Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
TERRIBLE COLLISION.
One Excursion Train Dashes Into An.
other at Mud Run, Pa-Eighty Per-
sons Instantly Killed and Many 9th
ers Fatally Hurt.

A dispatch Of the 10th from Wilkes
barre. Pa, says: The most awful disas-
ter that ever took place in this portion
| of the state occurred on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad at Mud Run station,
| about 8 O'Clock this evening. Though
few details can be learned there
| is no doubt that the number
| of killed will reach nearly eighty,
and the injured nearly double that
| number. The trains were excursion
| trains returning from Hazelton, where
| the annual parade of the Catholic tenn
| perance societies of the Scranton do
cese took place to-day. Thousands of
! people went down to Hazelton from the
Counties. Seven trains, with the cars
filled to the doors, passed through
White Haven this morning, TAX
ing the old route by Penn Haven.
On the return the first train lett
Hazelton about P. NJ, the others fol-
lowing as rapidly as deemed sale. The
first three sections came through with.
out accident, the disaster happening to
the fourth and fifth sections. For some
reason not explained, the fourth sec
ton was standing on the track near the
little station of Mud Run, five miles
below White Haven, when the
fifth section shot around curve
close behind and crashed into it. The
cars were smashed and broken and
hurled off the track. The road lies
close beside the Lehigh river, a steep
embankment, sixty feet high, running
down to the water. Several of the cars
rolled down this and others were
crushed against the cutting on the 9TH
er side.
At o'clock this morning reports
about the accident are still very con-
fictlng. 1t is known, however, from
dispatches received at the depot, that
the accident is quite as bad as at first re-
ported, and that at least sixty or more
are killed. Nothing official can be OBJ
taiDad at the company's office, which is
closed to reporters and ali others. One
train has been started from the wreck,
and it is expected to arrive here about
1 o'clock in the mo ming.
The following is an official list of the
dead who have been identified:
From Pleasant Valley-Patrick Cur
ran, aged 15; Michael Whalen, aged IL;
William Early, aged Is; James Jackson,
son OF Frank Jackson, aged 16; James
jackson, son of Henry jackson, aged IL;
Barney Meighan. aged IS; Polly Meig
han, aged Is; John NJ. Coleman, aged
IS; Patrick Coleman, aged y;
Michael Coleman. aged IA; Thomas
aged Is; William Kelly, aged
80; Mrs. Patrick Farrell, aged 40; Benz.
O'Brien, aged %; Katie Featherton,
aged l6; Lewis Doran, aged "A; John
Walsh. Patrick Walsh, John Early, VIM.
Kelly, Abram Doran, James Brahany,
aged 20. His mother was also killed.
Charles Golitz, aged Is; Oscar Gibbons,
aged 13; Mrs. McAndrews and two sons;
John Barrett, aged %.
From Minooka-Annie Curran, aged
Is; Richard Powell and wife; James
CANOPY, aged IA; Festus Mulherren.
aged IS; Thomas Tool, aged 80.
From Jessup-John Rogan.
From Hyde Park-Mamie Hart.
From Miners Mills-James Flynn.
From Old Forge-W. Cusey, Kate
Clark.
From Olyphant-Annie Lotus, aged
q.
From Scranton-Nora and Katie Quin-
Ian, Owen Kilcullen, Thomas Moore,
Michael Maxwell, aged Is. There are
Ten bodies still unidentified.
1t is impossible to tell the number of
wounded. Twenty-Five were bsonght
to the hospital and numbers of
others slightly injured have gone to
their homes or are being cared Tor else
where. The loss to the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company will be over 81 ,0O0,-
600.
Harry Cook, the engineer of the
death-dealing locomotive, was seen
at his home. He denied that he
was asleep at the time of the acct
dent, but declined to say anything fur
ther. Hugh Gallagher, his fireman,
says he saw the other train ahead,
just above the station. Calling to
his engineer, Cook, the latter
whistled down brakes for the air-brakes
on the rear engine, and reversed his
engine. Seeing the collision was in
evitable, Gallagher jumped tor his Ii e.
AS he struck the ground his engine
dashed into the fourth section. Rush
ing to his engine he remounted and