Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-24

Johnstown Pa, Feb. 23.-The Pennsylvania special fast 1S-hour train on the Pennsylvania railroad between New York and Chicago was wrecked at Diamond, Pa., seven miles east of Johnstown, shortly af- ter midnight.
 From forty to fifty persons were injured and fourteen are reported as missing. Many prominent Chi cagoans were on the tram, all of whom were seriously injured. Among those injured are:
 Frederick A. Busse, postmaster, Chicago; Samuel F. Nixon of Nix on and Zimmerman, theatrical pro-
 prietors; Felix Isman, theatrical
 proprietor, Philadelphia, seriously injured, in Altoona hospital; M. A.
 Singer. manager LaSal1e theater, Chicago, seriously injured; J. Wood Wilson, Marion, Ind, seriously; Lightner Henderson, Chicago, of the firm of Hurdy & Henderson, civil engineers; George s. Wood, manager Colonial Theater, Chicago; seriously: J. J. Kern, ex-state at torney, Chicago, seriously; Wilfred Samuel, Elgin, H., George B. Mel lon, Chicago, seriously; F. H. Hub bard, New York, c. w. Wigler, Chi cago, Fox Marshall, Chicago; s. T. Brown, San Francisco; John F. Kline. Chicago: w. o. O'Donnell, New York: F. H. Malone, New York, crushed about head, chest and back; c. D. Fox, New York, cuts and bruises; J. H. Wardy, Philadel- phia, not serious; J. 2. Zeimle, Pittsburg, engineman; John Feisler, eJrsey, said to be Pullman con- ductor: E. o. Cone, Chicago, with Postmaster Busse; V. Brown, Chi cago. said to be representative of the Illinois Steel company, remov- ed to Altoona hospital; W. H. Parker, residence unknown; Mrs. Ella Willer, New York, arm and shoulder injured; A. R. Uron, attor- ney, 1O6 East Fortieth street, Chi cago, fractured skull; Thomas Bauer, manufacturer. Lafayette. Ind; D. w. Wisen, Mercer build ing, Chicago; A. w. McArthur, Rah- way. l.. J.; M. c. Harrison, Pitts burg; w. H. Freeman, Brooklyn, E. c. Gates, 924 National avenue. Fort Scott; Leo A. Lehr, Chicago; Mrs. Leo Lehr, Miss Ervia Roths- child. Chicago. The four latter are slightly injured.
 The train was running about fif- ty miles an hour, and was 5 min- utes late, when, in rounding sharp cure at Black Diamond, the whole tra.n swayed. The engine and car remained on the tracks Uul Lu0 T ulluIdA COdNACo AOAC tAO rails and plunged over 60-foot embankment.' All attempts to ob- tain information from the railroad officials met with rebuffs at every hand and at an early hour today it was reported that lAere were 54 passengers on the train when it left Altoona, only 40 are said to be ac- counted for. It is believed the miss ing are dead in the wreckage in the river, into which the train plunged over the embankment near the scene of the Johnstown flood.
 At an early hour this morning the city was practically besieged by men on their way to the wreck. .rains are few, and =. reach the scene. it Was necessary to take a 1e-mile journey around the 
 From the scene it is learned by telephone that the train was going west. The engineer was trying to make up lost time. The wreck was caused by what is termed by rail- road men as an unavoidable accf- dent. The brake rigging on the first Pullman following a combina- tion coach on the train. dropped down and tore up the right rail for a distance of 300 yards. The en-