The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-24
FULL DETAILS OF THE
HORRIBLE. .ACCIDENT.
SCENES, INCIDENTS

ONL@NLOy fS4DL<&f ~
CONNELLSvILLE, Pa, Dec. 23.-with a
terrible crash and a grinding noise, the
Duquesne Limited. the fastest through
passenger train from Pittsburg to New
York on the Baltimore & Ohio, plowed
into pile OF lumber at Laurel run. two
miles west OF Dawson. at 7:45 o'clock this
evening. and ii is estimated that sixty-three
lives were lost and thirty persons were In
jured.
WILLIAM THoRNLY. engineer. of Ha-
zelwood, Pa.
S. C. HEETER. division engineer, of Ha-
THOMAS COOK, fireman. of Hazefwood,
Pa.
HERBERT HOLMES. of Emlenton. Pa
JESSE HINES, Tarboro N c. the Union
News 'Company's agent on the train.
CHARLES LINDFORD. of Confluence,
Pa.
EDWARDS, Pittsburs. wife in Cum
berland.
j. w. MARTIN, Hancock. Nd.
RICHARD DUCKETT. Baltimore. Nd.
EDISON GOLDSMITH. Connellsville. Pa.
REV FATHER FIENELLO. pastor OF
Italian Catholic Church at Connellsville.
CHARLES e. sANGFoRD. Of wimerd-
| j. I. EGERLY, of Butler, Pa
The other fifty dead are mostly for
eigners and negroes who were riding in the
smoking car. The work of their identihca-
tion has not yet begun.
The Injured
w. II. HANCOCK, Pittsburg. slight In
juries.
JOHN w. BROMLEY. North Braddock.
Pa, slight injuries.
ANNIE. REESE GREENWOOD. Pitts
burg, slightly bruised and cut.
THOMAS ]. DOM. Hazelwood. Pa. slight
injuries.
CONDUCTOR HAGGETH. the limited
conductor. Hazelwood. slight injuries.
J. H. HANCOCK, Maryland, slight cuts
and bruises.
J. A ALLFURTER, Beaiton. w. Va. SCI
riousiy injured.
HENRY DAWN. lockwood. Pa. badly
injured; will die.
c. H. LINEFORD. East McKeesport, Pa.
(wife and child at Confiuence). will die.
WILLIAM EDWARDS. Cumberland, Nd
THOMAS TIPPLER, of No. 25Ss North
Garret street, Philadelphia.
HARRY DEvLIN. Connealsville. Pa. 80
riously injured :
w. H. sToDDARD. connellsville. Ps.
E. p. KEIF'ER. Somerset. Pa.
JOHN X. POWERS. No. 2OS North street,
Cumberland.
]. W. ALTMAN, Connellsvflle, Pa.
AARON vERG, East Pittsburg.
The train left Pittsburg this evening. run
ming a few minutes late. in charge OF Eng1-
neer William Thornley,, OF Connellsville.
When approaching Laurel run. which is .
particularly fine piece of roadbed. the train
was running at a high rate OF speed Sud-
denly the passengers were thrown from their
seats by the iightning-like application Of
the air-t.akes. and moment later there
was a terrible crash. x
ABOUT LEO ABOARD.
The train was made up of two basgass
two day coaches, one sleeper and one dininss
car, and was carrying at the time. at the
lowest estimate. LEO passengers. The train
pIoughed along for a considerable dis.
tance and the cars were torn to pieces.
passengers jumping. screaming and fall
ing from the wreck as it tore along. Sud-
denly the engine swerved TO the left and the
coaches plunged over the embankment to
the edge of the Youghiogheny river.
The minute the cars stopped rolling.
there was a wild scene. Many persons
were pinioned beneath the wreckage and the
screams and cries that rent the air were
beyond description, Many Of the injured.
in their frenzied excitement. plunged into
the river. Others. pinioned beneath the
heavy timbers pleaded I'm agonized tones
for release So terrific was the force OF the
| wreck that nearly every passenger suf-
fered a moments Inconsistencies and
many OF the ablebodied men were unable TO
assist in helping the injured from the
wreck on account Of having tainted
LoREE'S STATEMENT.
The official statement OF Superintendent
w. c. Loree was: ''No Il was derailed by
running into some switch timber or tim
hers OF about that size, derailing the en-
CINE and all cars. All the cars are badly
damaged. do not think any of the equip
ment will be able to go away from the scene
of the accident ON their own wheels. except
possibly the Pullman cars and the diner.
The engine lies ecross both tracks The
baggage car Is over the bank. The frst
coach Is partly over the bank The rest oe