New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-28
FOUGHT ONACARPLATFORM
TWO MEN DRAGGED BENEATH THE WHEELS.
FATAL RESULT OF A PoIICEMAN's oFFIcIoUsNEss
ON AN EXCURSION TRAIN IN PENNSYLVANIA
"A THIRD MAN NOTABLY INJURED.
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1hAAD MAN MORTALLY INJOhtD'
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Johnstown, Penn, July 27.-An accident in
which two men lost their lives and another was
fatally injured was the sad ending of an eXcur-
sion to Cumberland last night 1t happened about
four miles this side of lockwood, and although
there a'e different stories as to just how it oc-
Cured, what follow is believed to be the correct
account.
There were two sections of the train the first
leaving Cumberland at 30 o'clock 1t was 1
O'Clock when they left lockwood, and as num-
ber Of passengers along the line got or several Of
the were dropped There were still ten cars
in the train, all comfortably filed. The band
was in the front car and possibly on this account
the front cars were more crowded than the Others.
Soon after leaving lockwood q disturbance arose
in the second car between Frank Wieble and James
Kelly, o policeman, both Of this city. They be-
came demonstrative when Kelly drew revolver
and forced Wieble TO the rear platform of the
car BY this time there was much excitement and
a number of persons rushed to the platform where
the men were scufling. Both Kelly and Wieble
had revolvers drawn. The conductor made Us
appearance and rushed for Kelly, and man named
l.. r. Myers also took hold of the quarreing men.
BY this time Kelly had been forced between the
bumpers with Myers and the conductor trying to
pull him on the platform. There were cries Of
=" Stop the train," and some one in the third car
pulled the cord which is connected with the auto
matte air brake. The sudden application of the
brakes TO this car caused quick jerk which broke
the coupling between the second and third cars
and also threw a number of persons from the
platform, including Kelly and Myers. This ap-
plicaton of the brakes quickly stopped all the rear
cars.
The widest confusion prevailed, many people
thinking that the rear train had crashed into them.
Lights were obtained, aud Milton Pyle, Of
Somerset. was found lying in the ditch badly in
jured one leg being broken, his skull cracked and
his body badly bruised. Beneath the front trucks
Of the fifth car Kelly was found. He was removed
with much difficulty He was breathing when
first found but was dead when taken out.
Myers, the man who had hold Of Kelly when the
train broke away WAS also found dead. His body
was terribly mutlated, his bowels being torn out,
his neck broken and an arm torn Off.
The wounded man and the bodies of the dead
were placed upon the train and taken to Somerset,
where hlr. Pyle was removed to his home. An in
guest was held Oh the bodies of the dead men to-
day. The jury have not yet come to a decision as
to who was to blame Kelly and Myers had been
drinking heavily. Kelly was member of the
Johnstown police force He drew his revolver in
the car and hOurished it, even pointing it at a
woman. A number of the persons i'll this car had
been drinking rather freely. The man Wieblc had
taken offence at something, and Kelly, presuming
to exercise his prerOgative as an officer attempted
to quiet him. The feeling of the crowd was
against Kelly when lie forced Wieblc from the car
at the point OF a revolver The conductor says
that Kelly was bosterOus when he first reached
him on the PLATFORM and ne feared some one
would have been Shot had the accident not oc.
Cured