Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-07
2 KILLED, so HURT,
IN A TRAIN WRECK
Think Derailment on Royal Blue
Limited, of B. q o., Was Caused
by Men After Money in
the Express Gar.

the Express Gar.
NEWCASTLE. Pa, Sept. 4.-The wreck
of train No. 5, the Royal Blue limited on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which
occurred at a2:2S this morning is now be-
lieved to have been caused for the pur.
pose of robbing the express car, which ~
known to have contained a large sum. 81
money shipped from New York to west
ern banks -r ~. ... ..x-..
The Baltimore. and Ohio officials adj
NIT the accident is a pure case OF train
wrecking and Immediately following the
wreck stationed armed guards about the
express car.
At a. m, 1t is said, but two persons
were killed and 30 were injured, a large
number OF them seriously. The train was
westbound from Pittsburg to Chicago.
Two miles from Newcastle, at a little
place called Chewton, Pa, the best train
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sud
denly ran into a misplaced rail. The
wreckers had removed two ish-plates.
moved the north rail inside and had
pulled out the spikes. The entire train
was thrown from the track. ts
. Tho great speed at which It was travel
ling caused all the cars and engine of the
train to ,topple over on their sides and
slip with force over small embankment.
Engineer John Dill and Baggage Master
John Wheateroft were horribly crushed.
death being instantaneous. or the 30 or
50 passengers hurt. many Of them are In
a serious condition. VS.. .-t ....fl
LIST OF DEAD. ~. $3.50
The casualty list known at this time
follows: ,.-.... c.e.
Dead:
| ENGINEER ]. A. DILL, of Chicago
Function, aged 40 years. and married.
BAGGAGE MASTER JOHN WHEAT
CROFT. Of Chicago Junction. aged IS. and
married. go %
The inJured: e's
LIST OF. INJURED.
/ z. ]. Kavanaugl1, Of Baltimore, chief
boiler inspector OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
Mrs Seneca Dfppen. Tifhn, Ohio, abdo-
men crushed, injuries serious.
| Henry Willard, La Forge, Wis, head
and back badly injured. sea
| A. c. Micklin. Frostburg Nd. seriously
j. N. Beecher. Green Bay, Wis. legs
burned. 1..-:.
j. H. .Lamson. Indianapolis, Ind, hand
burned. So. .fah 49,. .-.ra.t -
James Heto, Chicago, burned.
Charles Baki' Joliet. Ill., cut and
burned. 4'% .--s---a,- ..,.. VI.
Mrs. H. Hartman. Philadelphia, cut and
badly bruised E.c..iv f-.-. ..-... ',.
Mrs. Kate Kaylor,s Chicago. cut and
bruised. .- .--.--.-..-,. --
Mrs. H. B. Senneu, Chadwick, ILL.,, con-
tusions shoulder, head and hip.
Mrs. William McGreary, Chadwick, Ill,
cut. .~----------
WRECKED TO ROB.
From indications at this time It is ap-
parent that the wreck was the work of
robbers after the express car svaluables.
The officials are inclined TO believe the
hold-up of the Pittsburg and Northern
| express on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Lewlstown,:, Pa. early, Tuesday morning
actuated .today's accidenx.
1t was almost two hours after the
wreck before, any reports were received
in this city,, Immediately Pittsburg. FL
wood and other places were telegraphed
| to for help. Relief trains carrying all
available physicfafs were rushed to the
scene. A. chaotic condition was found.
Passengers were sitting around the
wrecked cars. bleeding Hrorn cuts and
bruises. drizzling rain was falling
RELIEF TRAINS TAKE WOUNDED
The relief trains were loaded with the
most seriously injured and rushed to the
Newcastle hospital Eight OF the In
sjured were brought to the Shenango VAL
/ ley hospital. Many of these were in a
serious condition and at least three were
said to be fatally injured. .e
DIR. F. NJ. b. Wagner, of wampun, was
the first physician on the scene of, the
wreck. DR.. Wagner was aroused by a
neighbors and, hurriedly drove a mile and
a half to thes scene Of the, disaster. =
Telling OF 1t, DIR. Wagner -saidt 4',.tf
when ], arrived sen, the scene I fully
expected TO find Is orr more persons dead.
The heavy. Pullman cars, baggage, cars,
day coaches and the engine were, lying
on their sides. Passengers were sitting
about beside the track, many thinly
clad. having been thrown from their
berths. .-,.- ...
ONE DOCTOR ON TRAIN.
The engineer and baggage master
were both dead, There was one ply
sician on the train, a doctor from Chi
cago. His name i was unable to learn
The condition of the tracks make it al
most certain that the wreck was the
work of train wreckers. The fishplates
seemed TO have been removed and the
rails DETECTED to one side. After arriv-
ing at the wreck gave attention to
those most seriously hurt, preparing
them to be taken TO Newcastle on the
special train that was rushed to the
scene" f ,f "A 'ft '.<
The train tore the track and roadbed I'D
for 100 yards. The wreckage covered
both tracks and blocked trains both east
and west. When the relief train from
Newcastle arrived, It was hours before
the hurrying physicians could dress the
injuries of the panic-stricken passengers,
many of whom became almost crazed by
their experiences. ZEE =. .
The injured were laid on the rough
rock ballast, and by the weird lights Of
torches and lanterns, the doctors work
ed hastily. Several OF the injured nearly
'bled to death before the relief trains
with physicians arrived. 80 ~.
BRAVE FIREMAN SAVED LIVES.
That a hundred lives were not lost in
the wrecK 1t was declared today was due
to the bravery and quick action Of Fire
man Purcell. who escaped death by a mi
raculous leap from the engine cab as the
heavy engine and two cars somersaulted
over a steep embankment. --
When he felt the heavy engine on which
he was firing lurch and leave the rails
Purcell jumped to the right side of the
cab and threw over the emergency
brakes thus saving the ditching Of the
two Pullman sleepers Attached to the
flyer. The fireman's story is borne out
by the fact that the brakes on the Pull
man cars were found to be tight set by
wrecking crews.
Express Officials Deny
There Was Money in Car
PITTSBJIR(S. Pa Sept. 4.--Officials