Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-23
HIS TRAIN
 WRECKED Archbishop of Can terbury's s Escape
J. Pierpont Morgan Was AL so On the Train-Both Men Were Thoroughly Shaken Up Returning From Bar Harbor.

East Brookfie1d, Mass. Sept 23.-A special train conveying the archbishop of Canterbury from Bar Harbor, Me, 10 Washington, was wrecked on the Boston and Albany division of the New York Central railroad, near the station here this morning The arch bishop was not injured, although con, slderably shaken up. J. Pierpont Nor, gan of New York, who was also on the train, accompanying the arch bishop, was shaken up, but not hurt.
 The special, running at the rate of sixty miles an hour, was just passing the station when a detached locomotive which had been drawing train on the North Brookfield branch ran onto the main line for some reason at pres ent unexplained. The engineer of the special sighted 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 reduce the speed of his loco motive The engineer of the branch engine heard the onrush of the spe- cial, but he had not time to move out of the way. The archbishop's train struck the North BroOkfield engine with a terrific crash and demolished it. The other locomotive was thrown from the irons and landed across the east bound track near the wreck of the North Brookfield engine The cars did not leave the rails.
 Immediately 1t was realized that the life of the archbishop and Mrs David, son as well as of others attending them, had been imperilled and first in- quiries were for them. Rev J. Ellison. the arehbishop's secretary, answered for those in the archbishop's private ear, saying that no one was injured.
 With the archbishop, besides Mrs Davidson and MT Morgan, were Rev Hyla Holden and Rev J. Ellison and attendants. It was rumored that a maid was hurt, but her injuries were not held to be serious. Traffic on the road was blocked for some time.
 Several of the train hands were somewhat 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 6 o'clock last night, and was routed by way of Portland, Wor. cester, Albany and Philadelphia. It was due in Washington this afternoon.
 The injuries to the railroad em- ployes were confined to cuts and bruises. All of the men are able to attend to their duties. The porter on the archbishop's car was somewhat cut
 Just before 10 o'clock another loco motive, which had been ordered here by the railroad officials arrived and immediately started with the arch bishops train. The track was tenn porarily repaired and the cars were carefully pulled over the damaged section of the roadbed. The arch bishops party is due in Albany this afternoon. From that city the spe- ciaI will proceed to Philadelphia and thence to Washington. It was intend ed to reach the latter city this after noon but on account of the accident the train will not be able to reach it's destination until late tonight.
 When the train left here it was stated that none of those on board ex scept the porter was feeling any the worse on account of the collision.