Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05
a wEEoK ON THE READLNG.
Reported Eoss OF Lifo-Twenty.nVe
wounded Persons Removed -
Broken Wheel.


Reported Eoss OF Lifo-Twenty.n five
wounded Persons Removed - A
Broken wheel.
JERSEY CRY, jan 80 The philadel'
phiA express on the Reading railroad was
wrecked at GFeepviile this morning
Some lives sre reported to have been lost.
The train consisted OF four ooAohes, we'll
filled with pAsaengers. The atodent
occurred between Dsniorth avenue station
and she cemetery bridge The tIain was
running rapidly, when q wheel OF tbe
| forward coach broke and the car was de-
rallied. II ran into coal train aud was
upset. The other three cars were slFo
wrecked.
The accident wss seen by . mounted
policeman, who tslsera,i'd the tsote TO
police headquarters. The various hos
pitfalls have dispatched surgeons ard Em'
balances TO the sosIe Up TO the present
time 26 wounded persots have bsen re
moved from the wreck and many more
are y ct 30 b. txtr.oAted.
REFORMATION REFUSED
| PHILADELPHIA Jsu 80 Information
| regardicR lDs Boaideut Ia re l. 4 AZ the
general MAJ ager's Ofias Of the Philadel
phia & Rqadiug railroad. Geuersl
Maussar Wooten says that he has no.
received detsils, bat he ets'es that the
accident ia not 30 bsd as reported and
that nobody has been killed.
THesE WHO WE'RE IEJuRgD,
JERSEY CRY, Jan. 30-About 70
passengers we're on board, and i is
rema, table that many were not killed
outright. As ar as can bs ascertained
the Injured are as follows: W. Calhoun
Philadelphia, head cut severely, boil
thighs Injured and severe interna
injuries; B. Winks, Philadelphia
seriously out; J. Kelly, Pbiladelphin
left arm Injured; J. T. Holloway, Phiia
dolphin; J Connolly, PhiladelphiS, shoot
and outs G. Nspbews, philadelphia
bruised and cut H. D. CorcorAn, Phila
deiphis, head cut; Charles Ffally
Bound Brook, out aud bruised; II. Q
! Wade, Bound Brook, cut aud bruised.
The rear brakeman broke the uppe
windows Of the rear coach aud helped on
the passengers The UewsbGy,D CurrGu
said ho was in tho rear oar, aud after tn
: car had bumped along for few moments
! it stood up on end and then he fell owe
4, the stove and was pulled ont Of the win
|
! the wreck In several places, but the 6r
: was put ont By the Efforts Of the brak,
/ men and rescued passengers.
/. A Long Branch express train cam
;. along nine minutes after the disRster BIT
( was stopped by danger signal. specii
9 train was sent out from Jersey City an
II brought back the passengers from II
trains.
a Those from Philadelphia were all mol
n or less the worse for their choking nj
!, form clothing, dirt.bsgrimsd iscee Si'
n blood status here and there beluksp'
n the ordeal through which they BIZ
/. passed. Several gentlemen who we're O.
and bruised severely refused the
names for publication on account
y alarming friends in this city. The trA'
I, Is torn up for q considerable distance al
:. tue tender aud cars are piled up in 90
% fused mass.
The cause OF the accident cannot
~ asoertained, but /. ia certain that the On
10 were of the track for some distance |
yopd the switch, thus proving that I
N latter was not the csuse OF disaster.
T. Is OUT OF 20 UNCONSCIOUS
n In the trout car Of the wrecked tra
w tuero WbIe Az phsheuReIsi ALu M put y
I'm we're removed from IL In an uuoonscio
"A ,ondition. They SsTe carried into
be- waiting roam Of the Dsniorth sven
station, ard several physicians, "
had bssn summoned, attend
n to them. In lsss than an he
"a after the accident occurred, all I
90 injured passengers hsd recovered @
seriousness and were able TO wSlk abo
@ Right OF them. Who were only Sigh
I IL Al.