The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-23
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From the Philadeiphis Bulletin. July 18th.
APPALLING DISASTER.
Fifty Persons Crushed and Burned &
De.k la and one Hundred Mamgled.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

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About nine O'Clock this morning, the appal-
ing intelligence reached the city that collision
lhad occurred upon the North Pennsylvania
Railroad, between the regular morning train
from Gwynedd, and an excursion train that
left the city at five o'clock this morning, with a
large party of school children, with their teach
ers, &c.
The particulars, so far as we have been able
to learn them from reliable sources, are as fol-
lows:
AT five o'clock this morning, special train
of ten cars left the Master street depot with
the schools of st. Michael's Roman Catholic
Ichurch, in Kensngton. The excursion party
consisted of between five and six hundred per-
sons, the great majority of whom were child
Iren. They intended proceeding to Fort
| Washington, fourteen and half miles from
the city, where they were ito enjoy picnic.
! Owing to the number of cars, and the weight
of the train, there was some delay, and the
conductor, Mr.. Alfred F. Hoppel, finding him.
self behind time. pushed forward with great
rapdity when towards the end OF his trip.
The regular passenger train for the city left
Gwynedd at six o'clock, and reached Camp
Hill at six O'Clock and Is minutes. Finding
the excursion train had not yet arrived, Mr.
VIM. Vanstavoran, the conductor, determined
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along the expected train came laundering on
around a curve, at the rate of 35 miles an hour
4 collision of course ensued with the most ap-
! pallng consequences.
/ The down train escaped without serious
damage, but the scene presented by the excur-
sion train was fearful. The three forward
cars of the train were crushed completely to
pieces, and the wreck mngling with that of
4 the locomotive, took fire, and the hames COM
manieated to the other cars of the train. The
two next cars after the three were wrecked
outright, took fire, and were entirely consum-
| ed.
The imates of the three forward cars were
completely mixed up with the wreck, and
large number of them were killed outright
There were probably fifty persons in each Of
the three cars, and the lowest estimate we
| heard fixes the number of killed at fifty, while
it was feared the dread aggregate would reach
one hundred.
/ When oGr informant left the spot, every eff
/ fort was being made to rescue the wounded
and the bodies of the dead from the wreck
/ Everything was in the widest confusion, and
it was of course impossible under the cir
cumstances, to arrive with any certainty at
4 the number OF the victims, or to pretend to
obtain any particulars as to their names.
Henry Harris, the engine er of the excursion
train, was cut to pieces and killed instantly !;
and John Bagans, the fireman, is among the
missing, and it is believed he is under the
wreck.
As soon as the dreadful intelligence reached
the city, a car was despatched with all possi-
ble speed from the Master street depot, with
! physicians and other assistance.
One Of our reporters, ON hearing the news,
Immediately repaired to the office of the COM
lN : l.,s Al
O'Clock train had just left the station.
He then proceeded along the line of the
road to the outer depot of the company, where
he found the Vice President and engineer Of
the road at the depot, which surrounded
i by thousands of excited men and women
He was informed that an attempt had been
made to send hand cars along the road to the
/ scene of the accident, but they had been i'm
; mediately surrounded by the mob, and the
police and the employees Of the company had
the utmost difficulty in keeping them from
lben, run off with.
The excitement at the Willow street sta
ton was also intense. Excited crowds were
eagerly inquring for the latest intelligence
from the scene, while those who had children
on the ill-fated train were in the most dread
tu condition Of suspense.
The news of the accident having been
widely circulated large number of persons
| who imagined their friends might be among
} the injured, also proceeded to the outer sta
ton.
4 The excitement among the pedestrians, the
majority of whom were females, appeared to
increase as they reached the Cohocksink sta
ton.
i The Bulletin publishes list of sixty seven
persons wounded, and then the following list
Of the killed; by which it appears forty per-
sons lost their lives:
+ THE DEAD.
l. Hugh Campbell residing in Jefferson
street. between Cadwallader and Washington,
aged Is.
2 Mary Lilly residing in Charlotte street,
: burned up in the cars.
3. James Mcintyre, 16 years of age, dead;
residing in Washington street, above Jefferson.
II 4. Mr.. -; unknown white man, burned
up Nothing left but few bones and his
. shoes.
s. Mrs. -, unknown white woman,
dreadfully mangled.
g. Miss -, unknown white girl, dressed
in white, head crushed.
Z t. Dugan, residing IN Master street,
below Germantown road.
;; S., unknown white man, head
crushed.
8. John Riners. dead. Resided in Cadwal-
Ilader street, second door below Oxford.
10. James Hickey Resided corner of Phil
d lip and Jefferson streets, dead and missing.
IL. Rev. Daniel Sheridan, of st. Michael's
!, ichurch. dead Resided in Second street, above
Master He was crushed in dreadful man
ner between two cars.
12. VIM Barnard, residing in Cadwalladei