The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-24
ENGLAND'S PRIMATE
IS IN TRAIN WRECK.
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Archbishop of Canterbury and
j.. P. Morgan Escape
Serious Injury

EAST BRooKFIELD. Mass, Sept.
ga special train conveying the
Archbishop of Canterbury from Bar
Harbor, Me-, to Washington was.
wrecked on the Boston & Albany di-
vision of the New York Central rail-
road near the station here today. The,
archbishop was not injured. although
considerably shaken up. ]. P. Morgan,
of New York. who was also on the
train, accompanying the archbishop,
was shaken up, but not hurt
The special, running at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour, was just passing
the station when detached locomotive
which had been drawing train on the
North Brookfield branch ran on to the
main line. The engineer of the spe-
cial sighted a danger signal, but owing
to the high speed of the train and the
slippery condition of the rails, due to
the mist of early morning, he found it
impossible to do more than slightly re-
duce the speed of his locomotive
The engineer of the branch engine
heard the onrush of the special but
he had not time to move out of the
way. The arehbishop's train struck
the North Brookfeld engine with
terrific crash and demolished it. The
other locomotive was thrown from the
rails and landed across the east-bound
track near the wreck of the North
Brookfeld engine. The cars did not
leave the track.
Found Uninjured
Immediately it was realized that the
lives of the archbishop and Mrs. Da-
wilson, as well as of others attending
them had been imperiled and first in
Quiries were fer them. Rev. j. Ellison,
the archbishop's secretary, answered
for those in the archbishop's private
car, saying that no one was injured.
{ With the archbishop, besides Mrs. Da-
wilson and Mr.. Morgan, were Rev.
Hyla Holden and Rev. J. Ellison and
attendants. Traffic on the road was
blocked for some time.
Several of the train hands were
slightly injured. So great was the
speed of the special that the solitary
engine was carried along 100 yards be-
fore it was dropped on the east-bound
rails The tracks were considerably
damaged.
The archbishop's special train left
Hancock Point, Bar Harbor's railway
station, at o'clock last night. 1t was
due in Washington this afternoon. The
train, with a new engine, resumed it's
trip to Washington just before 10
o'clock. The train was one engaged
by Mr.. Morgan on behalf of the arch
bishop and was in charge of Conductor
John Fox, of Worcester, and Engineer
, John Lord, of that city. Edward CAL
lup was the fireman.
Locomotive Rounds Curve
The locomotive which had drawn in
hQ frAi
in the yard as usual The engineer
of the branch locomotive is George
Merrill and the fireman is r. r. Finch.
The branch engine was just over the
switch on the main line, when the To-
connective of the special appeared
around the curve about 100 yards dis
tant The air brakes Of the special
were set sharply, and though the valves
were opened, spreading sand over the
rails, Engineer Lord could not prevent
striking the local engine, which, being
much lighter than the other, was pick
ed UP on the pilot of the special and
lifted over about 900 feet of track and
then dropped in heap. The wreck
age completely blocked the east bound
track.
All the train hands stayed in their
places, though Fireman Gallup, of the
special, was about to jump when the
tender of the branch locomotive, which
ndQ Deen WrencneQ loose Dy the impact,
was thrown against the side of the
specials cab. thus blocking his way.
He was slightly cut. Through some
popularity the cab of the branch en-
CINE protected the occupants, who were
not injured beyond slight bruises in
their course on the pilot of the big To-
comotive
Interferes With Breakfast
The shock was not great enough to
throw either of the two cars on the
special from the rails. None of the
occupants had left their berths except
Mr.. Morgan, who was at the breakfast
table when the crash came. Large
plate glass mirrors in the cars were
broken, as were also several of the
breakfast dishes. The members of the
archbishop's party We're badly shaker
up. but none except maid. who was
slightly cut in the face, was injured.
The archbishop and party did not
leave the car until just before the
journey was resumed. DR.. Davidson
had nothing to say, but his secretary
Rev. Mr.. Ellison, in a brief statement
said that no one had been hurt. The
railroad officials sent a combination
locomotive and coach, known as the
Berkshire observation car, to draw the
two special cars to Albany. At the
invitation of the superintendent of the
road, the archbishop and party and Mr.
Morgan went On board the observation
car and the journey Of the special was
resumed at $50.