The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-12
Twenty Are Known to Be
 Dead and 100 Hurt.
PROMINENT PASSENGERS
That No More Were Killed
 Considered Strange.
People of Harrisburg Throw Wide Open Their Doors in Noble Work of saccoring the wounded
 Victims.

Harrisburg, Pa., May 11.--Ninetecn nersons are known to be dead and more than 100 others were injured Tn the railroad wreck and dynamite expio- sion which occurred early today on the Pennsylvania Railroad in the southern part of this city. That no more per- sons were killed is considered remark able by the Pennsylvania officials. as a fun box car of dynamite exploded at the middle of the heavy express train. The list of the Identified dead follows: Jack l., Silverman, Philadelphia; Mrs. Robert G. Dougherty, Philadelphia; victor L. Crabbe, of Pittsburg, assist ant to President Cassett of the Penn sylvania Railroad: H. S. Watson, of Clearfield. Pa; J. B. Phillips, of Pitts
 burg; c. Kaufman, Altoona, Pa; H. K :. Thomas, Parkersburg, Pa, engineer of the passenger train; Norma Martina, seven months old; George Zeiger, --s Paul Bright, Pittsburg; Alfred Crosby There are nine unidentified deao at the morgue.
 The Injured.
 The injured, taken to the Harrisburg hospital, are: F. W. Burde, Memphis. Tenn. face iacerated and foot cut; J. R. Barnes. Uniontown. Pa. aDrased scalp: s. T. Brown, Nashville, Tenn.s left ear torn; Mrs. A. J Barr, Pitts burg. slightly injured; Miss Constance
 Barr, Pittsburg, slightly Injured: Ade- line Barr. Plttsburg, slightly injured;
 J. D. Berry. Bedford City, Ind. left
 foot sprained; H. P. Rope, Pittsourg.
 Vice. President of the Carnegie Steel Company, slightly injured: lanes Brumbaugh, Martinsburg. Pa, cut on i head and hands; A. A. Crane, Minneap- oils, Minn.; R. 0. Devlin. Camd3n. N. h.; G. W. Dorsheimer, Philadelphta; l Charles De Forest, Cleveland; Paul | Dinkle, Pittsburg; Charles Donnelly, ! Pittsburg: Robert Dougherty, Phila-
 delphia, seriously; A. R. Dunposf,
 Elizabeth, N J.; Helma Erickson, New York: John Hay, Vineiand, N. l.; ! e Farsescom, Brooklyn; Ella Grigg. res | idence not given; Matthew Henley
 Philadelphia, Pullman conductor; Q. O Jordan, Lorraine, O.: Charles Joahnsen, Pittsburg; P. NJ. Irwin, Phiiadelphiai lN.~F. Kautz, New York; Newton Kline.
 mab. New York; Joseph King, Clevss land, O.; Hannah Lundstrom, New York: J T. Mullen, Philadelphia; J. B Mason, Schuylkil1 Arsenal; It. W H. McCuIlogh, Cleveland; George ". Mill. l Ter Pittsburg; F. Newsonne. Pitts5urg; | Anton Peter, Cleveland; c. T. 2erlsins. Pittsburg; Rosie Pollock. Pit.sburg;
 Solomon Perhtusky, New York; .. Kos
 enstock, New York; J. J. Ryan, Phil
 adelphia; R. l.. J Rose. Pullman por-
 
 Stern, Cleveland; A. H. Shumacker,
 Pittsburg; H. Silverman. Chicago; Mrs c. H. Stow, Brooklyn, N. Y; H. J. Schmidt, New York; Henry Spitzlcr, wineberg. Pa; NJ. B. Sterret, Chicago; Mrs. J. A. Stanley, New York; John Taylor. New York: Thomas W Vest PhiIadelphia; D. D. White, philadei- phia; w. c. Whitley. Wilmington, Del: Thomas Lucia, Altoona, Pa; Mrs. H. c. Yard, Brooklyn; Robert Clivers New York; Arden Post, Elizabeth, N. J.; P. B. Otsot. Chicago; D. l.. liar man, Pittsburg.
 Many Prominent Persons.
 The train carried number Of prom inent persons and most of them es- capped with only slight injuries. Among those on the train were Mir. and Mrs James R. Tyndal of Pittsburg. the lat ter the daughter of United States Sem ator Knox; Mrs. A. J. Barr, wife of the proprietor of The Pittsburg Post, and her two daughters; Victor l.. crabbe. son-in-law of Robert Pitcairn of Pitts burg, assistant to President J A. Cas- satt of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Samuel s. Shubert, one of the promi- nent theatrical managers of New York. MT. Crabbe died in the Harrisburg hospital at noon. Mir. Shubert wGs re- ported to be badly injured but the oth- CTS were only slightly hurt.
 The wrecked train was the second section of the Cleveland and Cincin- natl express leaving Philadelphia at 11:05 D. m. last night. It consisted of a combination baggage and smoking car, one day coach and six sleepers. There are various stories of how the wreck occurred but the official version is as follows:
 About 1:40 o'clock the engine on an eastbound freight train was fiagged by the crew of a shifting engine ahead on the same track. The engineer quickly put on his air brakes and the train. an unusually long one, came to a sudden halt. The strain on the air valves was a severe one and a con- nection air hose in the middle of the train blew out This caused the mid- dle of the train to buckle" and tho damaged cars, one of which contained the explosives, fell over the passenger tracks.
 Just as this happened the Cleveland Express came laundering up and side swiped" the wreck. The express was stopped within it's own length and the third sleeper was opposite the wrecked cars Before any one could leave the passenger train, which not very badly damaged, a few slight explosions oc- cured and then there was one grelt flash and rear that shook the earth. The whole affair occurred within pe- Tiod of a few seconds.
 A Scene of Horror.
 A scene of horror followed the ex- plosion of the dynamite. The passen- ger cars and some of the freignt cars instantly took fire AS the rev arbera- ton of the terrific explosion died away the agonized cries of the injured could be heard. Men and women came tumb- ling and climbing from the car win- dows and ccawled from under the wreekage. No one for the mement seemed to know what to do an1 many of the passengers, momentarily seized with terror, ran wildly about the fields on the north side of the railroad or waded into the shallow waters of the river which parallels the railroad on the south. Realizing their safety ard the danger still threatening others, the excited passengers began the rescue of the living. As they approacheI tho wreck another explosion occurred which sent them scurrying away. Fearing that the entire train might be loaded with dynamite, no one dared go near the wreck.