Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-07
D LOSE LIFE ON
ENGLISH RAILWAY
London Southw Is; ri xpress Runs
Into Freight at Sail barry, Eng.
MOST OF VICTIMS AMERICANS

SALISBURY. Eng Jul! Dii'ihb -
mad pace over the London South
western railway the American Line
express. carrying 43 of the steamer
New York's passengers from Plymouth
10 London. plunged from the track just
after passing the station here al l.57
O'Clock Sunday morning and mangled
TO death In its wreckage % passen'
gers who sailed from New York June
20 and four OF the trainmen. Besides
those 10 whom death came speedily.
dozen were injured. some OF them
seriously
Following is the list OF the first
cabin passengers dead Walter Bar
wick. of Toronto. Ont. Louis CASTER,
OF Trumbull Conn. Frederick Henry
Cossitt. OF New York Mrs. c. w. Ell
phicke. Chicago. ILL.,. Dudley Z. Hard.
ing. West 95th street. New York; Mrs.
J.. n. Hitchcock 26l Central Park
West. New York. Miss Mary +. How
ieson. 81 West 3lst street. New York;
Rev r. l.. King. Toronto. Ont: Frank
w Koch. Allentown. Pa: John f. Nc.
Donald. New York: c. r McMeekin,
New York city; c. A. Pipon. Toronto
Ont: Charles c. Sentell. New York:
Mrs h. W. Sentell New York city;
Miss Blanche NJ. SentelI. New York:
Miss Gertrude VI. Sentell. New York:
Mrs. Walter w Smith. Dayton. o.;
Miss Eleanor Smith. Dayton, o.; Ger
ard Smith Dayton. o.: Mrs. Lillias
Hurd Waite. 424 Fifth avenue New
York
The following are the first cabin
passengers injured: G. H. v Allen
New York: Robert 5. Critchell Chi
cago Miss l. 5. Griswold. address un
obtainable. Miss NJ. Hitchcock. New
York city. Mrs. Koch. Allentown. Pa.
Miss Anna T. Koch. Allentown. Pa.
Mrs. Koch received a compound
fracture OF the leg and will recover
The injuries sustained by Miss Koch
are slight.
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 Southamp
ton in preference to the late landins
at Plymouth and the long night across
the country II the New York had
made faster passage the sombre
roster OF the dead and injured would
have been longer. The big American
line steamer reached Plymouth at 90;
o'clock Saturday night. and half ar
hour later there was a tender along
side 10 receive passengers for Eng
land.
The train consisted OF a powerful
express engine three first class cor
ridor coaches and one combination
guards van and buffet. The passen
gers were soon entrained. and at 1l3c
the express pulled out II was given
clear track on the run OF $50 miles &c
London. on which the express gener
ally maintains an average speed of q
mile minute. II ran on safely with
out Incident until 1t entered the long
railway yard at Salisbury. when the
passengers noted that the coaches be
gan swaying from side "a side Sud
denly at the end OF the long platform
when the track begins t. curve
towards the bridge spanning Fisher
ton street. the main avenue OF the city
the engine seemed fairly TO leap from
the track. II swung across the ad
Joining track with terrific force and
destroyed the guards van OF milk
train that was slowly steaming in the
opposite direction. killing a guard
Lurching forward, the locomotive
plunged against the standards and
Orders OF the bridge. The bridge
withstood the impact. and reboundine
the engine crashed into another en-
CINE which was standing ON siding
and overturned. The wreckage OF the
two engines interlocked in a great
broken mass OF twisted steel and iron
Throughout the wild plunging of the
engine Driver Robins. whether alive
or dead. remained in his cab Hours
afterward his charred body was found
grilled over the firebox
The surviving passengers and train
men describe the sound OF the wreck
az like the discharge OF a series OF
heavy guns of varied calibre. and when
the cIdSuluk ol tue Wfeth was past
there came calls OF the injured some
shrieking with pain and fear. and 9th
ers moaning as II bewlldered by the
shock
Relief came quickly. although It was
an hour before the last body was
dragged from the wreck. The police
attracted by the noise called ambu.
lances and surgeons and warned the
hospitals to prepare to receive the in
jured The railway yard quickly filed
with police doctors. nurses. trainmen
and volunteers.
The cause Of the accident Is stu in
doubt. II is supposed that the wheels
OF the engine failed TO take the switch
or that a wheel or axle broke. II is ex-
pected that the inquest will be- opened
today and board of trade inquiry later
will fully investigate.
Dropped Dead While Talking Of Death.
Sioux City. Ia. July 5.-While he
was telling friends at n holiness camp
nj MoruinRaide that no ax |