Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-10-18
THE VICTIMS.

Further Particulars OF the Lehigh Valley
1 RaIIroad Accident-PartiaI List of the
Victims.
| WnKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct 11.-Many per-
sons, after waiting during the long weary
hours from ten O'Clock last night took the
southbound train which passed here at 8 30
this morning and went to the scene of the
railroad disaster. 1t was there learned
that the third section of the excursion
train had stood on the track a few hum
dred yards from Mud Run waiting
| Tor sections ahead to get out of
tbs way. A fagman, some say, had
beeD sent back with a lantern to guard
| the train from the rear. Suddenly the
passengers on the rear platform saw a
train approaching at high rate of speed.
| Several Of these passengers who saw the
danger jumped and escaped. In an in
slant the flash of headlight illuminated
| the interior of the Inflated car: there was
| a frightful crash and the engine plunged
her full length into the crowded mass of
humanity.
| The shock drove the rear car through
| the next one for two-thirds of its length,
and the second car was forced into the
third. Not single person escaped from
the rear car. The second was crowded
with manned and bleeding bodies and the
| third car had but few passengers who es.
capped.
The shattered engine was pouring forth
streams of scalding steam and water,
which hid the fullest measure of the hor-
rible scene, while its Kissing sound
drowned the shrieks and groans of those
imprisoned in the wreck. CHASTITY white
faces peered into the windows to be greet
ad by faces far more CHASTITY. Some of the
dead pinioned in their seats. erect as in
life, staring open-eyed as if aware of the
horrible suddenness of their death.
The most reliable estimates at present
obtainabls of the number killed is fifty
five with forty wounded. The killed, as
far as can be learned, are: Mary Ellen
Girten, Hyde Park; Kate Featherstone.
Pleasant Valley; Andrew Tor Barney
Meighan and two daughters, Pleasant
Valley; Thomas Reddy, Pleasant Valley;
John NJ. Coleman and two sons. Scranton;
Owen Kilkulin, Scranton; Mike Tyrrell.
Dodgetown; Allie Reilly, Bellevue;
Mrs. Melvin, Hyde Park; Mrs.
Callahan, Hyde Park; Mary Conner,
Hyde Park: NJ. Gibson, Hyde Park: Will
lie Noon, Hyde Park; Richard Powell,
Hyde Park; L. Mulherrin, Pleasant VAL
ley; Harry Burke, Bellevue; Minte Roam,
Dodgetown; j. S. Whalen, Pleasant VAL
ley; Lizzie Featherstone, Pleasant Valley;
Patrick Welch, Pleasant Valley; James
Kline, Providence; Mary Ann (Ellen)
Durkee, Scranton; John Welch, Miners
Mills; John Rogan, Winton; Anthony Null
ligan, Oliphant; Patrick Dolan, Provi-
dence; Mike Dolan, Providence; Frank
and Harry jackson, Pleasant Valley;
Secretary Kelly, Pleasant Valley; John
Conaboy, Minooka; Ratchford A. Hoy,
Minooka; Mrs. T. B. Brehony, Pleasant
Valley; John McKeehan, Pleasant Valley;
Willie Kelly, Pleasant Valley; Ben
O'Brien, Pleasant Valley; Mrs. Andrews
and two sons, Pleasant Valley; Oscar
Gibbons, Pleasant Valley; Mary Ann
Cannon, Hyde Park; Michael Moffit, Belle
vue; Kate Kennedy, Hyde Park; Annie
Hart, Hyde Park; F. Mulherrin, Minooka.
The injured as far as could be ascer-
tanned are: William Cloherty, Dodge
town; John Cane, Dodgetown; Anthony
O'Hara, Bellevue Tim Dubigg,
Dodgetown; Willie Conner, Dodge
town; Thomas Troy, Oliphant; Martin
Walsh, Oliphant; John McAndrew,
Oliphant; John Mulherrin, Providence;
Walter Connor, Taylorville; Harry Cook,
engineer, Taylorville; Annie Moloney,
Taylorville; Sarah Moloney, Taylorville;
William Moloney, Taylorville; John Nc
Laughlin, Taylorville; A. Lyndon, Jr.,
Taylorville; A. Lyndon, ST., Taylorville;
P. Murray, Taylorville; Thomas Clark,
Old Forge; James Harmon, Old Forge;
Joseph Staple, Pleasant Valley; Ignat
Pandosky.
THE ENGINEER TO BLAME.
EAsToN, Pa, Oct, 12.-An official Of the
Lehigh Valley railroad has told the story
of the wreck as follows: "Eighty-seven
carloads Of people attended the parade.
There were eight sections of the train with
orders to run ten miles apart. The dan
ger signal was displayed at Mud Run and
the rear brakeman was sent back as an
additional protection. Section No. Z laid
a short distance beyond the station. No.
came laundering along and the brake
man gave the engineer the signal to stop.
He failed to heed it and dashed by the
signal. The train plunged on, disregard
ing the signal at the station, and disaster
followed"