The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-16
A DEADLY RAILWAY COLLISION.
A Failure to Receive Telegram Causes
the loss of Eight Lives,

PHILADELPHIA, June 14-By collision be-
tween an accommodation and excursion
train on the Camden road near Ashland, this
morning, the following were killed:
Engineer PALMER.
Engineer BAXTER
Conductor SMITH.
Baggagemaster VAUGHAN.
Mail agent DOYLE.
NICHOLAS BARBER, fireman.
FRANK FENToN, supervisor of the road.
GEORGE EDWARDS.
Many persons we're injured The excursion
party were members of the Camden Presby
terrain Church. The crash was caused by the
non-reception of Geographic dispatch. Both
engines were smashed. The following is a list
of the injured:
HENRY DEETs, scalded and hip broken.
LEONARD BAUsoH, badly scalded.
FRANK MCCORMICK, leg broken and scalded.
JOHN CAsKEY, slightly injured.
WILLIAM CAsKEY, internally; cannot live.
JOSEPH RosENBAuM, express agent; badly
hurt about the back and neck
A. l.. GLEN, a contractor, internally.
Cora MAY LIPPNcoTT of Boston, and
brother, EUGENE, slightly.
medical attendance and removed to Camden.
One of the passengers says that after the col
lision they all scrambled out of the car, some by
windows Both locomotives were demolished
and the escaping steam made it impossible for
some time for any one to approach within fifty
feet of the wreck. Great excitement existed
among the people in the two trains, especially
among the women and children.
When the news reached Camden a special
train was made up and with adozen physicians
departed for Ashland A wrecking train was
also sent to Ashland. The point where the
collision occurred is considered the worst on
the line. 1t is about two miles from Hadden
field and one mile from Ashland with heavy
down grade and carve in both directions. In
the middle of the curve is a wooden bridge over
Cooper's creek. There's only single track in
the curve with a light embankment either
side. The accommodation was running twenty
two miles an hour when it entered the curve
and after the two trains came
confusion among the passengers. The
first man taken out was Joseph Rosenbaum,
press agent of the accommodation train, who
was terribly cut about the head, face and hands.
He was found with lot of debris covering him,
and was extrcated with difficulty. The body of
fireman Nicholas Barber was next discovered
under the wrecked tender terribly mangled.
Fireman Louis Mccain was unconscious and ter
Tidy ScaIueu HIS nedu was SWOllen 10 TWICE lIS
normal condition. Brakeman John Lager was
hurled from the baggage car into pool of water
and mud
Mailagent Doyle called out from under the
debris, Here I am" When taken out, he
was found to be shockingly laeerated, and
death occurred in very short time. Among
the more seriously injured passengers are John
and Willie Caskey, the former aged twelve. His
face is badly cut, but the younger brother,
Willie will die Supervisor of the road, Frank
EentOn. labOplO1lS
hours. He was terribly mangled and did not
survive long
At the moment of the collision Conductor
Smith was counting tickets in front of a car.
At that instant, also, Supervisor Dale, who
was in the third car jumped to the platform
and assisted number of children and older
folks to escape through the windows. The
work of cleaning .hA road is not yet accom-
nlishAd