The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18

PEaNsNLvANIA fs.HouR TRAIN
jumps TRACK At FORT
WAYNE, IND.
.THIRTY-SlX ARE INJURED
Doubie.tieader, Late, Runs Into Open
Switch at Mile at Minute
Men Fight Women to
Escape.

Men Fight Women to
Escape.
Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Two people
were killed, two were reported miss
ing and 30 were injured at the west
ern limits of this city in the second
wreck within week on the Pennsyl-
vania railroads Chicago-New York
1S-hour train.
Pulled at top speed by double.
header locomotives. the heavy train
ran into temporary switch that was
too weak to stand the terrifice strain.
The rails of the switch were swept
aside, the engines of the flyer ca
reened crafty and sideswiped the en-.
CINE of freight train on sidetrack.
Engines and passenger coaches, sec.
ond later were piled on their sides.
In the panic of passengers which
followed the piling up of the fast
train, men fought women to escape,
and scores were trampled and beaten.
The police department, the fire de-
partment, and every ambulance in the
city were called to the scene of the
accident. At least fifty doctors were
on the scene within half hour of
the time the trains came together and
within short time thousands of PEG.
pie had collected about the wreck.
Two passenger engines, with the
freight engine, were piled up in a
mass of bent and twisted iron. The
baggage car, smoker, buffet and two
sleepers turned over in the ditch.
Most of the injured were seated in
the diner and smoker when the acct
dent occurred. The main track and
the track on which the freight train
was located were torn up for a dis
lance of 200 yards.
The two engines of the flier were
torn from the trucks and thrown
down the embankment to the park,
while the engine of the freight reared
up in the air over the trucks of the
flier's engines. The all-steel cars of
the flier were put to the first actual
wreck test they have ever undergone,
and proved to be all that has been
claimed for them by their designers.
Only the first two cars of the heavy
nine-car train were much smashed.
Passengers on the seven rear cars
escaped with only cuts and bruises,
whereas, it is declared by railroad
men, if the cars had been of the old
fashioned wood construction the dam
age would have been frightful.
It will take day or more for the
wreck trains to clear away the debris,
as the cars are extremely heavy. The
wrecking crew from Fort Wayne ar
rived at the scene within half hour
of the time it occurred, while the
wrecking trains from Crestline and
Chicago arrived later in the evening.
Thirty or more passengers, all badly
bruised and cut, are at the Anthony
hotel.
The body of Fred Zimmerman, who
died in Milwaukee, and which was
being brought here for burial, was
recovered from the baggage car. One
of the cars caught fire and was burn
ing by the time the fire department
arrived.
Patrick Malone, the veteran engin.
eer of the special, was found in a
fainting condition several rods from
the wreck. One leg hung by mere
thread and it was necessary to ampu.
tate both his legs and an arm. 1t is
expected he will recover. Flung from
the engine at the crash, he was pinned
under the wreckage and the steam
from the engine completely blinded
him. Summoning his last strength
he managed to crawl away to where
he was found.
w. B. Craig of this city, fireman on
the freight train, which was waiting
for the flyer to pass, says that the
speed at which the flyer came was ter
rife.
my engineer. Arick, who was
killed." said Craig, called my atten
ton to the flyer. My God, look al
those fellows come he cried. Jus,
then the flyer hit the switch and
saw the train had jumped the track
/ jumped, too. In midair, it seemed tt
me, turned around and saw my en-
CINE buckling up and Arick pinionet
against the tender.
]. E. Sullivan Of New York, wht
was slightly injured, is former pres
ident of the Amateur Athletic uniol
and is well known in sporting circles
He attended the A. A. U. meet in Chi
cago Saturday.
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