Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-07-04
Special Train Bound for London
Jumps the Eails-Strkes a Freight,
then Crashes into Bridge, where
Passenger Car Is Splintered-Dead
Number Twenty-three.

Dul WIN, NdiciJ loiohto' ohS'
Cassier. Louis, Trumbull, Conn.
Cossitt, Frederick Henry, New
York.
Elphicke, Mrs. C. w. Chicago.
Harring, Dudley. 316 West Ninety
seventh street, New York.
Hitchcock. Mrs. l.. N, 261 Central
Park West, New York.
Howieson, Miss Mary F., 81 West
Thirty-first street, New York.
King Rev. E. L., Toronto, Ont.
Koch, Frank w. Allentown, Pa.
Mcdonald, John E., New York.
McMeekin, F. c.. New York City.
Pipon, c. A., Toronto. Ont.
Sentell, Mrs. c. Il. W., New York
City.
Sentell, MSS blanche NJ, New .ork
City.
Sentell, Miss Gertrude NJ, New
York City.
Smith, Mrs. Dayton, Ohio.
Smith. Miss Eleanor, Dayton, Ohio.
Smith, Gerard, Dayton, Ohio.
White, Mrs. Lillian Hurd, 424 Fifth
avenue, New York.
The following second cabin passen-
gers are dead:
Geoppinge-. Louis. address un-
known.
Keeler, Jules, address unobtainable.
Thompson, W.. am. addr ss unob-
tainable.
The following are the first cabin
passengers injured:
Allen, G. II. ", New York City.
Critcnell, Robert s.. Chicago.
Griswold, Miss l.. S., Address unob-
tainable.
Hitchcock, nlss NJ. New York
City.
Koch, Mrs, Allentown. a.
Koch, q. .ss Anna, Allentown, Pa.
The following second cabin rassen-
ger was injured:
The train had passed the Salisbury
street platform at very high speed. At
sharp curve just outside OF town
the locomotive jumped the track and.
plowing up the rails. crashed into a
westbound freight train. The engine
mounted the girders of the railway
bridge over the river Avon and turned
turtle. There were three passenger
coaches In the train. The first Of
these shot ahead of the locomotive
and crashed into the railroad bridge
and was smashed into splinters. por-
tions Of the wreck being hurled COM
pletely over the bridge. The second
and third passengers were toppled
over on ,ne line and completely de-
stroyed. The conductors van, con-
tanning a cooks kitchen. was saved
by the conductor, who promptiy ap-
piled the brakes.
Rescue parties set out working In
stantly, but to little purpose, and the
injured were forced to remain buried
In the debris long time. AS the bod
les of the dead were extricated they
were laid In rows on the station plat
form awaiting identification. All the
physicians in Salisbury were sum-
moned and devoted themselves to at.
tending the wounded.
The body OF the engineer was found
vi loD Vi tuc IlICDOA OGyouu
recognition. It was necessary to saw
away part OF the compartments OF the
railway coaches In order to release
the survivors and to secure the bodies
OF the dead. In one compartment all
Of the passengers except two were
killed and the rescue OF the survivors
was exceedingly difficult.
The injured we're later removed to
Salisbury infirmary.
The late hour of the New York's ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives.
She carried more than 60 travellers for
London, but many Of them elected to
travel on comfortably to Southampton
in preference to the late landing at
Plymouth and the long night ride
across the country. II the New York
had made faster passage the somber
roster Of the dead and injured would
have been larger.
The big American line steamer
reached Plymouth at 9:35 o'clock Sun
day night. and half an hour later
there was tender alongside to re-
CSi'C pdosch6cio loT LnsidHu. oef-
eral who had planned to debark and
had packed their baggage decided at
the last moment to remain aboard. II
was a fateful decision, though not die.
tated by any fear. The run across the
Atlantic had been pleasant. There
were CHEEKY partings when the pas
sengers for London transferred to the
waiting tender, which steamed for the
Davenport landing. where the express
was being made up.
The train consisted Of a powerful
express engine. three first class car
rlages and one combination guards
van and buffet. The passengers we're
soon entrained. and at 1880 the ex.
press pulled out. 1t was given a clear
track on the run Of 230 miles to Lon
don. on which the express generally
maintains an average speed OF a mile
minute.