Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-10
Fatal Wreck.

OCCureu Oh Uuo L C Il. w. H., StoouVoho
mile this side of Sterling Run. The
Flyer coming west while running at
rapid rate collided with Time Freight,
standing on the siding. The freight
had orders to proceed to Huntley and
Just as the head brakeman had opened
the switch to pull out unto the main
track the Flyer dashed into the freight,
causing frightful wreck. The freight
was heavy one and had two engines
All three engines were demolished.
The Flyer smoker was telescoped tight
ly with the baggage car. No passen-
gers were seriously injured.
kilograms were sent for surgeons
and soon train with Drs. DeLong
and Smith, and force of men left En-
porium.
KILLED AND INJURED.
Engineer Harry Snodgrass, we'll and
pleasantly remembered as former
resident of Emporium, was buried
under the wreck and literally roasted
to death. He was 80 years of age and
the support of widowed mother. His
remains were taken from the wreck
about two hours after the accident.
Engineer Jas. Collinge, was thrown
from the engine when the engines col
lided and sustained severe injuries.
Robt. Fleming, formerly of En-
porium, fireman on Flyer, saw the
danger in time to jump, breaking one
leg and receiving other injuries.
Conductor Buck, who was sitting in
the smoker talking to Train Master
Mccarthy and Chief of Titusville fire
department, the only persons in the
car, hid both legs broken and other
injuries.
The following account of the acci-
dent, we copy from Remove News, be-
lieving that the account must be accu-
rate, inasmuch as the division offices
are located in Remove and most of the
railroad men reside there:
The most disastrous wreck that has
occurred on the Middle division of the
Philadelphia and Erie railroad for
many years, was that of yesterday
aorning when Tho west bound Erie
Flyer crashed into the first section of
train No. 98, which was lying upon
the siding above Sterling. The acci.
dent occurred at o'clock.
ENGINEER KILLED.
HARRY SNoDGRAss, engineer of No %,
was killed.
FOUR SERIOUSLY INJITRED
The injured are:
JAMES CoLLINGE, engineer of the Flyer,
leg broken; scalded on legs and body,
and it is believed injured internally
Taken to his home at Kane.
ROBERT FLEMMING, fireman on the
Flyer jumped from engine and had
his right leg broken and back hurt
Taken to the Williamsport hospital.
VIM. BUCK, conductor on Flyer, both
legs broken above ankle and bruised
on body. Taken to Williamsport
hospital.
kEMBER VoGHT, baggagemaster, brok-
en- rib, number of contusions aud
bruised internally by inhaling steam
Brought to his home in Remove.
THE INJURED CARED FOR
Immediately after the collision, En-
IL,
boarded the Flyer and was taken to
his home in Kane.
Robert Fleming, VIM. Buck and K
Voght were placed upon a car and
taken to Sterling, where Drs. Le Long
and Smith of Emporium and DIR. Tor
bett of Driftwood made them as COM
.urtable as possible, until a special
train which had left Remove at 7
O'Clock in charge of Engineer Geo.
Severia arrived there and brought
them to Remove. Here Mr.. Voght
was taken to his home in Seventh
street and Messrs Fleming and Buck
were taken on to Williamsport, where
they were placed in the hospital. DR..
@. l.. Fullmer, railroad surgeon, who
had gone to Sterling in the special
train, saw the injured men placed
safely in the hospital and arranged for
their treatment.
The injuries of Baggemaster Voght
were at first considered slight but un-
favorable symptoms manifested them
selves last evening.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLISION.
The responsibility for the accident
will be settled by formal inquiIy, but
1t ls alleged it was caused by careless
ness or an error in handling train or
ders at the Emporium office.
ORDERS TO THE FREIGHT TRAIN.
First 98, which was being hauled by
two locomotives, with Harry Snod-
grass engineer aud Harry Smith fire.
man on the first and H. E. johnson
engineer and Dorsey Bittner fireman
on the second, received an order at
Emporium to meet the second section
of train No 7, the Buffalo flyer, at
Huntley. This order was delivered to
Engineer Snodgrass and others on the
train.
1t is alleged that the order sent from
the Remove Office read '07'' but that
the Emporium operator made it No. z,
emitting the figure 8 from the order.
Train 81 was west bound train, and
the crew of No. 98 judged from their
order that second No 7, was No 8,
which led to the error.
MIR. Snodgrass vas holding his train
at Sterling to q. No. 8, the Erie flyer
to pass, as that was the regular time
of that train, which of course had light
of way, and Observing q train pass, and
kA1 g.