The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-03
FRIGHTFUL WORK
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
IN RAILROAD DISASTER
IN ENGLAND.

Mostly New York People on Board
Coaches Literally Smashed
to Pieces by Accident
Salisbury, Englrnd, July s.
driving at mad pace over the
London Southwestern railway, the
American Line Express, carrying
I43 of the steamer, New York's pas
sengers from Plymouth to London,
plunged from the track just after
passing the station here at 1.57r o.
clock this morning, and mangled
to death in its wreckage % passen-
gers, who sailed from New York
June %, and four. of the trainmep.
Besides those to whom death
came speedily, a dozen persons
we're seriously inj jured.
/ In one part OF the coach the Sem
tell family from New York were
travelling together, of whom only
Edward w. Sentell was found alive
three hours after the accident. Some
water was handed him through a
hole in the wreck and he was soon
removed to the infirmary, bleeding
! from scalp wound and with his
left leg badly fractured. Those who
were killed of the family were Mrs.
G. W. Ssntell, Miss Blanche M.
,Sentell, Charles E. Sentell, Miss
Gertrude M. Sentell, all of New
York City.
Throughout the wild pluneing Of
the engine, Driver Robins, whether
alive or dead, remained In his cab.
Hours afterwards bis charred body
was found grilled over the fire box.
The first coach went over the engine
and careeped forward until it was
hurled against the parapet Of the
bridge and smashed into fragments,
killing or manning almost every oc.
y cupant. One man was shot through
1.-THE window, cleared the paTape!
snd fell to his death to the stree,
below.
The second coach lurched for.
ward and rolled toward stationa
ry train and practically destroyed
itself before Its wild flight was end
ed.
The third coach dashed forward
with the rest, left the rails and en-
countered some obstruction, over
turned and collapsed.
Inthe carriages huddled in wreck
ege almost under the wheels of the
upturned engine death had beer
busiest. Here nine men and fv.
women we're taken out dead soo1
after the accident. The driver ant
fireman were dead in their cab
These were all taken to the waiting
room and several of the iujuret
were given first aid and dispatched
to the infirmary, which fortunatel,
was not far distant. Edward w
Sentell is doing as we'll as could b.
expected.
When an opening was made init
the second carriage a terribl
sight was revealed. At one end O
a compartment several bodies wer
jammed together in an almost TN
recognizable mass.
Ssattle, Wash, July NERVOUS
!ly Int. Racing his toil-knotted 6ng
ere and his lips until they showe'
white in a vain effort to repress tn
volume of feeling which surged il
his breast, George Mitchell thi
afternoon watched and listene
while his sister Esther told on th
witness stand her connection wit
"Joshua" Creffield and his band {
Holy Roller fanatics.
It was to save this sister from be
Jag totally ruined by the man VIII
held her in the hollow of his han
| and altogethe, responsive to hi
false teachings that this young fal
mer boy took the law into his ow
| hands and placed himself in jeoE
ardy because he loved her.
That his sister has no apprecis
\ ton of this great love in which sh
] is held by her brother and decry
his act of taking the life of the ma
who would have destroyed her, wa
evidenced by her attitude. He
brother may pay the extreme per
atty which the law enacts for th
crime of murder and she woul
never mourn him. She does, how
ever, mourn "Joshua" Crefheld an
every bit of evidence she gave fo
| the defense was drawn from her b
| great effort on the part of the attol
neys who are trying to secure fret
| dom for Mitchell.
Il George Mitchell In taking the lii
| of Creffield on the morning of Ma