Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-27
Keystone Express Was DeraiIed Early This Morning But No
 One Was Hurt
SLOW SPEED SAVED IT
Officials Think Accident Was the Work of Train WreckerS..Men Who Wrecked Chicago Linn.
 tied Are Suspected.

Pittsburg, March 27.-Train No i 20, on the Pennsylvania railroad
 known as the Keystone express, east
 bound, was derailed near Wilmer-
 ding, Pa, fourteen miles east of of
 here early to-day. The engine, two
 mail cars and a combination baggage
 and smoker, left the tracks but nc
 one was hurt.
 It is believed the train was inten-
 tionally derailed and that the deed
 was done by the same parties who wrecked the Chicago limited train Nc
 23 at Stewart. last Friday.
 The same plan was carried out, and only the slow speed of the train, thir- ty miles an hour, saved it from turn ing turtle, diving over a steep bank and crushing out perhaps a score of lives. The work of the perpetrators was thorough and in this their evil intent is shown, for both the east bound and west bound tracks were tempered with. one rail joint on each track being displaced within a few rods of each other. Had trains con- ing in opposite directions met there, the onrushing flyers would have met with fearful consequences.
 Following the derailment of the coaches the passengers rushed out in their night clothes. When they dis covered there was no immediate dan ger they returned to the cars. and all acted as coolly as it was possible under the circumstances.
 The officials at Pittsburg were mo- tified and special train quickly made up and run out to the scene of the accident. The passengers on the derailed cars were, transferred to this train and sent east after a delay of an hour and forty-nye min utes.
 Railroad detectives promptly start ed an investigation and the announce ment was made that the derailment was undoubtedly the work of train wreckers, whether for revenge or robbery was not known.
 As in the case of the Chicago lim- ited wreck, the same methods were adopted. The spikes, bolts and fish plates from an entire length of rail had been removed and the rail turned inward on tracks No 3 and 4, the main tracks eastward, and westbound. Nearby were track wrench and pair of gloves, while in the creek be- low a clawbar, nuts, bolts and fish plates were found.
 It is supposed the tools were ob- tained by breaking open a company chest. A yardman, who passed the point where the express was wrecked, a few minutes before the accident oc- cured, supposed that he saw two men walking along the track. He gave the detectives a description of the men and every effort is being made to find them.
 As the sleepers all remained on the tracks the passengers were not even jolted.
 The scene of the wreck is at a sharp curve near the Turtle creek, and as if by a miracle the outside rail held against the the grinding of the heavy train and prevented the whole rain from plunging over a forty foot into the river. The two rail joints tempered with were not nore than 25 feet apart and 1t is au- stated that had a train ,n the west bound rack come along t would certainly have crashed over he embankment. This probably would have happened had not the 'hicago limited train No g. return ng on track No {. west bound. been | ate. .-