The daily gazette., 1881-05-31


II is reliably reported that as soon as he
cape the consequences.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The names Of the killed are as fol-
lows:-
Mrs. L. Pennington, aged 81 years,
residence No. 207 South Fortieth street,
Philadelphia.
Augustus b. Ritter, aged about 45
years, residence No. 836 Morris street,
Philadelphia.
BODIES SENT TO PHILADELPHIA.
1t is supposed that the deceased Mr..
Ritter was looking out of the window of
the car at the time the train ran off as
his body was found tightly wedgad
among the debris. His wife and child,
who accompanied him, did not receive a
scratch. They gave painful exhibition
of their grief when they saw the lifsless
body of the husband and father.
A swIrCHMAN's FORGETFULNEss.
1t seems that after letting in freight
train on the side track the switchman
forgot to close the switch.
Dr.. Thomas Murphy, Of Frankford,
Pa, was also among the wounded.
1t is considered unlikely that MIR.
Bealstein, who lie at the Trenton House,
will recover.
FULL LIST OF WOUNDED.
The officers of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Jersey City furnish the follow
ing fuller lists of the injured
DR.. Thomas Murphy, Frankfort, Pa.
G. P. Bealstein, PIttsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Bealstein, Pittsburg, Pa.
Mary Mcguire, New York.
20.
Ella Chapman, New York.
A. W. Scott, Germantown, Pa.
Louis T. Scott, son Of the above.
The follo wing are less severely hurt
Bridget Bloomer, Philadelphia.
Martin j. Conwell, Milton, Del.
Topsy venn, member Of Rice's "sur-
William A bbots, PhiIadelphia.
p. Fl. Deacon, New York.
j. Sanders Reed. Indianapolis, Ind.
Lewis Stein, Boston, Mass.
Miss Pennington, Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May, 80, 1881.
The West Philadelphia depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad was thronged
with people after ten o'clock to night,
all ANXIOUS for some inform alton regard
ing the list OF killed and wounded at
Trenton. When It was learned that
several prominent members of Rice's
| Surprise Party were Injured the anxiety
| To know the facts was greatly heighten-
cd. THIS troupe has been playing here
recently In "Prinoe Achmet" and other
| burlesQues, and was to have opened .
| weeks season at the Chestnut Street
| Opera House tonight. About ten
| o'clock Miss Topsey Venn and Miss
Chapman were brought here, and were
removed on litters to carriages and
thence TO their hotels. Miss Venn, who
has been playing Prince Acbmet at the
| Walnut Street Theatre, 10, it is feared,
dangerou ly injured internally. The
physician who accompanied her thither
could not decide until she has had time
| to recover from the effects ot the nerv-
GUS shock.
AMAN CUT In TWO.
Peter Henry Deacon, Of Cambridge,
Boston, Mass, q travelling salesman for
a business house at No. IS Mercer street,
New York was found In bed at the Con-
tenental Hotel, where he had been
brought in a cab. He appeared very
much shaken up both In mind and body,
but was able to give briet account oi
his experience, saying that at the time
he felt the first jar OF the train he was
lying down on the seat, with his feet or
the window ledge. He saw what proved
afterward TO be pair Of trucks of the
next car to the rear cut through his car
at the seat across the aisle from him, In
| which were seated q man Whose name
he after ward learned was Ritter. q clerk
IN Ditma ans paper warshouse, Phiiadol'
| phia, with his wife and infant and saw
i u ast = ba nd 90
cut right in two at the waist, and at the
same time the mother threw her child
| ACROSS the aiale into his arms. Then he,
with the child and the woman, crawled
through q window and were saved
Finding he WAS out Of the wreck, he
said, "Thank God my neck amt brok-
eni" and handed 1t over to Its mother,
but did not tell her he seen her
husband killed.
He SAYS he also saw o mans scalp cut
open from the back of his neck to his
for ,head, but does not know his name
or what became OF him.
D., Turner says that Miss Ella Chap.
ma 70 (who IL at the Continental, aud
| VIII only came over here for ride with
the Aarrisons) injuries are spralned
an xle and brised back, and with rest
shs will be all right; but as to Miss Top.
Nv Venp, also at the Continental, 1t In
very much more serious, and II Is pos
sible she may not recover, rs on an ex,
ami nation he found that she had reeeiv'
q concussion of her liver, he head was
also concussed, aud she had turned q
comp lete som srsault over the seat In
front of her and wedged between the
| backs of the seats.
ARTISTS UNINJURED.
Mise Carrie Perkins took the place Of
Miss Venn In Rice's "Hiawatha." whict
opened at the Chestnut Street Opert
House tonight, and Miss Jenny Caleff
VINO was over here m Q visit, took Mis-
Perkins part at a few moments' nouce
and the play went on ~ II nothing hal
happened to q fnlLhouse probably igno
rant of the terrible disaster. Sevora
members of the Harrison troupe, In
oluding Miss Alice Harrison, were II
the front car Of lhs Pullman. They wer,
uninjnred and are performing at tb'
Walnut Street Theatre tonight II
"Photos," with the exception OF Ahc
Harrison, who begged to be excused OF
account OF the shock to her nerves.