The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-11
REAR END COLLISION
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA LINE.
List Of Dead Caused BY the Accident 10
ssven-More Than 20 Are Injured
Cleveland EseurSlonlsts Bound for
Inaugural Ceremonies al Washing
ton--AeeOunt Of the Accident.


Pittsbnrg. Pa. March 5.--After the
most searching investigation Il is nov
practically certain that the list of dead
caused BY the collision between the
two special trains from Cleveland on
the Pennsylvania railroad at Clifton
station viii not exceed seven. some
Of the soldiers say q number Of their
comrades are still under the wreck.
but all seem to have been accounted
for.
Tho Dead.
The following ia a revised list Of the
dead:
Lieutenant Donaldson C. sehoheld
OF Company D. a Cleveland architect
Captain William r. Henry, battalion
surgeon and prominent Cleveland
physician.
Corporal James KehOe. Company c.
Cleveland.
Private II. r. Held. Company c.
Frank Pinney, aged 10; son Of Lieu
tenant Q. c. Pinney OF Company C.
Mr.. Dodge, Pullman conductor. Chi
cage.
Unidentified man.
The Injured.
The list Of injured viii reach 40.
six or seven OF whom are likely 20
die All are being cared for al the
several hospitals. Among the more
seriously injured are:
Major J. r. McQuigg. commanding
the engineers battalion, Cleveland:
both legs broken and head cut.
Lieutenant r. d. Smith. Company
II. Fairfield, Ohio; both legs broken
and head cut: can not live.
Frank H. tombstone. aged 20. Cleve-
land. right leg broken and injured in
ternally.
George Riley. Cleveland. member Of
club. guest Of Major Nc
Quigg; internally injured: will prob
ably die.
Charles H. sturgis. Company C.
Cleveland. badly burned about the
hands. face and back
James D. Gray. negro cook, Battery
A, Cleveland: scalp wound and inter.
nal injuries; will die.
O. c. Pinney, quartermaster. Com
'any c, skull fractured: may die.
Floyd Palmer. Cleveland. optician:
lcalp wound; burned about the face
md hands, wrist fractured.
The Accident.
Both trains left Cleveland and were /
making a good run through TO Wash.
ngton. The national guard engineers
lad the FIRST train. which consisted
{ q baggage and six Pullmans.
Just after the train had passed
through the Conway yards IL had to
'e stopped on account Of a hot box.
he box was cooled OF. but three other
tops were necessary by the time
'ewickley had been reached.
These delays allowed the second
ection TO come up and after passing
ewickley the trains were running but
ne block apart. Al Clifton the train
'as again stopped on account OF the
OF box. The fagman, John Murray,
49, ENAA RaNh AE &AAAM
, stop the train approaching in case
had left the set OF signals.
saw Signals Too late.
Murray had hardly left the train
hen the second section. running so
lies an hour. turned 4 slight bend at
lis point Engineer Nicholas Long
the second train said the block he
lssed showed green, but when he saw
lagman Murray he applied the brake
was too late. The heavy train sped
! over the slippery rails and crashed
irly into the rear coach OF the FIRST
ain.
So great was the speed that the en-.
ne ploughed clear through the heavy
car. splitting il in two and !
mining the trucks against the second
ach.
Flames broke out in the wreckage
Il were soon under control.