New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-01
B. & 0. TRAIN BURNED.
ONE KILLED; MANY HURT.
-Four Cars ThrOzcn Into Ditch,
Where Fire Destroys Wreckage.

Connellsvine, Penn, Feb. 2S.-BaltimoTe
Ohio train No. 40. westbound. eighteen minutes
late and running forty miles an hour was
wrecked near Indian Creek. seven miles east
of this city, tonight. The entire train, con-
sisting of a combination smoking and baggage
car two day coaches and the private car OF
Robert j. Finney. superintendent of the Pitts
burg Division of the Baltimore & Ohio left the
rails, and. after running two hundred feet along
the ties. was thrown into a ditch at the foot
of the mountains where the wreckage was
burned.
The engineer was killed, the fireman fatally
injured and the baggage master. express mes
senger conductor and six passengers were
seriously injured. About thirty passengers were
more or less cut and bruised.
THE DEAD.
IRWIN wye Pi,tsbug engineer caught under ,i the the
Of the assengers who poweriess uberate him
THE INJURED.
FREDERICK. 7. D. Pittsburg fireman. fatally injured
HIRToN T. r. Pittsburg. baggage master.
SMITH J. NJ Cumberland, Nd. express messenger
MGOVEI,N Thomas. Pittsburg; conductor
SHIPI.EN G. 5, Chareroi. Penn
HULL. Il. O.. CARROTS, He. Ohio
TISSUE Mrs w. MorgantoWn. w. Va
ROMAN j. A. Baltimore
COCHRAN. Miss Jessie. Dawson fenh
IAAPE. a. Dawson. Penn
There were for;y-one passengers on the traln'
including a party of Baltimore & ONO on'ciaiS
who were Oil = trip of inspection When 'Ne
train was three miles east of Indian Creek ILo
engineer began to speed in an endeaVOr IO Iile-0
up eighteen minutes lost early in the trip Inc
train was making about forty miles an hou.'
Suddenly the whole train swayeo anu VIII"
much iarrng and cracking left the rails Fortu-
7,a+oI a took n course northwest from the
track. and. after running along the ties plunged
into.a ditch at the foot of the mountains Ihe
four ears piled in a heap almost directly over
the engine The passengers were thrown anu
tossed about like packages Screaming anu
fighting desperately, they managed to oreaA
the windows and gain places Of safety Just as
all the cars took fire from the engine and ne-
gan TO burn fiercely. Within few moments all
were out.
While they stood about in dazed condition
hardly realizing their miraculous escape. they
were attracted by the cries OF Irwin, the en-
gineer. Several passengers, accompanied by
Superintendent FInney and other railroad OIL
cials. ran TO the engineers assistance.
Their efforts were accelerated by Irwins pa
tbetie pleading, and every possible attempt was
made TO liberate the engineer, who was tightly
wedEed under the wrecked engine, but without
success TIE flames quickly burned their way
toward the doomed man, and 1t was soon ap-
parent that lie would be cremated- Within
short time the flames reached the engineer.
There were a few piercing screams and all was
over.
Relief trains were dispatched from this city
and the injured brought to the hospitals here.
Train No 40 is the Cumberland-Pittsburg
accommodation. leaving Cumberland at 3 p m.
1t was due here at $50. The wreck occurred
shortly after 6 o'clock.
Regarding the cause of the wreck, superin-
tendent Finney said:
The wreck was caused by some part Of the
engine mechanism becoming lOosened and drop
ping to the track throwing the train from the
tracks II would be hard to prove this now.
as everything Is broken burned. 1t is tho
most remarkable wreck have ever known 1t
Is even more marvellous than the wreck of the
Pennsylvania Special at Mineral Point last Sat
urGay morning Had the train taken south
west course after leaving the rails. Il would
have gone over fitfy-foot embankment.