The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-03-01
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MEET
NEAR IOWA STATION.
No One Fatally Hurt but Score Were
Slightly Injured Saved their
Lives by Jumping.

Lives by Jumping.
The second collision of passenger and
freight trains ON the Low Grade Divi-
sion of the p. II. II. of a serious nature
that has occurred since the road has
been in operation, almost thirty five
years, took place on curve about a
half mile east of Iowa station and nine
miles west of Reynoldsville few
minutes before six o'clock last Thurs
day evening, Feb. %, when the east
bound passenger train, No. 105, due
here at 6. 10 p. M, and second section OF
westbound passenger train No. ia, due
here at 5.27 p. M, collided. Thirteen
passengers and three trainmen were
injured, but no one fatally injured. The
eastbound train was composed of engine,
baggage car and two coaches and the
westbound was big freight engine and
one coach. Had the west-bound been a
heavier train the result would have
been more serious. The engineers and
fremen saw the danger in time to jump
and save their lives. The injured were:
Ed. Gallagher, of Penfield, freight
brakeman, right leg broken near the
thigh Bert Furgeson, baggagemaster,
right leg badly injured and also was
injured on right side by heavy safe
humping up against him. Engineer
M Montgomery, of the passenger train,
had his right leg injured when he
jumped off engine ; G. NJ Reynolds, of
BroOkyille, head, right arm and left
leg injured w. p. Walsh, of Scranton,
both legs hurt M. E. Quigley, of New
ark, N. j., teeth loosened and left leg
hurt; Charles e. Thorpp, of Phila-
delphia, advance agent for miss Bob
White" left leg badly injured +; Theo-
dore Lewis, of Brockwayville, head cut
L. Lewis, of Brockwayville, left leg
injured Mrs. M. S. Sibley, of Brock
wayville, head bumped George j.
Britton, of Brockwayville, nose and leg
cut; F. b Cochburn, of Ridgway, nose
cut L. II. Morgan, of Ridgway, arm
hurt Joseph Hall, Sabula, face hurt
Mrs. j. j. Webster, of Harmony, side OF
face injured George G. Ling, of Du.
Bois, head badly cut. The passengers
were all considerably shaken up.
Martin Phalen, of this place, road
supervisor on Low Grade, was on train
l05 and he walked to Fuller, the near
| est telegraph office, three miles from
wreck and reported the collision to the
dispatchers Office at Reynoldsville. A
relief train, with four doctors on it, was
| soon run down to wreck and the injured
were cared for and about nine o'clock
some of them were brought to this place
| and others were taken to Dubois.
M. Montgomery was engineer on
passenger and Robt Cribs conductor,
and Thomas Brisbin engineer on freight
| and Denny Mccormick conductor. The
collision was caused by the freight
engineer and conductor misunderstand-
| ing their order. They had an order to
meet second section of train 105 at Bells
| siding and were supposed to give first
section of los clear track, but for some
reason they overlooked the word
"second and were going to Bells to
meet and pass train No. 105. 1t is
claimed that the engineer, fireman,
conductor and flagman all read the
| order given them by operator at Fuller
| and that the word second" was NOT
| plain and they all overlooked it. The
cool headedness, brave and quick work
of the engineers in Stacking the speed
of their fiery steeds, prevented much
more serious collision than would other.
wise have occurred. Engineer Mont.
gomery vas on outside of curve and did
not know Of the danger until his fire.
man yelled for him to jump. Engineer
Montgomery put on the emergency
brake before he jumped. A second
more and he would have been too late
He had not struck the ground yet when
the engines collided. The tank ol
passenger engine was showed up into
the cab of engine, which would have
killed the engineer and fireman had
they not jumped. The passenger
engine was turned into scrap pile il
was badly demolished. The freight
engine and baggage car were also con.
siderably damaged. The wreck was
cleared away in about six hours after
the collision.
| Brakeman Gallagher was brought tC
Franks Tavern Thursday night and
Saturday morning was taken to the
West Penn Hospital in Pittsburg.
The first collision of passenger and
freight trains on Low Grade Div. occur.
red near Hawthorn about thirty years
ago. The baggagemaster was killed and
several passengers badly injured.
| Engineer Montgomery is at his home
in West Reynoldsville.
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