The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-04

ITODSbcln, or brOAdSlCln.
travelling salesman representing
NJ. Efnkcsstein n Sons, New York:
Su1Ocatcd.
The injured:
FiaSman j. c. Rust, of sos
West Grace Street, Richmond;
burns; In hospital.
Mail Clerk w. Il. Ireland, OF
Rocky Mount, n. C.; burns; i'm
hospital.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. c. Special
The Florence to Richmond Pullman
section of Atlantic Coast Line train
No. Sc, Palmetto Limited. was de-
stroyed by fire here this morning about
1880 O'Clock.
j. Probstein, a passenger from New
York city, suffered death. while Flag
man J. G. Rust and Mail Clerk w. +.
ireland are in hospital. suffering in
juries the extent OF which are not
yet known.
The fire started from a leaking gas
tank, which was ignited by a fagman
who believed il was air escaping and
rushed near with his lantern. The en-
SUING explosion caused him severe in
jury and ignited the infiammable ma
terial in the car.
Ten passengers were asleep in the
Pullman at the time. but the crew, as
sisted by one other passenger. and by
Mail Clerk Ireland, went at the task
OF awakening the sleepers and help
ing them to a point of safety
Three women and girl were car
ried from the car unhurt and six pas
sengers also left the sleeper in safety.
Only part OF the belongings of the
passengers was recovered.
The passenger who lost his. life. Mr..
PrObStein, was a travelling salesman
for the clothing firm of NJ. Finkelstein
q Son, of 1874 Broadway. New
1ork, and was himself a resident of
New York, and lived at POI West one
hundred and Eleventh Street. He
was thirty years old.
Mr.. Probstein was travelling from
Charleston to Richmond and entered
the sleeper at Florence. His remains
are in the care of a local underta ker
acting upon authority of the railroad
officials.
Several fremen were overcome be-
fore they were successful IN getting
MIR. Probstein's body from the car.
When removed, the man was still
breathing. but he died in A few mo-
ments, though medical attention was
at hand.
In More Trouble in Richmond.
Following close on the heels Of the
mishap which cost the life OF one per-
son, the serious injury of others, and
entailed considera BILE monetary loss.
Atlantic Coast Line train No. SO met
with a second, but not So serious ac-
cident in this city.
Shortly after being turned over TO
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac line, and within a few min
utes after il had left Byrd Street Sta
ton for Washington. a section of the
Inflated train became uncoupled in
the tunnel under CANDLES Hill Park.
The fact was quickly discovered by
the engineer and the train was
stopped.
The engine and that part Of the
train yet intact started back for the
disengaged section, when. overestimat-
ing the distance, the engineer backed
with more force than necessary into
the obstreperous section. The result
was that the end Of a baggage car at
tached to the engine crashed into that
Of the cara second baggage-et a
standStill.
The end Of the standing car was
driven perhaps a distance of eight feet
into the body of the car proper. the
end OF the moving car being but slight
SO firmly .wedged did the ends OF the
two disabled cars become as \ result of
the impact that il required two pom
derous locomotives to pull them apart.
In the damag ed car at the time was
Conductor Cannon. who narrowly es-
the doors OF the wrecked baggage car
been locked-which, fortunately they
were not-Conductor Cannon would
have met with serious, If not fatal in
jury. Seeing that a crash WAS tnevi-
able, he jumped through the open door
a
second elapsing between thus ana the
crash.
The force Of the collision was heard
for several squares and awakened resi-
dents in the neighborhOod. The acct
cent occurred about Z O'Clock At the
mouth OF the tunnel at the Filth and
The wrecked car. with the one not
SO seriously injured, were backed into
be repaired. Substitute cars were sSon
ready and the journey TO Washington
was made without further mishap.' @.
w. Faulkner was engineer.
The train when it left Richmond
consisted OF two Pullmans. Az many
baggage cars, a mail coach and seve-
raj day coaches. The train left this
city at GAS o'clock. and was due in
Washington at $40. The accident this
morning occasioned some Slight delay.
He Was SuffOcated-
A dispatch received this morning by
an official of the Atlantic Coast Line
gives the name of the passenger killed
as j. Broadstein. The gas compartment
of the Pullman destroyed had been
replenished at Rocky Mount. when.
through an oversight, the valve was
left open, according to adVices re-
ceived by the railroad in this city.
PrObstein, or Broadstein, WAS in a
part of the Pullman that had not been
made up" and, il was stated by a To-
cal official of the Atlantic Coast Line
To-Day ne was pOSSlply
when the inmates of the car were
warned of the danger. IT is believed
that he was suffocated; in fact. the
dispatch so states
The train was in charge of COnduc-
tor John w. Cotton, of Petersburg.
Kenneth Smith. of Twelfth and Porter
Streets, South Richmond, was the en-
gineer. Mail Clerk Ireland lives in
Rocky Mount. Flagman Rust has his
residence in Richmond.
Four Passengers at Jefferson.
Four people who were on the Coast
Line Pullman when 1T took nre. near
Rocky Mount, are now in this city.
and are stopping at the Jefferson
Hotel. They are Oliver ii. Perkins.
c. w. Rogg, Mrs. T. l.. RoGg and
Mrs. Rogg's little daughter. Amelia.
All four are from Des MoineS. Iowa.
They spent the winter in Florida and
before returning to their homes are
making a tour of the larger south
ern cities. They will remain IN Rich
mond several days, going from here
to Washington.
The fire occurred in that end of
the car occupied by the Des Moines
travellers, and but for the cool-head-
ness of the train crew 1t is probable
that several memberS no West