The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-02-28
MOST PECULIAR WRECK
Famous Fast Flyer is Ditehed and
Sixty-Seven People Injured, But
Not One Fatally.

In one of the most remarkable and
miraculous wrecks that has ever oc-
Cured on the Pennsylvania railroad,
ifty-hve passengers and crew OF
eleven trainmen were more or less
injured Friday night when the Penn
Sylvania Special, the eiShteen-hour
train between New York and Chicago,
was wrecked while rounding a sharp
curve near South Fork, SIN miles from
John>tuwn, Pa.
~ the injured passengers, seven
sutained serious hurts, necessitatlns
their removal to hospitals.
The train was running about tllty
minutes late and was travelling over
SO miles an hour when it reached
the culve. The accident was caused
by brake rigging dropping to the
track on the first Pullman coach, toll
lowing the engine and combination
smoking car.
Much disorder followed the acci-
dent, and in the midst Of the confu-
sion Il number OF foreigners were de-
tected plundering the Pullman cars.
One was arrested and the others driv-
en- away by a display Of firearms.
Considerable jewelry and valuable
wearing apparel was lost as a result,
however.
The engine and combination smok-
ing car remained on the rails, but the
three Eoullmans plunged over a GO'
foot embankment into the Ccnemaugh
river. Fortunately the cars were not
submerged.
A scene of wild confusion resulted,
All the passengers were2in their berths
and were thrown promiscuousiy
around the cars.
All the passengers of the train were
injured more or less, but with the
exception OF John F. Kline OF Jo!let.
it. is said none of the injuries are
dangerous. The train was running 81
minutes late and was trying to make
I'M lost time. Nobody seems to know
what really caused the accident, out
it is said it was caused by the spring
ing of a bolt connecting one OF the
rails to the steel tie. The injured
were taken to hospitals at Altoona,
Greensburg and Johnstown. A major
itv of them, however, proceeded west
on a special train.
The attire OF some Of the passen-
gers who arrived in JohnstoWn on
the special train Was comicai, as they
were wearing somebody else's cloth
ing. urmindful OF the rightful owner.
Following the wreck great disorder
prevailed Until late Saturday there
was no official representative OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad at the scene OF
the accident, except man VINO IS
said to De P. H. Robinson, detec-
tive.
All attempts to obtain information
from the Td1lIOdu OluSl11o "SAS AAN~
with rebuffs at every hand and at
an early hour Saturday morning, while
it was reported that fifty-four passen'
gers we're On the train when 1t lett
Altoona, only forty were said. to have
been accounted for.
From the scene it was learned ey
telephone that the train was trying
tc nuke up lest time.
The Pennsylvania Railroad compa'
Nv issued a statement Sunday in ex-
PLANTATION of the accident. Inc
statement is the result OF an investlga-
ton conducted by z. c .shad, chief
engineer: L. r. Zollinger, engineer
maintenance Of way, and II. M. Car.
son. assistant to General Manager At
terbuIy. 1t is said that the cEly tan
gihle evidence of the cause OF the &C.
cjdent found was tho broken brake
haneec, as previously stated by the
manager.