Evening journal., 1888-10-17
ONE CENT.
MUD RUN REPEATED.
a Similar Accident On a
Smaller Scale.
EIGHT KILLED AND % 1SJUaED.
This Was Also ON the Lehigh VALLEY. and
Resulted from Neglect TO glag a Fast
Freight, which Dashed Into Conssruc-
tion Train--workmen Afangled.

Resulted from Neglect to sIag Fast
Freight, which Dashed Into n Conssruc-
tion Train-workmen Afangled.
READING, Pa. Oct l7.-Another terrible
slaughter took place on the Lehigh Valley
railroad. This time it occurred on the
Nescoped branch Of the road, near Tamanend
station. The locality, like that at Mud Run,
where the fearful catastrophe took place last
week, Is an isolated one, far Off in the noun
tains Of the sehuylkil coal regions There
is no telegraph station, operator or signal
man there
construction train left Delano station
early in the morning TO deliver material
along the route TO make repairs. 1t had on
board between forty and fifty Italians and
Hungarians The construction train had
just stopped on the main track and the
worlmen were in the rear caboose or sitting
on the cars next to it. They were just get
ting of 70 unload some ties, when fash
freight train flew around the curve, and
dashed into the caboose and cars. Owing 10
the thick fog, it could not be seen until it was
on top Of the unfortunates. II plowed ts
way through the mass Of men, sending their
bodies right and left, while the broken TIM
bers flew in every direction.
The scene was au awful one. There were
heartrending cries from the dying and
wounded, while the engine continued in its
merciless onslaught, until thrown Off the
track. John Golden, the brakeman OF the
freight, was killed outright ThesmolsestaelS
OF the freight engine was knocked Off and,
flying back, cut of his head. The engine.
made kindling wood Of the cabosso which
was an old passenger car remodeled. Scaiding
steam escaped from the engine, torturing tho
struggling victims buried IN the ruins
Six OF the workmen were picked out Of the
ruins dead and horribly manglei Twenty
five others were taken out OF the debris seri-
ously aud some fatally injured. The six in
stantly killed were; Josef Kornacki, Stanis-
laus klusewitz Joseph Loencki, Ludwig
Pike, John Levini and Michael Cathlicki
One Of them was so badly cut up that pieces
Of his flesh were picked up all along the track
and put into a tool box.
Twelve Of the most seriously injured were
at once taken to the State Miners hospital
at Ashland Two Of them died on the way
The other injured men were removed Co their
homes at Delano, Quakoke, Mahony City and
other small towns
The names Of the victims can not oil be as
certained, as the contractors designated them
i by NUMBERS Nearly all We're feeentafflNais
1 in this country The officials win OF once
commence an investigation, as it Is claimed
that the construction train should have been
run ON siding
OF the injured at the hospital several are
expected 20 die Engineer Peck and Con-
ductur Hawk Of the freight. jumped and
were not injured. Those now being treated
at the hospital are: Andrew Beruoch, Michael
Steteansky, John Modda, John Gcsper, John
Suspovka, Michael Gotheow, Michael Bon
zinslsi, Michael Guarish and John Meta slxa
Suspow ka and Metaska's deaths are expectec
hourlv