Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18


os.ah Mhloney and William Maloney,
residence not known.
John Mclaughlin, TayioryilIe.
A. Lydon, Jr. and A. Lydon, ST., resi-
dence not given.
Z. Murray, Tayloryiile.
Ihomas CLARK, Old Forge.
James Harmon, Old Forge,
Joseph Staple, Pleasant Valley.
ignat Pendosky, residences unknown.
rHE SCRANTON VICTIMS.
SCRANTON, Oct. l3.-The dead bodies
81 ~ scranton people have been brought
mere from the Mud Run disaster. There
Wili DO a general funeral of the victims
To-Day Mayor Ripple has issued proc
iamation IN which he requests the closing
OF business places from $50 until IL
O'Clock.
The Rev. Father Moylan said TO re-
porter yesterday. 81 consider the con.
quot OF the Lehigh Valley officials after
the accident occurred o. cruel as their
action before the disaster was careless
and criminal"
WHAT AN OFFICIAL SAYS.
PHILADELPaIA, Oct. 13.--An official OF
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in
inns city gaid yesterday; "We do not
KNOW who Is responsible for the accident
~ Mud Run, and we will not know until
careful investigation shall be made.
Before that is done we will not venture
any statement that might irrepayabIy in
lure some of our employees, Il is GER
lam, though, that nothing the company
could have done in the way of rules was
wanting, and oarelessness or neglect in the
enforcement OF these must have caused
the disaster. We know that the train
lights were all properly placed, and that
the rear train was signaled, and that is all
we do know. The System oftrain manage
ment we employ ia as nearly perfect as
modern railroading can make il, and il ia
probably to an abridgment OF that system
that the catastrophe Is due. ii has been
said that the air brakes would not work.
That the engineer was asleep, that he was
drunk, and so on. These things we know
nothing about yet. Some day we tnay.n
"And it hos been said the engineer had
been compelled to work 48 hours without
rest, :" was suggested.
yes" was the reply, ST have seen that
statement, and 1t is absurd. An engineer
could not stand that much constant work,
for one thing, and again he would not do
1t II no could. Engineers make their
mileage each day, and they are done. II
there is press Of business they make
extra runs for extra pay, hut no such
extrs work as would require As honrs'
constant attention. ! do not know the
particulars yet, but / shall get them. We
have too many engineers on that division
to create any necessity for exacting
on excess of work from any man
As to the statement TINT the man was
under the influence of liquor, il is not
probable there is any foundation. A man
80 drunk as to neglect his duties when he
got on the engine, would almost certainly
give some indication of 1t, and he would
not be allowed to climb Into the Gao OF
his locomotive. The company ia very
strict about that.n
a special dispatch from Bethlehem says
that Rollin Ii. Wilbur, assistant superin-
tendsnt Of the Lshigh Valley railroad, has
made tho following statement concerning
the catastrophe; "The eight trains had
orders 20 run on ten minutes Roadway,
that period OF time being required be,
tween any two of the traina' on any part
of their run. The usual Roadway is five
minutes, but to be specially careful the
time was doubled in this case. At every
station for five minutes after 0 train
passed red board was displayed, and for
the neIt five minutes O eTesn board. The
first section Of the excursion left Penn
Haven junction OF about 80, and the
others followed on the time sci
for them. When the seventh section
reached Mud Run the engineer
found the signals turned against him,
signifying that the ten minutes to inter
vene between the passing of the train
ahead of him and his train was not up,
and he brought his train to stop, the
rear car being about 800 yards from the
station. The train was stopped on o
curve, but an approaching train in the
rear could be seen for half q nile. Red
lights were displayed on the rear of the
train, and the hagman went back with
his lantern to warn the eighth section.
Despite these signaIg and also the one at
the depot, the last section, drawn BY two
powerful engines, came along and crashed
into the train, telescoping the rear car
completely"
The report telegraphed from Wilkes
barre that the Last section was not sup
piled with the air brakes is incorrect.
The report probably originated from tho
fact that the head engine of the lest sec-
ton, which is new heavy drarght loco
motive, did not have ihat improvement.
The second engine he'd the air brakes,
and its hose was connected with the GAYS.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 13.-The scenes at
Pleasant Valley this morning were heart
rendlng. Twenty-sight priests assisted
at the funeral services In the Roman Catho-
lie Church over the remains OF 80 Pleasant
Valley victims OF tho Mud Run railroad
disaster.
The entire population OF the town OF
Pleasant Valley and tho surrounding viii
lagos was present, and the church could not
hold one-tenth OF those who clemored for
The bodies were arranged before the
altar. Tne services weLe of the most
solemn character. The RsY. Father Crane
preached m eloquent and touching SER
mon, which brought tears to the eyes OF
almost every person Ia tho church.
The bodies were inferred In the Catholic
cemetery west OF the town amid the sad.
dest scenes ever Witnessed In Pleasant
Valley.
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