Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18
ISsil.ssOAD hCClDENIS
a Tramp Fatally Injured by the Cars

n Tramp Fatally injured ny the Chfs.
This morning st = o'clock, = tramp. by
The name OF George w. Roberts, was
fatally injured ty the cars ut Mcllvain's
lime kinS, just east Of iIeaman Place.
He was walking on the track when struck
by extra engine No, 59S. He was picked
up and it WAS found that one side of his
face was badly crushed and there was an
ugly cut under the chin. His internal
injur!cs are the most serious, however.
D.. Laaman attended the nau and he says
that his injuries will prove fatal and he
canno. live long He was brought. to this
city on the 9:30 train aud taken to the
county hospital. the man looks very
much like an It:,lian, his skin being very
dark. lie has no hnme nor relations in
this country and 10 occupation.
Tho Wreck Beyond Ephrats.
The Reading IL Columbia railroad track
ut the paca where tho big wreck occurred
on Wednesday was cleared by yesterday
noon, and soon Afterwards the first train
passed over. Tho broken cars, &c, are
still lying around AID they will not be
cleared away for soma days. There is no
clue rs yet IA tho persons who laid the
plank On the track, Causing the accident.
The passenger train coming towards Read
ing had just passed :: short time before.
and found the track clear so that the
obstruction must iavo been arranged but a
short time before tho freight engine struck
i. with such disastrous results.
Tbi; morning a mau, with = reservoir of
whisky in him, went into the mayors
office aud stated that he desired to have
two men arrested, On suspicion of being
tho ores who caused the wreck. Upoa
being asked what he knew about the men
he said that they wore light hats with
pearl buttons on their clothing and carried
canes. He. could not tell what evidence
he had against them except that they were
seen in Mannheim on the day of the wreck
IIc lett the Office promising to como back
and bring some one with him who knew
more about the men and their myster-
ious' movements.
The funeral of Master Mechanic Hahn
will take place in Reading on Saturday
morning, and it will no doubt be largely
attended. That he Wis brave sufferer
appears from the account that as he lay
under the engine. with the firebox against
the lower part Of his body crushed and
mangled, with only his head and hands
visible. in tho agonies of death, but per-
fec.Iy sensible Of his position, he gave the
men seeking to relieve him directions as
to how they Should proceed, aud directed
them how TO insert a board between his
body and the fire box. so as to prevent
his being burned A physician was sum-
inoned, who gave him something to keep
ND his strength. Mr. Hahn took it, but
said it was no use that il was all up with
him. After being in this dreadful position
fo about three. quarters OF an hour death
put an end to his sufferings. Shortly
after his deat;s the wrecking train arrived,
aud after considerable work succeeded in
cxtricating Mr.. Hams body. When he
was taken ont the body was besmearel
with grims and dirt, crushed and man
gled, and the lover part burned and
charred beyond recognition, one of the
legs being partly burned off.
1t was said by some Of the crew that
there we're couple of tramps stealing a
ride on the train. One was seen running
away after tho accident, and it was
thought that the other one might be
under tka wreck, bat it proved not SO.