Connecticut western news., 1888-04-18
A RAILROAD WRECK.
ACCIDENT TO THE WASHINGTON
 EXPRESS IN PHILADELPHIA.
A Locomotive Crashed Into It on the Elevated Tracks, Four Cars Mash ed and Toppled Over-17 Persons Injured.

PHIIApELPHIA, April 16.-While the New York and Washington express, south bound, was passing over the elevated track of the Pennsylvania Railroad at about S.30 yesterday morning 1t colided with & heavy passenger locomotive st Thirtieth street. The express train consisted of . baggage car and ten coaches, including two yestlbule cars. Four cars were badly mashed and toppled over on their sides. The following persons are known to have been injured:
 John Dobbins, aged i7, of Brooklyn, N. Y., incised wound of scalp and confusion of chest.
 James Kinney, aged 47, of 24l West Sixtieth street, New York, lacerated hand and confused arm,
 James Gould, of Baltimore, fracture of seventh and eighth ribs, left side
 John Huber. engineer of the single locomo- tive, No. 9,2, living at Borlentowp, left leg broken, and bruised about the head and shoul- ders.
 Baggage Master W. H. Heyney, arm and head scratch cd.
 Frank Hoffman of Barnum's circus, bruised about the back and legs.
 Conductor Harry Smith and Brakeman Wood, slightly injured.
 A. G. Tuohy of Brooklyn, N. r., head cut.
 Charles $. Hill of Washington, cut about the head and wrist.
 Frederick Zepp of Philadelphia, head cut.
 Henry kistor of Carroll, Md, bruises about the body.
 C.F willmer of Peterborough, Philadelphia, hand cut.
 Sarah Cramer of New York, head cut.
 Frederick H. Hayselden of Honolulu, badly cut over the eve
 Frederick Breil of Fort Wayne, Ind. hands cut.
 J. E. Heimer of New York, face and hands lacerated.
 c. Bagson of Wilmington, Del, body bruised.
 Several of those whose injuries were not severe went to the University Hospital and had them dressed, and resumed their journey.
 The express had the right of way, an is usually followed in every morning by an empty locomotive. This morning Engineer Huber had endeavored to reach the inbound track before the express train. Evidently he saw the white light, and, supposing that the New York train had already gone by, believed all was clear. When the junction of the tracks was reached the southern express dashed past, and Huber's engine shot up against the swift running train. The engine and cars rubbed each other with a grinding, crushing sound, and then toppled over on the adjoining tracks in opposite directions. The locomotive of the express train, as soon as the other engine crashed into the baggage car, broke loose and shot on ahead. Tho greatest excitement existed among tho passengers of the first threo coaches. Tho lights in one or two of the cars went out, which added to their terror. Those passengers fortunate enough to be in the cars which escaped the disaster swarmed from their berths and stoood about the crushed and splintercd coaches.
 Baggage Master Heyncy had 8 thrilling ex- perience, which might have resulted in his death. When tile car toppled over a lot of theatrical scenery fell upon him and hurled him against the side of the car. To add to the horror of his situation, tho stove had broken from its attachments and red-hot coals lay around him. Two bags of second-class mail matter for Lancaster caught fire and were de- stroycd. Heyney lay beneath the heavy scenery unable to extricate himself, while the fire drew closer and closer. His cries for help fortunately were hca in time. A hole was cut through tho roof and he WAS rescued. The Southern mail, of which thero was four or five pouches, escaped injury. There was prac- tically no delay in travel