The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-12

GALS DISAPPEAR.
Prrr.pURGh, Pa, October 10. A frjgbtful
railroad accident took place on Twenty.
eighth street at midnight Saturday night. A
large Democratic street parade had been In
progress IN the early part OF the evening,
and soon after the sound OF music had psss-
ed away and the cheering multitude had de-
parted for their homes, intelligence was re-
ceived that the Walls accommodation train
on the Pennsylvania raiIread had collided
with another train, and that many lives were
lost.
The Walls accommodation going east de-
parted from the Union depot at 1l:31 Z. NJ +,
laden heavily with passengers. The back
platform was densely crowded. thereby hid
ing the headlight from view BIZ the second
section. The irst section stopped at the
station at Twenty.eighth street, and the Sec
ton following, without warning, dashed
Into II. The conclusion was terrific, the
locomotive splitting she rear car OF the first
section almost In twain. Shrieks and groans
rent the air, mingled with the loud Kissing
OF escaping steam. The cylinder head Of
the locomotive was broken off and the steam
scalded all with whom 1t came in con-
tact. Seven OF the passengers were killed
outright. One man had his head severed
from his body. One brakeman and one
conductor were killed. John j. Farley, OF
Lawrenceville, q well-known Democratic
politician, Is among the number killed.
About sixty other persons were Injured,
OF whom twenty-three have since died, and
about fifteen more cannot recover. The
injured were taken TO West Pennsylvania
Hospital, where everything possible is being
done TO relieve their sufferings. While the
work OF amputation, etc., was going on, hun
dreds OF friends were outside OF the hospital
endeavoring 10 gain admission, but were
kept back by a strong force OF police. At the
time OF the occurrence many who had not
been injured became panicstrickeD, aud
rushed about helplessly wringing their
hands, crying, and shrieking, and thus add
ing 10 the confusion. Among the dead and
dying are men, women, and children. Both
trains were filed with passengers, especially
the Walls, which contained several march
Ing clubs which participated in the Demo-
cratic demonstration. The place OF the ac-
cident is where the riots occurred.
Among the dead are Samuel W. Elliott,
Edward Butler, A. c. Love, Mrs. James G.
BOYD, Miss Annie Boyd. David Bollinger,
Charles Hetzel, John +. Farley, Milton III.
Edwards, Mrs. Maggie Schneider, James
O'Neil. Miller Taylor, Ill. W. Beck, and
Eama S. Warneberg.
Injured: Mrs. j. p. Richmond, Bessie
Remand, Rosa McCabe, Ella Hertzee, Nancy
Manly, Kate Manly. William Manly, MOllle
Shrewsbury, Kate Leslie, Robert Dickson,
David Aiken, George Cummings, George
Lawrence, George Young, Frank Kessin-
ger, George Jcfte, l.. Myers, Hugh Null
doom. James Dempsey, William j. Smith,
William Lovehart, Blanche Roup, T. ii. An
derson, Mrs. Roup, l.. w. Jeffreys, Ella
Mcclellan, and John Ii. Blackford.
The railroad officials claim thattheir rules
are perfect, and that il their requirements
had been obeyed the accident would not
have happened. No direct charges have
been made against any one, but the suppo.
sition OF outsiders is that the brakeman OF
the rear car of the first section neglected bis
duty by not tagging the coming train.
An investigation is to be Immediately
commenced. The engineer and firemsn OF
section No. 2 jumped the train AVID were
uninjured. They have since disappeared.
Up to midnight tonight twenty eight
persons bad died from their injuries. Twen-
~ other persons were not expected TO re-
cover, and four are seriously wounded.