The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-11
sA,WFULs SCENES 8 FOLIO CRASH
soES SE xPREss INTO WRECKED ]
FREIGHT TRAIN. "
Tong LIST OF DEAD AND iNJUR
ED8TELL5 oFSTHE TERRleLE.
a5 ! / ACCIDENT.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 1.-THE
bursting of an air hose on freight
train caused the loss Of about twenty
lives, the injury Of hundred people
son a passenger train, the destruction
by fire Of the passenger train and the
burning Of part Of the freight train
early this morning on the Pennsylya-
mia railroad, in South Harrisburg.
The second section of Cleveland
and Cincinnati express westbound,
plunged into 1.-THE wrecked i freight
train, exploding two cars Of dynamite
and strewing the ground with the
dead Sand mangled bodies Of nearly
ali I Of the 1,699 passengers, and the
members Of the crews Of the two
4 trains. The 4 explosion, which de-
4 5Sstroyed windows all over the city,
set fire tto. both trains. Y
An alarm Of fire was Immediately
turned in, and the Southern district
sfre apparatus responded, but the
u men were practically helpless in the
work of rescue, to which hundreds Of
mill hands gave the almost futile as
sistance.
ssss AS the freight train bound east.
ward was passing Cedar street, an
99tsta air chose burst, and several cars in
the middle of the train bucked and
fsfell across the passenger track. At
the same moment the, passenger
train Sof ten coaches dashed into the
derailed freight cars The concns.
ssion exploded car Of dynamite in
the freight train, and the passenger
s cars were mixed up in 1t, resulting III
the wreck Of the freight. Almost in
ssstantly the two; trains were on fire
The number Of the passenger engine
n; was 242s,g and its engineer was H. X
Thomas, Of Philadelphia. He was
Y killed Instantly His fireman, P. L.
fEs Dickey, of Philadelphia, was thrown
clear Of the wreck, down an embank
5. ment, and escaped with few Sigh
X scratches. q; a
David Bateman, an employe of thu
s5 Central Iron and Steel Co., managed
ITO get close enough for an instant
and catching the projecting limb o
5s5 4 tai passenger who yelled For Christ
sake help he tugged at the llml
I. while the flames singed his hair AM
burned his own flesh and clothing
He had to give up the fight, and re
yys3tiring, saw the man he tried to say
Sssgburned TO death before his eyes. In
81 81 mediately after the wreck occurred
1gatphyslcians from all parts Of the ci
les were called and the trolley, con
panyG ran special cars to convey tn
IL wounded to the hospitals. 4 u
I Cabs and other available conve.
ances were commissioned as amb1
lances, and Joined in the work Of r
moving the unfortunates.
Special trains were made up by II
Pennsy sylyanla Railroad Company, al
conveyed Sthe injured to the Unic
station, whence they were taken
the Il hospital and other places to g
attention for their wounds. G
Mrs. F. Picker and two sons,
New York city, were in the upp
berth In Pullman car. A man
thesnext berth took up one child al
the mother took up the other al
Jumped out Of the window. Th
hurried to the river, when the bl
gest explosion occurred, and a flyll
piece Sof timber hit Mrs. Picker
the forehead, knocking her sensele'
The Others escaped injury. Amol
the passengers were many Of pror
nence. Mr.. and Mrs. Tindell, the !,
tet$as daughter Of Senator Knox, we
among those eported II injured Il
morning ssl
Mrs. Albert 1. Barr and two 8daut
ters faniily n sofs the editor and Epropr