Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26
MANY HURT IN TUNNEL
FURTHER DETAILS OF SMASH
NEAR NANTES, FRANCE.

PARIS September 26.-Strange to say
no one was killed and none was seriously
| injured when the rear coach of the second
section of the special train carrying 100 first
class passengers from Paris to CherbourS
to embark on the White Star Line steamer
Adriatic for New York telescoped yes
terday by the regular Rouen express at the
mouth of the Breval tunnel, just beyond
Nantes
All the passengers in the last coach how
ever were badly shaken up and seven or
eight persons were injured. A man sus-
tanned a fractured leg and woman. II Is
feared suffered internal injuries All the
injured American passengers. with the ex-
ception of one, continued on their way to
ChC"hOurS.
The offices o" the railroad and the White
Star Inc in Paris wera h"si god this after
noon with inquiries for details. hut they
could supply NO definite info "a ton. IN to
the time of closing for the dav they had re-
ceiVed neither the names OF the nefSons
In ired nor definite news reCa"iing the ex-
tent of thr injuries All accounts agreed
that at the outside net NOR than ten uaS-
ser~err on tGe special were hurt. and that
th"fr Injuries We're not great The onlV
thing to he had at tho ntfin" Of the steam
skin COMPANY was - li"' of IL" passengers
in flo co"cf that W S 'eleSco9ed.
This follows:
List Of the Passengers.
Mrs. T1e,l,a,+ II p,rnaS Mic r,,e,nor
A.,
f'c""aE Mss 'fHc" he'"aN- MY. an" ME-
Samuel b2'6Wln Mr.. ana mrs l.. \. Jones',
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phelps Dodgr Mrs
Emi'7e \ Kemp. Harold W. Bell Mrs. F.
A. Constable and daughters. Mrs. LeOnore
Harris and mad Mrs. G. F. Shenard and
daughter Mr. ami Mrs Harry W. Earne.
NJ. and Mr.. Nathaniel 3. Day. Mr.. and
1HrS JdrHS N'iF"n
II is stu m1infalned that the coils on was
Dire To the negligence 0f tha cra'v of the
s7ecfr1 in failing t Mace either lights or
toFnedoes on tho track behind tn train. as
required by tire regulations wien train
h2tS in a tunnel
The RGueH locomotive t"lce"GDcd tn" last
tho rno,,.nt Of the GALVESTON - c,,t its vav
c." h"lf tnr"u"h.
Every comm frim"n. in the spacial vas oc-
,to rass.rc .'' ~ .ta a, naao, as.o 'rn.1
irrtont death unI-ss the,- racaived yqrnine
of the danger ard 'r,1sled into tie fo~wa I'd
cars. has not vet haea Cleared up
Americans Load Rasc,iers
-
S'"hS N''fi en- rlrI. VINO vas gong
nome win her mother. mad miraculous
es cape. she was caught in the grindin g
wrackape of the c,acb-apd ti.b+,y redeed
in II VIC a., bo.,, l,orl,o 49,, =. -,
.;.. ~, '' % VI -,
b''>''''9 - S''iN
free her ReF"nd o.utTe3 and Commissions She
was not injured Her mother escaped by
jumping out Of the door of thei. compart-
nHnt Just as the crash came.
There was an awful panic among the
smoke and darkness Immediately after the
coHis"n. but tn American -assengers soon
recovered themselves and became the lead
efs IN lhe WORK OF rescue. The authorities
from Nantes were early on the scena ard
rendered every possible assistance. None of
the Americans however. would accept the
invitation TO be treated at the local hospi-
tai, and after two hours the wrecked car
having neeh nhcorpIed the special proceed
go ior 'herooots. subsequently a dispatch
Was received IRON EFreaux saving the
american VINO had sustained fractured
Ieg .ad peen put on there and sent to a
hospital
Paris Reports Seventeen Hurt
p,D1c c. q,
H3p'e'i'oef %" men the hrst
news OF the train collision In the Breval
tunnel, near Nantes was received in Paris
some Americans whose re,o+iv.s a
fr;ends st.r..d .ror, G. -,
~ I'm 81 i@"%Iie station
were ih'eiiseiy alarmed ana rushed to the
station, the boat comp1nyG office and vari-
Gus hotels in the hope of obtaining definite