The Washington times., 1912-10-04

soon saw glare like big electric iight
trying to shine through a dense fog.
Then gust OF wind swept aside the
veil and we grew sick. We saw that
the light was burning debris In the in
terror of the car.
"As we dashed to the front Of the car
we heard man crying for aid. We
saw brave Fellow at a window trying
dragged her through and she fell down
senseless between VI. stts.
"The msn--he was forty. tan and ath-
letic--cailed that three other girls
We're there, & as ,,r saiS a., ne vsa SCT,u nSs Ss
could hand them out to us II ne got
out OF the window and reaphsd In for
them.
chap got through the window. Wrap
ping his coat sleeve about something In
the car. he roped the other sloeve un-
der his shoulders as sort OF sling to
We saw him dive down headfore-
most into the fire for ope Of the girls.
Then we heard him cry out terrible
exclamation. His white face appear
ed above us. grirsed with smoke. HIS
my Godf he screamed. They are
fastened down and are burning and
cannot get them loose"
'it seemed only a second before a
out ali around him. and he fell down
clothing was afire. We dragged him
free, In another instant the big car
a big, tired thing, It leaned heavily
over and toppled. upon its side.
Through the whirling, air currents
that for a moment cleared the. view,
we could see the trio Of scresmlngs
down by the two front seats. We
watched them burn to death. power
less to save them.
BY that time great crowd had
dences. The workmen. Of the factorie.
Italian workmen who were among
the frst. Tuggipg at a line of hose
brave italians worked their way into
q blazing car through the rear end
s5s snd in;nrht t9GEht the flames at the sides Of
.we saw another girl and ! woman
the rescUers were beaten back. We
saw the Italians wrench one man
loose from the grip Of wrecked Pull
man chair. He died. charred mass,
them and others bring at least twen-
ty persons out into the air. Many
were badly injured. All were suffer
Ing from the smoke and hre, but they
"The, second and third Pullman cars
toppled over on their side when the
engine blew up. The buffet smoking
car on the rear Of the train was on
fire when we turned our attention
from the rear car. The word spread
quickly that all passengers were out
OF the other Pullmans, and that the
II cannot tell how many died. I saw
four girls, one woman. and one man
burn to death In the first car, and the
death Of one woman In the second car.
Later. saw three bodies upon a lawn.
seven had seen die did not know.
Five or six injured persons were also
upon the lawn.
my friend and .afterward found the
brave fellow who saved the girl from
the forward car. He told us he did not
know. the names Of the four young
women or their home addresses. He
said that they were four students at
the Boston Conservatory Of Music.
The one he saved said she lived IN
senses, although burned and bleeding:
she insisted upon being taken home. I
aided In placing her on board the train.
'One of the italian workme who
urea 10 save IMPRISONED pdssen-
gers. clutched the hand Of a, imprison-
ed woman. Take this he hesrd her
scream. just before he was driven back.
When he had backed into the reviving
air. he found that he haad grsped, a
plain gold band ring marked with the
name Barker One Of the train officials
took possession Of the ring.
Two doctors from Stamford and one
from Westport were soon on the scene
working with the injured. remained
about two hours: at the end OF that
time wreckjng train had not arrived:
All of the cars behind the engine and
baggage cars were burned to ashes"