The Washington herald., 1910-10-01
CAPITAL TOURISTS
In TRAIN WRECK
Barely Escape Death When
Driving Rods Snap.
LARGE ENGINE IS DEMOLISHED
Engineer of Niagara Falls Special,
Carrying Many Washington Ex-
sengers by Bringing Train 40 stop
I'm Remarkable short Time.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
4 Buffalo, \. Y, Sept 30.-With her
broken driving rods splintering the ties
and battering her cab. engine 1860, on
the Lehigh Valley road. was brought 10
a quick stop this afternoon, at a point
midway between Milan" and Ulster. Pa.
Only providence and rapid work by the
engineer. John Wilkins. railroad men
agree, saved hundreds OF lives and pas
senger train from destruction. Several
( Nashingtonians were aboard the train.
The train, running as the second sec
tion OF No. 7, OF the Lehigh. which left
New York at $40 O'Clock this morning,
consisted Of two day coaches, two Pull
man ears, and a dining car. II left the
Union Station, Washington. at 7.45 o'clock
this morning and picked up hundreds Of
passengers at Baltimore. Newark, VII
mington, Philadelphia. and Chester, Pa,
Ell route 10 Niagara Falls. The train
was a special. traversing the lines OF
the Baltimore and Ohio. the Reading, and
the Lehigh Valley.
Steam Envelopes Train.
Dashing by Ulster at forty miles an
hour on a long. down grat.l curve the
train suddenly became enveIoped in
binding steam. In the cab wilkins
jumped from his seat. as one OF the
driving rods on the left hand side OF
the engine snapped.
Hardly had he left HIS seat when both
driving rods on the right hand side broke
and twisted, and one OF them. whirlIng
like a fail. ripped into the cab. where
the engineer had been sitting only few
seconds before. The broken rcd then
crashed into the frbox itself and let
loose a tremendous cloud Of steam.
Engineer Wilkins and his fireman,
Charles B. Kline stuck 10 their posts
until the train was brought 10 a stand
stil. As they groped their way out OF
the steam their faces blanched as they
saw the condition Of their engine. and
realized what might have been the result.
Passengers, wondering at the sitting
steam. Were horror-stricken when they
emerged from the coaches and saw the
broken and twisted steel rods and pipes.
Prof. Cammnck Passenger.
Among the passengers on the train
were Prof. A. Cammack. OF the State
Department, Washington; J. d. Prentiss.
Of the Richmond Evening Journal; State
Senator c. H. Wells. OF Maryland. and
Mrs. Wells, and Nine Chang OF Wash
ington and her little son. Nine. Chang's
husband was formerly secretary to the
Chinese Legation, but is now connected
with the Chinese foreign Office.
After blocking traffic for more than
two hours, the broken driving rods were
removed and another engine pushed the
disabled train 10 Sayre. The special ar
rived at Niagara Falls more than two
and half hours late.
WashingtOnians on Train.
Among the Washingtonians On the
train We're Mr.. and Mrs Don A. Sanford.
$50 Indiana avenue: J. NJ Albrecht. 81
Jackson place; Herman Gauss. 221 Fifth
street southeast; y. w. P. Shemmier.
Takoma Park: r. II COVington. Y. NJ
c. A; Mr. and Mrs, W. z. Newman.
13t East Capitol street; Mr.. and Mrs 7
d. Coughlan, 200 Fifth street; Mr. and
Mrs. a. A Kahler, Mount Pleasant: 7.
F. Wenner. 2052 g street: Mrs. Mckee
Rice. 1921 Kalorama road; Thomas a.
Green, of the Secretary's office. Interior
Department: Clarence II. Green, Office Of
Sixth Auditor, Treasury Department;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Dale. 4lS Massachu
setts avenue; w. NJ. Crosby Il03 Sixth
street, and Frederick Mckee. Washing
ton attorney, and Mrs Mckee. OF River
dale, Nd