Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-24
63Hurt as Engine
Rams Pennsy Train
Near Wilmington
Cavalier Crowded
With Navy Personnel,
Is Hit From Reor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. "a.
The Pennsylvania Railroads
crack passenger train, The Cav
alier," heavily crowded and
stopped for signal, was rammed
from the rear by speeding
switch engine and two passenger
coaches early today and So pas
sengers and crewmen were in
jured, five seriously.
Most of the injured were Navy
enlisted personnel.
The crash, heard over square
mile area, shattered windows and
lights in some coaches. derailed one
car and tied up the southwardtr traffic
tracks of the railroads main line
for four hours.
Passengers Fe'led.
Scores of passengers standing In
the aisles, waiting to get off at the
Wilmington station quarter mile
away, were knocked to the floor and
those seated were hurled against the
seats in front of them.
An unidentified Navy nurse, pas
senger on the express, treated many
of the injured, according to Charles
Dworski, as, of Wilmington, a pas
senger who was hurt slightly.
Many of the passengers in the
coach, including myself, were stand
ing in the aisle preparatory to leav-
ing the train" Mr.. Dworski said
Then came the bump.
Il was knocked down. Something
hit me on the head think an
electric fixture-and I was knocked
out for couple minutes.
Navy Nurse Helps Injured.
"A lady came over and bandaged
my wounds. I had two cuts on the
head. She was a Navy nurse, and
told me she had been riding in the
coach. She bandaged at least half
dozen other passengers.
Some one had lifted me to my
feet. I could see nearly all of the
glass in the windows was broken
People were lying all around. 1t was
hard to believe that such damage
could be done in such a short time
The seats were even ripped loose"
A railroad spokesman said five
trainmen. including J. E. Davis
engineman of the shifting engine
were injured but did not require
hospital treatment The others were
lief Cd
]. H. Karchner, fireman, members OF
the shifting engine crew, and H. T
Wood, 25, Wilmington, and M. A
kiefer. East Lansdowne Pa, fireman
and conductor, respectively, on the
express.
Seven ambulances and scores OF
police and private cars took the in
jured to Wilmingtons three main
hospitals, which Immediately were
overcrowded. A general call was
sent out for physicians and nurses
All but the five seriously hurt wert
discharged after receiving treatment
for decorations, shock and bruises.
The train was southbound from
Philadelphia to Cape Charles, Va
The railroad company said the two
coaches attached to the switch en-
CINE were carrying So sailors and
were about to be coupled onto the
train.
Seriously Injured Listed.
THE switching crew was working
under rules to proceed slowly and
watch out sharply for the other
train company spokesman said
Apparently this was not done"
The seriously injured:
Seaman Frank George, Vineland,
N. j.. and Philadelphia, spine in
juries.
Seaman Bernard M. Moran,
Norfolk. Va, fractured ribs.
Seaman Howard Trexler, Phila-
delphia, spine injuries.
Seaman S. T, Fox, New York City,
injured right shoulder.
Seaman Nicholas Pollen, 81, Will
Jamestown, N. j., and cambridge,
Md, neck and chest injuries.
Among residents of the Washing
ton area under treatment were:
Seaman August Soliday, Fred
ericksburg, Va; Seaman George D.
Turtell, Norfolk: Louis Giancaterino
and Attillo Tamturini, Little Greek,
Va; Seaman George D. Donald.
Seaman Stanley Mcdonald, Sea-
man George Kemp. Seaman Harold
Petroff, Seaman Ernest Carl Porter
and Seaman Joseph Mccarthy, all
of Norfolk; Pvt. John Bergman.
Fort Monroe, Va; Walter Powell
Norfolk; Seaman Francis E. Lodge
Little Creek. and Seaman Lawrence
Stone, Norfolk.