The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-22

KILLED ossrisAs. 40 Aassy osAers Fsss,,.
hrrsnuR0H, Pa. October 10
The frightful collision that occurret,
Q last night at midnight on the Pennsvl.
wanna Railroad, near the Twenty-eigith
street crossing. Was more disastrous
than AZ first reported. Nine people
Were killed outright and fifteen more
! nave died since. making in all twenty
TOUR deaths, while rs many more are
dangerously hurt. whom the physicians
say cannot recover. In addition to
| these, there are large number who
are but slightly injured. As stated
last night, the first section Of the
Waiis accommodation, going east, left
the Union Depot at 11:3i d. m, having
alarge crowd Of passengers who had beef,
20 the city participating in the closing
exercises Of the Exposition. and TO wit
ness the Democratic demonstration.
The back platform was so crowded that
the headlight on the second section
following could not be seen. The first
section stopped at the regular station.
Iwenty-eighth street. where they were
delayed on account OF another train
which was In the next block. The sec
ond section came along at good speed.
but. owing TO the crowds on the back
platform Of the first section. the sjc-
nal lights we're hidden from view.
anu consequently, the engineer Of the
second section did not see the train
ahead Of him until he was so near IL that
ms tram could not be checked in time
20 arrest q collision. and the engine
went crashing into the rear coach OF the
nrst section, packed as 1t was with hu-
man beings Among these unfortu-
mates the engine buried itself to the
very car windows, in among screaming.
suffering men. women and child, en-.
managing all who we're in its course.
The boiler-head Of the colliding engine
was burst of by the shock. and scald-
ing water and steam poured over the
occupants OF the car, As II bent on CON-
pleting the horrible work that had gone
before. Its impossible TO describe the
fearful scene that followed. The means
o. the dying and wounded and the
shrieks 0! those who had lost their friends
were frightful. Word was Immediately
telephoned to the Mayors Office for
assistance. and twenty-five policemen
with full corps Of physicians and wac
ons were dispatched mt once to the
scene OF the disaster. where they were
soon busily employed in alternating the
suiierlngs OF the victims and clearing ,
the wreck The wounded. who were !.
unable to caro- for themselves, were ,
carried to the Soldiers Hospital, located
but short distance from the accident.
The name OF the engineer Of the Sec !
ond locomotive is julius Huey. and .
that OF the fireman Rambo. Both are /
residents of Pittsburgh, and escaped !,
injury, Notwithstanding they stuck to !,
The engine when it plowed through the !
rear car Of the other train. =
Among the more prominent OF tho Z
killed was John j. Torley, who was for I,
many years connected with the CITY !
government and politician Of consid- :
srable note. One Of his daughters was =
llso killed j. III. Hetrel, an artist Of !.
National reputation, was peculiarly un- !.
ortunate, three OF his children BEING Il
lmong the killed. One of them. 2
'oung man Of nineteen. who was pre- =
,aring to enter West Point Military . .
cademy, died early this morning. The !,
'ther two. one Of them being beauti- -
al girl OF fifteen. expired in great ~
gony tonight. James Ii. Love. -
he first engineer employed by -
he Pennsylvania Railroad. lost two =, =,
ons, beth OF whom we're almost in
family killed BY inhaling hot steam. OF
ne Rev. Roup and his two sons. who AZ
yea at koup's Station are among the =,
cad They were dreadfully disGugred "a, "a
y scalding. liz
A ladys glove was found in the =
zach this morning containing the skin &c
her hand as perfect as il il had been Pc
ken OF with knife. She had been Up
aided. aft
THE STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS. w
EDWARD Earnest, the Waterman who was wa
ndutyatt the Twenty eighth streetcross- an
e when the collision occurred. made
efollowing statement tonight: There
as another east bound train on this
ock when the first section Of the Walls
commodation arrived. and she was Is
ia here until the other train could cor
i on the block. don't know that | cor
er saw train more crowded. Ey- thr
y platform was packed. Between the dar
It two coaches don't think il would can
possible for any one to have found YOU
otroom. On the rear platform 81 the tina
Il coach you couldn't see the you
atform for the people. The dia
ovid on this platform was packed 80 OF
~ no one behind could see the light, sea-
q when saw the other section com gro
knew there was going to be col mi
ION. shouted ut the people in the pub
:, and some Of them scattered but pro
lore the breath was out Of my mouth con
engine was into them. / don't lie
ow whether you can imagine how Gen
|. or not. There was, crippled and 70
less, and with all those people dying thar
ore my eyes, for all knew. All I Is "a
I'D do was to hobblc around and rcls
ut for help. ! could have cried atm hou'
helplessncss. The scene must have tngt
- terrible. After the crash don't