The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-31
THE WRECKS ON THE ERIE.
NONE OF THE PASSENGERS KILL
ED. But MANY INJURED.
Pullman Car SnfIt i'm Two and Sleep
ing Occupants Thrown Down an
Emha Hkment-Thieves Rfne lag
x.ue .f These Iujured In Wreck.

PORT JERvTs. y Y. Jaly Sa-The &C
cident on the Erie railroad. growing oGf
OF tie EaE6slsae d mile east IL kS2ena-
waxon last night, was Aot as serious as
At tlrst reported Only the fireman ana
engineer 81 the GeFailed engine ot the
west-bosnd Chicago express. Nhicn taFTa-
Cd on the track were killed. though
number OF passengers on the express, the
vessgrsuls passenger train EnT Buffalo and
Cleveland which left New foFk at
o'clock SATURDAY. ~e-e injured.
Following Is "a complete last q the kill
ed anG injured 30 lar IS Al2Na 10 sEaiS
time.
Killed.
Peter Atwate-, Port Jervis. engineer
Fred sells. Port geEv4s. fireman of the
Chicago express.
Injured.
c. l. Stephens. M, liz Garfield avenue,
Chicago. bruises and minor contuStons.
Z Wen. New York. head cn;.
g. III. Boyd. Sharon, Pa, bruises back
Bernard Stay. Port Jeryis. engineer
Fre1 snsi,h. port Jervis, brakeman.
shoulder broken.
j NJ Trimmer. trainnaan OF Chicago
express. shoulder injured
Michael Thornton. porter, shoulder
Timothy Welsh. conductor Of CAscago
Miss Florence AdelI Muiford. Newark.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt. Newark bruises.
F z. Belize. Cleveland, cuts head, and
L. z, Parker. New York. bands burned.
Mrs. F. c. hewS, New York. head cut
F l. Melgott, Newark. bruises left leg.
F. l. fitzpatrick III Seventeenth ave-
nue.. Denver. slight injuries.
r. l. Drake. Pullman conductor. slight
+. Freybold. Hoboken. slight injuries
\. : Collins. Buffalo. slight injuries
Richard Smith. Chicago. slightly In
The wreck. which occurred shortly before
Midnight. VAS preceded by \ cioudaurst
and storm waieti lasted two hours. \ Sec
Directly IN fT0ns of tls freight train. Sssy-
erai trees went down with the rocks and
earth, the freight cars and engine turning
over Directly across the HestboIni tracks
y TIE Erie road. SKY sYelsa. cars con-
stiIuse4 me train, bur only twenty-five
were dersiied and The debris was piled UP
on the wes15ouu3 tracks 5l1=t as The Cal
cage express pat IN ar appearance, run
rirg 6fty miles al hour. Tire engine a.
'Hs. express train crashed taao The wreck
and The baggage ear. combination aFzgs 5fs-
fei car and two Pullman sleSusrs were III
81 Up on the tracks Immediately n front
q. the wrecked freight ears The mrs,
sleeper was split Ento tw9 paris as a re-
sui, II The accident and the passengers
were thrown thirty feet down bank. Fire
81 once broke cut ana seur cars OF th4
express train ard nine II the freight cars
were burned Baggage Master Becker, who
found himself under ths baggage car 3oor
recovered consciousness c9sEy 70 Discover
that De- was al asone In that par. q the
wrecked passenger cars. Hs managed n
cT&w, from his position only ~ find a
blaze starring in front 81 him, while half
az the cars Nere sonehow oTacea up sra-
Ene3a;ely over hjFn. lie called for asst
anCs. 61t there was no response. Then ne
saw the passengers who aa8 baen hurled
down the tairty~faot en}5ankmeut en3eay-
crttg - eStr3c2-e themselves from rh@ DE-
hTss ard make their way up the bark AT
were clad only il their nsght clothing AMI
taey We're s'aiTertng wiki the cold. some
were bleeding anS moaning ard al were
dAzesa Members - the tratm crews f-nsy7-
rneGc~d . search different portions OF tne
wreck ard ASSISTED those who were stvus-
cling - esCao%. BIanksES we're br3uxNs n
from The Pullman cars ard w~spns~f
around saivyEtng women and half cor
ScioUs men.
Wos3 Has .elesraphea 20 Port Iery.s -
FTi5ef tr2i1. which wss a. once ARA nss5
far Sn4 Drs t~5Hseherk Swar;es;t Jnhrs7g
sn1 @sTgTal trained nurses returned fur the
purpose % caring for chose .eedtng i'm
reached ire scene - he accident ana near
y aN - fee iafa*ed persons were re-
moved 10 ;ae haSp.tal
SO the persons Injured and row a +ha
AaSJtEa}, Bernard Shay. - Pert Ie-vfz
TIE engineer ~ the freight train arf s.
= Betz. ~ Cleveland. are most seriously
M
Befz i g stsHoxrapaer in the pe9cs ~
Fsa'ac Manager Thomas. % ths Erie svx-
tern
Several thieves from Port Jeryfz. who
- - supposed reached The scene 81 yha
wreck on The relief trRia. ransack@sg the
clothes Il the passengers during the De
rod g excitement
,. YEsu. n rasIifue- decorator ~ New
York josf clothing containing 500 in hos
&St a gold watch r : fsltnaf-{rk ~
Denver, lost sldss, q Eof3 watch a sfsrrossi
pin and r diamond S-s7a or, 80 zray "a
ta~ hospital ne noticed a nan wearing his
trousers We went through ne r,arksfS
taEetnsr with ths mar. f,z.t gas.74 ths
Fr0r@sr gore TAe man SHfs me t-os.a@~.
has heen S2Vea h!sD ~ ore ~ tha tral~-
r'se2. bat contained no money ana ,e1r,@-
pes WIEN he received the present ~ ~.
garment $tt1
Afte~ several ha8~s' search the ts,-ssaS
- EnEsnsar ttEfwa+s~ a1s f7s-orn~, So
%Rr. fa1n1 lua@r thslr engine ps,rn 80
ffs 0a% t@f1 tEgr-aa - 80 -rassr T.a.-s.,
PTrsons 2F@ 1usc9eantea - Two we~a
from C{~TSsaC3 8Hd ora fce.yr Cattavas-sta
v "a believed tAav tooE rsesfEs D, ~ -
r3r5fE - tsse wreck sud 1aA1 ths5- yxlY3 -.
hoard fr5rn later ' "e