Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16

on the Baltimore and Ohio road, were killed
in wreck near Osceola. Thursday nlgnt.
Railroad ties were fastened across the track
it is claimed, and the railroad authorizes
are searching for the rascals who wrecked
the train and placed so many lives in dan
ger. There were many miraculous es-
capes.
The Atlantic express on the Baltimore
and Ohio road was wrecked Thursday even
ing between Osceola and Elrod, and three
men were killed. The victims we're En-
gineer E. J. Sullivan, David Good
win, another engineer who was on
the locomotive going to Connellsville,
and Harry Hershey, who was stealing 3
ride on the forward car. The passengers, OF
whom there were 200 on board, principally
excursionists bound for Atlantic City, were
badly shaken up, but none were seriously
injured. After few hours delay another
train was fixed up, and they started for the
seashore, where they now are.
The story of the wreck is simple enough.
Some fends placed seven ties on the track
on what is known as the Osceola curve-at
least, this is where the wreck occurred,
though Superintendent Patton believes that
the engine picked up the ties two miles back
and carried them to the point
where the accident happened. The
locomotive was thrown from the
track, and plunged down an embankment 30
feet, crushing Sullivan and Goodwin be-
meath the debris. These two men were
frightfully mangled, but death must have
been instantaneous.
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Fireman King was knocked into the air,
and he fell into willow tree and reached
the earth not badly injured, He now carries
a cane which he cut from it and assists him
in limping around.
| The train consisted of six sleepers and a
baggage car. The engine, when it went
over the bank, broke loose from the train,
and the baggage car, though derailed, did
not follow it. The next two sleepers re-
mained on the track, but the two middle
ones were forced off the rails by the momen'
tum of the rear cars. and were
thrown over on their sides. The passengers
were panic stricken, but were soon extrl-
Gated uninjured. The fireman in the tree
cried for help, and was assisted to the
ground by some of the excursionlsts.
The above is a plain statement OF what
| occurred. and no further information could
be given at the Baltimore and Ohio offices
YESTERDAY. Superintendent Patton was
early on the scene and he is there yet He
has hired a force of detectives to seoul
the surrounding territory for the Villains
who did the work. 1t was claimed yester-
day that train load of ties passed over the
road where the accident happened few
| Il hat nj
but the officials have no record OF such
train. 1t is a clear case of deliberate al
tempt to wreck tine train, and how well thu
plan succeeded everybody knows.
Chief Dispatcher Day said that the men
| knew their business, and the ties could not
have been placed in more dangerous
place. The engine was almost on the OBJ
struction before it was discovered, and ther
it was too late.
NO MOTIVE KNOWN.
Mr.. Day and Chief Clerk McElvain'
| could give no reasons for the mo
tives of the scoundrels. 1t coult
not have been because some Of the Patriotic
Sons were supposed to have been on thu
train. because they did not not decide to e
until few hours before the trains depart
ure. Fortunately they were on the secont
section, composed of day coaches. Mr.. Dal
said that seven tramps, four white men ant
three blacks, were seen during the day play
} ing cards nearby, and some think they
committed the dastardly deed. They hav
not been seen since.
Engineers Sullivan and Goodwin botf
J live in Connellsville. Arrangements hav
already been made TO bury them this after
noon. The stories of the wreck as told b,
are Substantially what has been given
Superintendent Patton holds that the tie
were carried by the tender of the engine 70
two miles or more when the train came t
a pile of cip6er near the track. The end
struck the cinder and pushed the ties unde
the engine forcing it off the track.
DISPOSAL OF THE BODIES.
A telegram received from McKeespor
last evening stated that the remains of E. A
Sullivan, the old Baltimore and Obi
engineer, who was killed in the Osceol
wreck, and those of David Goodwin, VIII
: sat opposite Sullivan when they went
death, were sent to Connellsville, fror
which place they will be buried to-day. MI
Sullivan was member OF the Brotherhoo
of Locomotive Engineers. This organizs
, ton will take charge OF the funeral, and
will take place this afternoon, unless pos
poned until Sunday, to await the arrival G
: some friends, who are on the way there. Th
! remains of Harry Hershey, of Pittsburs
! who sat on the front of the ca
next the engine, will be buried at Lon
Run Saturday. He lived in Allegheny
!. and was a conductor on the Pleasant Valle
Electric road. He leaves wife and tw
. children. His mother, Mrs. A. A. Willet
+ and his brother, BARLEY Hershey, resid
r here, and he was visiting them at the tim
\ he was killed. He jumped on the train a
the Fifth avenue crossing, in this city, as
8 pulled out of the depot, and ten minute
afterward he was dead. -
= NO CLEw YET UNEARTHED.
No such name appears in the city dire,
I tory as given by the McKeesport. CO.
I respondent At the B. & o. telegrap
offices they had heard nothing further Ia
evening, and Superintendent Patton ha
gone home to get some sleep. No clew hs
been unearthed.
Gustave Lindenthal, the civil enginee
= was on the train going to Washington. B
returned to the city, and went out last evel
ing. Mr.. Lindenthal was in one OF the ca
: that turned over. As soon as he got on
+ with several other men he walked up to IL
:. front of the train. The darkness was il
o tense, and the engine was not in sigh
= They wondered what had become of it. whe
= suddenly 200 feet ahead of them the ligl
4 from the furnace door forced its way throug
the debris and lighted up the gHastly seer
!, below them. The tender was lying on Il
boiler, and the two dead engineers could
plainly seen.