Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-07
THE ERIE FLYER
is WRECKED
A Terrible Railroad Accident Which
Occurred Early This Morning in
Western Pennsylvania,
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED
Three Soldiers Bound for the Philippines
are Among the Dead-A Score or More
People We're Injured-A Broken
Rail the Cause.

Pittsburg, Pa, February 7.-Ere
train No. 5, in charge of Engineer Luce
and Conductor S. Randall, of Meadville
Pa, was ditched between Amaza and
Greenvlle at o'clock this morning
Fifteen persons are reported killed and
many injured. Four bodies have al
ready been taken from the wreck. The
accident happened at a sharp curve.
The engine combination, postal and la
dies car We're turned upside down and
demolished. The train was late and
running very fast. The wrecking crew
left Meadville.
THE DEAD AND I'M JURED.
Cleveland, O., February THE train
wrecked on the Erie railroad near
Greenville, Pa, early to-day was the
west bound New York and Chicago
limited, the fastest train on the line.
The report received at the headauar-
ters of the company here stated that
seven dead have been taken from the
wreck. Among the dead are: Peter
Curtin, George Patterson, Harry Hart,
ing is the list of injured so far as re-
ceived: Joseph Kennedy, Brookfeld,
Mass; G. L. Smith, Canesteo, N. Y;
w. D. Moore, Brooklyn, N. Y; o. H.
Simons, brakeman, Kent, o.; G. J. Hen
ry, baggagemaster, Meadville, Pa; B.
A. Marsdon, Philadelphia; Charles Car
nell, Emira, N. Y; Milton Stanley
Newark N. j.; Harry Weisbon, express
messenger, Dayton, o.: S. Akin, en-
route to Columbus, O.. The accident.
posed to have been caused by broken
rail. The train was running at very
high speed when it left the track.
THREE SOLDIERS KILLED.
Washington, d. G., February 7.-Adjt.
General Corbin received telegram say
ing that nine soldiers of the tenth in
fantry were in the wreck of the Erie
railroad at Greenville, Pa, this morn
ing. Three were killed, including the
sergeant in charge of the squad, and
one badly injured. The remaining five
were unhurt. These soldiers were re
cruits on the way to the Philippines.
A LATBR REPORT.
Greenville, Pa, February "a later
report says: "While running at high
speed, a passenger train was wrecked
near here to-day, and five passengers
killed outright and ten injured The
dead are: An unknown man, had "a tick
ct for Russvile, Ind; Harry A. Hart,
sergeant major of the 10th infantry,
bound for Fort Crook, Neb.; Peter j.
Curry, private, same, home Philadel-
phia; man about 25, supposed to be
Clarence Leek, of Somerville, N. j.;
an unknown man, still in the wreck.
vile hospital by special train. The
train was derailed by the breaking of
a strap at rail joint. Where the ac-
cident occurred is a sharp curve and a
very steep embankment. About 40 feet
below is the little Shenago river. The
engineer had whistled for Greenville
station, when the engine left the rails,
followed by mail car, combination car
and one of the coaches. After running
about the length of the train, the en-
CINE struck the hill and almost buried
itself The mail car telescoped the COM
bination car, and that was where the
fatalities occurred. The engineer and
fireman escaped by jumping.
Charles Henry, baggagemaster, died
after being taken to the hospital, max
ing the number of dead six.
ANOTHER WRECK.
Pittsburg, Pa Feb. 1.-THE Pennsyl-
vania limited express crashed into the
rear of the Cleveland express this morn