The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-10-18


FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Horror Of chattsworth Eolipsed in
Pennsylvania.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct 11.-Abo
10 o'clock last night a dreadful accident
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad was ru.
mored to have taken place, and further
report said the wrecked train was 8
section of an excursion train returning
from Hazleton. Nearly 5000 Luzerne
and Lackawana people had gone there,
and no one knew just who had returned.
The railroad officials were mute; they
knew nothing. Gradually the stories
took terrible form. It leaked out that
Superintendent Mitchell and others had
gone down the road on q special engine.
Then private telegram arrived, saying
an accident had occurred at Mud Run,
one section ofthe excursion train running
into another. Forty persons we're repor-
ted killed.
The people were in agony, and the
crowd at the depot swelled to hundreds.
Still the officials were mute. No dis
patches could be gotten over tie wires.
Many we'll known citizens were seen at
the depot wripging their hands, the faces
fearful and pale with dread. Women
thronged the depot, with terror stricken
countenances, sobbing, crying, or silent
and trembling with dreadful uncertainty.
Still the railway officials preserved their
terribly cruel silence, declaring that they
knew nothing. Every means was taken
ito get information, but all to no purpose.
The New Jersey Central train finally
brought news to the effect that eighty
were killed, and the excitement grew
Intense. Ali the white Havenphysicians
had gone to, the scene.
81 There we're seventy eight cars from
sWilkesbarre to HazletoD, the number of
passengers being about $500. The sec.
l:tions were all crowded to sufocation,
Furnishing g condition for terrible loss of
| life in case OF. wreck.
Throughout the night the depot was
l:thronged by hundreds of persons, suffer-
ling untold agony; over certainty. The
|throDg was loud in its denunciation of
1.-The company for refusing all information
I;and causing needless suffering:
AT $50 q. M. the report was in circu-
ilRtion that arrangements had been made
f:for the: receipt of large number of
|swounded at 1.-The. hospital. The rumor
was soon confirmed. The officials we're
expecting twenty five, of the victims.
with such a list of wounded coming in
this direction, 1.-The public pulse stood
| Istill over. the horrible possibilities, and q
Thousand faiHting hearts quivered in
Edread.
lz Many persons wanted to get to; the
scene ofzthe disaster, and endeavored to
charter q locomotive. The Rev.. Father
Moylan of Scranton offered to pay cash
fol; any expense in that direction, but the
favor could mot be obtained, owing to
lsthe absence Of perintenden Mitchell
sat the wreck s.es..l5. Sc:
Manyspersons, after waiting during the
long weary hours from 10 Ito 8 in the
morning, took the South. bound train,
(which passed here at s3.1 10, and wentto
1.-the scene of the appalling disaster. It
was there learned that the third section
of the excursion. train had stood ON the
track few: hundred yards from Mud
i Run, waiting for the section ahead to get
/ ont, Of the Way.A hagman, some say,
Ehad been sent back with 9 lantern to
4 guard the. train from the rear Suddenly
i the passengers on the rear platform saw
iatrain approach at q high rate ofspeed.
Several Sof these passengers VINO aaw. q tue
i danger jumped 7and escaped. IN an
instant the lash OF the headlight liluml'
mated .theiinterlor o.. the .illl-fated reai
ear Inere was e 5iIlgnsi1i CRASH, ano
the engine plnngeoi nee sIniI iengtn 5lmso 1r.l
tIe Ilomueo s1oS - - .tis ~
sIgS ,l.,Ass sno 2. Coz
the; ;ne4t one ior Two: tnilos VI its lengtn,
and the second, car was 1ofceo INTO tne
third .zsz 8. 5.s
u OF y Q single person escaped from tne
I;rear Inc second was crowded. Wild
MANNED ana 70. I6leeding fpooles, ana tne
tnlla car: :naa ous lew pass1nsets tarsa. VIII
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20 Sne .elseIoReu @ ,s saS
uiiipoltol oissno .ott 80 aioneoei uo1 nea
~ M sne.n. ~
- ne sna!te!eu G1slne 1aa poalins av.sn
s!iea@s 3, ssaluiI s.eam aha s,1,e., mHiei
winch n!o .iom tnsl5 eyes .tne 1oi.esl
measure o.: s9e noltloie scene, %nhs .ns 3
nlssiDg so1no aeaaensa .ne snI .eks anu J.
groans " snose ~ uleu ~ suo - ~ eoA.
Ghastly white faces .peered into the
windows, to be greeted by. faces far more
i:ghastly. Some Of the dead sat pinioned
in their seats, erect as in life, staring
open: eyed; as if aware of their horrible
surroundings.
AZ the steam and smoke cleared from
the rear car, its awful sights were
revealed =. The timbers were crushed and
wrench while on all sides hung man.
|seled bodies and limbs. The few bodies
which were not mangled were burned
and scalded BY the steam, and little re-.
mained in the car which bore human
emblsnce.
hen the shock of the first crash had
in a measure subsidized, ,:the uninjured be.
gan to do what could be done for their