Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
SIXTY DIE IN A WRECK
On the Baltimore & Ohio
Near Dawson, Pa.
MANYPERSONS INJURED
CAUSED By EWITCH TIMBERS
DROPPED By FREIGHT.
Worst Disaster in Many Years-Train
Was Running Mile Minute
Stories Of Heroism.

CONNELLSvILLE. Pa, Dec. A.-When
daylight broke there was known to be sixty
dead as the result of last nights wreck
of the Dequesne limited ON the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, nears Dawson. These
bodies filed the temporary morgues in this
city, and 1t is believed nearly a score more
will be added to the death list before the
day is over.
OF the bodies recovered forty-nine have
been identified and eleven are designated
as unknown" Most OF the latter were
foreigners, principally Italians.
There was also one Chinaman.
In the hospitals three Of the injured were
expected to die at any moment, and five
others were in critical condition. The
dead: Engineer William Thornley, of Ha-
zelwood, Pa; s. G. Heater, assistant en-
gineer in charge of construction, Glenwood
Pa; Fireman ]. ]. Cook of Hazelwood Pa.
Herbert Holmes of Ementon, Pa; Jesse
Hines Of Tarboro', N. c., Union News Co.
agent on the train; William Edwards OF
Pittsburg, going to see wife In Cumberland
Richard Duckett of Baltimore; Edison
Goldsmith, about twenty-one, of Connells-
vile, Pa; Rev. Father Fienello. pastor OF
the Italian Catholic Church at Connells-
Sunday; Charles Langford of Confluence
Pa; j. l. Egerly of Butler. Pa; Conductor
Louis Helgoth, the limited conductor, OF
Hardwood; John X. Powers, about fifty.
2s North street, South Cumberiand; Chas.
A. Cook. no address: John Seamon. about
thirty-fve. Of New York: d. Murray,
about sixteen of 1913 Dallas avenue Pitts
burg: Attles G. Protzman. no address;
Charles w. Grey, Trenton, N. j.;
Charles Walter Stewart, Stewart Station,
Pa; letters in clothing showing that his
mother is now in Camden, N. J.; Thos. J.
Farnan Of Philadelphia, general yardmas-
ter for Riverside Iron Works. Benwood, w.
Va; M. Myerowitich of Jehnstown, VIM.
Sheedy of Patterson Creek. w. Va; Car
mine NJ. Miclichie, residence unknown;
Harold D. Morrison, 13O Flowers avenue,
Hardwood, aged about thirty-dNe; Victor
Viol, Rochester, Pa; John II. Wills, about
fifty, of Pittsburg; badges and credentials
show him to be a, member of Lodge No. II,
B. P. o. E., of Pittsburg; ]. Wade Shupe,
about forty, of Mount Pleasant. Pa. @. J.
Wimkler, about thirty-fye, of Westmont,
street. Baltimore; Thos. Tippler, of 2533
North Garret street, Phfladslph1a: J. w.
Martin, lineman of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company. Of ConnellsyilIe Pa;
VIM. A. KeIp, about thirty five, Of Mount
Pleasant, Pa; James Barnard, 42O Dewey
street. Pittsburg; H. F. Roush, about twen-
ty-nine. of Pittsburg: f. B. Molker, about
forty, Of Eikridge, Md; Charles w. Wag-
Va; M. K. Smith, about tWentynine, Of
Connellsville, past exalted ruler of Con-
nel1sville Lodge of Elks; l.. Charles kei-
lamb of Christiania, Sweden; w. A. Lard,
Martinsburg; ]. w. Kazener. Cumberland,
Md: John Addison. New York; William
Brodie, Red Bank, N. j.: Robert Davidson,
Philadelphia; Sylvester Zinkard, Chase, w.
Va; Charles E. Kefer. Somerset, Pa:
Good, McKeesport. Pa; c. w. Bisor,
Berkeley Springs, w. Va; James Fox, ad-
dress unknown. ..+
The other dead are mostly foreigners and
negroes, who were riding in the smoking
car. The work of identifcation has not
yet begun.
The known injured are:
w. H. Hancock of Pittsburg, slight in.
juries. - ~
John W. Bromley of North Braddock,
slight injuries.
Annie Reese of Glenwood, slight bruises
and cuts. -t
Thos. j. Dom of Hazelwood, slight in
juries.
ously injured.
Henry DAWN of lockwood, Pa, badly
injured; will die.
w. H. stoddard. Connellsville, Pa
J. w. Altman of Connellsville, Pa.
Aaron Verg of East Pittsburg,
Twelve Die in Few Hours.
AS fast as recovered from the wreck the
dead and injured were placed on trains and
brought here The dead were taken to
the morgues and the injured were at once
removed to the Connellsville Cottage State
Hospital. So severe were the wounds Of
twelve victims that between 10 O'Clock last
night and daylight this morning they died.
AS the bodies were received at the morgue
they were tabulated and laid in rows.
Most of them were foreigners. Among the
sixty-two were two negroes. The Duquesne
limited was largely used by employees of the
Baltimore and Ohio who work in Pitts
burg, and 1t was feared that most of them
had become victims of the wreck. large
number OF the engineering corps lived at
and used this train to return
home every night.
II. M. Mcdonald of Dawson led the rescue
party at the wreck Through his efforts
the dead and dying were collected and sent
to Connellsville. -.
From the time of the news of the acci-
dent until daylight there have been
crowds surrounding the morgue. During
the night the pressure became SO great that
the doors had to be locked, and police were
used to prevent the overrunning of the
place.
Wreck an Awful Scene.
The scene at the wreck is awful. Cars
are piled one upon the other, lying sidewise
and at angles. where only the earth sup
ports them. while trucks are piled high
upon banks, among the bushes, as though
thrown there by a giant hand
A full 200 yards from the seat of the first
trouble hes the engine-a wreck-with bat
tered sides and dtsmantled trucks. where
her great speed carried her after she struck
the wreck. Almost 100 yards beyond where
the engine toppled over is the forward
baggage coach, lying on the slope Of
bank, where 1t rests at an angle.
This great train, plunging as 1t was
through the darkness at sixty miles an
hour. dashed round curve headlong into
a pile of great tfmbers and was wrecked
The speed of he train sent 1t plungtng
ahead as wheels left the rails and bumped
over the ties until the rails were ripped up
and out and the great engine fell over
Two baggage cars dashed on ahead, past
the dismantled engine. leaving the right Of
way and plunging down over bank. The
first passenger car, a smoker, pushed past
the engine and tilted over toward 1t at the
same time This car was filed with passen-
gers, and all were killed.
Singularly, in such an awful crash. the
dead, with few Exceptions, were scalded to
death. Scarcely any of them were man
gied.
Steward Hsro Of the Occasion.
A story Of courage and heroism seldom
equaled is told Of Benjamin Nichols. stew
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