The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-14
DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK 1
TwENTY-THREE AMERICANS
VICTIMS OF sMAsH-UP.
BRITISH EXPRESS SMASHED
Passengers from New York for London
Are Caught in Twisted Mass of
Debris When Engine
Leaves Track.

Salisbury, Misunderstanding at a
mad race over the London southwest
ern railway. the American Line Ex-
press, carrying AZ OF the steamer New
Yorks passengers from Plymouth TO
London. plunged from the track just
after passing the station here at 1861
O'Clock Sunday morning and mangled
TO death in IT'S wreckage % passengers
who sailed from New York June % and
four OF the trainmen. some OF them
seriously.
The train consisted OF a powerful
express engine. three first-class corri-
dor carriages and one combination
guards van and buffet. The passen-
gers we're soon entrained and at 1880
p. m. Saturday the express pulled out.
IL was given a clear track on the run
OF 230 miles to London. on which the
express generally maintains an average
speed OF a mile a minute.
Driver Robins quickly gave the en-
CINE her head and the special was soon
speeding swiftly through the night IL
ran on safely and without incident un-
~ II 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.
IL swung across the adjoining track
with terrific force and destroyed the
guards van of milk train that was
slowly steaming in the opposite direc-
ton. killing a guard.
Lurching forward, the locomotive
plunged against the standards and
withstood the impact, and reboundlng.
the engine crashed into another en-
CINE which was standing on a siding
and overturned.
The wreckage OF the two engines In
terlocked in q great broken mass Of
twisted steel and iron
Throughout the Wild plunging OF the
engine Driver Robins. whether alive
or dead, remained in his cab Hours
afterward his charred body was found
grilled over the nrebox.
The first coach shot over the engine
and careened onward until IL was
hurled against the parapet or the
bridge and smashed into fragments,
killing or manning almost every oc-
cupant, One man was shot through
the window. clearing the parapet and
fell 20 his death 70 the street below
The second coach lurched forward
and rolled towards stationary train
and practically destroyed Itself before
its Wild flight was ended.
The third coach dashed forward
with the rest. left the rails and en-
oountored some obstruction. overturn-
ed and collapsed.
The guards van and buffet, the rear
most car OF the train. was saved by
the courage and quickness OF Guard
Richardson With the first shock
Richardson jumped forward and set
the brakes and saved himself and his
comraces This van plowed forward.
injuring some OF its occupants, but
maintained IT. equilibrium.
The surviving passengers and train
men describe the sound OF the wreck
as like the discharge OF a series OF
heavy guns OF varied callber, and when
the crashing OF the wreck was past
there came calls OF the injured. some
shrleking with pain and fear. and
others moaning as II bewildered by
the shock
The darkness and Incredible de-
struction made the work OF rescue ex-
oeedingly difficult Lamps and
torches were brought 10 light the des-
olate scene. The station was convert
ed into a surgery and the platform
was made a mortuary.
Several OF the dead and injured
were imprisoned In compartments.
and Il was necessary to saw away the
partitions in order 20 effect their re-
lease. Others we're caught under
heavy wreckage
Several OF the bodies were badly
and one woman was decapi-
tated.