The New York herald., 1877-10-06
THE CYCLONE.
An Awful Blast of Death
and Destruction.
DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An Excursion Train Leaps Down
an Embankment.
SEVEN KILLED. THIRTY THREE INJURED.
A Train at Milford, Pa, DaSheS Into
a Rushing Stream.
Sad Loss Of Life on the Watcr-Ncarly One
Hundred Vessels Sunk and Damaged.
SINKING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS,
Sad Loss Of Life on the Watcr-Nearly One
Hundred Vessels Sunk and Damaged.
SINKING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS,
6eamen Reported Drowned in
Delaware Bay.
rBY rrrroRApH TO THE HERALD. !

of hie, It seems miraculous tnat out OF l25 human
beings but seven killed. rnirty-three were
Injured. Some Of them it is feared were hurt fatally.
PASSENGERS KILLED.
WILLIAM HOLMAN
Ars HOLMAN.
ISAAC JUSTIN
JONES JUSTIN.
WILLIAM PENNYPAcxER
EMPLOYEES KILLEA
FRANK KINNEY, engineer
GEORGE GRIFFITH, fireman.
PASSENGERS INJURED.
W. A. MOORE, free cut and bruised.
FRANK MOORE lace cut and bruised
Ollie PRiZER leg broken and badly bruised.
~. JUSTIN, fractured thigh.
HARMAN ANDERSON. badly bruised about the head
md face
l. h. EVANS, bruised head and face
JOSEPH ANDERSON bruised head and face
Z. F. PEARcE. badly bruised
Mrs. PEARcE, bruised
wlLMER PENNYPACKER Jaw broken and badly
bruised about the head.
MATTHIAS ANDERSON bruised head and face
ELIzABElH ANDERSON bruised face and head.
ISAAC HARTMAN. badly bruised and injured In
,ernaly.
Mrs. MAGGIE HARTMAN, bruised.
PETER DANFlELD, head badly bruised
JOHN LATsAAW, leg broken.
JACOB LATSHAW, bruised.
HORACE LATSHAw, head cut
Mrs.. GEORGE PENNYrACKER, jaw broken
Mrs. ALBERT PENNYPACKER injured internally
and bruised.
HARMAN PENNYPACKER arm broken.
Mrs. HARMAN PENNYPACK Err, broken ribs
HOSEA MOSES AND WIFE, slightly bruised
sEPriMUs J. JUSTIN AND WIFE, bruised
Mrs. J. J. JUSTIN, BRUISED.
Miss MAGGIE PENNYPACKER bruiaad
JACOB EMERY and WIFE, bruised
J. B. MCCLELLAN CLEvENSrINE, arm broken.
ABRAHAM PENNYPACkER, broken leg
RICHARD 5. RICHARDS, slightly bruised
uNLucKr ROAD.
The Pickering Valley Railroad, named after the
valley through VIII .ch 1t runs, is q branch Of the
Philadelphia AMI Reading road and connects Phoenix.
vile win Byers, tho last station the line IL was
built In 1872 ano strange 10 say, the rs engine that
ran the length OF the road only eleven miles, failed
do without causing u loss of liie The engineer
desired TO show the speed " his iron horse
and accomplished the run In fourteen minutes.
but unfortunately when he wanted stop, his steed
had, 10 use equine phrase, taken the bit between
his teeth and ran TIL the station built at Byers was
sntered IN very uucermonious manner, and sud
aeDy that the fireman. VINO occupied an outside posi-
aon, was literally squeezed 10 death. shortly after
waru the engineer himself was killed, out since that
fme with The exception oi the usual crossrosd acci
dents, no lives have been lost on the line
EXCURSION OF PESxYPAcKRas
Last evening, unfortunately, the travel unnsu-
ally heavy. From tho number of passengers which
the train contained the time OF the accident 1t
would appear that the country through which the road
runs was thickly populated but is the case,
and to tne Penuypacker reunion, held at schwenks.
slie yesterday, due the heavy freight and conse
1uenty the gr at loss OF life The Penpypackcrs IN
This reslou ike the smith family In New Jersey, de-
srminsd TO have family gathering, and ira .itou
n the aniy hath 1t tnat about this o the yoar
loo years ago Washington camped at Pennypacker,s
mill II was unanimously decided celebrate the cen.
iennial anniversary OF that event From tar and
the family focked 10 schwsnksv.iie, and alter
spending the day IN seIfg incaton, &c, the party
broke up and were returned TO tneir various homes
The fanny IN TINS vicinity. with ITS most Intimate
trends, numbers about one hundred and thirty, ana
lhese, upon reaching PhnxviIls took the Pickering
Valley Six O'Clock train ior home.
A rERRiHLE wAsH1ur
It had been raining terribly during the evening" but
toward SIX O'clock the noodgstes Of heaven seemed 10
saue been opened. 30 heavy and cons,nu VAS the
iownpoar. The railroad, at the scene OF the accdsu
built against the SIDE OF mountain,
ind the embaukment facing the valley Is about
Iixy eet in depth, ana maize Of loose, sandy soil,
wthoat any rocks woodwork to give " strength,
and the space between Il and tho mountain becoming
Hooded, the water gradually worked It's way through
the trcacherous and apparently solid barrier opposed
10 II, UNTIL whcn darkness fell upon the scene. every
ihing condhon for the awful accidsnt that oc.
;urred. The embankment to . depth Of lhiriy -6yo
and width Of Sky feet, had been washed away,
leaving the bare rails spanning the horrid abyss.
RUSHING DOWN EnpASKM.Sr
The train, with its burden OF happy reunonisls st
PhUnixvie and started ON the journey mat tor some
Of ,nem was to end N etornay. Tho night pitch
sark and tho wind howod and blew with such terrific
force ihas the occupants OF the glad
the windows wish their trp ended. Not thought
OF danger crossed the mind OF the engineer AZ With
eyes liked upon the rails which, by the glare OF the head
light ould Le glitorng the dsrkness lie neared
his dealhbed. tnoul amomcnt warning, the engine
dropped distance oil thirty i've eet from the track,
and with the howl OF the wind were mingled the
groans and cries Of the unfor unato passengers Tho
engine in falling turned partially side. Tho
1rst passenger fell sQuarey upon IT, crushing the
unfortunate engineer death. The second passenger
car followed It's leader aud the roof ths
forward car and then crushed through It. but the sud
ear from following and adding to Tho loss Of life that
occurred.
AWFUL
The scene that followed IS tudescrbable. The cars
falling upon the engine caused the boiler OF the latter
10 burst and the shrek the escaping helped
70 swelI The cry Of agony that arose from hundred