The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-11
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J;oSert Oliver, New York Pullmanl|
rorter.arm injured and hearing gone.
Mrs. H: G. Hard Brooklyn bruised
ten months old baby Sunhurt.
Mrs. c. H. stowal, Brooklyn, eye ;iEs
iljured and cut. q ,..5
I. Rosie Pollock, Pittsburg, face LAGER
ated and bruised.
Or. W. H. Mccullough, Cleveland.
back htrt, and possibly internal in:
Juries. Fi ,5
joseph Canon. Pittsb,rg, head and
10th hands burned. IsFtii
James E. Brumbaugh, Alartinsburg,
Pa, cats on head and hands.
charler Johnson, Philadelphia,
bruises and shoulder 'dislocated.
JOSEPH King, Cleveland, bruises Of
: body. ass
!, rho,aas Lucia, Altoona, head lac Y.
ated. la ,i,5t
Solomon perthuski, New York, head
and leg lacerated.
N. Hendricks, Philadelphia, slight
bruises. III
H ~ Rogers, Philadelphia, slight
bruises Of body.
n Il. ". Olcott, Steeltown, unhurt. 6
!. H. silyerman, Chicago, fractured
q arm and leg. .ty : .5t5 S X +
i. Samuel H. Shubert, the widely
i known theatrical manager, was bad.
Al ly burned about the legs and was
8. saved from the blazing wreckage by
F his friend, Abe Thalheimer. Shu.
&C bert in speaking Of the wreck said:
III with Mr.. Thalheimer and William
Or Klein, my lawyer, and Jack Reynolds
or Manager of Blanch Walsh, Twas go
ing to I'ittsburg. We left New Yor'
re at eight o'clock and got on a sleeper
10 (which was crowded. About II o'clocl
st all Of US retired to our berths. TIL,
us FIRST knew Of an accident was whel
al there came a sudden stop as our en-
ys CINE bItted into the overturned wrec0
a Of tie freight train. Then Their
RS came AN explosion thar shook tn
,ai very earth. The glass from tn
On. coach was heaped about, orr heads an
rs. found myself pinned III my bert
lie, The lamp crashed down and Instant
on the Whole car seemed to be ,blazin
an. from end to end. A second explosio
followed and 1t was twice as bad d
the first. My coach was literally IF
ed into tile air | could feel Ii
flames curling about my berth an
burning my legs. heard Thalheimt
- calling me and answered him.
led came and unfastened the woodwoi
ngs that pinned me down and carried II
away IN his shoulders. Thalheim
OH went eek to save Klein, but l a
ent afraid Klein persisted in the flame
Ken ThalheiEer carried me to the WOO
cry and while there third explosion to-
and place. II was awful.
Of could hear the cries Of those vi
o''S had been thrown into the river. So
tne the rescuers run in after them a
a't' bring them back to the bank"
rus Mrs. Ailmira Erickson, Of 80
ise' Thirty sighth street, New York,
ai capped almost naked with fl
III bruises. She was asleep in her bel
'e'' when the explosion occurred and "
iea thrown 10 the floor, but managed
was escape through window of the c
way Clio yos found on tho river sht
''"' and was wrapped in horse blanl
t"e and brought to hotel in this city.
A, A Miss Gordon, said to be of N
York, escaped to shanty near
- wreck, with nothing left Of
clothes but shred Of her night so
80 The wife Of nearby workman g.
.,s . her clothing.
eexos Arthur G. Cope, of Pittsburg,
a 70 q capped with few injuries. He SO
d,s. ~ was asleep in the smoking c.
from partment when the shock came,
Milo, was caught between two seats i
held fast until the second explos
occurred, which freed me. | tor
! o hole through the floor at my feet
,,,dor Immediately tongue Of flame p
drea ed through and ! crawled toward
iniu- door. ho.h uooie were Jonii'ie'