The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-06
AN EXCt'RSTON TRIIy WRECKED.
seven Persons Killed and about Finy Wound
ed, some Mortnliy.

PHuNrxvILLE, Pa Oct. 5.-Whcn the train
from Bycrs. eleven miles from Phpnxvlle
passed over the Pickering Valley branch
Of the Reading Railroad. roachlng here at
five o'clock yesterday afternoon. nothing
was dcoyercd amiss in the road bed.
but the same train returning, leaving
here at 5:55, was completely wrecked about
half q mile this side Of kimberton. and all on
board. some ono hundred and twenty souls.
were either killed or injured. arly all were
on their way home from the Pennypacker re-
union at Srhwcnksvllc. AT point three miles
from here an embankmcnt about 100 yards
in length and ilfty in height is thrown across
ravine. Above this road bed is considerable
rise of ground forming water shed.
and the hill slopes about thirty yards TO
the flats Of Frcch creek below. No culvcrt
was provided in the cmhankmcut and the water
flowing down the hill worked through and un-
d-rmincd IT, sweeping the whole OF IL away for
a length of 100 lc,t. an TO "a depth Of about loo
feet. leaving the rails ana ties suspended in the
air.
Tho accident occurred ut about 0 o'clock. and
the danger By his liglt thrown ahead. he
saw the tracks in rlac" not dreaming Of the
lrrrlpice tl"y oNrrhung. In AN instant the
work ot &, struntion was done. The en-:
eine struck the washou,. and plunged
down over ono hundred feet. killing the on
gnocr and fireman instantly. \ passenger coach
next shot across the opening ana fell upon the
cu.,nc ~ roof being crushed upon its living
freight 10y The second passenger coach falling
uion it. The third and last car the
mix ear, was unoccupied except by
thu rcnr brakeman, who stood ~ the door
with his lantern Tho shock sent him under
about dozen milk cans, tut he received no in
Jurrs of consequences The air was soon filled
with the ru'h OF cscnuing strHm and the
persons were killed outright. and nearly
uity wer' wounded, some Of them IA
lly The rain was sflll falling in
torrents and the fire that broke out shortly
n't"r tho accident WIS speedily cNiinguished.
Mr.. Charles 4. Golding of Byrrs. the conductor.
ha-i.nrl to the phuniNvlllr Station and gave
the alarm. The fire bells were rung and ply
@irinrs summoned. Two ompty passenger cars
WI. soon liil'd with people, all anxious to rem
der ra--ir'.ii. and started for tie s.cne OF the
dl~T-ter.
TA"rr were i2o passengers In the wrecked
cnr-. hut when the relief train reached the
fH' o. o. lent th" dend and wpun 'ri could hs
fNuu ?. and .t is supposed that those who
Hp"i uMhurt ha,tened away ns soon as
pu-- HlH. The mud WIS deep and tun work oi
+. moving tlo doAi and wounlel WIS arlugu-.
IhH q .Hd were taken to tho lhpniNviu Ma
sori ~ u end tire wounded wore cared for at
various ?. As '@. MNi'n WrrN thrown open to
them. The booty OF j. Frank l. 0nneiy. the m
engine. horribly bruised. lie lived IN Byers.
and leaves u wife and a large family. Michael
too"it. hraNcman. WIS pinned between the
couplings, ana WIS not removed until O'Clock
this morning. Ee now lies in critical condi-
ton. william Holman and wife Of Chess
ter Springs were taken out dead. lock-
ed In cu n others arms. Nathan Penny
pp kpr. AMI Isnac Tus'in AMI > IL son Jones.
ot Chester springs. wrre also Killed. The last
dead body found wls that oi th' fireman. Geo.
from under the "nsin" at 3 this afternoon.
IncMouudcd number about MY.