The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-02
'FREIGHTS IN A WRECK
Two Trains Come Together at
Philson, Pa.
ONE OF THEM WAS A RUNAWAY.

While Going Down a Steep Grade the Crew
Lose Control Of the Train and a Fright.
full smash-Up Is the ResuIt-severai Men
Killed. Two Fatally Injured. and Several
Missing People Are Supposed To De Un-
der the Wreck.
Pittsburg, oct 1.-Two freight trains
collided at 1890 Wednesday night at
Philson. on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, 124 miles east of Pittsburg.
making one of the worst wrecks in the
history OF the road. One man is dead.
two fatally injured and several others
missing. The latter are lying dead un-
der the wreck almost beyond shad-
ow of doubt. Details of the wreck are
meager and difficult 10 procure. as the
storm has left telegraph lines in ter
rible condition. The grade at Philson
is very heavy. the line descending at
the rate OF over one hundred feet to
the mile. Fast freight east. No. "A,
was scheduled 10 meet west-bound
freight No. 95, at Philson. The latter
train reached the siding and waited on
the main track for the east-bound
train.
Engines Smashed to Scrap Iron.
Shortly after starting down grade
the crew on No "A lost control of the
train. In an instant II was going at
an express speed. and the crew decid-
ed to take chances by staying aboard
rather than jump. AS the train shot
around the curve at Philson the east
bound train struck the other train. and
every car on the former was thrown
TO the common center of the collision
and ground TO splinters. The engines
were smashed TO scrap iron. The 9TH
er train was also badly wrecked. and
debris was piled as high as the tele-
graph poles. Rescuing crews worked
all night but abandoned IL at day
light. Superintendent Gutter started
for the scene and will personally attend
TO the removing of the wreck. The
property loss to the railroad company
will reach many thousands of dollars.
The names of the killed and injured
have not yet been obtained.
Bodies Under the Wreck.
Two bodies are reported to have been
recovered so far. and IL is believed that
| a number of others are still under the
wreck The wires are still down at
points east of Bowman Station. which
| is west of the wreck. and but meager
| details OF the accident can be obtained,
special telegram 10 an afternoon pa
per. received from Cumberland stated
| that the .Aqsila train crew consisting
| OF the engineer. fireman. conductor.
| two brakemen and fagman. and two
| tran1ps who were stealing a ride, were
| killed Thirty-four cars. which were
| loaded with coal together with the en-
| gine and caboose. were piled up on the
| track, and the traffic both east and
west is entirely suspended.
Six Trsmps Killed.
A later Cumberland dispatch says:
| Up to / o'clock twelve tramps had been
| taken from the wreck. six of whom
were dead. The remaining number
were brought TO this city and placed
| in the hospital and are in a serious
condition. One of the tramps stated
that in the car in which he was rid
| ing there were ten companions. while
another says that his car was occupied
by eight more. Trainmen say that
number of men who had been attend
| ing the Bryan speaking. and who were
| on their way to their homes in Myers
| dale. Pa. were riding on the bumpers,
| so IL is thought that there are many
stll under the wreck. II is thought by
| officials here that some of the men rid
| ing on the bumpers cut off the air.
| thus causing the wreck