The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-11
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the executive mansion, where they were
cared for by a physician.
Masonic Emblem on Victim.
A reporter at the wreck found on the
coat of dead man, who was SO badly
burned that his features were obliter
ated, a Masonic emblem, bearing the
following inscription: POSTMASTER
feob sbefnab p on Ss
man s clothing was found the name Of a
tailoring firm in Bridgeton, N. j.
Superintendent W., B. McCaleb, Of
the Philadelphia division Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, who was seen by re-
porter at 6 o. CLOCK this morning, said:
CT do not know how many are dead.
We have not been able to identify posi-
tion of Mrs. Robert Dougherty. Of Phil
adelphia.'
Narrowing Circumstances.
Mrs. Dougherty's death was fraught
with narrowing circumstances Her
corpse was the first to be recovered, as
she was hurled away from the debris
instead of into it, and her body was not
burned. On the train were her husband
! and their little boy, not yet in his teens
They hunted for a long time in the
dark with terrible forebodings, until
they were Mortified to find that the loved
mother and wife was dead. E..
+ Deaths After the Wreck.
Victor L. Crabbe of Pittsburg, SON
in-law Of Robert Pitcairn, Pittsburg,
assistant to President Cassatt Of the
Pennsylvania road, died at noon at Har-
risburg hospital. .2r-
H: s: Watson of Clearfeld, Pa, and
y. 3. Phillips of Pittsburg died at
noon.
Among those who got out without
injury were Mrs. Albert j. Barr, wife
of the editor of the Pittsburg Post,
their way to Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tindell Of Pittsburg,
the latter the daughter of United States
Senator Knox, were slightly injured
by flying glass. They walked to Steel
ton, where they called up Governor
Pennypacker by telephone and ex.
planned their condition.. The governor
Immediately had them taken to the ex.
ecutlve mansion, where they were fur
nlshed with clothing and medical at.
tention.
49,, A. A. Crane Injured. 49,.
Among those treated at the Harris
burg hospital was A. A. Crane Of Min.
neapolls, who was cut about the face
Many injured persons who had waited
tor some time their turn to receive
treatment when they saw persons in
worse ,plights than theirs, resignCd
:. their places and went out into the cor
ridor again to receive treatment later
A Plttsburg man named Williams
who had bound up his own Injuries
which consisted of burns Of both hands
and feet, left the dispensary for others
and while standing in the hall tainted
from exhaustion.
T4z@ ~ Thrown into Isle, Dazed =
"The first intimation 7 had of The
Wreck,o said John B. Reynolds of Pitts
burg, newspaper man who was going
home from New York, and escaped witt
, slight injuries, "was when. I heard al
! awful crash and was thrown out into til,
: aisle of the car. was dazed for
: little time and only realized my. posi-
! ton and what had happened when
l ing For God s sake help me- I pushed
: her out of the window and fellow-pas
9 senger handed out a child which be
- longed to her. He then left the trail
:, dow. =, 800 -, -
;. :. Just then there was terrific explo
: sion. AS I dropped to the ground
/ missile struck. and knocked me down
e don t know how long 1 lay there, bu
when I recovered my senses I crawle,
across the tracks under freight trail
and rolled down the embankment o.
9 the other side. I was in my nigh
). clothes and all my other clothing an,
O belongings were lost. - ~ go
t Sight Following Collision.
II never want to. witness such
s sight as that which followed the col
t tlslon. Women were screaming, chill
e dren- were crying, and strong men wer
l. wandering about dazed and helpless TIL
e tracks were strewn in all directions wit
r half-naked men and women, some O
IL whom were dead and others seriousl
!. iniqTUed.
It bert, the well-known theatrical man, an
h Abe Thalheimer, one of Mr. Shubert
Pc. agents: They were accompanied b
Z. Samuel Kline, New York lawyer, an
- were on their way to Pittsburg to clos
IT a deal for the lease of theater. Nj
le Shubert was. slightly burned and wa
h taken to a. hotel with scarcely an
IS clothing. Mr.. Thalheimer was GU
s. about the face and head. Mr.. Kline !
10 missing.
lie @ THE. millhands working near th
g scene Of the accident were quick to +,
Ii spond to the cries of the injured an
H. carried some of them to their homes j
n that locality and fitted some Of thel
ID out with shoes and clothing"
" Weakened by Awful Roar
"a Harvey Feldman and wife, FRANKLIN
u, Pa, were in the drawingroom Of on
~ Of the sleepers on their way home fro
New York.
eve were sleeping soundly,o sal
Mr.. Feldman, "when there was a sligl
r. explosion that partly awoke us. TIL
= was followed by the most awful roar
ever heard and in an instant we wei
dashed against the side Of the car. "
r. CROPPED around in the dark and final
x got out of the window, losing ever:
he thing. We made our way to a place (
he safety. Mrs. Feldman was badly c,
~ back Of the ear and suffered much fro
At shock, and + was wounded in the le
to breast. But will be fixed up all RICH
O. It is my wife I fear for now. We hs
id to walk over the sharp cinders and OF
ed bare feet were, badly cut. =
y MINNEAPOLIS MAN HURT
A. A, Crane Bruised but Able to Pr