The Washington times., 1906-05-05
FOURTEEN ARE DEAD
IN HEAD-0N CRASH
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York city, killed instantly
G. w. Law. president New York
Neckwear Co. York. Pa.
MAX TARLOVE. South NorwaIk
Conn.
The Injuaed.
oscar Anderson, Velva, n. D.. legs
hurt: J. A. Van Hook, 10 South Second
street. Philadelphia, injured leg; w. w.
Applegrath, 1917 West Fayette street,
Baltimore. injured legs; ". C. Dickam.
west Fairview, Pa. slightly injured, A
w Livingston. $40 West James street,
Lancaster. slightly injured
John y. Comp. railway postal clerk,
A2t North Sixth street. Harrisburg
badly, bruised. w R. Beam, railway
postal clerk. Is Sylvan terrace, Har-
-FisburSi cut on face J. r. Yearick rail-
way postal clerk, residence unknown;
loot punctuured by nail c. L. Hoff-
man. railway postal clerk. Petersburg,
IFa., slightly injured, w. D McCul-
iocSh, postal clerk. Altoona. slightly in
Jured- l.. G Irwin, - Knox. Pittsburg
cur on wrist and slightly on ankle r.
J. scott, express messenger. Fort Wayne
Inu.' shghtly Injured T J. McDer-
mott. postal clerk. Tyrone Pa: slightly
injured. David Miller, Harrisburg;
sllghtiy injured. Engineer J. S. Fickes,
OF No. Is; dislOcated shoulder; sent TO
14aA4 AobuA =. FIREMAN A i. COOK. or
NO Is; LETT leg broken. J. H Collins,
conductor No. IS. badly shaken up. w
Osoorne, fireman, Harrisburg. deadhead-
Ing home TO Harrisburg; leg and head
cut; sent TO Harrisburg
Injured on St. Louis express train No
]. r. Carpenter. s1s West Third street.
WilliamsPort: slight cut on head; con-
Grand Rout. New Orleans, La; bruised
about head. at hospital J. l. Mirauet
train porter, 400 Grand street, Jersey
City. cut on right eve: at hospital
Raneri Fornate. railroad employe. Al
toona; cut on left side OF head; Ia hos
pital. giuseppe Maza. railroad en-
ploye. Altoona hurt on back; in Altoona
hospital POrtuandi Saviavi, Altoona.
Pa; hurt on head and back; in Altoona
hospital g H Smith, road foreman OF
engines, philadelphia division Pennsyl-
vania railroad. on train No IS. injured
about arm and head; brought 10 hospi-
tai
Fortunately fire did not add 10 the
horror OF the wreck. Many who were
buried under the wrec.age were alive
wnen rescued, but died before thew
could be taken 10 a hospital
passengers who escaped with slight
injuries worked side by side with the
tralnmeE TO rescue those less fortunate
+ But the rescuers We're practically helm
less until the arrival OF the wrecking
crew with tools
Trains Running Around Freight Wreck.
Three hours before the smasb-un
twenty-seven loaded freight cars were
wrecked on the main line OF the Penn
sylvania railroad at Union Furnace
twenty miles east OF Altoona Debris
blocked all the tracks and fast passen-
ger trains were run over the Petersburg
branch. The Chicago and ST. Louis
Express was sent from this city and
the Chicago Mail from Huntington.
AZ Glover Vrsr
way betweer Altoona and Huntington
where single line traverses a beavy-
curve the two trains crashed together
with frightful force the imDacr stand
ing the locomotives on end. and piling
the nine cars OF the mail n a heap
One coach contained thirty-une passen-
gers and none escaped injury.
Unable to Help Imprisoned Woman.
Peering into the Pile. trainmen were
able TO see the blanched face af an old
woman, who was held firmly bv large
stringer fastened across her chest. She
appealed piteOusly. but unavallinglv.
She succumbed while crying men looked
on, unable TO render any assistance.
Clarence r. Benson, a student az
Princeton Seminary, on his wav 70
Minneapolis, MINI, escaped with slight
of rescue, after being released from
beneath the wreckags. where he had
been imprisoned tweIty minutes
Several feet ahead Of me " he said
Il heard the voice Of a woman plead
ing piteously for someone 10 save her
Her voice gradually became weaker and
ended with a low moan. I learned later
that she had died 1 will never forget
the horror of that scene"
Attached TO the Chicago Mail was a
carload of racing horses from Mobile
Ala. in charge Of w. Able. Twenty
horses were killed and Able was taken
from under the carcasses with his head
ground TO a pulp.
Oscar Anderson. Of Delva. y. D.. es-
capped clear of the wreckage, excepting
one foot, which was pinioned by a rod
He lay in this position for fully half an
hour before liberated.
James Brown. Of Chicago. porter on
the st. Louis Express, was struck across
the eyes with a flying timber. and his
eyes were put out Cropping blindly he
cleared the wreckage and was wander
ing aimlessly about an adjoining field
when found by trainmen.