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Twenty-three Passengers
From New York Killed
at Salisbury, Eng.
list OF dead and INJURED
VICTIMS ON SPECIAL TRAIN,
PLYMOUTH TO LONDON.

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PLYMOUTH TO LONDON
Had Landed from the Ocean Greyhound
New York Of the American Line at
Former place and Were Hurrying on
to British Capital--Train Plunses
Down an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CasSier
of TrumbulI, Conn, Among the Dead
Late Hour of Vessels Arrival
saves MANY Lives.
Salisbury Eng, July 1.-Driving at
a mad pace over the London southweS-
tern railway, the American line eX-
press, carrying forty-three Of the
steamer New York's passengers from
plymouth to London, plunged from tne
track just after passing the station
here at 1:57 o'clock this morning ana
mangled to death in its wreckage tWen-
4v-three passengers who sailed from
Tetr York ON June 25 and four OF the
sraihnan. Besides those to whom
deatn came. a dozen persons were IN
iured some Of them seriously
Barwiok. Walter, Of Toronto, Ont'
caster Louis. of Trunlbull Conn.
tsssast4s. Frederick Henry, of New
York. -
Ftphicke. M c. W., Chicago, Ill.
Harding, Dudley p. SIG West s6th
street, New York. ,a. n.4.,
Hitchcock, Mrs. 4. N, 16l Centrai
Park West, New York.
n Howieson, Miss Mary f., 81 west Slst
street, New York.
King. Rev ID. L. W., Toronto, ONT
Kock. Frank Nv. Allentown, Pa.
McDonald, John E, New York city.
NgcNdeektn. C. IT,, New York city.
Pipon. g. a., Toronto, Ont.
sentell mrs 10. W., New York city,
sentell. Miss Blanche NJ, New York.
sentell Miss Gertrude M, New York,
ssentelt. Charles T. New York
: ssfnftll. Mrs. Walter w. Dayton, q
Smith. Miss Eleanor, Dayton, Q.
Smith, Gerard, Dayton, Q.
Waite, Mrs. Llliletn Ilnlu'
avenue, New York
The following second cabin passen-
gers are deadi
@ Goeppinger, Louis, address unobtain-
able.
Keeler Jules, address unobtainable.
THOMPSON. w. H., address unknown
The following are the first cabin pas
sengers injured:
Allen, G. Fl. vi, New York city.
critchell, Robert s., Chicago, III.
Griswold Miss I. S., address unoo'
tainable.
Hitchcock, Miss M, New York city.
Kock, Mrs, Allentown, "a.
The following. second class passenge'
was injured;
Pask. Miss X, address unobtainaple
The late hour Of the New York's ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives
She carried more than sixty traveller
for London, but many Of them electe
10 travel on comfortably to SouthamI
gon in preference to the late landing q
plymouth and the long night rid
across the country. II the New Hor
had made a faster passage the sompl
soster Of the dead and injured woul
nave been longer. The big America
Zine steamer reached Plymouth at 81;
o'clock Saturday night and half a
hour later there was a tender alongsiC
to receive passengers for Englan
Several who had planned to debark az
hacked their baggage decided at u
last moment to remain aboard 1t WI
fateful decision, though not dictate
~ any fear. The run across the A
1antic had been pleasant There we
CHEEKY partings when the passenge
for London transferred to the Waltil
Yendar which steamed for the Deve
mort landing where the express was :
ang made up. The train consisted OF
nowerful express engine three fir
~ class corridor coaches and one com
Snation guards van and butfet' 4
messengers were soon entrained ana
(11;5o the express pulled out. 1t "
piven 4 clear track right OF way on
r,ln of 23O miles to London, on VIII
he express generally maintains an
erage speed Of mile minute.
Driver Robins quickly gave the
aine her head and the special was So
sneeding swiftly through the night
ran on safely and without incident
Mn II entered the long railway yard
IA. sa1isbury. when the passengers no
#hat the coaches began swaying fr
1ide to side, Suddenly at the end
he long platform when the track
gins to curve toward the bridge sp
ming Fisherton street, the main ave-
of the city, the giant engine, rear
like a horse, leaped from the track
the destruction Of itself it's train
ooaches and their occupants The
gine leaped across the adjoining tr;
strilrinr with terrific force and dest
ing the guards van Of a milk II
N+bat was slowly steaming in the or
site direction, killing guard occupy
+he van. Lurching forward the Wilc
connective plunged against the stf
ards and girders Of the bridge
bridge withstood the impact Now
Sattered engine rebounded and cra'
nto another engine standing on an
Or track. overturned and stopped.
wreckage of the two engines interl
ed as a great mass of broken or twi
steel and iron. Throughout the
plungeing Of the engine Drive Ro
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