The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-16
LIMITED P[UNGE
OVER EMBANkM1|||
One of the Pennsylvania
Finest Trains Comes
to Grief 4
WRECK is CAUSED
BY BROKEN FLANGE8
Train Going At Mile-a-Min
ute Clip--Several Well
Known People Among
Passengers n

ca over a tnirty loot embarrassment a&SS
warrior Eiose. TOUR mics WenG 49,
hers' a. ll.o1 tnis morning. ktlss Il
IVY passengers ana negro ma1xoa
s,, Nv inJ1i ins my -tu'ee osueI PsI g.
ne "feth was causeu py q osU1SM
nanse on a orlvlhe Wneei o. 4s 1891
second o, tne TWO locomotives IL
were puiuhs the traih-
lna rehpsslyanla Hmiteo IS one 49,
,he FehhssNania 1astest trains
is cauipnhcii. ~ always Oh tne III 81
| 3'Inohs US paSSehsers touay Me,u .xxxs 1900 tss5
eral wen known people, 1nctuGss Il
Sohsf cssinaii w. MohoslI. OF 49,
ming ana CONGRESSMAN Charies sS
loan, OF Seprasha' Fens,0n Cosut1 sa
sioher '. n. Mcbr1os' OF "asnin1s0.kyss
rresloeh. george =. Sa'es' q Gss5eSs
University, ana otne's. ssKS
I Assss-' - -
me Tram ie't Ai'oona Que 49,
anu TWO minutes lale anu ~ tug ~ ~
OF the aceiueht was going at ~
minute eilp. L"e.s "cto tsn "A '1s51zs1ssza
man cars two OF which We're dinssssa
oaksase Gar anu Two , rs 49, .Sss2s
III Tue vain i'is.neup' al ~. - u !s<ss
tc @ piu.eoo o'e. s.'o ssxss u
Ihent; a.noukh .wo VI ene ud.s 49, Az
peo mar way ooWH tne sAesp .ss,,E "
| me Two passengers VINO we're k4s
We're SUING AZ dinner IN sH0 - sxs
-. =
lucy we're nuT'eu 70 ,ne 49, ~ 3s
the car, ana secona Ialss 49, ss 49,
o.ner uluihk Sal " usnse saD -. vi. $z&ss
HAe on esssHe. tncs we1S p1s1s
under tons OF oeors; 1Ssssss a
Every occupant o. .Hc ca -, No. .a nssas
or less seriously INJURED. nc ~ "a
| marion was stihg IN tue cotnp11Sys~ssSSS
ment at the end OF the nrst cnaE 49, llI.
as II went over the pahk. one 49, 4
hurled Flolentiy AGAINST the car as.s.a
! when tns secohu ilps'cs S1iae slsu -
crushed TO deatn.
| AT the point wnere tne tIain
the raiis there Is ~ eHipanAHlcHs -
i ing To a lock on the oio rehneS 49, n
I canal, TINS separating inc sS
from the river. II was INTO sne U.s.
That the cars were huried Oy
own momentum IKE q cnaFso t1OHs III
mammouth oattery.
| Tne cars IN the wreck were ~ SMNz
solid steel construction ana N 49,
| the passengers We're imprisoned H
! rats in trap. NH
/ hescuerS arc hanulCappoO. SFsa
! The groans OF the injured and Wse VI
the. sound OF escaping cteam AN M
shouts or rescuers gave q feeltn&s GS
| Undesirable horror to the scorNoS n #
| men who fastened from Warrt0&NsX
Ridge Division offfcers at Ateo04sa
were notified that the Flyer had beeG%
sons had been killed. every 'atlanl~gM
doctor and nurse from Altoona and
| rome boarded special train Wh3eS
was at the scene of the wreck IN sIQ
than an hour. BY this time orxA
F, lied crews OF rescuers went ah441~$
smashing in windows and removlNE
| the injured. sYSS#
! The doctors found their supplys II +
/ bandages and lint soon exhausted azS
a special train backed to the nla1
and the Injured were taken to thu
c. Blair Memorial hospital at Ht1S
! ington. The hospital was taxed ~
full capacity and a number OF the
severely injured we're taken stusho&G
I The boifes Of this dead we're not
moved until after o'clock. Wr9&3
! ing crews from Altoona, Mif1tn
Harrisonhurg. were hurried to
scene and worked heroicaily. fea11
| that more passengers were tur
oned under the wreckage. SunG
tendent c.. A. Preston. Of tho Md
division. together with other hi9lt
| iicials were soon on the ground
! personally conducted the relief N
The accident occurred ut
|. Easen the. dininvsrnnsit. sxteNnK1
! Just announced dinner. only foME
/ the passengers had --oceeded t0
/ dining cars and this probably
{ down the loss of life. The dininG
were crushed like two egg sheIlos
the escaping steam from the k1t
filed the wreckaxe, severely hSii
! the colored cooks ana walters M
All the seriously injured Werl
the two dining cars while those m