Panic in Underground Train Over Burning Debris New York, Feb, 12.
Fifty passengers were injured and 200 affected by smoke fumes to-day when fire broke out in the firs' car of a Tuba train which was travelling from New York to New, JJersey on the underground railway ch passes beneath the Hudson River, There were a thousand passengers bourd the train, many of whom had their clothes torn off i the mad seratible to es hen the were opened smoke, flame san outlet for ved and men and. other in the with them were trampled upon, of Une passengers say that they saw pools of blazing oil in the tunnel.
Feb, owe 000 Ne: thei wa: ow Tersey ed ube disaster yestenhays Twelve of the jured persons are The Transiv Commissioner states as the result of responsibil disposed way company for as the rod-bed of the tunnel found to be covered with grease, oil and papers whick, it is believed, sparks from the brakes of a train for a lighted eigaretty may have ignited, Ie appears that the driver of the finding there were 1 ahead of him, ah through them, but the train stopped half way, Smoke, id fumes, nil finally the Jappearanee of flames outside thy windows of the ea caused a panic among the passengers. Some of the women screamed, others knelt fu the floor and prayed, while tha men shouted, cursed and smashed the windows' to get*air, Finally police and firemen arrived and for: the doors of the rear coach, enable the imprisoned passengers to escape, Reuter, Peoria Ill, Feb, 20, Five miners were killed, fou gravely and 150 less seriously ins jured today in a way accident ners to their work plunged owe twenty-four foot embankeien Reuter,
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