Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-21
A BIG WRECK.
nNo,sE AND SIN oAss urauI,snrr
severe Loss 10 tho renusyIyanis Railroad
Compspy-Nnrrow Esoaps ~ Train
Hands aud u yaiuabio ,,ors,

severe Loss 10 tho renusylyanis Railroad
CompEpy-Nnrrow Erosps ~ Train
Hands and - Valuable uorss.
A very destructive freight wreck 90
Cured at tho stock yards IN tho eastern
part of this city between o aud Z o'clock
on Saturday evening. An eastern bound
freight train, which had been doing some
shifting, was standing ON the south track.
Tho hagman was back to warn trains,
which were following, bat 1t is said that
ho was not far enough from his train To
give tho sigual IN timo. At this point
thofo IL considerable OF down grade on
tho road, aud most trains run at "A high
rate OF speed. There Is also cutve which
begins near the Penn iron works.
Shortly before o'clock u train drawn
by engine No. 5Si camo laundering around
the curve. w. IL. BrOOmall was the
engineer, but ho did not SEQ tho ilagman
OF tho front train IN timO To avoid tho
accident. lio quickly reversed his engine
aud he aud his fireman Jumped to tho
ground. Tho locomotive dashed into the
rear OF the other train and the result was
one ot tho worst wrecks that has taken
place IN thoso parts for loug time, The
engine aud cars were piled On top OF each
other to tho height OF thirty feet. Oh tho
front train the cabooso WAS brokon into
four parts which tell on either side of tho
track The next car, which was loaded
with coal was broken to pieces. aud it's
contents spilled. Several other cars on
this train were badly brokon, but did not
leave the track. Tho engine which caused
the wreck was completely demolished
With the exception of tho wheels aud axlos
there was scarcely ptcCs of iron or wood
that was left whole, or at least IN condition
To be used.
Four cars OF this train were totally
wrecked aud two were smashed to pieces
| la tho one next to the engine was pacing
horse namOl Bon Hamilton" which was
boiug shipped from Philadelphia 70 Johns
town. Tns ca. was probably broken
more than any, yeJ, strange % say, the
animal was not killed. lie WAS thrown
to the track, but was able - got us aud
walk of. llo was bruised aud cut aud IL
| is feared that his back WAS injured. AZ
| first it was thought that tho man who had
tho horse in charge was also In tho
car, but it was soon learned that
ho was in the clbouso OF tho train aud was
therefore uuinjurod. Tho other wrecked
cars were loaded with mcrchaud sc, furui
| tuTe, &c., which was spilled all along the
| track and badly damaged Tue large oak
timberS in the oars werO broken of like
pipe stems. The heavy irons were broken
or bent as easily aa though they were wire
The bodies Of the cars were so badly
splntered that they will scarcely hU H. for
anything but kindllug wood.
Immediately after the accident the VT, Ok
trains stationed at Colu ubia aul Parkes
burg wore sent for aud were SON ON the
ground. Scores Of meu we're put to work
and iu q short time the north track was
cleared 30 that passenger trains could
pass, after delay OF about two hours.
After IL O'Clock at night none OF tho
western trains were delayed, The wrecS
ers worked hard all night aud tho greater
part of yesterday before everything was
cleared up. The goods which had been II
the cars were removed to places of safety,
aud the wrecked engine aud cars vert
taken to Columbia.
About eight o'clock Saturday evening /,
was feared that a large iire would result
from the wreck, as the burning Goals IRON
tho eugine were scattcret all around and
plenty Of nilammable material was in close
proximity. To prevent this the tiromen
were called out by au alarm which was
struck from the box ut Plum and Chest
nut streets. A line Oi hose was laid from
a plug on tho New Holland pike to the
wreck, q distance of about 900 feet, aud
for two hours a stream OF water was thrown
on the wreck aud tho iro completely OK
tinguished.
The loss by tho wreck tO tho railroad
company will probably reach $50, 900 o.
$40, Au investigation will likely b'
made and the parties responsible for th'
accident will no doubt DO ascertaiuod.
Mr.. BroOmell, the engineer of the traiI
which run in, had several teeth broken gu
and his head cut ia Jumping from hi
train. His fireman. was not injured. |
vas very fortunate that there was no on
in the cabooso OF the front train or the
certainly would have been killed.