Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-02

western railway. the American line eX-
press, carrying forty-three of the steamer
New Yorks passengers from Plymouth to
London, plunged from the track just after
passing the station here at 1:55 o'clock this
morning and mangled to death in its
wreckage twenty-three passengers, who
sailed from New York on June ., and four
of the trainmen. Besides those to whom
death came speedily a dozen persons were
injured, some Of them seriously.
List OF Dead.
Following is the list OF the first cabin
passengers dead:
WALTER BARwICK. Toronto, ont.
LOUIS CASSIER, Trumbull, Conn.
FREDERICK HENRY COSSIIE New
York.
MRS; {. W. ELPHIcKE, Chicago.
DUDLEY L. HARDING, 5l6 West Ninety
NTH street. New York
MRS. l.. y. HITCHCOCK, PIC Central
Miss NARY +. iHHt6SWGEsoN. 81 West
Thirty-hrst street New York.
RbE RE r l. l. kIMG, ENEt, Toronto, Ont
JOHN T.. M'DONALD, New York.
c. f. NJ MEEKIN, New York.
CHARLES L. sENTELL. New York.
MRS. -. DIN ,-LI4, New YORK.
MISS BLANCHE sGNTELL, New York.
MISS GERTRUDE M. SENIELL1 New
Mrs. WALTER w. SMITH. Dayton. o.
MISS ELEANOR SMITH, DAYTON ~
GERARD SMITH, Dayton, ..
MRS. LILLIAN HURD WAITE, 4A Fifth
avenue, New York.
The following second cabin passengers
are dead:
LOUIS GOBPPINGER, address unobtain-
JULES KELLER, address unobtainable.
WILLIAM THOMPSON, address unob-
tanable.
The following are the first cabin passen-
gers injured:
G. V. Allen, New York; Robert S. Crit
chell, Chicago; Miss l. S Griswod, address
unobtainabe; Miss NJ Hitchcock, New
York; Mrs. Koch, Allentown, Pa; Miss
Anna r. Koch, Allentown, Pa.
The following second cabin passenger
was injured:
Miss Rash, address unobtainable.
The late hour of the New York's arrival
at Plymouth saved many lives. 1t carried
more than sixty travellers for London. but
many OF them elected 70 travel on comfort-
ably to Southampton in preference to the
late landing at Plymouth and the long night
ride across the country. II the New York
had made faster passage the sombre
roster of the dead and injured would have
been longer. The big American line
steamer reached Plymouth at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday night and half an hour later
there was a tender alongside to receive
passengers for England. Several who had
planned to debark and had packed their
baggage decided at the last moment to
remain aboard. II was a fatcful decision,
though not dictated by any fear The run
across the Atlantic had been pleasant.
There were CHEEKY partings when the pas
sengers for London transferred to the wat
ing tender, which steamed for the Devon
port landing, where the express was lying
made up
The train consisted of a powerful express
engine three first-class corridor carriages
and one combination guards van and
buffet. The passengers were soon cntratncd
and at 1880 the express pulled out. 1t was
given clear track on the run of 23O miles
to London, on which the express generally
maintains an average speed of mile a
minute.
Jumps Track at Curve.
Driver Robins quickly gave the engine its
head and the special was soon speeding
swiftly through the night II ran on safely
| and without incident until it entered the
! long railway yard at Salisbury. when the
! passengers noted that the coaches began
swaying from side to side. Suddenly at
| the end of the long platform, when the
/ track begins to curve towards the bridge
spanning Fisherton street, the main avenue
( of the city, the engine seemed fairly to leap
( from the track. 1t swung across the
adjoining track with terrific force and de-
stroyed the guards van OF a milk train
/ that was slowly steaming in the opposite
direction, killing a guard. Lurching for
ward, the locomotive plunged against the
| standards and the girders of the bridge.
( The bridge wthstood the impact, and re-
bounding the engine crashed into another
engine standing on a siding and overturned
IFrI Int.
locked in great broken mass OF twisted
steel and iron. Throughout the wild plung-
ing Of the engine Driver Robins, whether
! alive or dead remained I'm his cab. Hours
afterward his charrcd body was found
grllled over the hreboN
| Tho first coach shot over the engine and
careened onward until it was hurled against
/ the parapet of the bridge and smashed
into fragments, killing or manning almost
every occupant. one man was shot through
the window. cleared the parapot and fell tC
his death 10 the street below.
The second coach lurrhod forward and
rolled towards a stationary train and prac
ticalIy destroyed itself before its wild flight
was eudfcd.
The third coach dashed forward with tn,
rest, left the rails and encountered som'
obstruction. overturned and collapsed.
The guards van and bunrt tho rearmos
car Of the train, was savo1 by the Courag,
and quiCknoss OF Guard Richardson. witt
the first shock Richardson jumped forward
and set the brakes and saved himself ant
his comrades The van plOughed forward
iniurins some Of IT'S occupants but prac
tically maintaining It's equilibrium.
Relief Comes Quickly.
The surviving passengers and trainmcr
describe the sound Of the wreck as Tx,
the discharge of "a series of heavy gum
OF varied calibre and when the crashing o
the wreck was past there came calls o.
the injured some gHrioEiug with pain an.
fear ard others moaning as II Jewilder,,
7 by tho shoes.
Relief came quickly, although IL was a,
hour before the last body was drt eyed from
the wreck. The police, attracted by IN
noise called ambulances and surgeons am
warned the hospitals % prepare 20 receiyl
| tha injured Tha railway yard ouicL h