The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
ALL ON BOARD
WERE INJURED
Famous Fast Train on the
Pennsylvania Road Wrecked
East of JohnStoWn.
COACHES WENT INTO RIVER
HIRAM TYREE OF SALT LAKE
SLIGHTLY HURT.


the most remari1a ole WRECKS that has
ever occurred on the Pennsylvania roal-
road fifty-four passengers and a rail-
road crew of ten people we're more or
less injured this morning. when the
Pennsylvania special. the eighteen-hour
train. between New York and Chicago,
was wrecked while rounding d sharp
curve near South Fork. six miles from
this city.
seven passengers sustained serious
hurts. necessitating their removal to
hospitals. They are Frederick A. Busse,
postmaster of Chicago; John F. Kline,
postmaster of Joliet. ILL.,: Felix Isman,
real estate broker, Philadelphia: Sam
uel F. Nixon, Philadelphia, all taken TO
the Altoona hospital; Thomas Bauer.
Lafayette. Ind; J. Wood Wilson, Ma
rion. Ind, and W. H. Baker, Chicago,
In the Allegheny general hospital at
Pittsbure.
All will be able to leave the hospitals
within q few days except Mr.. Kline,
who has serious wound in his lungs.
Flyer Was Late.
The flyer was about fifty minutes late
and Was travelling ever fifty miles an
hour when IT reached the curve. The
accident was caused by a brake rigging
dropping to the track on the first Pull
man coach following the engine and
com hination smoking car. The great
speed and weight Of the train tore Up
the tracks and the steel ties for 500 feet
the engine and sleeping car remained
on the rails. but the three Pullman
coaches plunged down sixty-fOot en-
hankment onto the thick ice covering
the COnnemaugh river.
Much disorder followed the accident,
which was greatly increased by the at
tempts of the railroad officials TO pre-
vent newspaper men getting the facts.
In the midst Of the confusion q num-
Der of foreigners were detected plum
der.ng the Pullman ears. One was ar
rested. Considerable jewelry and val
liable wearing apparel was taken, how
ever.
General Manager Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania railroad visited the
wreck today He has with him several
experts, and a thorough investigation
viii be made
81 The Injured.
Following is a correct list of those in
jured:
]. Wood Wilson, Marion, Ind.
F. A. Busse, Chicago.
Samuel T. Nixon. New York
Felix Isman, Philadelphia, real estate
dealer
Mrs. L. Miller. Lexington hotel Chi
cago.
c. B. Coates, chicago.
p. r. Ferguson. St. Louis
James Blakeley. eolored. New York.
Charles Dickinson, Chicago.
Mrs. Sanborn smith. Troy. \. Y.
Theodore Douglass, New York.
II. s. Beardsley, New York
Alfred r. Urlon. attorney. Chicago
One Salt Lake Man.
II. Tyree, Salt Lake City, Utah
Rev, Edgar Cape, Philadelphia.
W. o. Duntley, Chicago.
Frank l. Brown, Chicago.
z. ]. Murphy, Toilet, Ill
Mrs. Carl X, Franscoli and s-year-oid
daughter Margaret Tacoma, Wash
Mrs G.. s. Garnet. Jersey City, M.
w. r. Beall and wife, Redding, Cal.
w. z. Nirts, Pullman conductor.
S. W Prince. Chicago.
Frank O'Neill, Chicago.
Charles 5. Knight. jr.. Chicago.
J. r. s. Mcleod. Brooklyn, n. Y.
A. e. Berts. Jersey City, y. j.
d. w. Wisin, Chicago.
A. W. Macarthur, Railway, n. J.
NJ. c. Harrison. Pittsburg.
81. II. Freeman. Brooklyn. -
e.. G. Gutes, Fort Scott.
Leo A. Loeb and wife, Chicago.
Miss Irva Rotehilds. Chicago
Miss Beatrice Rosenberg. Chicago.
Thomas Bauer, Lafayette. Ind.
Kline Fatally Hurt.
John p. Kline. Joliet, Ill,
George S. Wood, Chicago.
NJ. A. Singer, Chicago.
Frank H. Hubbard. New York.
]. ]. Kern. Chicago.
w. H. Wells. Chicago
Herman, Fehr. theatrical manager,
Milwaukee.
s. b. Fleming. Fort Wayne, Ind
Emil Paur, Pittsburg.
J. NJ. Davis, Brooklyn.~
Congressman b. G.. Dawes of Ohio.
ID. T. Wayman, Chicago.
Excluding the train crew, there were
Efty-four persons upon the train, forty-
nine of whom are named in the above
| list.
All Were injured.
A statement was Issued by the rail-
road officials here to the effect that
everybody upon the train was injured.
I'D to Ii O'Clock the names of five
| passengers were missing from the list.
According to the officials. however,
these have continued on their way
west.
| The first reports concerning the in
juries of Postmaster. Busse of Chicago.
Samuel i. Nixon and Felix fsmanr of
Philadelphia. who are IN the Altoona
hospital were exaggerated. Their in
| juries are not serious, but John f.
Kline. who is in the Altoona hospital.
is reported to be dying. All the other
| injured will recover.
with the exception of John F. Kline of
| Joliet Ills. Frederick A. Busse, post
master of Chicago and candidate for the
Republican nomination for mayor, is the
most seriously injured. Mr.: Busse is
i bruised all over the body. and will be
unable TO travel for several days. Kline
/ has wounded lung but has a fair
chance of recovery il complications do not