The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-18
AN ENGINEER BLUNDERED
A SERIOUS WRECK is THE RESULT.
a Number of Passengers Injured, but None
KiIled-Two Trains Try 10 Take a
Switch Together and Both Get
Left-List OF Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-While the New
York and Washington express, south-bound,
was passing over the eleeat ed road OF the
Pennsylvania railroad shorty he fore $3.50 this
morning it C led with heafy passenger
locomotive at Thirtieth-st. The express train
consisted of a ba ;ylge car and ten coaches in
cluding two vestibule ears. Four cars were
badly smashed and tlppled over on their sides.
The following persons are known 10 have been
injured:
JOHN DoBBIYs, living in Brooklyn, incised
wound Of scalp and confusion OF chest.
JAMES KINNEY of-40 ". Sixtieth-st., New
York, lacerated hand and confused arm.
JAMES GOULD, living at Baltimore, fracture
of seventh and eighth ribs, left side.
JOIN HUBER, engineer, living at Borden
town, left lee broken and bruised about the
head and shoulders.
W. II. HEYNEY, baggGgemaster, arm and
head scratched.
FRANK HOFFMAN, of Barnum's circus
bruised about the back ard legs
HARRY SMITH, conductor, and Brakeman
WooD were both slightly injured.
\. c TUoHOY OF Brooklyn, y. Y, head cut
CHARLES ). HILL OF Washington, cut about
the head and wrist
FREDERICK ZEPU OF Philadelphia, head cut.
HENRY KIsTER OF Carroll, Md, slight bruises
about the body.
c. +. WILMER Of Philadelphia, hand cut.
SARAH CRAMER of New York head cut.
FREDERICK IL. HAYSELDEN OF HouOlulu,
badly cut over the eye.
cut.
J.E HEY1GER of New York, face and hands
lacerated.
c. BAGsoN of Wilmington, Del, body
bruised.
Several of those whose injuries were not Sc
we're went to the University hospital and mad
them dressed and resumed their Journey.
The express had the right of way, and Is
usually followed in every morning by loco
motive. This morning il appears that Engineer
Huber had endeavored 10 eeach the INBOUND
track before the express tiain. Evidently he
saw the white light, and imagining the New
FORK train had already gone by, believed all
was clear When the junction OF the tracks
was reached the southern express dashed past
and Huber's engine shot up against the swift
/ running train. The engine and cars rubbed each
other with grinding, crushing tearing sound,
and then toppled over on the adjoining tracks
opposite directions.
The locomotive OF the express train, when the
other engine crashed into the baggage ear. broke
loose and shot ahead. The greatest excitement
existed among the passengers OF the first three
coaches when the collision occurred Inc
lights IN one or two OF the coaches went ont
which added to the terror OF the accident.
Those passengers fortunate enough 20 be In the
ears which escaped the disaster SWarmed from
their berths and stood about the crushed and
Splintered coaches. Bagsage-master Heyney
had thrilling experience which might have
resulted in his death. When the car t0ppied
over a lot OF theatrical scenery fell upon nm
/ and hurled him against the side OF the car TO
ada to the horror OF his situation,
the stove had broken from its
attachments, and the red-hot Goals
lay around him. Two BAGS OF secOnd-class mail
matter for Lancaster caught fire and were de-
stroyed- Heyney lay beneath the heavy scenery
+ unable to extricate himself, while the fire drew
closer and closer His cries for help FORUM
ately were heard in time \ hole was cut
F through the roof and the baggage-master res
/ cned from his perilous position. The Southern
mail, OF which there was four or five pouches,
I escaped injury. There practically no delay
! in the travel.
+ c. r. Blanchard, viee-president of the Erie
/ railroad. Homer Lee Donald Mclean and {.
4 +. Birmingham of New York, and Lowell ".
/ Palmer OF Brooklyn, were in the sleeper, which
/ had a narrow escape from fire. The coal oil
/ lamps were upset by the oyerturning OF the
/ sleeper but were extinguished by of the
gentlemen before any damage was done.