St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-16
ABOUT TWENTY INJURED.
An Engine Topples Over Several Cars
on the Pennsylvania.
FOUR CARS BADLY SMASHED
A Long List Of Those Hurt, None OF
Whom Received Fatal
Wounds.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April ia de-
tached engine ran across the Pennsyl-
vanla railroad tracks at Thirty-irst
street this morning just as the Wash
ington express, due at Broad street
station at 4:3O. was coming in under a
clear signal. The two engines collided
and were wrecked. In few minutes
the mail ear took fire from an overturned
stove, and then followed scene of con-
fusion. The fire communicated to the
vestibule car, increasing the panic.
Soon the tracks were crowded with half
dressed and frightened passengers, who
had been badly shaken up in the coils
ion. The following persons are known
to have been injured:
JOHN DoBBINs, living in Brooklyn, N. T.,
incised wound Of scalp and confusion OF
chest.
JAMES KINNEY, Of 24O West Sixtieth street,
New York. lacerated hand and confused arm.
JAMES GOULD, living at Baltimore, fracture
of seventh and eighth ribs, left side.
JOHN AUBER, engineer, living at Borden
town, left leg broken and bruised about the
head and shoulders.
W; H. HEyNEy, baggagemaster, arm and
FRANK HOFFMAN. of Barnum's circus,
bruised about the back and legs.
Conductor HARRY SMITH and BEEKMAN
WOOD were both slightly injured.
A. G. TUOHY, Brooklyn, N. Y, head cut.
CHARLES S. HILL, of Washington, cut
about the head and wrist.
FREDERICK ZEEPP, of Philadelphia, head
cut.
HENRY K1srER. Of Carroll, Md, slight
bruises about the body.
CT. WrrTMER, of Philadelphia, hand cut.
SARAH CRAMER, of New York, head cut.
FREDERICK HAsELDEN. of Honolulu, badly
cut over the eye.
FREDERICK BRAT, Fort Wayne, Ind. hands
cut.
J.E. HEYMER, of New York, face and
hands lacerated.
G. BAGsoN. of Wilmington, Del, body
bruised.
Several of those whose injuries were
not severe, went to the university hos
pital and had them dressed and re-
sumed their journey.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
The express had the right of way
and is usually followed in every morn
ing by locomotive. This morning it
appears that Engineer Huber had en-
deavored to reach the inbound track
before the express train. Evidently he
saw the white light, and, imagining 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 grinding,
crushing, tearing 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. The
greatest excitement existed among the
passengers of the first three coaches
when the collision occurred. The lights
in one or two of the cars went out.
which added to the terrifying accident.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Those passengers fortunate enough
to be in the cars which escaped the dis
aster sWarmed from their berths and
stood about the crushed and splintered
coaches. Baggage Master Heyney had
thrilling experience which might have
resulted in his death. When the car
toppled over a lot of theatrical scenery
fell upon him, and hurled him against
the side of the car. To add to the hOr-
ror of his situation the stove had broken
all its attachments, and red hot
Goals lay around him. Two bags Of
second-class mail matter for Lancaster
caught fire and were destroyed. Heyney
lay beneath the heavy scenery unable
to extricate himself, while the fire drew
closer and closer. His cries for help
fortunately were heard in time. A hole
was cut through the roof and the bag
gage-master rescued from his perilous
position. The southern mail, of which
there were four or five pouches, escaped
injury. There was practically no delay
in travel.