Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-11
AWFUL CALAMiTIES.
Crash of Excursion Trains on
 the Lehigh Valley.
FALL OF 5000 PEOPLE QUINCY.
Nearly 100 Killed and 15O Wounded in IA Lonely Spot on the Lehigh Valley. Collapse ot Amphitheatre with Spectators of Ouincy's Celebration.

Collapse ot Amphitheatre with
 Spectators of Ouincy's Celebration.
 PorTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 11-Informatio1 reached this city of an accident on the Le high Valley railroad, at Mud Run, the first station above Penn Haven An excursion train was run in two sections, and upon the return trip the rear section ran into the for ward section at Mud Run with disastrous re suits, Several cars of the forward section were telescoped, and forty persons were killed outright, and about an equal number injured, many of them probably fatally The remote and isolated location of the scene and the reticcnce of the railroad people combined to render the obtaining of details extremely difficult.
 WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 1.-The fifth division of the Father Matthew excursion returning from Hazelton, was wrecked and cars piled up ill shapeless mass, one being stood upon it's end All the cars were crowded, and the fatalities will run into awful figures, All physicians from White Haven and near by points are at the wreck. as are also all Lchigh Valley officials from this city.
 The number killed is variously reported from twenty-five to eighty persons. The only information is from passengers on the Cen tral railroad trains, who report horrible condition of affairs, the groans of the wounded being heard across the river, where the tracks of the Central run
 There Is not Q worse spot on the line fol such an accident. The track there runs close beside the Lehigh river, steep embanlment sixty to seventy-tive feet high, running down from the tracks to the river. The cars were smashed to pieces and hurled from the tracks and several rolled part of the way down the nlNor nd otb right across the track.
 The spot is a Gesolate one The nearest town is White Haven, four miles away, while in the other direction the nearest town iS Mauch Chunk
 The cars were all crowded to the doors, many women and children being among the excursionists.
 FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE FALL. A Vast Amphetheatre on Which The,
 Were Standing Collapsed.
 QUINCY, Ills, Oct. 1.-The greatest day i'll the history of Quincy ended in a great calamity. It was the second day of the an nual celebration and not less than 90, ,OOt people were here The vast multitude wa assembled to see the fireworks, and a vas amphitheatre had been erected for their ac commodation. At the opening of the spec tacle this was crowded with over 5,ON people. Scarcely had the show begun whe1 with crash the vast structure, 20 feet high 500 feet wide and 700 feet long, fell with |. crash, burying 5000 in the debris The erie and groans of the injured, impaled on beam. and timber, were agonizing.
 Panic stricken the crowd helped on the ter TOTS and trampled over the fallen ones il their anxiety to escape. They knew not wha' the horrors of the scene were. Indescribabh screams and cries for help made the helpless more helpless.
 Every carriage in the city became at onct an ambulance, and the injured that could bt moved were conveyed to their homes. Abou' 800 were injured, and fully half that numbei received serious injuries, mostly about tht legs. It is considered almost miracle thai but one man, A. w. Wells, a prominent law, yer and a member of the legislature, received fatal wounds There may be many mort whose injuries are more serious than can b, determined before thorough examination is made