Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-18
THEvlcTlMs.
Further Pnrficulaxs of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Accident-Partia1 List of the

Furtarcr Particulars of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Accident-PartiaI List of the
victims.
WnKEsRARRKsPa-. Oct 11-Many per-
sons, after waiting during the long weary
hours from ten O'Clock last night took the
southbound train which passed here at $50
this morning and went to the scene Of the
railroad disaster. 1t was there learned
that the third section of the excursion
train had stood on the trick . few hum
dred yards from MUD Run waiting
for sections ahead To get out of
the way. A fagman, some say, had
been sent back with q lantern TO guard
the train from the rear. Suddenly the
passengers on the rear platform saw
train approaching at q high rate Of speed.
Several of these passengers who saw the
danger jumped and escaped In an in
slant the flash Of q headlight Illuminated
the interior of the ill-fated car; there was
a frightful crash and the engine plunged
her 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 q single person escaped from
the rear car. The second was crowded
with MANNED and bleeding bodies and the
third car had but few passengers who es-
capped.
The shattered engine was pouring forth
streams of scalding steam and water,
which bid the fulleS8 measure of the hor-
rible scene, SMILE its kissing sound
drowned the shrieks and groans Of those
imprisoned in the wreck. CHASTITY white
faces peered into the windows to be greet
ed by faces far more CHASTITY. Some of the
dead pinioned in eheir seats. Srect as in
life. staring open-eyed as if aware 6th9
horrible suddenness of their death.
The most reliable estimates al presene
obtainable OF the number killed is fiftye
Eve with forty wounded. The killed, az
far as can be learned, are: Mary Ellen
Girten. Hyde Parks Kate Featherstone,
Pleasant Valley; Andrew Tor Barney)
Meighan and two daughters, Pleasant
Valley; Thomas Reddy, pleasant Valleys
John II. Coleman and two sons. ScrantonS
Owen Kilkulin, Scraaton; Mike Tyrreils
Dodgetown; Allie Reilly, Believes
Mrs. Melvin, Hyde Park; Mrs
Callahan, Hyde Parks Mary Connors
Hyde Park; NJ. Gibson, Hyde Park; VIII
lie Noon, Hyde Parks Richard Powells
HYDE Park; +. Mulherrin, Pleasant Val
ley; Harry Burke, Bellevue; Minte Roam,
Dodgetown; !. s. Whalen. Pleasant VAL
leys Lizzie Featherstone, Pleasant Valley;
Patrick WEIGH. Pleasant Valleys James
Kline, Providence; Mary Ann (Ellen)
Durkee, Scranton; John WEIGH, Miners
Millss John Rogans Wintons Anthony Mule
igan, Oliphant; Patrick Dolan, Provi-
dence; Mike Dolan, Providence; Frank
and Harry jackson, Pleasant Valley;
Secretary Kellys Pleasant Valleys &ohn
Conaboy, Minooka; Ratchford a. HoN
Minooka; Mrs. T. B, Brehony, PleasanE
Valleys John McKeehan, Pleasant Valleys
Willie Kelly Pleasant Valley; Ben
O'Briens Pleasant Valleys Mrs Andrews
and two sons. Pleasant Valleys OscaE
~ III "
Cannon, Hyde Parks Michael Moffit, Bellies
Hart, Hyde Park; +. Aulherrin, Ainookae
The injured as. far - could b ascers
tanned are: William Cloherty, Dodges
town; John Cane Dodgetowns Anthony
O'Hara, Bellevue; Tim Dubigge
Dodgetomn; Willie Connors Dodges
Walshs Oliphans; John NcAndrew.
Olfphant; John Mulherrin, Prosidences
Walter Conner, Taylorville; Harry Cook,
engineer, Taylorville; Annie Moloneys
Taylorville; Sarah Moloney, Taylorville;
William Holoney, Tayiorville; John Acs
Laughlin, Taylorville; 4. Lyndon, Jr4
Taylorville; A. Lyndon Or, Taylorvilles
p. Murray, Taylorvilles Thomas Clarke
Old Forge; James Harmon, Old ForgeF
Joseph Staple Pleasant Valleys Ignet
Pandoskye
THE 1NGMEER 70 BLAME.
EAsroN, Pa, Oct, IAN official Of tho
Lehigh Valley railroad has told the story
Of the wreck az follows: "Eighty-seven
carloads OF people attended the parade.
There WeEe eight sections Of the train with
orders 10 gun ten miles apart The dane
ger signal wae displayed at Mud Run and
the rear brakeman was sent back an
| additional protection. Section no. Z laid
a short distance beyond the stations No
came laundering along and Che brakes
| man gave the engineer the signal to stop.
He failed to heed 10 and dashed by the
signal. Thetrain plunged on, disregarde
ing the signal at the STATEN, and disastes
fo1Iou,od