and
died soon afterward His wife, took
everything calmly. She was carried to
the next berth to that of her husband,
clearly stated her condition and said: Il
am all right. Look after Will and
Sadie She was not all right, however,
as her head is ir.;;:----ad and she is other
wise hurt, but not fatally. Sadie never
spoke after the crash, and her remains
were dug out and laid by the side of the
track and tenderly covered. The man
servant escaped injury in his upper
BERTH In upper berth No. 7 was Charles
H. Weed, a liveryman Of Newburgh,
who was on his way to Michigan to buy
horses. Before retiring he had a chat
with the Rev. Prentiss DeVeuve of Day
ton, who was to occupy the lower sec
ton. Mr.. DeVeuve told him that he
was great traveller, and although he
usually came East once year; this time
he had come four times. After the
crash he was found with his head bent
inward and dead.