The Delta independent., 1888-10-16
EAILHOAD AC-
CID Mt,
Eighty Persons Reported Iiilrsd H..
IA Collision,


tlsn above Penn H1ggn. A grand parade
Of Catholic societies took place al Hazsltoa
to-day aud largo excursion was run ffom
Wilkesbarge for tho occasion, composed Of
lodges, banda and sightseers IRON Wilkes.
baTrA Nsnticoke and other points along
Tbs line. The excursion train IVES run IA
t"o sections, and upon their rltuIn 70
niglt tie rear section ran Into the forward
sscti5n az Mus Run, with disastrous r.
sulss. Several cars OF tho forward section
wsFu lH5 ar-J, rle late hour at which ths
Accident occurred, hgreu5la and Isolated
locality OF to scene. and tie rsacuIcs OF
IHt railroad people combined render the
'Bta.unaur o. dBt-ils extremely duI suit.
tt Is !upossibls % asEsIt.Il The names AMI
residences OF any OF the victims.
The acsi3rl. Is beyond al. question the
most awful disaster thas eTcs oagGsrsd ia
this pydol OF the state. th1uga ia do
tails can be learned. tle.e is no aUulL lll..
the num-ef u killed will reach Hsali5
elshsy and Tho injured nearly doa5Is Jlas
uuu'bcr Tbs excursion trains were rs.u. u-
ing from The celebration Uaz.etaa. t.a
annual la.als OF tie Catholic temp "a G
sOliaus OF Scranton aloee e.. Inyurg4
OF people went down to Es7lrtgu trul.
tIwns ut LlzeEHe and i1.cEla anna llua.
ties. Seven trains wish cars flied 20 doaz
passed through White Haven this m0Tntu
taxing the cd route by ,hs Nsuasg.v-nA.
On returning, The hr ua.n rs Haz e.DI
about p. IN the ulhsgg following ,s Zap
!Giy ~ aas de- ~ Il safe. Tho ms. ,ar.
sections cane through without -cg dent.
tho disaster happening 70 ths isu-sI al
hith test.Ons. F0r some reasgn not
explained the fourth sectu ul waB
Standing on the t-acs ag.r the Ilttl
station Of Aad Kun, uys miles De.
low White Havsn, when the dtn
session shot around lle curve .at1 it. The
caIs w,Fa smashed and broken and hEIlsI
on the trsrs. The road lies c.oss be4-e
the LshiEh river, 4 stgep enbalkmslt SIX.
o fseth,E running down 70 tls water.
Several q the cars rolled dlFu TINS em-
bmkIegE and OiasEH were c-u-utd ugaiEst
the cg.LHE on tho other AIDE.
Up % this wiring G2;&) no direct CON
msuicsison has been 5gealyel fs84 t.s
scsne OF the disaster, and railroad officials
here, u iEeF Euow Euy thing hb 0iutaiy re-
fuse to give any information.
AZ o'c,osS this morning reports Gb 5g
the accident are sliiI very coan citing. HI-
J. own, however, from Uls34ldhas received
as The depot thzt the assldsag s. gi.. as
had as at hrss reported ana t}3S5 as Isa,
thirty or more are killed. EohlnEo ogeIsfir
s.D oa obtained al The coapauy'S Oa.ca
WAish g. closed 20 reporters g1I utAsrs.
One tain has been started iroas TIC wreck,
aud Il is expected to arrlYs h r8 ab5u.
o'clocE this morHing. Most OF the lDjured
arc said 20 BE- irom Scranton Egd Lacsa-
wanna county.
FURTHEE PARTICULARS.
Passengers on the rear train state
that they saw ihs train AHEAD nhCn Iar
down ihe rod. Thug sn5sag from t1c,T
seats and Stared 10 aOaGeg ana surprise
iaas tho EHa did nos slacks9 its speed.
Suddenly laCir engineer aua cm.n were
.esn 10 jump, and .hcu csEsg tgG shock.
In an instant tlH tL5l uC Tue headlight
illuminated the interior ot The iil-f2tz resr
'nr, ID "a was t. lgbtCs cash lni the en-
Siuc plunged tsll hnslh nto the ecowdc
mass Of humsni ". Toe E. gek drove ile rear
ear through Jap mex. oag gUo.Ghirls ils
length, aud the sec 9n8 csc WIS fsyc1d into
Ihs ;h.rd. Not single person escaped from
he rear car, The second 9as crow ggj win
Balm9d aud bleeding bellies. LAa third
had bus a sev. The passengers who O.
saped unlniurct on both ssaias, made their
way out uI the cars and on F0iag TO the
.e!escopet tnE.as and e..rs, the shattered
engine was found ppasiag for strskm OF
scalaiug steam and " tfr va.cb hid I.m
.aeir eyes tho fullest E,t.safe nf the hori-
bic scene, while iisbi~sln sound Gsad81e5
.he shrleEs and Er0aua.zt ,aoss -mBEisJn q
IN the wreck. GbnstIy white isces pser,d
into the Windows % be greeted by
.aess far more gaastly S nc Of lha dead
sat pinioned In their seats, lEtot as It alisa
staring open-eyed, as Sc aware OF TIE hoTa.
Die surroundings.
At6sl this evening the fuaeal tTail ar-
iyed m NNbeubNre bsAsIng 81 dead
bottles. They had beer partially Ie1aroi
or JrliM ard lag uFcu b auls placed
lpop Sga hacs ot seats IN tAEt5 passenger
,aaches A tho trI,n drew up totug
81 tpot dozen poliCeme.. wero
required 10 BE p back tba frantic csovd az
ri nds and relatives, WHO haj como INN
3ogautun and PIeashIs Nailey ame0t TIC
load. A special consh sad been provided
Tor taesn friends bdslGey usjstad ON eil.
sring tho cars containing the aead
nd were only stopped By .on,o and tho
,tlorts o. five priests who wJo on The tam.
One body was removed nom tine cars at
Tho lsAi en- ntaatd o.,
is way up the De'awEte s. hudson road IN
Miners Mllls aUH Sgran;,n rae ieop,5 n
he special Ioach again D caa 10 c smor ioF
permission TO enter the funeral c1rs, bH
Nere nsa.p refused
So4atal who Rtrc IN sa5eii of missiag
friend becsloe O9s'l ert'e ard soon broke
iown .ae corridors an neg n frantic
search Tor their loved oHrs. Clothes w6.e
orn rom the mRdgied sndseeided bodies,
eveah1g the ray uniforms ut ~. l.ly sias
,tuut8 ana oitIr m 0rEi us tho ctoty.
60uy who knew tutic llgdyes were on
ioard also tiuHse iatO tfe cars and beEan
pAi rangins M CuyGJirss ns the cofpses.
,e1y ssra distorted aul IN horrible 6tJi-
.Hdes ana friends ,ilon3YereA 10 lessen
huir frlghttlu apptNrrnco
The last remnant of Chiof Geroni.
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