The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-07-05
1t Plunged From the Track After
Ii Had Passed the Station
at Salisbury, Eng.
DRIVING AT MAD PACE OVER ROAD
At sharp Curve Locomotive Jumped
and Flowing up the Rails Crashed
Into Freight Train.
There Were Twenty.Three Of the Pas.
sengers and -Four Of the Train.
men Maneled and Killed
In Accident.

q mad pace over the London South
eastern railroad. the American Line
Express, carrying 43 of the steamer
New York's passengers from Plymouth
to London, plunged from the track
Just after passing the station here and
mangled to death in it's wreckage %
passengers, who sailed from New
York June 23. and four of the train
men. Besides those to whom death
came speedily, a dozen persons were
injured. some Of them seriously.
Following is the list of the first cab.
in passengers dead:
Barwick, Walter, of Toronto. Ont.
Cassier, Louis. of Trumbull, CT.
Cossitt, Frederick H., of New York.
Elphicke, Mrs. C. W., Chicago.
Harding. Dudley p, New York.
Hitchcock. Mrs. L. ~, New York.
Howieson, Miss Mary F., New York.
King, Rev. f. L., Toronto
Koch, Frank W.. Allentown. Pa.
Mcdonald, John E.. New York.
McMeekin, c. F., Lexington. Ky.
Pipon. c. A., Toronto.
Sentell. Mrs f. w, New York.
Sentell, Miss Gertrude NJ. New York
Sentell, Miss Blanche NJ. New York.
Smith, Mrs. Walter W., Dayton, o.
Smith. Miss Eleanor, Dayton. o.
Smith. Gerard, Dayton, o.
Waite, Mrs. Lillias Hurd. New York
The following second cabin passen.
gers are dead:
Geophinger, Louis, address unobtain.
able.
Keeler, Jules, address unobtainable.
Thompson, w. H., address unobtain-
able.
The following are the first cabin
passengers injured:
Allen, G.. II. ", Fair Haven. Ct
Critchell, Robert s., Chicago.
Griswold, Miss l. s.. address unob.
tainable,
Hitchcock, Miss NJ. New York.
Koch, Mrs, Allentown, Pa.
Koch, Miss Anna E.. Allentown, Pa.
Sentell, E. ~, New York.
The following second cabin passen.
ger was injured:
Rask, Miss NJ, address unobtaina.
BILE.
The train had passed the Salisbury
station platforms at very high speed
At sharp curve just outside the sta.
tion the locomotive jumped the track
and ploughing up the rails crashed
into a westbound freight train. The
engine mounted the glrders of the rail.
way bridge over the river Avon and
turned turtle. There we're three pas
senger coaches In the train. The first
into the railway bridge and was smash
cd into splinters. The second and
third passenger cars were toppled over
on the line and completely destroyed
The conductors van, containing q
cooks kitchen, was saved by the con.
ductor, who promptly applied the
brakes. ,.
Rescue parties set at work instant.
ly, but to little purpose. and the in.
Jured were forced to remain buried
in the debris long time. AS the bod.
les OF the dead were extricated they
were laid in rows on the station plat.
form to await Identification.
The body OF the engineer was found
on top Of the firebox, charred beyond
recognition. II was necessary to saw
away part OF the compartments OF the
coaches in order to release the survi.
vors and 10 secure the bodies of the
dead
The Injured were later removed to
the Salisbury infirmary where the en-.
tire staff, assisted by local volunteer
surgeons, attended them.
The surviving passengers and train.
men describe the sound of the wreck
as like the discharge of a series of
heavy guns. and when the crashing
of the wreck was past came calls OF
the injured. some shrieking with pain
and fear and others moaning as II be-
wildered by the shock. -
The darkness and Incredible destruc-
tfoh made the work of rescue exceed
Rs,y dificult. Lamps and torches
were brought to light the desolate
scene. The station was converted into
surgery and the platform was made a
mortuary. Several of the dead and In.
jured were imprisoned In compart.
ments and II was necessary to saw
AWAY the partitions In order to effect
their release. Others were caught un.
der heavy wreckage. Several Of the
bodies were badly mangled and one
woman was decapitated.
The train consisted of powerful
express engine, three frst-class cor.
ridor carriages and one combination
guards van and buffet
The late hour OF the New York's ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives.
She carried more than sixty travellers
for London. but many Of them elected
20 travel on comfortably to Southamp-
ton In preference to the late landing
at Plymouth and the long night ride
across the country.
Mayor Mcclellan. Of New York. who
was a passenger on the New York.
did not embark at Plymouth. but went
on to Southampton and reached Lon.
don.
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