The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-31
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES
OF a Train Load of Passengers on
the Erie Railroad.
AND FIREMAN KILLED

ly Injured-FreiEht Train wrecked
by washout ana the Chicago Ex-
press Crashed Into the Wreck.
Port Jervis, N. Y, July 31.-The ac-
cident on the Erie railroad growing
out Of the landslide mile east of
Lackawaxen Saturday night was not
as serious as first reported. Only the
fireman and engineer of the derailed
engine of the west bound Chicago ex-
press, which turned over on the track,
were killed, though a number of pas
sengers on the express, the vestibule
passenger train for Buffalo and Cleve-
land, were injured.
The dead are: Stephen Outwater,
Port Jervis, engineer of Chicago ex-
press; Fred Sells, Port Jervis, fireman
Of Chicago express.
Injured: G. L. Stephens, Chicago,
bruises, minor contusions; r, View,
New York, cut on head and right arm;
G. H. Boyd, Sharon, Pa, scalp wounds;
Mrs, G. H, Boyd, Sharon, Pa, bruises
on back and shoulders; Bernard Shay,
Port Jervis, freight engineer, pelvis
broken; Fred Smith, Port Jervis,
brakeman, shoulder broken; J. M.
Trimmer, trainman OF Chicago express,
shoulder injured Michael Thornton.
porter, shoulder bruised; Timothy
Welch, conductor of Chicago express,
back and legs injured; G. p. Belz,
Cleveland, head cut, hand burned; L.
e. Parker, New York, hands burned; ;
Mrs. F. G. Heath, New York, head cut
and back injured: F. L. Mergott, New
ark, N. j., slight confusion, bruises on
left leg; f. S. Fitzpatrick, Denver, slight
injuries; F. L. Drake, Pullman oonduc-
tor, slight injuries; w. Freybold, Ho-
boken, slight injuries; A. S. Collins,
Buffalo, slight injuries; Richard Smith,
Chicago, slightly injured; Miss Flor
Adel Mulford and Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt,
both of Newark, bruises.
The wreck, which occurred shortly
before midnight, was preceded by a
cloudburst and storm, which lasted
two hours. A section of the bank fell
on the south bound track directly IN
| front of the freight train. Several
trees went down with the rocks and
earth, and the freight cars and engine
were turned over directly across the
west bound tracks of the Erie road
|
| though only 70 were derailed, and tbs
debris was piled up on the west bound
tracks Just as the Chicago express put
In an appearance, running at the rate
of so miles an hour. The engine of the
express train crashed into the wrecl
and the baggage car, combination anC
buffet car and two Pullman sleeperi
were piled up on the tracks immedi
ately In front of the wrecked freigh
cars. The first sleeper was split intC
two parts as a result of the accident
and the passengers were thrown 81
feet down bank.
Fire at once broke out and four carr
of the express train and nine of thu
freight cars were burned. Baggage
master Becker, who found himsel
under the baggage car door, recovered
consciousness only to discover that ht
was all alone in the heart of thu
wrecked passenger cars. He managed
to crawl from his position only t
find blaze starting in front of him
while half a car was somehow braces
up Immediately over him. He calle,
for assistance, but there was no re
sponse. Then he saw the passenger
who had been hurled down the 80 foo
embankment endeavor to extricat,
themselves from the debris and max
their way up the bank. All were clat
only in their night clothing, and the
were shivering with the cold. Som
were bleeding and moaning, and al
were dazed. Members of the trail
crews commenced to search differen
portions of the wreck and asslste,
those who were struggling to escape
Blankets were brought in from tn
Pullman cars and wrapped aroun
shivering, hysterical women and hal
conscious men. Word was telegraphe
to Port Jervis, relief train was q
once arranged for, and physicians an
trained nurses retprned for the purpos
Of caring for those needing immediat
assistance. The relief train 500
reached the scene of the accident, an
nearly all of the injured persons wer
removed to the hospital.
OF the persons injured and now a
the hospital Bernard Shay, of Port JeI
Wis, the engineer of the freight trair
and G. E. Belz, of Cleveland, wer
most seriously hurt, but their wound
are not fatal. Mr.. Rels is a stenoe
rapher in the Office of Traffic Manage
| uOlldSg VI LILO EIl0 bgbI6ulg VIII
headquarters at Cleveland.
Several thieves from Port Jervi
who 1t is supposed reached the seen
of the wreck on the relief train, raI
sacked the clothes of the passenger
during the period of exciatement. /
View, a millinery decorator Of Ne
York, lost clothing containing $500 |
bills and gold watch. F. S. Gilpat
rick, of Denver, lost 800, gold watcl
a diamond pin and a diamond stut
On the way to the hospital he notice
= a man wearing his trousers. The
went through the pockets togethe
but found the money gone. The ma
said that the trousers had been give
him by one of the trainmen, but claim
l ed that the money and valuables muI
have been distracted before he receiI
e ed the present of the garment.
After several hours search II
5 bodies of Engineer Outwater and Fir