The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-07

Out OF Forty-TWo Passengers Only
Nine Escaped Death or injury
Train Endeavoring to Break Rec
ord-Passengsrs Were From 9
Reeently-Arrived steamship-Mayol
Mcclellan and Wife Of New York
Remained On Ship at Last Moment
London, July 3.-Passengers by the
American line steamer New York who
left Plymouth by special train at mid
night were victims of one of the most
deadly disasters in the history Of rail
way traffic in England. When going
at the rate of "A miles per hour the
locomotive jumped the track at Sails
bury. The entire train was literally
demolished, and out of AZ passengers
23 were killed and 10 injured. -Four
railway employees were also killed.
THE PASSENGERS KILLED
WERE ALL AMERICANS.
The train was being pushed to break
q record.
The late arrival of the steamer
probably saved other lives, number
of the passengers remaining on the
steamer and continued on to South
amptOn. Mayor Mcclellan and wife OF
New York being among the latter
Their baggage was ready, but at the
last moment decided to remain on the
steamer.
"Thank God did it. 1t is the luck
LIST thing that ever hoppnd to me-"
said the mayor.
The locomotive jumped the. track,
dashed into a milk train, and then
plunged against the standards and
girders of bridge. The bridge
withstood the impact, and the locomo-
tive rebounded, crashed into another
engine and overturned
The coaches came crashing after,
and were reduced to a mass of debris
80 feet high, in which the dead and
condition serious; Sentell, E. W., only
wounded were imprisoned.
Fortunately there was a fire engine
house near by, and firemen quickly
subdued the flames which started
from the wrecked locomotive.
THE DEAD-Barwick, Walter, of
Toronto, Ont; Cassier, Louis, Trum-
bull, Conn; Cossitt Ere 1erick Hen
ry, New York; Elphicke, Mrs.
c. W., Chicago; Harding, Dudley, p,
New York; Hitchcock, Mrs. L. N, New
York; Howieson, Miss Mary, New
York; King, Rev. E. L., Toronto, Ont;
Koch, Frank W., Allentown, Pa; Nc
Donald, John E., New York city; Nc
Meekin, c. F., New York city; Pipon,
c. A., Toronto, Ont; Sentell, Charles,
New York; Sentell, Mrs. E. W., New
York city; Sentell, Miss Blanche NJ,
New York city; Sentell, Miss Gertrude
NJ, New York city; Smith, Mrs. Wal
ter W., Dayton, O.: Smith, Miss FL
amor, Dayton, O.; Smith. Gerard, Day
ton, o.; Waite, Mrs. Lillias Hurd, New
York; GOeppinger, Louis, address un-
obtainable; Keeter, Jules, address un-
obtainable; Thompson, w H., address
unobtainable.
THE INJURED Allen, G.. H.,
New Haven, Vt; /Cockburn, W., rail-
way employe, London: Critchell, Rob-
ert S., well-known insurance man;
Griswold, Miss l. S.. address unObtain-
able; Hitchcock, Miss NJ, New York
city; Koch, Mrs, Allentown, Pa;
Koch, Anna, Allentown, Pa; Rask,
Miss NJ, England: limbs amputated;
survivor of family; condition serious;
Smith, Alfred, residence in England.
THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RE-
suit OF RIVALRY OF COMPET-
ING LINES.
The American lines of steamships
have determined to change their port
Of call from Southampton to Plymouth,
and the Great Western and South
western railway companies have en-
tered into fierce competition. The
Great Western was given the mails
and the Southwestern the passenger
traffic. and since then both roads
have developed great spurts of speed.
The train which was wrecked was
timed from Davenport to London, 230
miles, in four hours and twenty min
utes, or 260 minutes, with 10 minutes
for taking water, leaving a running
time of 250 minutes, speed of 5612
miles an hour. Owing to the contour
Of the road there are places where
this speed can not be maintained, and
this must be made up. The place
where the wreck occurred is a great
curve, and trains are scheduled not
to exceed over 80 miles an hour at
this locality, but was evidently run
ming much faster.
THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE
ARE IN LOUD PRAISE
OF THE AMERICAN WOMEN.
There were five members of the
Sentell family-father, son, the lat
ter's wife and two daughters. The old
gentleman lies at hospital and does
not know the fate of his family.
Mr.. Garrett A. Hobart, of Patterson,
N. J., son of the late Vice-President
Hobart, was in the wreck with his
wife and Mrs. G. H. Allen, of Vermont,
Mr.. Allen having stepped out few
minutes before the crash. Mrs. Ho-
part suffered an injured ankle. She is
he granddaughter of Senator Frye. |
Mrc A!1o, xuoc Mr. Allan