The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-04

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bring bis right hand TO a salute but fell TO
his knees at the commanders feet. saving,
Aye, aye, Major
It was Lieut. George j, Warbe''. Of
Cleveland
Call the r."
The dying Major gaspea The 7oii was
never called
They carried Major McQuigg up the hill
10 the Bellevue Hospital, where he il In an
unconscious condition. Near him lies
Charles Smith Of Fairmont, Ohio, seriously.
perhaps fatally in iured calling for his wife
and three children. who we're with him on
tho train and who were mraoulously saved
but who are not allowed a. come near him.
be is not a soldier. but was guest OF the
party from Cleveland
Capt Charles T. Pope commanding
Company A. took command Of the Battalion
of Engineers after the accident, He was
the only officer who escaped without a
acratCh He was seen NJ the Union station.
Pittshurg When asked for a statement.
he said
STORY or 4 SURVIVOR
There we're four companies Of the engi-
ueers and the band. all IN tourist cars
The companies beginning from the engine
were Componie. b, 4 D. and c, then
the officers car which was Pullman
They had with them a number q guests
4 had lust left the officers car going
forward to Company 4 car 70 sec that
my men secured their supper, the cooks
being busy getting II ready The crash
came and all was disorder The men
worked nobly In getting ont the dead and
injured from tho wreck There we're
about forty men 10 o company We eN-
peoted to get into Washington al 4 NJ
tomorrow p"
Mr.. Thayer. city passenger agent at
Cleveland. was on the train representing
the Pennsylvania Railroad. do not know
who the dead and injured are. The first
sergeants could not call the rolls because
40 many Of our men we're left behind at
Ellsworth. whore the wreck took place,
while some went TO the various hospitals
with their comrades
THE men who could he spared were
brought TO the Union Station. Pittsburg,
ma soon az the dead and wounded were
cared for Just a. soon a. the railroad
company can get train together and
get the tracks cleared we will send some
home and expect 70 arrive in Cleveland
with the remnant Of the battalion in the
morning do not think that many Of
our mon were killed outright
Among the dead | know Of are the
Pullman conductor and the Pullman porter
How many are in the hospital l have no
way Of knowing d. Fred Williams Of the
Pennsylvania company has taken our
battalion in charge here and the railroad
company has done everything possible
for our comfort
Sergt W H. Reeve Of Company c Of the
engineers, said:
After the locomotive ran into oar car.
the gas tank under the car exploded and
the flames shot upward in the car. This
caused tho Ere"
Dr. William Hendrg Serge,.n Maio, Of
the Hospital Corps of the battalion. IL dead
Sergeant Major Hendry had the keys TO
the medicine chest in his pocket. His
body was in the wreck and was reported
burned, An axe was used to smash open
the medicine chest to get at the supplies.
THE INJURED.
The injured at the Allegheny Hospital all
from Cleveland. are Frank Greph aged 2S.
OF $50 Superior street, leg fractured; George
Garbowski. ~ years Old - SacKet street
j. F.. We'll 10 years old, Of 80 Alton place.
burned. Vello b. Simpson, 20 years old
Of 30 Mary avenue skull fractured
Charles II. Sturgiss - years old OF 500
Rhodes avenue j G. Orbits. 70 years
old. Of 100 Avondale avenue burned Bert
Tancred. Is years old. Of 100 Central street.
Plym C. Davis So years old, Of ~ Brighton
avenue.
Hubbard Lane colored cook, so years
old. of 10 Pine street, injured internally.
Charles Garman, % years old. of 1877 Burton
street SIX ribs broken; George Tanner,
10 years old. ~ Rhoshier street burned;
George B. Riley, 30 years old % Elberson
street, burned
All OF these men will probably recover.
except Lane the cook, as the extent Of
his injuries are not known They are all
rrembers Of the battalion Of engineers.
The injured ut Mercy Hospital are. W X
Gouse Of Is Inverness street. Cleveland,
conductor OF the first section. right leg
broken. otherwise injured, will recover, and
Frank johnson, Is years old, Company G,
Engineer Battalion, OF No. llo Hayward
street Cleveland. cut in forehead, right
shoulder and leg injured.