Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-11
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ssOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Oct. III.
SENATE.

five Senators present on the democratic side,
and but fifteen on the republican side. Sub
sequently, however, half dozsn more
democrats put In an appearance.
The House bill appropriatlng $1,000 for
the enforcement of the Chinese exclu.
sion act was reported by Mr.. Allison and
passed
Mr.. Mitchell then proceeded to address
tho Senate in advocacy of the bill heretofore
introduced by him to reduce letter postage
to one cent.
The bill vas referred to the Postotlice
Committee.
The Senate then, at 1850 resumed the
consideration of the tariff bill and was sd'
dressed by Mr.. Cullom.
HOUSE.
The House was not 10 session to day, hay
ing adjourned Till to morrow.
Another Horrible Railroad Accident
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE fifth
division Of a special train on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, carrying the Wikesbarre
delegation home from the Father Matthew
celebration at Hsz!eton, Pa, yesterday even
ing, was wrecked above Penn Haven, aud the
cars piled in shapeless mass. All the cars
were crowded, and the loas of life, it is fear
ed, Is very great, estimated as high as sixty
or seventy. Passengers on the Central rail
road trains report q horrible condition OF
affairs, the groaps of the wounded being heard
across the river. Tie accident is the most
awful disaster that ever happened in this
portion of the State. The trains were ex-
cur ion trains returning from the celebra.
ton st Hez'etop, the annual parade of the
Catholic temperance societies of the Scran.
ton diocese Ga the return the fret train
left Hez eton about 5 p. M, the others fol-
lowing rs rapidly as deemed safe. The fret
three sections came through without acct.
dent, the disaster happening to the fourth
and fifth sections. For some reason
not explained the fourth section was
standing on the track near the little
station Of Mud Run, five miles below White
Haven, when the fifth section dashed
around curve close behind, and crashed
into it, The cars were smashed and hurled
off the track The road lies close beside
the Lehigb river, a steep embaukmeut sixty
feet high running down to the water. Sew
eral of the cars rolled down this, and others
were crushed against the cutting on the
other side. The engineer jumped off just
before they struck. The fireman was seri-
ously injured. About sixty people were
killed and SO many wounded. Twenty FIVE
bodies have been taken from the wreck.
The bodies of four children were taken from
under the engine Immediately after the
wreck, and the other occupants Of the cars
had to be out out through the windows and
doors Of the cara. The exact number OF the
wounded cannot now be ascertaiued. II is
reported that some twenty boys, Fa,her
Matthew Cadets, are also among the killed.
From seventy to one hundred are reported
injured. 1t is impossible to get further par
ticulars at this hour, as the greatest excite
ment prevails.
LATER
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. ll.-There were
seventy.eight csrs in all the sections of the
excursion train from Wilkesbarrs to Halle.
ton, the number of passengers being about
5000, The sections were all crowded to
sufiocn'ion, furnishing the condition for ter.
ribls loss of life in case of wreck. Through
out the night the depot was thronged by
hundreds of persons, suffering untold agony
over the uncertainty. The tbrong was loud
in Its denunciation Of the company for re
fusing all information, and causing needless
suffering. The disaster was caused by the
third section of the excursion train standing
OF the track few hundred yards from Mud
Run, waiting for sections ahead to get out
OF the way. A fagman, some say, had been
sont back With lantern to guard the
train from the rear. Suddenly the pessen-
gers on the rear platform saw train ap |
proech st a high rate of speed. Several of
these passengers who saw the danger jumped !
and escaped. In an Instant the flash of a |
headlight Illuminated the interior of the Ill. !
fated rear car. There was frightful crash |
and the engine plunged its 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
pereon escaped from the rear car.
The second yas crowded with main-
cd and bleeding bodies. and the
third car had but few passengers who escsp-
ed The shattered engine was pouring forth
streams of scaldlng steam and water which
hid the fullest measure OF the horrible zoe oe.
while It's Kissing sound deadened the sbrieks
and groans of those imprisoned in The wreck.
Some of the dead sat pinioned IN the seats