Milford chronicle., 1913-09-12
IS HURT IN WRECK
OF FPENNSY FLYER
ST. LOuiS-AeW York Train Jumps
Track al EjIlGS, 0.
WAS RUNNING At HIGH SPEED

That No Lives Were Lost in Wreck
is Due to Fact that 1t Was an All
Steel Train-Loosened Rail Blamed.
The New York-St. Louis flyer on the
| Pennsylvania Railroad was derailed
At Wylies station. four miles west of
New Madison, o.. iniuring forty-fve Of
the seventy-fve passengers and ia
tally injuring three Of the crew.
Six coaches went into a cornfeld
on one side Of the track. the engine
and tender striking a bridge abutment
on the other side of the track and
turning one span of the bridge into
the air
The rear coach remained on the
rails. and the next coach. though of
the track, did not overturn.
The following is a partial list Of
injured:
L. f. Reeberg. New York; Mrs. Jo-
hanna E. Casey, st. Louis; H. C.
Swaysie. indianapolis; W. Somerville,
St. Louis; A. W. Geister, Baltimore;
W. B. Foriss, New York city; A. T.
Hackworth, Kansas City; c. W. Ew.
ing. dining car steward Columbus.
o.; r. Rodgers. engineer, Columbus, |
o.; ]. W. Tharp, fireman, Columbus. |
o.; R. J. Rector, stoker. Columbus, o.; |
NJ. H. Sheeler Brooklyn; Jesse Por-
ter. Jersey City, n. j.; R. NJ. Good
man. Washington. D. C.
Two iremen were so badly scalded
and crushed it is believed they will
die. and a chef in the diner was seri-
Ously scalded.
The engineman suffered a severe
scalp wound
The wreck occurred on a sharp curve
where the track was weak and the
rain was travelling at high speed.
The injured were taken to Rich
nond. Ind, on a relief train sent to =
he scene of the wreck from that
,lace.
Because of absence Of telegraphic I
with Wylies, it was not :
t first known how many persons were a
Injured, but some of the farmers liv- 7
lg near there sent an urgent call for G
octors and nurses, saying that many +
ersons had been hurt.
The train passed through New Mad
son about six minutes before it was
-recked. and its speed at that time
as about fifty-fve miles an hour.
The train was composed of a mail
ar. baggage library car. four Pullman
eepers. diner and observation.
It was an alls;eel train. and the
ict that there was no loss of life is at
TO this fact
The train was known as the New
Louis flyer. It left Columbus Al
,ty minutes late. It was one of the at
lest accommodation trains on the Il,
annsylvania lines. There is no tele- cei
aph station near the place where an
e wreck occurred. i'm
Because Of this. news of the wreck sta
as some time reaching New Madison
ID Bradford Al
The train was in charge of Con sts
ctOr F. L. Fallon and Engineer r. On
Rogers. both of Columbus.
The engine left the track on one Tel
le. and two coaches Immediately in The
e rear Of the engine jumped to the D..
her side and plowed into a corn OF
Id. according to reports reaching pur
? Pennsylvania Offices. 9th
Relief cars. carrying doctors. were '--
she'd to the scene from Richmond.
l.; Greenville. New Paris and Brad ]. {
d. Wreck trains were sent from -
lumbus. New Madison and Rich
nd
The cause Of the wreck is not
own yet, but is supposed to have II
IN a loosened rail. The officials ~
d the train was travelling sixty
es an hour at the time of the acct s''a
It. The latest report is that all the
5 but one went into the ditch. n,
ieneral Manager McCarty said that
attributed the fact that no lives c.
'e lost directly to the allsteel equip
ut of the train. a.
and