Potosi journal., 1906-07-04
[WENTY-THREE
AMERICANS DEAD
TERRIBLE RESULTS OF AR A
WAY WRECK IN ENGLAND.
NEW YORK'S PASSENGERS
Had Landed at Plymouth and Were
Speeding to London by Train
When the Horrible
Crash Came.

Salisbury, England. driven
at mad pace over the London &
Southwestern railroad the American
line express. carrying 43 of the steam
er New Yorks passengers from Plym-
outh to London, plunged from the
track just after passing the station
here at l:57 oGlock Sunday morning,
and mangled to death in its wreck
age % passengers who sailed from
New York June % and four OF the
trainmen. Besides those to whom
death came speedily q dozen were in-
jured, some of them seriously.
List of the Dead.
Following is list OF the first cabin
passengers. Gead:
Walter H'arewick, of Toronto, Ont.
Louis Cassier, OF Trumbull, Conn.
Frederick Henry Crossitt, of New
York. on his wedding tour.
Mis- c. W. Elphicke, Chicago.
Dudley P Harding. SIC West Nine
ty-fifth street, New York.
Mrs. l.. \. Hitchcock, POI Central
Park west New York
Miss May +. Howiesor, 81 West
Thirty-iirst street, New York.
Rev. E. l.. King, Toronto, Ont.
Frank W. Koch, Allentown, Pa.
John r. Mcdonald, New York city.
c. F. McMeekin, New York city.
C. A. Pipo1. Toronto, Ont.
Mrs. f. w. Sentell, ,rew York city
Miss Blanche NJ Sentell, New York
city.
Mrs. Walter W. Smith. Dayton. o.
Miss Eleanor Smith, Dayton, o.
Gerard Smith. Dayton. 0.
Mrs Lillias Hurd Waite. 424 Fifth
avenue, New York.
The following second cabin passen.
gers are dead:
Louis Gceppinger, address unob-
tainable.
Jules keeter. address unobtainable.
| William Thompson. address unot-
| tainable.
The injured.
| The following are the first cabin
| passengers injured:
| G. II. Y. Allen. New York city.
Robert S Critchell. Chicago.
| Miss l. S. GriswOld. address 1lnob.
| tainaE!e.
| Miss NJ. Hitchcock, New York city.
| Mrs. Koch. Allentown, Pa.
Miss Anna +. Koch. Allentown. Pa.
=. W. Sentell, New York city
The following second cabin passen
| ger was injured
| Miss NJ. Rask. address unobtain.
| eble.
Train Was Waiting For Them.
The run across the Atlantic had
been pleasant. There were CHEEKY
| partinss when the passengers for
London transferred to the waiting
tender, which steamed Cor the Daven
port landing where the express was
| lying made up.
| The train consisted of powerful
| express engine, three first class cor
| lidor carriages and one combination
guards van and buffet. The passen
gers were soon entrained and at II sc
| the SApieSS Fulleu Out IL Was given
| = clear track for the run 10 London
Scene of the Wreck.
Driver Robins quickly gave the en-
S:ne her head and the special was soor
speeding swiftly through the night. Il
ran on safely without incident unit
the long railway yard at Salisbury
was reached. when the passenger:
noted that :he coaches began swavinf
| from side 10 side. Suddenly at the
end of the long platform, when the
| track begins to curve towards tht
bridge spanning Fisherton street. tht
main Avenue, the engine seemed fairl,
TO leap from the track. 1t swuns
across the adjoining track with ter
rife force and destroyed the guard :.
| van of milk train that was slowl,
steaming IN the opposite direction
killing guard. i.urching forward
the locomotive plunged against tn,
standards and the girders of the
bridge. and the entire train. save tn,
guard van. was smashed.
DROUGHT IN KANSAS CITY, kAs
Practically No Liquor is Beinq Dis