Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-13
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WKIKRsB BANE. Pa, Oct. IA most terrible railroad accident occurred st Mud Run ou lhe Lshigh Valley road at nine o'clock last night and a most relia- ele estimate thIs m rning places the number of killed st fifty five; wounded fifty. There was large excursion os Catholics to Hszsiton which was atten- ded by nearly SIX thousand people. The train was run m five sections and all cars were crowded to suffOcasion, h. formation received last niSht was very mcagre. This morning it was learned that Ihe eIcuEsIoaists were on their way home, and the third ssction of the train stood on the main tract a few hundred yards from Mud kdn waiting for the sectIon ahead to get out of the way. A tiaguan. some say, vas sent back with 8 lantern to gusri the train from the rsar section, Several passen gers on the rear platform saw a tram approaching at a hIgh rste of speed and several jump ed and escaped. Az ;he flash of the head light illumi1sted She interior of the resr car there Ess e frIgh;iul crash, aud the engine plunged full length into the crowded mR5s of humanity. The shock drove She rear ear through the Bex! one two-thiris of it's length; the secOLd car was icrcej into the tbIrd nearly half way. Mt single person es- caped tiom She rear car srd the second wss crowded with deal bodies. The thisd ear hal bu. few passengers who escaped.
 When the first shock vas over those who were uuiaiured escaped from the train ard found tue wreck enveloped ID scRping steam. As tbe steam and smoke cleared from rear csr. Gn awful sight wss revealed. The timbers were crushed and Trenched while on all sides hung mBngled bodies sud limbs. Few bodies were not mapgled, burned CT scaided hy the steam and little remait cd in tge rear cer which tore human resemSlnnce. The uSi1juetd began tO do what could be done for ;heIr uniOrtunsti com parions. The few light tools on the tram proved feeble instruments indeed.
 The St. Francis Pioneer Corps who were on the train piled with zeal the broad sxes meant for holiday occas ions and were however but little adapted to the work and were soon rendered use less. In the meantime the windows of the cars were smashed ID and brave men entered tO release those most hurt or least entaDgled. One young lady Uss found caught by her lower limbs, ono limb was quickly releFsed but the other could not be freed, unfortunately mis- directed blow of s1 axe severed 1t from the body. She heroicslly bore her tor. tuTe but could not survive the shock and soon died. Passengers on the Tear t:aiI state tt ey saw the train ahead when far down the road. They sprsng from their seats ard stared in wonder and surprise that the train did not slack speed, when suddenly theIr engineeran fireman were seen to luDp, Tn came the shock. The engineer and fireman were slightly injured. A train from tbe Fcene of sccIdent arrived this morning bringing a number of those whO vent down to mskc inquiries and from them the fOregCi lR facts were SieRned. The sc.res aOOut the depot are Of the mos. dIstressfui ci Grscter. 4 special tram 0f three cGrs arrived here Gt o'clock tLi- morning from the wreck wish twenty four injured. Many of ;he ir ilred are badly burned by sra'ks from the engine
 Two O. the wouniei in the hospital here died tbs uornIUZ and six or eig5t more will de. The bodies O' the dead will be brougS; 70 Whl.ehagen this afternoon where they will be plnced LA ccHa'tS f.h's HUT Hru to sul.I homes. A number of .be dead are as yet unidentified.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 11,-Tbe city IS jsmmed with people to see and hear Blaine. There will be a big procession this afternoon TsvIewed by Blaine and Harrison. Callers at Gen. HsrTison'S house began to come at & o'clock to see the republican candidate and h's dis tiDguished guest.