Evening star., 1911-08-26

(Edmonston PhOtO.)
Three Washington men are definitely
known to have been on the Lehigh VAL
ley train wrecked near Manchester, N.
Y. yesterday. and the wife of one of
them is thought to have been in one of
the coaches of the Inflated train.
Edgar d. Pangburn, a former resident
of Washington and a member Of Burn
side Post. G. A. R., here, was one of
| those killed.
Col. Edward Keeler Of 1869 Newton
street, civil war veteran, was SO badly
injured that his right arm had to be
amputated. Mrs Keeler, who accom-
panied him to the national Grand Army
of the Republic encampment at Roches-
ter. is understood 10 have been returning
home with him, although no mention OF
her is made in news dispatches SO far re-
ceived.
Another civil war survivor, Col John
r. Oursler, of 1341 Monroe street. had
his scalp badly lacerated, but sustained
no serious wounds.
Amherst w. Barber Of 703 East Capitol
street. who was also in the wreck, es-
capped unscathed, adm returned to
Washington this morning. He gives a
graphic account of the disaster.
Describes the Wreck.
Mr.. Barber arrived in Washington at
11:45 o'clock this morning. having come
directly from the scene of the wreck by
way of Philadelphia
When seen by Star reporter at the
Union station Mr. Barber declared he
could not give much information as to
how the wreck had occurred.
Il was sitting on the south side of the
fifth car" he said, when suddenly the
creased and at the same TIME there was
a jumping sensation as IL the car was
running over the ties. i grabbed hold of
the seat and held on. Other passengers
in the car did likewise. None of them
was injured, as far as l could ascertain.
When the train finally came to a stand
still all of the passengers in the car got
out.
1T certainly was horrible sight to see
those two cars at the bottom OF the creek.
Injured and dead were maSsed together
i'm the cars. The rescuers started to work
promptly. Axes were taken from the cars
and holes chopped in the sides of the two
cars, through which the dead and injured
were removed.
Hanging Over Trestle.
The car directly in the rear of the
the trestle work. 4 number of persons
in it were injured. Just what caused the
wreck / cannot explain unless the ties
were weak.
TIE rails on the right-hand side. in
the direction which the train was running,
were torn off for a considerable distance.
Il believe that the ties were weak. and
that the spikes pulled out. causing the
fn I dn knnu how far
the train ran over the ties he said, but
| it was for some distance
Mr.. Barber said the train was averag
ing about thirty-five or forty miles an
| hour when the wreck occurred. He said
| that there were not many WashingtOnians
aboard the train.
| II saw Col. E. A. Keelel', who was al
the dining car with Col. John Oursler,
| just after he was rescued. Both of his
arms were injured and / think they will
| have to be amputated,'' said Mr.. Barber
He stated that Col Oursler had received
but a slight scalp wound.
kilograms Not Received.
With Col Oursler. Mr.. Barber said he
walked some distance to a telegraph
station and sent kilograms to their rela-
tives and one to the Washington delega-
ton at Rochester, n. Y. telling them Of
the wreck. Neither of the kilograms was
received by the relatives of Col. Oursler
| or Mr.. Barber in this city.
| Mr.. Barber said that after they had
sent the telegram they went back to the
wreck where Col. Oursler assisted in the
work of rescuing the injured and bodies
| of the dead.
He arrived in Philadelphia at 3 o'clock
! this morning with a number of Philadel-
phia passengers who had been on the
wrecked train. and left the Quaker city
/ at o'clock for Washington.
| II is stated a number of other persons
who were in the wreck arrived in .'hila-
| delphia too late to get the O'Clock train
| and that they would not arrive here until
/ some time this afternoon.
Col. Keeler in Hospital.
1 Col. Keeler lives with his wife at 1885
Newton street northwest. and with Mrs
Keeler was attending the sessions of the
convention at Rochester. He Is in hos
pital in Rochester. according to lates
| adyices.
Col Oursler lives with his wife and
daughter Miss Mary G.. Oursler, at 134l
Monroe street northwest. He sustained