New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

/ smashed and piled hieH on both sides Of
/ "A coal train, over which they turned.
! making the rescue work difficult
/ The majority of the passengers in the
| day coach were louuging I'm their seats.
/ preparing for the long night ride, and
| those in the sleepsrs had retired when
! the accident occurred.
! Sor,e of the passengers who were taken
/ TO Harrisburg on the relief train sent
/ from that city related thrilling eXpeT'-
/ eucCs.
/ II. u. English, prominent business
man OF Pittsburg VINO with his wife. e''
( capped injury. said
| 81 was awakened by being hurled about
my berth ] found the bedciothes ana
mattress on top Of me. The lights were
/ out and / CROPPED my way TO Mrs Eng
/ Iish and We got out The car hao gone
down about twenty feet and was ~ an
angle. Some Of the people IN the car
were hurt. but not seriously. c"H''
not tell how the wreck occurred.
/ f. Il. Rhoades Of Connclsviiic. Penn
/ was i'm the smoker Of one Of the wrecked
: cars.
u was smoking when the car TOPPED
over" he said, "and my first thought was
/ of nv little girl who was back IN the
berth. J managed to make my way back
/ in the dark car and 10 find her hidden
under the bedclothcs am thanEtu' 10
! say she was unhurt and ! got her oNi as
| soon as possible"
Steel Cars Saved Many Lives.
/ Few. Of the passengers had any idea OF
/ how the wreck occurred and all agreed
( that but for the steel cars there "ouiu
nave been many more casualties.
4 special train was made up at HaE'l'-
I burg 10 take West all passengers ior
Pittsburgh and beyond. Several OF the
na ssepgers reached Harrisburg without
/ overcoats and wrapped in blankets lhey
were provided with clothing and given
/ places on the special.
The remarkable part about the "re'A
was that so many Of the passengers ha'
| their baggage They said that after the
first shock. when the cars topped over,
and they found no fire or serious damage
to the structures OF the cars they
were able 70 grope their way bach I"
bertbs and dress by the light OF lanterns
Some of the passengers hustled into their
clothes while standing in yesibules.
A committee appointed by the PennsTI-
wanna Railroad went 20 Harrisburg TO-
night and will convene tomorrow IN IN
effort 10 decide upon the cause OF the &C
cident. The company declares that the
bridge was inspected and found 10 De II
good physical condition only two days ago.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is
also conducting an Investigation.
The state will also hold an investigation
and the Coroner Of Chester County VIII
conduct an investigation tomorrow, after
which the bodies Of the dead will be sent
10 their homes for burial.
Says Bridge Caused Wreck
Dasnfte the denials Of the officials Of
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, it IS declared
unop the authority Of DR.. r. II. owens
criaf notice surgeon Of this city, that the
bridge at Glenloch was entirely RESPONSE
bic for the disaster last night. DR. owens
asserts that the sagging abutments were
known TO many In that vicinity, and that
the structure was in such bad condition
that the wreclsing crew did not dare run
their train over it after the smash.
1T was not a broken rail that wrecked
the train" said DR.. Owens tonight. II
was the sinking of the abutments Of the
bridge that caused the accident. rms
bridge is at the point OF curve Foi
months heavy trains have been hitting
this curve at full speed, with the result
that the abutments OF the bridge sank
gradually. II only needed this train. with
IFS two engines and heavy string or cars
TO cause the collapse Of the bridge struct-
yre II is my opinion that blame for this
accident lies directly on the state bridge
INSPECTORS. who should have known what
heavy railroad traffic was doing To that
bridge. At the point where the accident
occurred the Trenton cutoff leaves the
main line. Here are seven tracks and
maze Of switches.
Pullman Makes 1eadIons Plunge.
1.-THE two engines Of the wrecked train
left the track. but remained upright The
mail car. which was behind the locomo-
dives. also left the train but remained
u2right. after it had plouched over the.
ties for distance. The next car was
dav coach. This turned a complete
somersault and rolled down the embank-
mont thirty-hve feet The next car was
a Pullman. which also went down the
crnbankmeut and landed on the TOP Of
loaded coal car on the low grade for
the tracks which run under the bridge
The next ear. a Pullman, went heddlong
down the enbankmcnt while the car
following rolled TO the foot Of the de-