The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
Fast Train on Jersey Central Goes Into Stony Creek
 South of Scranton
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT
 WERE MEAGRE LAST NIGHT
The Engineer and Fireman Are Known to Be Killed and Many Passen- gers Are Reported More or
 Less Seriously Injured.

Philadelphia. December 1.-(2:s0 a. m.)- The Central Railroad of New Jerseys New York flyer, which left Scranton early last evening, was wrecked at Stony creek about ten miles north of Mauch Chunk, a few hours later. Information of the ac- cident is very meagre but the latest de- tails received by long distance telephone is that an engineer and fireman were killed, and about dozen passengers in- jured The engineers name is said to be Albert, and that of the fireman Detroy. The injured have been taken to St. Luke's hospital South Bethlehem, about sixty miles north of Philadelphia
 Stony creek is fifty miles north of South Bethlebem. So far as can be learned the locomotive of the flyer jumper the track at sharp curve at Stony creek and plunged into the Lehigh river, along which the railroad extends The combina- ton baggage and day coach also went over the embanlSment The other coaches did not leave the roadbed. The names Of the injured cannot be ascertained at this hour.
 The mutineers, however, commenced to attack on the night of November 27, seiz- Ing the torpedo boat Svirepo and three others. which had drawn near the cruiser Otchakoff.
 "All these vessels hoisted red flags ba rhol off 1au ba eiey ,aI that Lieutenant Schmidt was in command of the fleet. Then the lieutenant, who was on board the Svirepoi, sailed along fhe squadron. his crew cheering. but the other vessels did not respond to the cheers.
 "Lieutenant Schmidt afterwards pro- ceeded to the port and released those who had been arrested under his orders.
 Armed attachments of mutineers con- tnued to sail small craft in the harbor which were not guarded by troops
 Armed parties in sloops from the Otchakoff went to the Pantelmoin, on which there were no arms. captured the officers and took them on board thd Otchakoff
 We were compelled to tolerate such doings, inasmuch as the fleet had been disarmed in view of the dangerous atti- tude of the sailors
  ern shore of the southern bay were seized by the mutineers and red flags hoisted.
 "The plan which was first proposed was abandoned. and 1t was resolved to adopt energetic measures to prevent the situ- ation from becoming worse.
 Officers Taken on Board.
 "The officers captured by the mutineers were taken on board the Otchakoff in the belief that their presence on that vessel would prevnt our firing on It.. Lieutenant Schmodt informed the assem- bled officers that he would hang them if the troops on shore took action.
 At 3:30 o'clock on the afternoon of November 29 fire was opened by field ar tilery on the ships in the harbor flying red flags. These flags were immediately lowered and Lieutenant Schmidt signalled
 "I have many captured officers
 'sThe Otchakoff then opened fire to which the north shore battery and the loyal ships, whose breech blocks had been restored. replied. The Svirepoi advanced to the attack, but which made a strong fire from two cruisers. the Captain Sacken and the Pamyat Merkuriya, and from the battleship Rostilav.
 "svirepoi was immediately put out of action, as was also two other torpedo boats. one of which sank.
 "rhe Otchakoff had fired barely six shots when Sne nOlSteu the Wnlle nag anu the squadron ceased to fire.
 "A conflagration broke out on the Otch- akoff and boats were sent to rescue the survivors and to transfer those who had been wounded.
 "Lieutenant Schmidt. who was dressed as a common sailer. escaped. but was ar rested later. When the firing began, a mining vessel which had on board 300 mines fearing an explosion. was sunk by the commander
 "captain Slavotichinsky. commanding the Seventh naval corps. started for the mining ship, but was severely wounded on his way During the firing against the Otchakoff the field batteries bombarded the naval barracks, which replied.
 "The number of wounded has not yet been ascertained.
 "The Otchakoff Is still burning. and 1t is impossible to extinguish the fire
 MutIneers Surrender.
 General Kaulbars telegraphed later that he had just received telegram from Captain Berg chief of Admiral Chouknins s staff, saying that during the night about 1500 mutineers had surrendered with ten quick firing guns to the Brest regiment. and that the barracks were occupied by troops.
 General Kaulbars also forwarded an ad- ditional dispatch from Admiral Chouknin saying that tne Ddrrdchs m Wnlcn the mutineers had defended themselves had been occupied by the troops.
 General Kaubars dispatch says that the mutineers who surrendered together with those captured on the Otchakoff. number 2000. the majority of them being reservists who were sent 10 the barracks at the time of the mutiny
 A torpedo boat which was supposed to have been sunk was found today on tho shore If was on fire.
 The OtchakoK is floating but her In- terior is gutted.