The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-24
IN WRECK
DISTINGUISHED s'RELATE IN HEAD
 END SMASH-UP.
J. Pierpont Morgan and Clergyman Were in Party-Party Was Frightened But no One
 Was Injured.

East Brookfield. Mass, Sept. 23.-A special train conveying the Archbishop of Canterbury from Bar Harbor. Me, to Washington, was wrecked on the Boston and Albany division of the New York Central road, near the sta tion here- today. The archbishop was not injured although considerably shaken up.
 J. P. Morgan. of New York, who was also no the train, accompanying the archbishop. was shaken up. but not hurt.
 The special was running sixty miles per hour. and was just passing the station when detached locomotive which had been drawing a train on the North Brookfield branch. ran up- on the main line for some reason un- explained. The engineer of the spe- cial sighted danger signal, but on account of the high speed of the train and the slippery condition of the rails due to the mist of the early morning he found 1t impossible to do more than slightly reduce the speed of the loco- motive. The engineer of the branch engine heard the onrush of the special. but he had no time to move out of the way.
 Engine Demolished.
 The archbishop's train struck the North Brookfield engine with a terri fic crash and demolished 1t. The oth- CT locomotive was thrown from the rails and landed across the eastbound track near the wreck of the North Brookfield engine. The cars did not leave the track.
 Immediately 1t was realized that the life of the archbishop and Mrs. Davidson, as we'll as others attending them. had been imperilled and first n irin f0r son, the archbishop's secretary an- | swered for those in the archblshop's private car saying that on one was in- jured.
 With the archbishop besides Mrs. Davidson and Mir Morgan were Rev. Hyla Bolden and Rev. J. Ellison and attendants. It was rumored that a maid was hurt. but her injuries were not serious. Traffic on the road was blocked for some time.
 | The special train was one engaged by MT. Morgan on behalf of the arch bishop and was in charge of Conductor John Cox, of Worcester, and Engineer John Lord. of that city.
 Locomotive Thrown Aside. The locomotive which had drawn in the mixed train was switching the cars l in the yards as usual. The engineer of 1 the branch locomotive Is George Mer- Till. The branch engine was just over the switch on the main line when the locomotive of the special appeared around the curve about 100 yards dis tant. The airbrakes of the special were set sharply and the valves were opened. spreading sand over the rails, but Engineer Lord could not prevent striking the local engine, which. being much lighter than the other, was picked up on the pilot of tho special and lifted over about 300 feet off the track and dropped in a heap. The wreckage completely blocked the east bound track.
 All the train hands stayed in their places. although Fireman Gallup of the special was about to jump when tho tender of the branch locomotive, whi, T had been wrenched loose by the Ini- pact. was thrown against the side oi the specials cab. thus blocking his way. He was slightly cut.
 Through some peculiarity the cab oi the branch locomotive protected the occupants, who were not injured be yond slight bruises in their course witt the pilot of the big locomotive.
 Lords engine kept the irons for som' distance. but finally the wheels strucl the ties and tore up the roadbed. Th
 engine had been badly damaged in tn
 collision but it was not overturned
 Shock Breaks Mirrors. The shock was not great enough t
 throw either of the two cars on tn
 special from the rails. None of tn
 occupants had left their berths excep
 MT Morgan. who was at the breakfas
 table when the crash came Larg
 plate mirrors in the cars were broke
 as were also several of the breakfas ] dishes. Mir Morgan was thrown for