The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-03
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR DIPLOMAT
Ex.AmbaSsadOr White In Shaver
Of Glass.
SILK HAT SLICED IN TWO
Was on N. y, N. H. & H. Express Near
Rye When Something Shattered Win.
dows, and Hs eucapsd MIraculOusIy

New York. April 3.-Andrew d. White,
the former president OF Cornell university
and ex-Ambassador TO Germany. had a
narrow escape from death on Saturday
while ne was returning TO this city from
New Haven. Mr. White had not entirtly
recovered from the shock of IL yesterday.
In fact. death came 40 near to him that
il quite unnerved him.
The accident happened on a train on
the New Haven railroad and was a most
peculiar one. Mr.. White went up TO New
Haven on Friday for the purpose OF de-
livering an address before the students
there Friday evening. lie took the .
o'clock express from New Haven on Sat-
urday afternoon. The train makes no
stop between New Haven and New
York, and is due here at 6:32. Mr.
White had seat In a Pullman car that
was two cars back OF the engine Hie
seat was on the right OF the car pretty
we'll toward the rear door. Near him sat
a woman and n small child. So far as
he could remember, there was nobody op-
posite him.
A WOMAN WAS CUT.
The train usually hits IL up pretty well
as It nears New York in order TO get
in here on time. IT was running at a
very high rate OF speed near Rye Mr.
White thought II was near Woodlawn,
so quick was the train travelling, when
~ passed a freight train going in the
opposite direction on the next track.
Nobody paid much attention 10 the
freight train as 81 began 10 wihz by.
least Of all Mr.. White. He was making
the journey alone and was reading a
m
Mr.. White didn't know exactfy wtat
did happen until afterward He felt some
thing strike him somewhere near his
head and he felt himself covered with a
shower OF glass and bits OF wood
The glass cut his hands and his arms.
but fortunately missed his head and his
face. II happened so suddnely that for
a moment he was dased. When he re-
covered himself he found that the double
window al which he had been sitting had
a hole in II, which looked as II II had
been made by cannon ball
Across the aisle from him tho car was
filled with 1ebris. The window opposite
had been smashed 10 bits and most of
the sash torn-e3a+-A -Mnman who sat
next 10 him had bad cut on the fore.
head. from which the blood was stream
ing. Mr. White was bleeding from the
cuts on his hand.
NEAR THE SKULL
II was not until he put his hand up to
his hat that Mr. White found how near
death had come TO him. He wore a silk
hat and had put n on few minutes be-
fore, thinking the train was approaching
New York.
When he put his hand up he found that
piece or the heavy glass had cut the
hat almost In two Just an eighth OF an
inch above the top OF his skull.
Another piece OF glass had struck the
crown obliquely and had cut off n corner
OF the hat close 10 his skull. In fact
there was little 90 the hat that was not
cut almost into bits above the part that
rested on his head
The passengers I'm the car had been
dazed by what had happened, but they
quickly recovered themselves and rushed
To the assistance OF MIR White and the
woman next TO him. His clothing had
been cut by the glass, which was strewn
all over the place
Mr. White. when he realized what a mar
row escape he had had. felt faint and
had TO be assisted to another seat The
cuts in his hands were not severe and Il
was soon found that he had sustained no
serious INJURIES
STOPPED THE TRAIN.