The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-10
A WOMAN
SAVES A TRAIN.
Runs a Mile Through Fire
and Smoke and Brought
Assistance.

bradford, Pa, May Io.-A
woman's pre- ence Of mind and
prompt action saved the. lives of
twentypeople who were passengers
on a train that was trapped by
flames at Newton. yesterday after
noon while dozen or more strong
men stood inactive and confused,
this woman ran a distance Of a
mile through fire and smoke and
brought assistance which saved the
train and its passengers.
The woman's name is Mrs.
Allan Park, OF Mt. Jewett, Pa.
Train No. 9. mail and express,
southboun1, on the Buffalo,
Rochester and pittsburg Railway,
left this city at AGO o'clock in
charge of Conductor McGannon.
While climbing the mountain side
the train encountered forest fires.
but, as the trainmen thought the
worst OF the fires had been subdued
by the rains in the early m4rni"g,
no thought of real danger was i'll
their minds.
" hen the train left Bingham the
fire along .the track grew
fercer. Flames darted at the cars
and into the windows and passen-
gers began to suffer from the heat
and smoke. Alter passing New
ton the train came to sudden and
violent stop. Passengers where
hurled forward in the car with
terrific force. The train had rim
int, grave! train.
Mrs. Allan Park. who was
passenger, after the first shock Of
the accident, realized that unless
help could he brought Immediately
all the passengers would be in great
peril. Without giving thought
to the danger to be encountered,
she started back to get. help Sic
knew there was a telegraph stat on
and an operator at Newton. Dur
ing the trip she was overcome by
smoke three times and fell upon
the track, but each time she revived
and continued her run. At last
she reached Newton. At the sta
ton she found rainmaster Moul-
ton, of he Kushequa Railroad. On
the siding was locomotive with
steam up. Quickly she explain ed
situation. The locomotive was
switched on the Buffalo, Rochester
and Piltsburg track, and after
lively run TO the scene ofthe wreck
the engine was h'tched to the
passenger coaches and pulled the
twenty passengers and others
back to Newton.
The list of injured is as follows;
Glenn Lepsch, Glen Hazel, bruised,
not serious; Mrs. Glenn Lepsch,
bruised and shocked Peter Mayors,
Rasselas, Pa, bruised about body;
c. H. Bigelow. Hazelhurst, Pa,
cut on head; c. q, Lyman, Brock
wayvil c, Pa, brusen; M. Mclean
non, conductor of passenger. train,
cut about the face, bruised.
The situation was indescribable.
In the coaches the passengers were
badly shocked. Everybody on
the train was hurt more or less.
After the passengers had recovered
from the shock most of them got
out OF the train.
The sight that greeted them
was enough to appal the stoutest
heart. They were surrounded by
wall of fire. In the ditch on
either side of the track the men Of
the work train had damned up
the water and moistened their hand.
kerchiefs to cover their faces in an
effort 10 keep from inhaling tie fire
and smoke AMI keep alive.
ANOTlI"R Fl +.
Ga'eton, May o.--..The property
loss resulting from the forest fires
at Cotbett and vicinity is about
5000. 1000. MIR. and Mrs. George
l.oucks, who were reported a,
burned to death, were found to-day
alive and well They had been
rescued with great difficulty and
taken to place OF safety.
-Four other residents OF Corbett
are still missing and it is Feared
they peris cd. The body of Samuel
George was found by roadside
this morning. lie had been burned
10 death while fighting fire.
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