Greenville, SC Train Wreck, Apr 1905 - New Yorkers in Wreck

NEW YORKERS IN A WRECK

Special Train Ditched Near Greenville, S. C., and Many of Those Aboard Suffer Painful Injuries.

GREENVILLE, S. C., May 1. -- A special train bearing ROBERT C. OGDEN and a party of prominent New Yorkers, returning from Columbia, S. C., was wrecked near here Saturday. W. W. CANNON, a cook, was caught in the wreckage and burned to death. Several of the guests were more of less slightly injured.

The injured are: ROBERT M. OGDEN, secretary to ROBERT C. OGDEN, fracture of the right leg, contusions and scalp wounds; PROF. HENRY W. FARNUM of Yale university, right arm broken and severe contusions; MRS. FARNUM, scalp wound and internal injuries; MRS. JUDGE THROOP, of Cambridge, Mass., daughter of Henry W. Longfellow, scalp wounds and shock; DR. ST. CLAIR McKELWAY, editor Brooklyn Eagle, cuts and bruises about the head and face; BISHOP W. N. McVICKAR, of Rhode Island, shock; CAPT. JOHN F. McCOY, tourist agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, scalp wounds; W. C. KERSHAW, electrician, No. 15 Bond street, Jersey City, scalp wounds; C. B. WILCOX, dining car conductor, scalp wounds; D. ROHNS, dining car conductor, scalp wounds; J. R. HUNTER, engineer of wrecked special, left leg broken and scalp wounds.

The train, which was composed of ten cars, left Columbia in the morning for this city, where the party was to be received by the mayor. The train was composed of one baggage car, a smoker, two dining cars, six compartment cars and an observation car.

MR. OGDEN, who is a member of John Wanamaker's firm, had just been elected president of the conference for education in the South.

News of the wreck was received here and a wrecking train and a party of physicians were dispatched at once to the scene.

Those in the party included Former Mayor SETH LOW, of New York, EDWARD M. SHEPARD, of New York, CHAS. B. AYCOCK, former governor of South Carolina; S. C. MITCHELL, of Virginia, JOHN GRAHAM BROOKS, DR. WALLACE BUTTRICK, DR. EDWARD. T. DEVINE, DR. A. S. DRAPER, New York state commissioner of Education, Prof. HENRY W> FARNUM of Yale, DWIGHT KELLOG, the REV. DR. A. B. KINSOLVING, ST. CLAIR McKELWAY, Bishop McVICKARD, DR. EDWARD KNOX MITCHELL, ROBERT TREAT PAINE, GEORGE FOSTER, Peabody and the REV. DR. H. B. FRISELL, of Hampton Institute.

Four of the ten cars were burned. Some of the injured were pinned under the wreck.

Lowville Journal and Republican New York 1905-05-04
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!