Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-18
A PAIR OF HORRORS.
Appalling Accideps on che 1shi8A
Valley Railroad
Two Crowded Excursion 9rains Cozlias oAe
Scores of Passengers Arc Killed on4
Injured-Fgarfut Accident a.
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WMKEsBARAE, 4a.s Oct IA special
train on the AIehigh Valley eailroad, care
rying o Wilkesbarre delegation home rom
Hazleton from Che Father Mathew celee
bration last evening, was wrecked ABOVE
Penn Haven and 5S was seporsed that sew.
eral cars avese completely wrecked and
some forty or more persons killed.
The rumor OF the terrible accident was
soon confirmed. The fifth division OF the
Father Mathew excursion Eeturning from
Hazleton was wrecked and the cars piled
up in shapeless mass, one being stood
upon it's end. ALL the cars were crowded
and the fatalities will run into awful fig.
ares. All the physicians from White
Haven and nearby points are atthe wreck,
as also all Lehigh Vslley officials from
ahie citys The number killed 70 variously
seported eSom twenty-five TO eighty Per.
sons
The only information received here up
90 midnight was from passengers on the
CentTca railroad trains, who reported u
aosrib1e condition Of affairs, the groans OF
Che wounded being heard across the river
shess the tracks Of the Central run. AZ
Che depot here hundred OF people gathered
% chs platform many weeping Tor the
safety OF their friends supposed TO be On
Che wgecked train.
Ehe accident ON the Lehigh Valley road
As Mud Run near Penn Haven 10 beyond
AN question the most awful disaster that
over happened in this portion Of the State.
Enough no details can be learned there 10
no doubt that the number Of killed will
9sach nearly eighty and the injured near.
81 double that number.
The trains were excursion trains return.
sng lrons the celebration at hazleton Of
Che annual parade of the Catholic tempex-
Ancs societies Of the Scranton diocese.
Shoussnds Of people went to Hazleton
fson the towns Of Luzerne and Lackawan-
9e Counties. Seven trains, with the cars
alled 60 the doors, passed through White
Haven yesterday morning, taking the old
eoute BY Penn Haven. On the return the
Arst tain left Hazleton about Ave p. M,
Che others following rs rapidly Is was
Seemed best The FIRST three sections came
8hgough without accident, the disaster
Aappening 60 the fourth and fifth sections.
BOG some reason not explained the fourth
aection was standing on The track five
smiles below when the following section
Swept around the curve and crashed into
o. The cars were smashed and broken
snd hurled OF the track. The road lies
close beside the Lehigh river. q steep em-
Donkment sixty feet high running down to
Che water. Several Of the cars rolled down
&his and Others were crushed against the
EettiNg on the other side.
VIA HAzLETON.
HAxIEroN, Pa. Oct. 11.-The big excur-
sion trains loaded with human freight
Rson Che upper end OF the county and
Scranton left here at six O'Clock in three
sections. Near Mud Run, small station
ga che other side Of White Haven, the sec.
ond section ran into the first section.
The engine Of the first section was
disabled and before signal
eould be thrown out the second section
ssith it's large number OF passengers ran
snSo il. The engineer jumped of just as
shey struck. The fireman was seriously
6ajuced. About sixty people were killed
and as many wounded. Twenty. five bod.
les have been taken from the wreck. News
- hard to get az there 10 no telegraph sta
6ion at Mud Run.
A Horror at Quincy, III.
iUaECT, Ill, Oct. u.-Five hundred
people were injured, half Of them serious
%, lest night BY the collapse Of the amphi-
eheateI erected to assist in the annual
celebration OF Quincy.
a grand stand with q seating capacity
% 4, 900 had been provided for those wish.
ing % witness the pyrotechnic display and
ae vac crowded when at eight O'Clock, just
90 che 6xst rocket was fired, the supports
ne the vest end gave way and the entire
structure, 600 feet long, wavered and fell
90 ths ground, carrying with it q mass OF
Swing freight.
The night was very dark and through
all arose che gfoans and cries OF the i'm.
pvisUned multitude. Those who had pres.
ohee OF mind at once set about extricatina
9hose Who we're secured BY the debris, and
stretchsTs were procured rs quickly As
possible and the wounded conveyed from
che scene 20 adjacent houses, which were
changed into impromptu hospitals.
As eae az could be learNed there were
noe less than 500 injured and half Of that
AumSer received serious wounds. The
only fatal injury reported was that OF Al.
bert Wells, an attorney OF this city, and q
candidate for che Legislature. Nohope il
entesteined Of his recovery.
The excitement was so great all nj Oh,
Shat Che streets remained crowded. News.
Dapee ofh oes were besieged by anxious
people Wh0 sought the names Of friends
or eelasiyes who might have been injured
There 10 no doubt that q number Of those
iajurea will die.
WIEN The descent OF the platform th.
electric Yighta, which were 20 light the
grounds, but which were extinguished 4
aid the display. were incapacitated fo1
eeSsico and the darkness OF the scens
added 60 lee te3rors. AZ the lights Of tn,
py1osechaics lighted UP the horrible plac.
Che ebleseodied sought their friends, Will,
ehe snoes humane began the work OF aid,
gag che injuFed.
Among those se1ioasly s~ounded are J
%. StewarS, secyetarS and treasures OF th,
Comstock Castle seove works. very serious.
internsllys D.. Albert @. Schmid and
0ife, legs oe both brokens Miss Mar,
Marks, legs broken; Ferd g. Reed apo
aSife, both legs orokens Kiss George Der.
Ty, back injured and ankle dislocated
Mrs. Laura Herring, injured internally
Mrs. Jacob Foth, both legs broken; Mrs
Griswold, internally injured; Colburn anc
family. all seriously injured; Miss Van.
denboon, both legs broken; c. NJ. Dewey
superintendent st. Louis Keokuk & North.
western railroad, badly injured.