The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-04
TRAIN IS WRECKED.
TWO PEOPLE DEAD,
MANY ARE INJURED
Detectives Think Robbery
Motive for Ditching of
Western Express.
ACTION PLANNED,
ASSERT OFFICIALS
Hurt Are Being Cared for at New
Castle Hospital in
Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Sept 4-Two per-
sons are dead, three seriously injured.
and about twenty received minor inju-
ries today as the result Of the wrecking
Of the Baltimore and Ohio train No. 5,
running between Pittsburg and Cleve-
land. near New Castle, at midnight last
night. according to the official state
ment issued by the railroad early today
The wreck was due to the work OF
train wreckers. The officials state that
a rail on the night side of the track was
cut at joint and the spikes pulled. A
splice bar was also placed between the
rails TO prevent them forming a juno
tion. Two Pullman cars partly turned
over, while two passenger coaches. two
baggage cars, and the engine went over
the embsnkment.
The Dead.
c A DILL. engineer, Chicago.
GEORGE wHEATCRAFT, baggage
master, Chicago.
Seriously Injured.
The following were seriously injured
and are not expected to live:
Mrs. Seneca Dippan. Tifhn. Ohio.
R. P. Cavanaugh. chief boiler inspec-
tor, Baltimore and Ohio, Baltimore, Md.
H: c. Millard, hfty-four, passenger,
Ia Fsrge. Wis.
Slightly Injured.
The following are severely, but not
seriously hurt:
Charlie Buke. Joliet. IL. jaw injured.
knee sprained-
John Beecher, Green Bay. Wis. badly
bruised in hospital.
Fourteen were slightly bruised and in
tured. They are:
Mrs Mary Bowman. thirty y-eight. Chi
csgo, bruised.
Stanley Domenico. seven years old,
(hlcago, bruised.
Rudolph Domenico. FIVE years old,
Chicago. bruised.
John Hite, Chicago, slightly bruised.
Mrs Hartrian. Philadelphia. bruised
Mrs. Kate Kaler. Chicago. slightly in
jured
Mrs. H. Kaler. Chicago. slightly in
tured-
J. H; Lannon. indianapolis. back
Mrs: W. MoCleary. Chadwick. H..
slightly injured.
A c. McNicol. Frostburg, Nd, slight
ly injured.
Mrs. Il B. senneff. Chadwick. Iii,
slight injuries.
Master Kenneth sennin. Chadwick.
HI, slight injuries.
Detectives at Scene.
Railroad detectives under Capt. G.
Delehanty were at the scene of the
wreck early today, and began making
a search for the criminals responsible
for the wreck. The detectives and Off
cials say the ditching OF the train was
clear case OF train wrecking. and be-
heve that robbery was intended
Inc passengers not injured in the
wreck continued on their journey west
this morning. at $50 The Injured are
bang cared for at Newcastle Hospital
Going Fifty Miles an Hour.
The wrecked train was making at
least nifty miles an hour when ditched
II was made up OF a baggage car. ex-
press car. two coaches and two Pull
mans. The engine was partly over
turned, but not seriously damaged. The
baggage car was demolished and the
baggagemaster crushed 20 death in the
wreckage.
Most Of the injured passengers were
riding In the smoker and the other day
coach when the crash came.
The flyer struck the open rail at full
speed. The engine plunged over the
steep embankment. pulling the baggage
car and two day coaches after H. The
couplings holding the two pllliu1auS
snapped and they did not 20 over the
embaDkment, but left the rails and
turned partly on their sides Few pas-
and those but slightly
Immediately after the engine struck
the open rail scene Of widest isOrder
ensued. The day coach was mostly oc-
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