The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-12
TWENTY DEAD TAKEN
 FROM PENN. R. R. WRECK
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED OTHERS INJURED, MANY 5
 SERIOUSLY.

 persons are known to be dead and more than one hundred others were injured, many seriously, in the railroad wreck and dynamite explosion which occurred early to-day on the Pennsylvania rail-. road in the southern part of this city. That no more persons were killed is considered remarkable by the Pennsyl- vania railroad officials, as a full box car of dynamite exploded directly at the middle of the heavy express train. The list of dead and injured is as fol- lows: S5$
 The following is a list of the dead:
 V. L. Crabbe, Pittsburg.
 George Zeigler, Pittsburg.
 James R. Phillips, Pittsburg.
 Paul Bright, Pittsburg.
 MT. Shaw, Harrisburg.
 J. |. Silverman, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Robert G. Dougherty, of Phila- delphia.
 H. K. Thomas, Parkerburg, Pa, en- gineer of express train.
 c. Kurlman, Altoona, Pa.
 Norma Martina, seven months old.
 Nine unidentified bodies.
 The train carried a number of proni- nent persons, most of whom escaped with only slight injuries. Among those. on the train were MT. and Mrs. James R. Tindell, of Pittsburg, the latter the. daughter of United States Senator Knox; Mrs. A. J. Barr, wife of the pro- prietor of the Pittsburg Post. and her two daughters; Victor L. Crabbe, son. in-law of Robert Pitcairn, of Pittsburg, assistant to President A. J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania railroad, and Samuel s. Shubert, the theatrical manager of New York MT. Crabbe died in the Harrisburg hospital at noon, a few min- utes before his father-in-law reached his bedside. MT. Shubert was reported to be badly injured, but the others were only slightly hurt.
 The wrecked train was the second section of the Cleveland and Cincinnati express leaving Philadelphia at 11:05 last night It consisted of a combina- tion 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:
 x About LAO o'clock the engine on an east-bound freight train was Jagged by the crew of a shifting engine ahead on the same track. The engineer quickly put on his airbrakes and the train, an unusually long one, came to a sudden halt. The strain on the air valves was a severe one, and a connecting air hose in the middle of the train blew out. This caused the middle of the train to abuckle' and the damaged cars fell over on the passenger tracks.
 Just as this happened the Cleveland express came laundering up and side wiped 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 was not very badly damaged. a few slight explosions occurred, and then there was one great flash and roar that shook the earth. The whole affair occurred within the period of q few seconds.
 A scene of horror followed the explo-# sion of the dynamite. The passenger cars and some of the freight cars irl-s stantly took fire. As the reverberation of the terrific explosion died away in the hills across the Susquehanna river the agonizing cries of the injured could be heard Men and women came tlrl- bling and climbing from the car Win- dows or craWled from under the wreck age. No one for the moment seemed to know what to do, and many of the pas sengers, no1nentarily seized with ter TOT, 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 and the danger still threatening others, the frightened passengers turned in and began the rescue of the living. As they approach ed the wreck another explosion occur red, which sent them scurrying away. Fearing that the entire freight train might be loaded with dynamite, no one dared go near the wreck. Finally the railroad men, who knew the contents of the burning freight train, led the way and the uninjured passengers fol- lowed.
 The work os rescue was at first slow and 1t seemed as though the flames would envelope the entire express train before those who were pinned beneath the heavy wreckage could be freed. Everywhere there came cries for help, and the frantic rescuers worked with willing hands. Scores of those who were trapped in their sleeping berths or pinioned under wreckage were taken out badly hurt
 The advancing fire drove the res- cuers back as they were about to take others from the wreck and the unfor- tunates, men and women, were soon enveloped in the flames. The cries of the dying were heart rending in the extreme but nothing could be done for them. An alarm O. fire was sent in, but when the firemen reached the scene the flames had done their work so far as the victims of the wreck were con- cerned. The entire train was consumed by fire.
 After the victims in the wreck. were beyond human aid more attention was paid to the injured. who presented al pitiable sight as they lay in the field
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