Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
Washington Train in Wreck
Outside of Philadelphia.
ENGINEER DIES INSTANTLY
Fireman So Badly Burned He Will
Probably Lose His Life.
SCARED PASSENGERS UNHuRT
Coaches Soon Proceed on Their Way.
Driven by q New
Engine.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. July GA Reading
railway flyer from New York to Wash
ington struck q freight locomotive near
the eastern end Of the Columbia bridge
over the Schuyikill river. at Fountain
Green. in Fairmount Park. early this
morning. The express locomotive was de-
rallied and Its engineman was instantly
killed. His fireman was so badly scalded
that he may die.
The dead engineman was Frank Salt
ner. thirty-eight years old. Of Lansdale.
Pa. For hours after the accident h.s
body was pinned under the huge locomo-
tive as 1t lay on its side near the track.
Frederick velder, thirty-four years old.
1870 North 10Th street. is the injured fire.
man. He is at the German Hospital, to
which he was hurried In an ambulance.
His death is expected at any moment.
Going at Fast Rate.
The express train left New York at
S:27 o'clock this morning. After passing
Wayne Junction 1t soon took the tracks
through the park on its way to the oath
and Chestnut streets station OF the Bal
timore and Ohio. 1t ran through a
stretch of the park near Belmont Man
ward over the high Columbia avenue
bridge.
There are freight yards on the east
bank OF the Schuylkill. and Baltimore
tender. was crossing the flyers path
diagonally after having left a draft Of
cars on a switch.
Freight Engineer Misjudged.
The engineman Of the freight thought
he would clear the express track in time.
but he was mistaken. The other loco
motive struck his tender a glancing blow
and promptly overturned, bury:ng it's
pilot In the ground. Fortunately, the
flyers engineman had applied the brakes
at the first intimation OF danger and the
cars stopped short on the tracks. The
couplings broke and no cars were de-
rallied.
Most OF the occupants of the Pullman
cars were asleep In their berths and the
halt was SO sudden as to throw many Of
them out There was great excitement,
but no injury among the passengers, and
the train crew speedily treasured them.
scene and took the train on to the oath
and Chestnut street station. At the
time OF the collision the rear cars Of the
express were still on the bridge.
Body Is Rarboiled.
When the wrecking train arrived on the
scene. about two hours after the collision.
the crew Get about raising the locomotive
to an unright position. The body Of the
engineman was unacceptable. He vas
practically parboiled. Higgins. q police
man OF the 10Th and Jefferson streets sta
ton, made q heroic attempt 70 Get Vel
der, the fireman. to the German Hospital
In time to save his life. He carried the
unconscious man In his arms fer . dis.
tRuce OF several blocks to q motor car
which he pressed into service, and speed
ed to the hospital.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad train.
which was due In this city at 7:6O o'clock
this morning, did not arrive until shortly
after 8 O'Clock. The delay Of about one
hour and twenty minutes. IL was stated,
was caused by the wreck. None Of the
passengers on the train were injured.
AUTO sl6AsHEs INTO TRAIN.