The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
IS IN WRECK
TAKEN To COTS
IN HOSPITALS
Miraculous Escape of
Penn. Flyer Passengers
From Death a
Wonder.


nent, were injured in the wreck of the
Pennsylvania Special. which plunged
over an embankment and into the shall
lows OF Conemaugh river at Black Dia-
mond, seven miles east of Johnstown.
Pa, where the famous ''Johnstown
flood occurred. Although the officials
of the railroad say only fifty-four were
injured reporters have obtained the
names Of the seventy three who suffered.
Investigation shows that the train.
known as The Eighteen-Hour Flyer"
running from New York TO Chicago via
Pittsburg, was fifty minutes late; that
the engineer, anxious to make up the
lost time, WhiZzed along at about fifty
miles an hour; that a bolt in the brake
mechanism Of the locomotive was dis
placed, and that the engine and it's
tender whizzed over the embankment.
fell on their sides and dragged the four
coaches after them. so that the cars
toppled into the river. which. at the
lime. was practically only a creek, be
ing two feet in depth.
Everyone Accounted For.
Every passenger has been accounted
Jor Nobody was killed.
Among those who were injured-aud
all the victims were sleeping when the
great coaches shot over the embank-
rueEt-wore John i. Kline, the post
master OF Joliet. III. His body was
pitifully crushed when he was whirled
into tie air from his berth. and slam
med against the floor OF the car Air.
Kline. unconscious. was hurried to the
Altoona Hospital. where it was said
tonight he was fatally injured. The
postmaster, like the majority Of mis-
feliow-traa liers. was undressed. and
was taken from the half-submerSed car
i'm a blanket
Frederick a. Busse, another of the in
jured, by a strange coincidence is also
q postmaster. His post is i'm Chicago.
Ills injuries are serious. but the Al
toona HospitaI surgeons think ne VIII
survive them.
4 remarkable and interesting feature
of the wreck was the fact that Sam y.
Nixon. Of the powerful theatrical firm
of Nixon & Zimmerman. was in
cured i'm this disaster His skull was
fractured. he received COMMISSIONS OF the
body. and possibly internal injuries. On
the same road about n year ago al
most at the same time, Sam Shubert-
brother OF Lee Shubcrt. the theatrical
manager Of this city. was killed in a
smash-up. And both Nixon and Shu-
bert had the same given name
Samuel. They were rivals in business.
both shrcwd business men, yet cour-
teous to each other when they met.
II was nip ard tuck with them in the
fight for theaters and plays.
Theatrical Men Hurt.
Felix Isman also was injured when
the special shot into the river. He was
very badly injured-just how badly the
Altoona hospital doctors cannot yet
determine. He and Mr.. Nixon are in
the institution being carefully watched.
Another of the many theatrical folks
Who were hurt is NJ a. Singer. manager
90 the la Sale Thcatcr of Chicago. His
injuries also will nave 10 be minutely
Investigated To- discover 81 permanent
harm will come to him from his horrible
experience.
Lchtncr Henderson. one Of the vic
tins. is prominent civil engineer. a
member OF the bis firm OF Purdy & Hen
derscn, Chicago.
Jacob J. Kcrus' name is added to the
list Of the well-known men who mar
rowly escaped death at Conemaugh
river. Mr.. Kern was former States at
torney for Illinois his post being Chi
cago. lie is n lawyer of great ability
and conspicuous figure in his profess
sion. Reports from Altoona say that he
is very seriously injured.
Varis Brown. the general representa-
tive CT the Illinois Steel Company. is in
the Altoona hospital with injuries which
thus far have defied diagnosis. Mr.
Brown is a resident OF Chicago.
A sprain OF the left arm and contu-
sions OF the body were suffered when
the third car was flung down the bank
by c. w. Winkler. the general manager
OF the CovinEton and Southern railroad.
Congressman Dawes Injured.
The left hand Of w O. Duntloy. pres
idcnt and general manager OF the Chi
cago Pneumatic Company. was crushed.
and his scalp laid open IN the crash. and
the head and right hand Of Frank /.
Brown, president of the Brown *
Wilson Company. financial agents OF
New York and San Francisco. We're
badly battered in the fail of the
coaches.
Congressman 3. G. Dawes. represent
ing the Fifteenth Ohio district, and a
resident OF Marietta. Ohio. was very
nlibnllg. lAJuIFis ufSlilt pts7Sl ullSLlC re-
ports received heretofore. He suffered
bruises and Commissions. but was able 10
return to Washington today. His ear
bears a deep cash. which the physicians
say will quickly heal.
Herman Fehr. a Milwaukee theatrical
manager. ives on the train. lie had
hobnobbed with his fellow-manog gers
Just before he retired for the night and
was sound asleep when the coaches were
literally pitched into the river Nothing
but few bruises ana contusions was
suffered by Mr.. Fehr.
Charles 5. knight. jr., the assistant
sales manager of the American Steel
and Wire Company, was slightly bruised.
Mr. knight lives in Chicago.
\ man Of national prominence and an
idol Of the musical world was injured
He is Emil Paur. the director of the
Plttsburg Orchestra. 4 short time ago
there was a rumor that he was 20 re-
tire as soon as his contract expired. but
he denied It, and his trip to Pittsburg,
TO re-assume his duties. was made on
the special which left New York yester-
day. Mr. Paur VIII not De incapacitated
Tor work. He received only immaterial
bruises and suffered somewhat from