Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-11

Mason, J, y, schuylNIlli
Miller George Wa plllsburg
Nowsom, d. pittsburg
Peter Anton, Cleveland,
Perkins, G, H., plttsburg bruised.
Pollock Roso Pttshurg
porihusRy, Solomon New York
lloscnWock g, AZ New York.
Ryan j, d. Philadelphia
Rose To- D. Pullman conductor m
roman. J., New York
stern samuel Cleveland,
Fhunukor A. H. pittshurg,
Sllyormon, H., chicago,
stow Mrs, G. IL, Brookl}n
Schmidt, H. j., Now YORK
splt8lcr Henry, Wlnobcrg, Pa.
Slorrott, NJ, D., Chicago,
stanley, MrF, J, A., Now York.
Taylor, John, Now York,
Wcat Thomas W, Philadelphia.
White, u, De- Philadelphia,
whitley W, Go Wilmington, Del
WNmon, H. T., Clonrlleld, IA,
Yard Mrs II. c. Brooklyn
Lucia, Thomas, Altoona, pa,
Oliver Robert New York,
otaot ". H., Chicago
Post, Adrcn, Elizabeth, n, j,
Hartman, u, L., pllttbufg,
WOMEN SUFFERED GREATLY,
Tho women IN tho wreck suffered
greatly ANA many Of those who escaped
were found almost naked, Among those
who got ont without injury were Mrs,
Abort j, Barr wife OF the proprietor
Of the plusburg Post, and her two
daughters, who were ON their way N
plttpburg They wore taken 20 tho hos
pIt0l, where ono ~ tho attending phys
eicans gave them attention and sent
them to his homo,
Mr, and Mira Tlndcll of plttsburg, tho
latter the daughter OF United SAtos
Senator l., g. Knox, were slightly IN.
1urcd by falling glass, Thcy walked
from tho scene " the wreck 10 Stools
ton, whore they called up doN Penny
puckcr by telephone and explained their
condition. They were brought to tho
executive mansion, whore they woro
furnished With clothing ana medical at
tontion,
PRIMARY CAUSE or WRECK.
Tho primary cause ~ tho wreck was
a shifting engine, II was going Wost
slowly when tho engineer of the cast.
bound freight train saw II coming IN
his track Ne applied the brakes SUD.
denly which caused the middle of tho
train 10 buckle, showing several OF the
cars ON 20 the woslbound passenger
track 4 moment lator the express, one
Of tho fastest night trains on the road,
came along and dashed into tho wreck.
ed cars Tho next instant the boiler NJ
the passenger locomotive exploded, The
wreck took FIRE and those who escaped
began the work ~ rescue, Six minutes
nfter the express struck tho freight
wreck, tho railroad men say the names
reached tho car illlod with powder.
There was Hash and dcafcnIng roar,
Tho earth tremblod ms though some ter
rlblc solsmls disturbance had occurred.
An who we're not killed and Injured by
the explosion fed from the awful scene.
WRECKAdE AFLAME,
The entire wrcckagc became q mass
of names and small boxes of powder
that had not exploded 'let 20" continue.
ouslN While these explosions contln.
ued men had btavcly gone TO the rescue
7 before the nret explosion did not dare
cara and were carried TO tho hospital oi
ptrotohors, The atrctohere ran out md
shutters were torn on houses and utl.
Heed 20 carry the Injured,
After those whose injuries would per-
NIT n, had been sent away from the
hospital thorc wero fully 700 left
AZ o'clock this morning most of
these had been put into wards, two 10
the narrow bed, II IL believed that Of
those 10 are fatally injured,
Many OF N0uisbutge wealthy citizens
sent their cqulpages 20 carry the IN.
jured ana sent great quantities Of cot
ton ana linen bnndages, Some Of those
residing near the hospital sent their
best table linen,
WHAT a REPORTER SAW,
A reporter NJ the scene OF tho wreck
found on the coat Of n dead man, who
was ~ badly burned that hia features
were 0hlltoratcd a Masonic emblem,
bearing The name OF Jacob Y, silver.
man ON the mans clothing was found
the namc OF tailoring ilrm IN Bridge.
ton, n j.
Among those who were not expected
20 ro9oycr were,
George Hcglcr, plttsburg, and Victor
Crohho pitleburR n son.ln.laW Of Dr,
Hugh Pitcairn, formerly Of this city,
who WAS appointed United states mIn'
lister ~ Germany
suot McCalch Of tho Philadelphia al.
vision Of the Pennsylvania road, who
was seen by reporter this morning,
fad;
4 SAD DEATH
~ do not know how many are dead
We have not been able 10 identity
positively any of tho dead with the eX.
coptlon Of Mrs Dougherty ~ phila.
dclph0, Her death wos fraught with
narrowing circumstances Her corpse
was the FIRST 20 be recovered NJ she
was hurled away from the debrIa IN.
atoad Of into II ana her body was not
burned
"On the train werc hor husband ana
little boy They hunted for q long
time I'M me dark Win terrible forehod-
rge until they were Mortified 10 nnd
that lho loved mother ana wife was
dond"
II has been stated that tho express
train was ~ minutes late leaving Mid.
dlotown, nine mIles cast Of this city
and that II WIS moving AZ q great
apTNd ~ the time the collision occur.
red.
Tho exact ,imc tho wreck occurred
n believed 10 ho 10 O'clock from the fact
that the hands ~ the clock OF the Pax.
tang Electric plant 20 yards from tho
explosion wcro stopped At that tmo,
AZ q o'clock this morning three bodies
had boon taken ~ the dead hougo near
the Union station Mono Of tho bodies
tuuld be identified, Mrs, Douyhcrty'a
body wOA taken To an undertaking cs.
tubllahmCnt
BEFORE TRACKS WERE CLEARED,
Boforc the tracks wcro cleared sur,
ndently 10 permit trains TO run tho
roundabout route via York was used.
At 6lb o'clock four moro bodies had
been removed from the burned train,
Two yulIsos were found beside the four
corpeo8, IN ono WAS the name Of SAM
vel p Brown, Germany" IN the other
tho nNm0 " Samuel storm, 23i BROAD.
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