The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-05
TRAIN DlICHED
Three Perssas Killed and FsuyEHe
0hss Are Isssea.
TIE CARS ARE BURNED
Locomotive OF a Rock Island Pzs-
senger Train Ploushs oser "A
Embanknent, Carrying Passenger
Coaches and SIee2ers With 1t,
Fire Then Breaking Oct.

Fire Then breaking Out.
Three persons were killed and IS
injured Friday by the derailing and
partial burning Of wess5ouad Rock
Island passenger train south OF T1ea-
ton. Mo-. which probably was caus-
ed by spreading 0: the rails. While
the train was running at . high
speed the locomotive and tender
plunged over hve-foo: emoanknent.
dragging two baggage cars: -GsN
car and standard sleeptds car wite
them.
While passengers IN the wrecked
cars were struggling TO escape from
the debris Gre started from the are
box. The spl;n:ered cars burned rap
idly aps the three slain passengers
we're partly burned. Scores OF per
sous were rescued as the aanes were
sco.chins the!. clothing or. burning
their flesh.
David Siegel. Of Cleveland. O..
was held by the wreckage Cor an
hour while the Are burned within
few feet OF han. but was eventually
rescued. although be may lose an
arm. Heroic .escues were numerous.
Men and women who escaped ua-
harmed. rushed into the burning
w.eckage to rescue the less fortunate
passenger
The train vas desatled at $40 q.
n. Ehile passing through q stretch
Of Recovered country q. high speed.
The huge engine. q standard Pull
| man sleeper and the tourist sleeper
caught are aad were destroyed. snd
a portion OF the chair car was burn
| ed.
The DEAD INCLUDE two women
whose bodies were taken from the
chair car. Most OF the injured also
were IN this car.
All tie passengers II the burned
Pullman escaped. and aside from
bruises and slight cuts, none OF
these we're hurt.
The number OF those who lost
their lives Il tie tourist ca. is %
doubt. None .s known positively to
nave escaped from this car. and It
Is believed all Of It's passengers were
cremated.
Those passengers and members o.
the crew who escaped injury tnne-
diately xect 10 work 70 aid the IN
! jured. Many were drasEsd from the
chair car. while those IL the burn
ing Pullman generally escaped unas-
sisted. The flames that attacked the
tourist, sleeper burned fercely. fore
Ing back the rescurers, and they
stood By IN the ice and snow. pow
erless to render aid.
| The carse OF the wreck !s not
| know.. The engine suddenly jump
ed the track and plowfag through
the roadbed landed upside down SO
tee, from the tracks Following
closely came the mail and baggage
cars. These two cars doubled ahead
past the engine Both we're badly
smashed.
Climb Throcgh windows.
| The frst shock OF the wreck over,
passengers began ciauber;ng through
! windows while farmers living near
BY rae 70 the scene. Men entered
the burning chair car and dragged
ha.f-stunoed and bleeding passeog-
ers to safety.
From beneath the wreck OF the
engine other rescuers dragged the
body Of Fireman Lininser. burned
and manglee almost beyond recogni-
ton.
When the wrecking train arrived
from Trenton. the cars on each side
OF the three burning coaches were
drawn out Of the reach Of the sames.
The tourist and tie d-st Pullman
we're soon reduced 20 Pile OF twist
| ed iron and ashes.
In the belle, that the destroyed
tourist car held the bodies OF per
haps a dozen or more persons. the
passengers tha: lined the tracks
stood BY IN awed silence.