Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-12
A Days Disasters.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 5.


PoTTsvLLE, Pa, Oct. 5.
An excursion train from the Penny
packer reunion, held near Schwenk's Hill,
yesterday, on the Pickering Valley Rail
road, when near Phenixville, last night,
was badly wrecked About 200 persons
we're on the train, and dispatches up to
1:30 this afternoon show that seven per-
sons we're killed and from forty to fifty
wounded the list including six Penny
packers killed and wounded, mostly res
idents of Ph9nixville. The names of the
killed whose bodies have been recovered
are as follows: Isaac Tustin, Jonas
Tustin, William Hallman, Mrs. William
Hallman, Frank Kidney, George Griffith
and Nathan Pennypacker. A Ayoung man,
supposed to be w. j. McElroy, the wife
of Clinton Huber, of Trenton, N. j., and
gentleman from Philadelphia are
missing. The engineer and Conductor
are supposed to have drowned. An
embankment about forty feet in height
was washed away by the heavy rainfall,
and the night being dark the fact. did
not become apparent to the engineer
until too late. The first and second cars
| telescoped which accounts for the large
number injured.
Two persons injured have since died,
Michael Corbett, brakeman, and Mrs.
Albert Pennypacker.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 5.
The fast freight train on the Delaware
& Hudson Railroad ran off the track last
night, near Mclrose Station. Engineer
Kelley was scalded to death, Fireman
Merrick was crushed to death, and Brake.
man Jones was badly injured.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 5.
The accident to the passenger train or
the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
last night, was caused by the track being
washed away above Coatesville. The
engine was upset, and Engineer Peacocf
killed. The fireman was badly scalded
FRENoHTowN, N. j., Oct. 5.
Three persons were drowned in The
wreck of the Oswego & Philadelphia ex
press last night-the engineer, conductor
and an unknown lady. The train lie
some distance from shore, where it wa
washed by the current.
LEwEs, Del, Oct. 8.
Last nights storm was the most furi
Gus and destructive that has visited Del
aware Bay for many years. Ten vessel
foundered at their moorings. At day
light the unfortunate crews were discov
cred clinging to the rigging of the sunkel
vessels, and were rescued at great peril
Heavy shipping Jared badly in the roads
The Italian bark Frienz G. was driven Of
Cape Henlopen and the brig Matilda wa
totally destroyed. The schooner Rocki
E. Yates stranded on the beach inside tn
harbor, and many other vessels were dam
aged more or less.
KINoARDINE, Ont, Oct. 8.
The schooner Nettie Weaver, of Cleve
land, from Lake Superior, was wrecked
in a gale fifty miles off Kincardin'
last evening. A passenger named Birch
and Robertson, one of the crew, wer
drowned.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.
The steamer Massachusetts, from Prov
idence for New York, went ashore nea
Horizons Point, Long Island Sound, a
midnight. The passengers, 200 in mum
Der, including seventy.five ladies, wer
landed by surf boats. The steamer i
fast on the rocks, badly broken, and full
of water up to the main deck. She vii
probably go to pieces. A great deal O
the cargo was thrown overheard t
tighten her. The Massachusetts was al
most new and cost $500,000. TIL
breaking of the piston rod, which stov
hole in the bottom, caused the disaster