The Indianapolis journal., 1890-04-29
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ACTRESS KILLED AND OTHERS HURT.
Serious Accident in Virginia to Train Carry
ing the pearl Of Pekin" Company.

STAUNToN, Va. April 2S.-At A. NJ. to-
day. the express train of the ChesapeakeS
Ohio railroad. for Washington, was de-
scending heavy grade mile west of
Staunton, when the brake-rod of the engine
fell, the air-brake was rendered useless and
the wild train rushed into Staunton at
eighty miles an hour, tearing away the
depot roof. The Pullman sleeper left the
track and was thrown on its side. In it
were fifteen members of the Pearl of
Pekin" troupe, en- route to Baltimore, an
nounced to play there tonight. OF the COM
pany Miss Myrtle Knox. injured, died while
being taken from the car. Miss Edith Mil
Ter suffered broken leg. Mrs. Edward
Webb, leg bruised; Edward Stevens, shout
der sprained; MISS Bertha Fisher. concus-
sion Of the abdomen and conclusion of the
spine, which may result seriously: Louis
Harrison, scalp wound; Miss lone Dunham,
sprained ankle. w. j. Fitzpatrick. lumber
merchant. Now York, had leg severely
torn. l.. NJ. Sloman, commercial traveller,
Cincinnati, was bruised. The car took fire.
butw put ont by citizens
Officers of the Chesapeake & Ohio road at
Cincinnati received dispatches giving an
account of the accident, but they did not
mention the extraordinary speed of eighty
miles an hour. The report from the super
intendent says the rear sleeper. Austerlitz,
left the track and toppled over on the plat
form at the passenger station. The young
lady who was killed was formerly q tele-
graph operator in Kansas City, and Joined
the company not very long ago, contrary to
the wishes of her father.
Another dispatch says the vestibule train
due at stanton from the west at o'clock
was two hours late. About o'clock it came
whirling on at a speed of seventy miles
an hour the engine having the appearance
OF a sheet of fire. A number of persons
were on the station platform and had bare
ly time to escape. As the, train
reached the passenger station the rear
sleeper careened, striking the platform
covering, tearing away the iron posts and
demOlishing the whole platform structure.
s 1t struck snl the eastern baggage.hoIse fifty
ing; crushing in its front and wrecking the
building. The rear sleeper then jumped
the track and turned over on its side few
feet from the, track. .shattering the car
o ire aia1m Dsf'sss wa. 0''sesi Sounded ffss fhs
fire companies responded instantly
and went TO work at the wreck, assisted by
many citizens. to rescue the passengers
from their imprisonment. Miss Myrtle
Knox. who was killed. was fearfully man.
gled. One leg was cut off below the knee,
her left arm broken and right shoulder dis
located A piece of wood was buried in her
thigh. cutting an artery. causing death
from bleeding in few moments. and be-
fore surgical aid could be summoned. The
Others received injuries as indicated above.
There were six coaches, two of which were
sleepers. No one was injured except those
in the rear sleeper. The engine and other
cars rushed on for mile when the engineer,
on an upgrade. got control of the engine.
The accident was caused by a brake-rod
falling. throwing ballast among the air.
brake connections, rendering the brakes
control. of his train. The wounded were
taken to the Virginia Hotel, where they
are being well cared for, aud the body of
Miss Knox to an undertaker's, to be en-
halmed