The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-31
WRECK OF CHICAGO EXPRESS.
FAST TRAIN PILED INTO DEBRIS
OF A WRECKED FREIGHT.

Though Not So Serious as First Re-
ported the Accident Was n Fearful
0ne-EnGineer and Fireman Killed
and Many Passengers Badly In
jured-PasSengers Had to Get Ont
in the Cold in Their Night Clothes.
Relief Train Sent.
Port Jervis, N. Y, July SO.-The acci-
dents on the Erie Railroad growing out
of the landslide a mile east of Lakawaxen
last night were not as serious as at first
reported Only the fremen and engineer
of the derailed engine of the westbound
Chicago express, which turned over on
the track. were killed, though a number
of passengers on the express, the vesu-
bule passenger train for Buffalo and Cleve-
land which left New York az Z o clock p.
m. Sunday, were injured.
The list of killed aud wounded, so far
as known. is as follows:
Stephen Outwater, Port Jervis, engineer
of Chicago express.
Fred Sells Port Jervis, fireman of Chi
cago express.
The injured are: C. L. Stephens. Chi
cago, bruises. minor contusions; f. View,
New York cut head and right arm; G. II.
Boyd, Sharon, Pa, scalp wound Mrs j.
Boyd, Sharon, Pa, bruises back and shoul-
der; Bernard Shay, Port Jervis, engineer
freight, pelvis broken; Fred Smith. Port
Jervis, brakeman, shoulder broken; j. NJ.
Trimmer, trainman of Chicago express,
shoulder injured; Michael Thornton, por-
ter, shoulder bruised; Timothy Welsh
conductor of Chicago express, back and
legs injured G. e. Bell. Cleveland cuts
on head and hand burned; L. E. Parker
New York, hands burned; Mrs. F.C. Heath,
New York, cut head and back injured;
f. L. Murgot, Newark, slight confusion,
bruises on left leg; f. S. fitzpatrick, Den
YER slight injuries; f. l. Drake. Pullman
conductor, slight injuries; W. f. Reybold,
Hoboken, slight injuries; A. s. Collins, But
falo slight INJURIES Richard Smith, Chica-
go slightly injured; Miss Florence Adel
Mulford. Newark; Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt,
Newark, bruises.
struck Wrecked Freight.
The wreck occurred shortly before mid
night and was preceded by coudburst
and storm lasting two hours. A section
of the bank fell on the eastbound tracks
directly in front of the freight trains.
Several trees went down with the rocks
and the freight cars and engine were turn
ed over across the westbound tracks of the
Erie road.
Sixty freight cars constituted the train,
though on3y twent ty-two were deraied, and
the degris was piled upon the westbound
tracks Just as the Chicago express put in
an appearance, running at the rate of
fifty miles an hour.
The engine of the express train crashed
into tho wreck ana the baggage car, com
bination and buffet car and two Pullman
slcepers, were piled up on the track in
front of the wrecked freight cars.
The first sleeper was split into two parts
as a result of the accident, and the pas
sengers were thrown thirty feet down
bank.
Passengers Awful Plight.
Fire at once broke oui and four cars of
the express train and nine of the freight
cars were burned. Baggage Master Becker
who found himself under the baggage car
door, recovered consc ciousness only to dis
cover that he was an alone in the heart
Of the pas engcr wreck. He crawled out
only to find a b'aze started in front of him
while half a car was braced up somehow
over him.
He called for assistance but there was
no response. lie ttlGn saw tne passengers
who had been hurled down the embank-
meut endeaVoIing 10 eXtrlcate themselves
from the debris and make their way up
the bank. All were clad only in their night
clothing and they were shiverng from the
cold Some were bleeding and mang ed.
Members of the train crews commenced
to search different portions of the wreck
and assisted-those wfo were struggling to
escape. Blankets were brought in from the
Pul2nan cars and We're wrapped around
the shivering hyster!cal women and half
conscious men.
Word was teegraphed TO Port Jervis
and a relief train Wes at once arranged
for and Drs. CuGdeback, Swartout and
Johnson and several trained nurses went
out The relief train soon reached the
scene Of the accident and nearly all of the
injured were removed 10 the train.
The Bodies Taken out.
After several hours search the bodies
| OF Engineer Outwater and Fireman Sells
were found under the engine Both bodies
had been burned 70 the waist. The men
were identified by their watches.
Conductor Welsh, who was removed to
| his home, was not seriously injured. He
had a train check in his possession show
ing three passengers as yet unaccounted
| for.
Thousands of persons visited the scene
| of the wreck to-day
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