The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24
Fastest Through Train From Pittsburg to New York
 on B. 6 0. Wrecked.
RAN INTO PILE OF LUMBER
ENGINE PLUNGES DOWN EM-
 BANKMENT TO RIVER.

Nearly All the Passengers Not Killed
 Rendered UnconscIous by the shock
 Many Pinioned Beneath Wreckage-
 PiiffuI scenes-PeopIe in First Coach
 scaIded by Escaping steam-EngiMeer
 and Fireman Mtnsing.
 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, plough ed into q pile of lumber at Laurel Run, two miles west of Dawson, at 7:45 o'clock this evening and sixty three lives were lost and thirty persons were injured. The train left Pittsburg this evening, running few minutes late, in charge of Engineer William Thornley Run, which is a particularly fine piece of roadbed, the train was running at a. high rate of speed. Suddenly the pas sengers were thrown from their seats by the lightning-like application of the air brakes, and moment later there was a terrific crash. The train was made up of two baggage, two day coaches, one sleeper and one dining car, and was carrying at the time, at the lowest estimate, 150 passengers. The train ploughed along for a considera- ble distance and the cars were torn to pieces, passengers jumping, screaming and falling from the wreck as it tore along. Suddenly the engine sWerved to the left and the coaches plunged down over the embankment to the edge of the Youghiogheny river. The nlin- ute the cars stopped rolling there was a wild scene. Many were pionioned be- meath the Wreckage and screams and cries that rent the air were beyond de- scription. Many were injured in their mad excitement and plunged into the river. Others, pinioned beneath the heavy timbers, cried in agonized tones for release. So terrific was the force of the wreck that nearly every passen- ger suffered moments unconscious ness, and many of the able-bodied men were unable to assist in helping the in- jured from the wreck on account of having tainted.
 The official statement of Superintend- ent W.sGGss #Loree follows: r@
 No. F was derailed by running into CJv;faI1 cr,3 about that size, derailing the engine and all cars. All the cars are badly damaged. do not think any of the equipment will be able to go away from the accident on their own wheels, ex- cept possibly the Pullman cars and the diner. The engine lies across both tracks. The baggage car is over the bank. The first coach is partly over the bank. The balance of the train Is badly twisted. judge thirty-five peo- pie were killed. All the people killed were in the smoker. Escaping. steam from the engine went into the first coach. scalding the people. Very few of the other passengers were injured. The injured have been taken from the wreck and are lying on the bank. The engineer and the fireman cannot be found.''
 The first report of the wreck said that 1t was the Duquesne flyer which was involved, but this train does not leave Pittsburg until after the wreck occur red. Details are lacking, but it is un- derstood that as the passenger train was passing a freight some broken tim bers fell from car throwing the en- zine from the track, followed by the balance of the train.
 The dead are: Engineer William Thornley of Hazelwood, Pa.; Division Engineer s. G. Heater of Hazelwood, Pa; Fireman Thomas Cook Of Hazel wood. Pa: Herbert Holmes of Ernmel- ton, Pa; Jesse Hines of Tarboro, N. C., the Union News Go. agent on the train; Charles Lildford of Confluence. Pa: - Edwards of Pittsburg wife in J. w. Martin of Hancock, Md: Richard Duckett of Baltimore, Md; Edison Goldsmith of Connellsville, Pa.
 The other fifty-three dead are mosely foreigners and negroes who were riding in the smoking car. The work of their has not yet begun. .,
 The injured are: w. H. Hancock of Pittsburg slight injuries; John W. Bromley of North Braddock, Pa., slight injuries: Annie Reese Greenwood of Pittsburg, slight bruises and cuts; Thomas T. Dom of Hazelwood, Pa., slight injuries; Conductor Louis Helgth, the limited conductor, Hardwood, slight injuries; J. w. Martin of Hancock, Md, slight cut and bruises; J. Allfurth of Bealton, w. Va, seriously injured; Henry Davin of Redwood. Pa., badly injured, will die; c. H. Lineford of East McKeesport. Pa., will die; William Ed wards of Cumberland, Md; Thomas Lippler os 2.533 North Garrett street, Philadelphia; Harry Devlin of Councils vile. seriously injured; W. H. Stoddard Of connellsville. Pa.; E. M.. Keller of Somerset. Pa: John K. Powers of South Cumberland. Md; J. W. Altman oS connellsville. Pa: Aaron verg of East Pittsburg.
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