The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-13
AWFUL CRASH
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Hany Killed and Wounded as Fast Train
PIunges Over viaduel.
BAD FIRE BREAKS OUT

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The Federal Express Running From
Washington to Boston Over the
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Wrecked at Bridge
port With Great Loss of Life.
Many lives, probably twenty, were
crushed out in an instant and proba-'
bly, three times as many persons were
frightfully hurt Tuesday when the
Federal Express running from WASH
ington, D. c. to Boston, over the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad was hurled over a con-
viaduct at Bridgeport, Conn.,, by an
open switch. ti.a,.
Fire broke out in the wreckage
but the Bridgeport fire department
quickly put this out and the men
lent assistance to rescue the injured.
Ambulances and doctors hastily sum-
moned did their best to save those
who were under the debris. At 6:30
o'clock the bodies of is dead had
been taken from the wreck land lors
ty other passengers we're inS the To-
cal hospitals severely injured.
The more severely injured 'are:
Unidentified woman eye goughed
out, face terribly bruised leg fraca
tured. -, 'oy"t , H.HtH = 2.
Michael Fury, conductor Of train,
New Rochelle, N. Y, fracture OK
skull, internal injuries, will die.
David tKissner, New York, brake
man, fracture Of the left leg, other
injuries, will probably die
Mrs. James B. Joyce, of Maury,
suburb of Washington, fracture Of
the left wrist, back injured, shock,
condition serious.
Sarah Czalobro, 931 South Penn
sylvania street, Philadelphia, head
badly cut, body bruised, shock, con.
dition serious = . ~ 90. ! 80
Christie and Antony Czalobro, her
two children, five and eight years,
Christie, bruised about head and
l'body, internal injuries; Antony,
fractured arm scalp" wounds inter-
nal, may die. . r''''''.''- . -
John F. Won Pfeiffer, McDouald st.
Deadyile, Mass, fracture OF sknli;
condition critical. : = =
Frank Won Pfeiffer, cousin Of
John, 227 East North street, Phila-
delphiadelphia, fracture of ribs, dis
location Of shoulder; condition seri-
GUS.
Miss Lucy Note, 222 Washington
avenue, Washington, internal iaju-
ries, condition critical.
George Rogers, Washington, D. G.
His young son was killed and an
other son, Frank, badly hurt. Mrs.
Rogers is thought to be one Of the
women who were killed.
Charles Frazier, NaNatree Green,
Md. -'
Mrs. Emily Wilson, Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Monroe, Chftondale,
Mass.
Miss Mary McCann, Philadelphia
The express left Harleu River
| about an hour late. It was going at
high speed when the open switch a
mile and a half west Of Bridgeport
station was struck.
The switch was near the, tower, at
the junction of Fairfield avenue and
State street. There was one tremens
dous crash, an instant of intense ST.
lence and then the groans anG shrieks
of the wounded.
The wreck was almost complete,
five cars having gone over, only three
cars of the long train being left on
the track.
The engine, twisted into funk, was
two hundred feet south OF Fairfield
avenue. Behind were the mail and
baggage cars while the Pullmans and
coaches were in mass at the rear.
The day coach was entirely crush
ed and in it the deaths were many,
five bodies being removed at once.
Three Pullmans were almost COM
pletely crumpled up, but appear
ances indicated that the passengers
in a measure were protected by the
strength of the cars. ..
! With firemen, policemen, and doc
tors working as fast as possible the
dead and injured were laid out upon
the lawn of a residence in Fairfield
avenue. AS fast as the amtulances
came the injured were sent to the
hospitals.
In the wreckage of the engine was
body thought to be the engineer
who had died at his post. A babe
about a year old was found In one
car. It was alive and had become
separated from its mother, Mrs. w.
V. Cleppane, of Cherry Creek, Md,
and its aunt, Mrs. Beatrice Cleppane
both of whom escaped with minor In
iuries, chiefly wounds on the head.
In another coach a Mrs. Whaton,
of Philadelphia, was taken out alive
but her child was dead under her.
Mrs. L. w. Page, of 1928 Massachu-
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