National Republican., 1880-10-11
PERILS OF THE RAIL.
A Terrible vallr0ad Collision at Pitts
burg Saturday Night.
Many Moro Fatally Injured-Other
Railroad Disasters.
Fearful Sacrifice of Human Life.

| PrTTsBuRG, Oct. 1O--'The frghtful collision
which occurred last night on the Pennsylvania
railroad near the Twonty.eigh hth.streot cross.
lug WAS more disastrous than at first reported.
Nuo people worc killed outright and eleven
moro have died since, making in all twenty
deaths, whlc ms many more were dangerously
hurt, and physicians say they cannot recover;
| in addition 10 these there Hrr u largo number
| who are slightly Injured. AS stated last night
| the first section of the Walls accommodation
train going east left tho Union depot at 11;3l
p M, having large number of passengers
! who had come to tho city to participate in the
closing exercises Of tho exposition and wit
ness the demonstration. Tho back platform
was so crowded that tho signal lights could
not be seen by the engineer of tho section fol-
lowing. .I.
The first section stopped at the regular
station at Twenty-,ighth street. where they
were delayed on account of another train
which was On the next block. The second
section came along at u good speed, but owing
to the crowd on the back platform of tue first
section the signal lights were hidden from
Wow, and consequently tho engineer Of the
second section did not see the train ahead of
him until he was 30 near 1t that his train
could not be checked in time to prevent
collision, aud the engine went crashing into
the rear coach Of tho first section, packed as it
was with human beings Tho engine buried
itself to the very cab windows among the
screaming, suffering mon, women aud children,
mauging all who were In It's course. The
boiler head OF the colliding engine
was burst of hy tho shock, and the
scaldiug water and steam poured over
the occupants of the cab as II bent on COM
pleting the horrible work that had gone be-
fore II is impossible to describe he fearful
scene that followed. The moans of tho dying
and wounded and tho shrieks of those who
had lost their friends were frightful. Word
was immediately telegraphod 10 the mayors
Office for assistance, and twenty-five police.
men with full corps of physicians and
wagons were dispatched at once to tho scene
OF the disuster, where they were soon busiy
employed in alleviating the suferings of the
victims and clearing away the wreck. The
wounded who were unable to care for them.
I. solves wero carried to tho soldiers hospital
but short distance from tho accident.
The name of the engineer of the second To-
: comotivs is Julius Huey, and that of the fire.
man, Rambo. Both are residents of Pttsburg
; and escaped uniujured, Notwithstanding they
stuck to the engine when 1t plowed through
! the rear car Of the other train.
NAMES OF THE KILLED.
up to the present time @ p. m.) twenty-ono
J deaths have occurred as follows: Edward
, Frontier of Pittsburg, aged 27. scalded and
died this morning. Homer Kcpple, AGED 90.
, lives at the East End, scalded; Mrs. Margaret
Jacobs of Pittsbnrg, aged 80. crushed and
scaldcd; John j. Forlcy of Pittsburg. aged 4s
scslded and burned; Katic Forley, daughter
Of John j. Forley, aged 49, scaded Miss Jcs
slo Since OF the West End aged 49, inhala,
tlon of steam; Annie NJ. Schuster of the East
u End, aged 22, Inhalation of steam: Milton II
, Edwards, son of Matthew Edwards, aged 25
:. scalds and inhalation; Miss Sarah Taylor OF
: Pittsburg, aged %. inhalation; james O'Nei
$ of California, Pa, aged 30, died this morning
l. from scaldS; Charles Hetzcl of tho East End
: scalded Edward Butler, baggage master, aged
I 81, crushed aud burned; Isaac X. Love o
:, Edgewood, Pa, aged II, crushed; William Ii
u Love, brother of Isaac, aged 10, scaded aud
0 frightfully mutisted; Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd Of
Pittsburg, aged 35, inhalation; Miss Rosanna
9 Boyd, sister-in-law of Mrs. Boyd, aged 20, in
> haation; David Balingcr, railroad employe,
: head cut from body; Samuel w. Elliott, con-
" ductor. aged 50, crushed; James McMahon OF
Dallas station, aged so, scaided; William
: Lennhardt of the East End, died from inter
o nal Injuries and inhalation; Miss Emma Win
: ncbcrg aged 10, of Pittsburg, scalded.
THOSE DANGEROUSLY INJURED
n and now In tho Wost Pennsy lvanis hospital
!. of whom the physicians say but fow will
a recover are George Young aud Frank Kin.
singer of the East End, JEFF p. Myers of Frews
. burg, Chsutauqua county, N. Y, Frank
4 Dcfare of tho East End, James Hetzel o.
v"
of Swissvae. David Akin of Cherry Camp, w
!. Va, George Cummings aud James Lawrence
:. of tho East End, Hugh Muldoon, james
v Dempsey and william ]. Smith of Spring Hill
/ Pa. Annie Quinn OF Shady Side, Miss Mollit
a Stinobaugh OF tho East End. Miss Matte
9 Taylor OF Edgowood Miss Mary Dawson OF th'
i. East End, Mrs. j. p. Riemond of Edgewood
q Miss Rose McCabe and Miss Kato Leslie of thu
!. East End
y , THOSE INJURED PAINFULLY,
/ but not seriously, are Nancy Manley. coored
3 Catherine Manley and Wilkinson Manloy. al
a of Waynesbnrg, Pa and Miss Bessie Rlemond
Q of Pittsburg.
STATEMENT OF A ROAD OFFICIAL.
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent OF tho road
says II the rules had not been disoboyed til,
}. accident would not have occurred. Tho train
v had not yet gone into tho block operated by
!. the signal system and the hagman was under
imperative orders to go back half mile and
0 flag tho following train. lie must not wait Il
u be ordered back by the conductor, but 20 O
= his own accord. This applies whether the
train is on the block or still in tho yard limits
Us in this case The aagnau and all tho eni
: ployes of the train are old and experienced
men and the officials cannot condemn them
, until investigation is had, but the matter will
= be sifted and the responsibility placed where
. it belongs.
: Passengers state that tho hpgman, whose
J name is Penrod, id not so back. He will be
y examined tomorrow. The orders for the
= movement Of trains were tho same as have
been in vogue for thirty years, and the officials
insist that the train men and not the superior
y officers violated the rule. Public opinion
= seems to place the responsibility on Flagmau
$ Pcnrod Of the first section. Mr., Pitcairn says
= the loss by the wreck will not be 81 ,O00 that
! the run in" was not IN extraordinary acci
: dent; that tho escaping steam was tho cause
of tho fatality, and that tho "run In" might
occur again without the loss Of single lifo.
THREE MORE DEAD.
a Twelve o'clock-Throo deaths more have
t Just occurred, swelling the list to twenty flour
' The names OF two are Ella Hotzel aud Charles
q Black. 1ho other is an unknown man, The
n parties through whose carelessnoss tho dis
o aster occurred will all bo placed under arrest
IN UNEXPECTED SLAUGHTER.
A Cattle Train Wrecked at the Tour-mile
Run.
a Two cars of Virginia Midland stock traiu