New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-12
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Men Who Escaped Tell of the
Horrors of the Wreck.

Harrisburg. Penn, May 1.-THE first init
nation had of the wreck, said John b. key
nolds Of Pittsburg. a newspaper man. VINO was
going home from New-York, and escaped with
slight INJURIES was when / heard an aWful
crash and was thrown out into the aisle OF the
car I was dazed for n time, and only realized
my nosition and what had happened when
I felt a woman grabbing me and screaming
For Gods sake help me" I pushed her out Of
the window, and a fellow passenger handed
ont child which belonged TO her. He then
left the train and called TO me TO jump through
the window.
'.Just then there was a terrific explosion. AS
I dropped - the ground missile struck ana
knocked me down. / don't know how long
lay there but when 1 recovered my senses
cr;lv-led across the tracks under a freight train
and rolled down the embankment on the other
side | was in my night clothes, and all my
other clothes and belongings were lost
Il never want to witness such a sight as that
which followed the collision Women were
screaming. children were crying, and strong
men were wandering about dazed and helpless
The tracks were, strewn in all directions with
half naked men and women, some of whom
were dead and others seriously injured
Harvey Feldman and wife, Of Franklin, Penn
were in the drawing room of one Of the sleepers
on their way home from New-York we were
aleeping soundy" said Mr. Feldman, when
there was slight explosion that partly awoke
US. This was followed by the most awful roar
7 ever heard and in en- instant wore dashed
against the side OF the We CROPPED around
in the dark and finally got out of the window.
losing everything, We made our way to a place
of safety Mrs Fednan was badly cut back
of the ear and suffered much from shock
am wounded in the left breast but 1 will be
fixed up al right. 1t is my wife I fear for now
We had to walk over the sharp cinders' and our
bare feet were badly cut"
O. c. Jordan of Lorain. Ohio, got out with his
suit case and, after dragging half dozen
others from the burning cars, distributed the
contents OF his satchel among them. Mr.. Jor-
dan said:
owe my life to the fact that I was unable
to secure lower berth at Philadelphia. l de-
cided 10 sit up all night and had tallen INTO
slumher when the train reached MlddletoWh'
terrific crash and an meal3t t,, THpio @,s
and over as my coach turned complete soher-
sault. ,, - 49,, 49,,
an ooen window and made an attempt 10 gam
IT. | found my hand caught IN a SUIT case nan
die and while trying to eXtrlcate II a secoHu te' ,
rife explosion occurred and the door at the end
of the car was burst open. Dragging the sun
case from which l was unable to loosen my holu.
1 crawled over bodies ana WreckaGe th'Oue" ~
Then returned to the work of rescue. Time
after time the flames forced me PACK nut re-
turned until the heat became SO intense ihat "
have yentured. near the wreck would have
meant suffocation.
Half naked women stood shivering about ana
the least wounded of the men had not the
wherewith to clothe- themselves So dis
tributed all Of my clothing, of which 1 had a
full salt case, among them. Ally only INJURY ~
a bIoodblister on the little finger Of my right
hand
Paul Dinkee, of Pittsburg. said he was awake
when the crash came. Il had just given my
shoes to the porter for shining" said he. The
next instant l jammed into the forward END
of the car. 1 recollect several seconds seem
heavy explosion. The collision itself did no
damage TO the sleeping cars. All would have
been well had il not been for the explosion.
Il heard two women scream, Save me- and
the flash followed. The floor was driven into
the car Trying to get out of the car l was
everywhere impeded by the loose curtains of
the berths l don't know how 1 reached the
ground. 1 know 1 didn't get out of the door
or window but just found myself on the rails.