Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
Speeding Along al Fifty Miles an Hour When Brake Shoe on
 Engine Dropped
CARS IN THE RIVER
Submerged in About Two Feet of Water--A Number of Chicago People on Train-.No Deaths
 Thus Far Reported.

Pennsylvania railroad officials here no one was killed in the wreck of the eighteen hour New York-Chicago flyer near Johnstown last night. There were 54 passengers on the train nearly all of whom were hurt. Only one passenger, John F. Kline. of Joliet, H., was fatally injured. He is in hospital here. The train left this city 46 minutes late and was running at high speed down the western slope of the Allegheny noun tains when the brake rigging on the first car fell and derailed the train. The engine and first car remained on the roadbed while the three rear cars slid down the sixty foot embark ment into the south fork breach of the Conemaugh river, the cars falling over on their sides and being partly submerged in water. The passengers were thrown about. many of them from their berths. Most of them es- capped from the wreck with little or no clothing
 The telegraph lines were torn down when the train left the track and communication with headquarters was delayed for nearly an hour. As soon as possible Superintendent Long of the Pittsburg division sent a relief train from Johnstown to the scene of the accident, carrying phy- sicians and supplies.
 The Chicago and New York spe- cial, east-bound, arrived on the scene after the accident occurred and the crew and passengers helped care for the injured. Some of the more seri- ously injured were brought to the Altoona hospital. A few were taken to the Memorial hospital, Johnstown. but the greater number, whose in. juries were slight, continued their journey westward on a special train, made up and sent out of Pitts burg to take the place of the wrecked flyer.
 The flyer was composed of the combination parlor car "Kokomo." sleeping cars "Cresheim" and Whit. ford" and the observation car "Wan- atah."
 When the train left the rails in- stead of falling over. the cars slipped down the steep embankment, which was covered with ice and snow, into the river. Fortunately the water was very shallow. had 1t not been for this 1t Is probable many of the passengers would have been drowned before assistance could have reach- cd them. AS 1t was their escape from death was very narrow. Without clothing and exposed to one of the coldest nights of the year the suferings O. the passengers for a time were extreme. The arrival of | the train from the west and the prompt response of the doctors from Johnstown and South Fork saved them from suffering serious conse- quences from the extreme cold weather.
 The railroad ofhcials at both ends of the Pittsburg division made every effort to care for the injured.
 There were only four women on lhe train and only one of them es- caped injury.
 Emil Paur. conductor of the Pitts- burg orcnestra. and William M. Hall, ] we'll known Pittsburg attorney, who were travelling together escaped without injury. Felix Isman, a we'll known real estate operator and Sam nel F. Nixon. the theatrical mana. ger. both of Philadelphia, were thrown from their berths and were painfully but not seriously hurt.
 Among the injured at the Altoona hospital are the following:
 Felix Isman. real estate dealer. injuries to back.
 F. A. Busse. postmaster of Chicaso. badly bruised but not seriously in- |ured.
 Samuel F. Nixon, theatrical man. lger. head and shoulders bruised
 The following among other injured continued their journey vest:
 Jacob J. Kern and M. H. Singer. 'hicago; Herman Fair, Milwaukee,: ". o. Duntley, vice president and
  general manager Chicago Pneumaticl company. Chicago: Frank L. Brown. president Brown q Wilson compauy. agents. New York and San Francisco; Congressman B. c. Dawes. f Ohio. who was cut on the ear re- turned to Washington.
 Other injured include: A. R. Urion. ttorney. Chicago. bruised about 'ody. removed to the Hotel Henry.
 Thomas Bauer. manufacturer. Ind, body bruised. '
 An O11cial Statement. '
 Pittsburg. Feb 2s.-A statement [ dven out from the dIspatchers' ofice | 4 the Pennsylvania railroad fin this ity gives the following account of he accident:
 The train consisted of Atlantic ype engine and four cars- J.T.I. mall vas engineer and N. U. rorbes i Tas the conductor. At 11:4z o'cIoet lst night the train vas about a mfIs I