Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
FAST TRAIN IN A RIVER
Sleeper Leaves Track in Pennsylvania snd
Many Are Injured.
PART OF CAR FALLS AND BREAKS RAILS
So Far ~ known No one r. KILLED In
Accident, but No Passenger
Escapes without
Injury.

New York-Chicago train Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was wrecked at Mineral
Point. seven miles east OF here, last mid
night None Of the passengers were killed
and but one probably fatally injured. The
train crew also escaped sci ious injury.
Practically all the hfty-four pa ssengers on
the train were more OF less lurt
The escape OF the occupants OF the train
from death seemed little less than miracu-
lous. The train was running at the speed
OF more than fifty miles an hour when the
last three cars of the train, Pullman sleep
ers. suddenly left the rails. They turned
over twice, then slid down the sixty-foot
embankment into the Conemaugh river. The
cars went through the heavy ice, but there
was 50 little water In the river that there
was no danger Of drowning. The wreck, IL
is thought. was caused by the dropping OF
the brake rigging on the first sleeper fol-
lowing the locomotive and combination
car. The rigging lodged under tie, de-
railing the following cars. The locomotive
and combination car remained on the track.
Relief trains were at once dispatched from
Johnstown, Altoona and Pittsburg. Eight
injured ones were taken to Altoona. four
more were sent to Pittshurg and sent to the
| Allegheny General hospital. The other pas
sengers, with insufficient clothing. SILVER
ing. many with nothing to cover them but
blankets and bed clothing were also sent
| TO Pittsburg The railroad supplied them
with food. medicine and clothing and sent
them on west on a special train which left
| PTttsburg at 10 o'clock today.
Shortly after the relief passenger train
left Mineral Point for Pittsburg a praise
service was held in the coaches. The Rev.
DR.. Edgar Cope. pastor of the st. Simeon
Protestant Episcopal church, Philadelphia,
| 40 ehc aad nd lad in
let us thank Cod" he said. that every
man. woman and child on that Inflated
train escaped death"
Train Making mp Time.
At an early hour this morning this city
! was practically besieged by newspaper men
on their way TO the wreck. Trains were
few and to reach the scene II was necessary
TO take a ten mile journey four or more
hours around the mountains From the
scene 1t was learned by telephone the train
was late going west The engineer was
trying to make up lost time. The wreck
was caused by what Is termed by railroad
men as an unavoidable accident. The brake
rigging on the first Pullman following the
combination coach on the train dropped
down and tore up the right rail for a
distance Of 800 yards. The engine and
combination coach did not leave the rails.
but the four Pullmans following ploughed
down over the embankment to the river
bank 100 feet below. overturning when
they reached the bottom.
The "eighteen-hour train'' travels at a
high rate OF speed coming down the noun
tain. When the brake rigging fell II either
stripped the heads off the bolts holding
the rails to the ties or tore up the rails
themselves.
Names of Injured.
Following is a correct list OF those in
jured- in the Pennsylvania wreck at Black
diamond. Pa. as gathered by the Penn
sylvania railroad:
! ]. Wood Wilson, Marion. Ind.
Frederick A. Busse, postmaster. Chicago.
Samuel r. Nixon of Nixon & Zimmerman,
theatrical promoters, New York.
Felix Isman, real estate dealer, Philadel-
Mrs. L. Miller, Lexington hotel Chicago.
| c. B. Coates, Chicago.
| p. z. Ferguson, st. Louis.
James Blakely, colored New York.
Charles Dickinson. Chicago,
Theodore MPs Ssre' Douglass i New York.
| H. s. Beardsley. New York.
| II. s. Piepintrink. Joliet. Ill.
| Alfred r. Urion, attorney, Chicago.
II. Tyree. Salt Lake City.
Rev. Edgar Cape. Philadelphia
w o. Duntley, Chicago.
r. L. Brown. Chicago.
e. ]. Murphy, Joliet, Ill.
| Mrs. carl X. FranSlOH ana S-Yeaf-Oiu
daughter, Margaret, Tacoma. Wash.
| Mrs. @. s. Garnet, Jersey City.
w. R. Beall and wife, Reading, Cal.
w E. Virts Pullman conductor.
Charles s. Knight. jr., assistant sales
manager American Steel and Wire COM
j.. r.. s. Mcleod. Brooklyn.
d. w. wisin, Chicago.
| A. F. Berts, JERSEY City.
A w. Macarthur. Railway. N. J.
M. c. Harrison, Plttsburg.
w. Fl. Freeman. Brooklyn.
F. c. Gutes. Fort Scott
Leo A. Leob and wife Chicago.
Miss Trivia Rothschid, Chicago.
Miss Beatria Rosenberg, Chicago.
Thomas Baur. Lafayette, Ind.
George S. Wood. Chicago.
NJ A. Singer. Chicago
Frank n Hubbard. New York.
Jacob j. Kern. Chicago.
| w. II. Wells, Chicago.
Herman Fehr. theatrical manager, MIL
p. F. Fleming, Fort Wayne.
Emil Paur. director Pittsourg orchestra
j. NJ. Davis. BROOKLYN. N. Y.
! CONGRESSMAN B. G. Dawes Of Ohio.
| d. T. Wayman, Chicago
Five Persons Missed.
Excluding the train crew. there were
nfty-four persons on the train; forty-nins
are named in the above corrected list.
A statement was issued by the railroad
on the train was injured. Up to II O'CLOCK
the names OF Ave passengers were missing
from the list, According to the offlcials
however these Ave have continued on thell
way west.
Over thirty OF the injured passengers
who arrived here on the st. louis express
were sent west In a special train. -Four
are here, seriously but not fatally injured
They are ]. Wood Wilson, Marion, Ind.
W. r. Baker, Chicago; Thomas Iiaur, La
fayette Ind and A B. ORION, Chicago
The three first named are at the Allegheny
General hospital and Urion is al the Hote
Henry.
The first report concerning the injuries
Of Mr. Busse, Mr.. Nixon, Philadelphia, and
Felix Isman. Philadelphia. who are in th'
Altoona hospital. were exaggerated. Theil
injuries are not serious. but John p. Kline
who is in the Altoona hospital. is reported
10 be dying. All the other injured VIII re
cover.
Train at Terrible speed.
. The four Pullman coaches went down
over the bank. The speed at which tn
train was travelling. when Il left the rails
was terrific. There IL a curve about wher'
the first rail was loosened- The cars did