The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
Three PullmanS Rolled
Over Twice and Went
Into the River.
ONE PASSENGER MAY
DIE FROM INJURIES
Express Was Running at Rate Of
More Thar Fifty Miles an
Hour When Accident
Occurrcd-Why All
Were Not Killed
Is a Mystery.

JOHNsToWN. PA. February .3.--
The Pennsylvania special, tho famous
eighteen hour New York Chicago train
OF tho rcnnsSlvana Railroad, was
wrecked at Mineral Point, seven miles
cast Of here. last night a bout mid
night. None OF the passengers was
lkilIcd, and but one, john r. kline, OF
Joliet, ILL.,. probably fatally injured.
| Tie train crcH also escaped serious
| injury. Practically all the nfty>four
,passcngers. on the trail were more
/, or less hurt Ten Of the injured were
taken to the Altoona Hospital, and
itiic others were able to continue their
tourney.
: Tho escape OF tile occupants Of the
train from death was little short OF
! mira culous. The train was running
at the high speed OF more than fifty
miles an hour when the last three
cars of the train, pullman sleepers
l suddenly left the rails. They turned
1 over twice. then slid down the sixty
1 foot ctnbankmcnt into the Concmaugh
i River.
/. The cars went through the heavy cc,5
4 but there WAS SO little water In the river
i that there was no danger of drowning.
i The wreJ,k, 1t is thought was ra'lse
/ by the dropping OF the bra ke i'1g glngf ei Oh
/. the first sleeper following tile locomotive
& and combination car; the rigging lodged
under tie, dcrailng the fo,iowi',ss car arr :.
| Only Pullmans Left Track. 1s
Tho locomotive and con1bination cur
remained on the track. Relief trains
q were at once despatched from Johnstown.
Il Altoona and Pttsb,irg. Eight Injured
s ones were taken to the Altoona Hospital
four more were sent Ia PIttstArs and
4 taken to the Allegheny General llospitai.
II Tire othsr VI passengers.t In insufficient
2 sIfclotflirg, sliivcrins, many with nothing
, 10 cover them but blankets and bed
q clothing. were aIso sent to EPsftsburs.
n Tie railroads supplied; them with
4 food, medical, attendance and clothing.
i and sent them on west on a special
train which left Pittsburg at 10 o'clock
to-day.
/, Shortly after the relief passenger
train loft Mineral Point for Pittsburs
! a praise service was held In the
coaches. Tho Rev. Edgar Cope, pastor
Of the, ST Simeon Protestant Episco-
) pal Church. Philadelphia. made short
address and led In prayer, Let us
! thank God" he said, that every man.
I woman and child on that i'll -fated train
!. escaped DEATH"
!, Seriously Injured ss
, or the thirty injured passengers who
J were taken to Pittsburg hospital
: seriously. but not fatally. injured. They
Z are J. Wood Wilson. Marion. Ind; w
: II. Baker. Chicago; Thomas Brauer. La
: fayette. Ind. and A. r. Urion. Chicago
! chief counsel Armour and Company
) The three frst-named are at the Ale.
I Eheny General Hospital and Urion Is
$ at the Hotel Henry.
@ Postmaster Bussc, Chlcago; Samuc
O, F. Nixon, Philadelphia. and Felix Ismnn
v Philadelphia, who were taken to Altoon;
h hospitals, are not seriously injured, bu
: John p. Kline, WHO also is IN Athe al
:. toona hospital. is reported to be dying
2 Theatre Mans Story.
It George S. Wood, OF the Colonial Thea
S trc Chicago, was passenger In ca
t. I3 of the train, and said:
+ II want TO say to the credit OF tn
. four women on the train that they acte'
: roblr. There was no crying or hys
e terlcs By the three women on the trair,
/ ana a girl. whose name did not lear,,
- - managed TO get the women fixed ur
! giving one OF them my ovcrcoat. fcl
- pretty sorry for them. pccakse tho,
N we're in their night clothes. When tn
.. accident occurred their wearing apparc
10 was strewn In every direction.
y THE experience of rolling down thn
10 cnlhankment was simply awful, ] did no
10 know II we were going down the side
n mountain, or what had happened.
Was asleep, and It appeared to me a
age before that car finally struck bottom
j. 1T landed with terrific force, breaking tn
4 car into splintcrs. and how any OF
IN escaped death is mystery. Really,
" am surprised that am alive to tell til
70 ", tale"
". ne Congressman Dawes Hurt.
r Mrs. Paul j. ! Franciola and daught
Ill -