The Washington times., 1905-04-29
Only Fatality That of
Cook, Burned to
Death.
PROMINENT MEN INJURED
Robert NJ. Ogden, Prof. Far
mum, and DR.. McKelWay
Among Number.

GREENVILLE, s. c., April ga spe-
cial train bearing Robert C. Ogden and
a party of prominent New Workers, re-
turning from Columbia. S. c., was
wrecked near here today. ". W. can
ming, a cook. was caught In the wreck
and burned 10 death.
Several of his guests were more or less
slightly injured. The injured are:
Robert NJ. Ogden, secretary to Rob
ert c. Ogden: fracture Of the right leg;
contusions and scalp wounds.
Prof Henry W. Farnum, Of Yale Cni-
versity; right arm broken and severe
Mrs. Farnum: scalp wound and in
Mrs. ] G. Throp. Cambridge. Mass.
daughter OF Henry W. Longfellow;
scalp wounds aad shock
DIR. St. Clair I&eKelway, editor OF the
Brooklyn Eagle; cuts and bruises about
the head and face
Bishop ". n. Mcyickar, of Rhode Is
Capt, John F. Mccoy, tourist agent
OF the Pennsylvania railroad. scalp
". c. Kershaw, electrician. Is Bond
street, Jersey City; scalp wounds.
scalp wounds.
D. R. Rohns. dining car conductor;
scalp wounds.
J. r. Hunter. engineer of the wrecked
special; left leg broken ana scaip
wounds.
The special was running into the city
at a rapid rate of speed on the SCUM, itt
ern railroad when a switch engine WIN
some cars backed out on the main
track. In the collision which followed
the engines We're wrecked and the pas-
gage cars and two dining cars were
piled up in a heap and set on fire. The
accident occurred shortly before
o'clock. The first OF the i've staterooTn
cars was lifted from the track. IL
eauelf fire but everyone made their eS-
cape.
None of the passengers were seriously
injured. their injuries being merely
superficial. A good deal OF tf9c fleayy
baggage was destroyed. Some of the
train hands We're badly hurt, particular
y the fireman.
Collided With Switch Engine.
The train. which was composed of ter
cars left Columbia this morning fol
this city. where the party was to bt
received by the mayor The train wa:
composed of one baggage car. smoker
two dining cars. six compartment car.
and an observation car. Mr.. Ogden, VIII
is member OF John Wanamag1er's firm
had just been elected president of tbs
Conference for Education in the South.
News of the wreck was received herr
and a wreeking train and a party o
physicians were dispatched at once u
the scene.
Those in Ogden Party.
Those in the party were former Mayo
Seth Low. of New York; Edward II
Shepard. OF New York; Charles B. Ay
cock, former governor of North Caro-
lima; s. c. Mitchell. Of Virginia: Johi
Graham Brooks, DR.. Wallace Buttcrick
DR. Edward T. DeYine. Or. a. s. Draper
new State commissioner OF education
Prof, Henry w. Farnum, Of Yale
Dwight Kellogg, the Rev. Arthur Z
KinsoIvfng, St Clair Mckelway. Bisho
McVickar, Or. Edward Knox Mitchell
Robert Treat Paine. George Foster Pea
body. and the Rev. DR.. H, 3. Frisseli, 0
Hampton institute
Four of the ten cars We're burned
Some of the injured were pinned unde
the wreck.
superintendent of Transportatio
Scale, of the Southern Railway, said a
noon today that his reports deny tha
any cars had been burned in the Green
Vile wreck, and fail 10 state that any
one had been killed or burned 10 deati
His first message from the scene was
the effect that:
AT 7:55 a. IN. at GreenvilIe, s. c., Oe
den special Conductor Ackeer, Engine
Green. collided with yard engine loe 9
north end OF the yard, derailing engtn
1910. and several sIeepeFS and inJuFin
several passengers on special.
A later official message gives name
OF injured.