Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-02

FIymoutn 10 LOn0OM, Havln8 on
 Board Forty seven Passenger
 From This side Who Had Just Dis
 embarked From Steamer New York
 Jumped Rails at Cathedral Town ot
 Salisbury and Leaping to Another
 Track Struck . Milk Train While
 Travelling at Rate of Nearly . Mile
 n Minute-Coaches Were Torn to
 Pieces and PassenEers' Bodies Man.
 gled Almost Beyond Identification.
 LONDON, July 2. - The American line express, with passengers from the steamer New York from Plymouth fol London, was wrecked near Salisbury and twenty-seven persons are dead and eleven were badly injured.
 Of the passengers killed eleven were from New York. three from Toronto and three from Dayton, O. Nine were women. Four of the trains crew also died in the wreck.
 After an uneventful voyage the steamer New York of the American line arrived at Plymouth. Eighty pas sengers debarked, forty-seven of whom took the late night special train up to London. This train reached Salisbury at 2 o'clock in the morning and passed the station platforms at very high speed Just outside the station the To- comotive jumped from the track at a sharp curve and, blowing up the rails, leaped across the adjoining track, striking with terrific force and destroy ing the guards van of milk train that was slowly steaming in the oppo- site direction. killing guard occupy ing the van. Lurching forward, the wild locomotive plunged against the standards and girders of the bridge. The bridge withstood the impact. Now the battered engine rebounded and crashed into another engine standing on another track, overturned and stop ped. the wreckage of the two engines in great mass of broken or twisted steel and iron. Throughout the wild plunging of the engine Driver Robins. it is not known whether alive or dead, remained in his cab. Hours afterward his charred body was found grilled over the fire box. .a .YsAJui |,
 The first coach shot over the engine, the. first shock having wrecked the and careened onward un- til it was hurled against the parapet of the bridge and smashed into frag- ments, killing or maiming almost every occupant. One man was shot through the window, cleared the para pet and fell dead in the street below.
 The second coach lurched forward and rolled toward a stationary train and practically destroyed itself before its wild flight was ended.
 The third coach dashed forward with the rest, left the rails and encountered some obstruction, overturned and col apsed.
 The guards van and buffet, the rear most car of the train. was saved by he courage and quickness of Guard With the first shock Rich. ardson jumped forward and set the brakes and saved himself and his com -ades. The van plowed forward. lnjur- ng some of its occupants. but prac- .ically maintained its equilibrium.
 The body of the engineer was found ,n top of the firebox. charred beyond It was necessary to saw ,wsy parts 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 he passengers except two were killed, md the rescue of the latter was ex- ,eedingly difficult. The injured were ater removed to the Salisbury infirm- lry. where the entire stan. assisted by he local volunteer surgeons. attended hem.
 The surviving passengers and train nen describe the sound of the wreck IS like the discharge of a series of ieavy guns of varied caliber. and when he crashing of the wreck was past here came calls of the injured. some with pain and fear and oth- ITS moaning as if bewildered by the 'hock.
 The dead 90 far identified are:
 Frederick Henry Cossitt, sonin-law Df former Judge Dugro of New York. Mir. Cossitt was married two weeks ,eo to Miss Duero of New York and was on his wedding trip. Judge Du- ITO and family expected to sail on Tuesday next to join Mir. and Mrs -ossitt.
 Dudley P. Harding of New York.
 Rev. E. L. King of Trinity college. Ont.
 Frank W. Koch of Allentown. Pa-. who was traveling with his wife and daughter.
 John E. Mcdonald. whose residence Is 216 West Seyenty-seconi street. New York.
 Charles E. SentelL lawyer. residence 2T1 Decatur street. Brookiyn-
 Mrs. LiIlias Hurd Waite. well known as Lillias Hurd. mIlliner. 424 Fifth avenue, New York
 Miss Howieson. supposed to be mil iner at 31 West Thirty-frst street, Few York
 Barwick. Walter. K. c. of Toronto.
 Csssier. Louis. proprietor of Gas ier's Magazine. New York-
 EIphicke. Mrs. C. w. Chicago. c ridov.
 Hitcbcock- Nrs- L. N New York; er daughter May was hurt