, 1888-10-11
DASHED TO DEATH.
Fatal Railroad Collision on the
Lehigh Valley.
LARGE NUMBER KILLED.
The Trains Were Loaded with People En
Route From Gathering OF Catholic
Temperance societies.

PorTsvu.LR. Pa, Oct, l0.--lnforma.
ton reached this city to night Of terrible
accident which occurred on the Lehigh
Valley railroad at MudIun, the first sta
ton above Pennsylvania. The Grand
Haven parade of Catholic societies took
place at Hazelton to-day and large ex'
cursion was run from Wilkesbarre for the
occasion. composed of lodges. bands and
sight-seers from Wilkesoarre, Nanticook
and other points along the line. The ex-
cursion train was run 10 two sections and
upon their return trip tonight the rear
sectien was run into the forward section at
Mudrun about 8 o'clock with disastrous
results Several cars OF the forward Sec
tiop were telescoped and forty persons
were killed outright and almost an equal
number injured. many OF them probably
fatally. The late hour at which the acct
dent occurred, remote and isolated locality
of the scene, and the retcence OF the rail-
road people, combine to render obtain
ment of details extremely difficult 1t is
impossible to ascertain the names or resi-
dences of many Of the victims, but their
number is stated above with approximate
accuracy.
PARTICULARS FROM wILKEsBARRE.
WILKEsBARnE, Pa, Oct. l0.--rhe ac-
cident of the Lehigh Valley road at Mud,
run, near Penna Haven, is beyond all
question the most awful disaster that ever
happened in this portion OF the state
Though no details can be learned, there Is
no doubt that the number of killed Will
reach nearly eighty, and the injured
nearly double that number. The trains
we're excursion trains returning from the
celebration at Hazeltop of the annual pa
rade OF the Catholic temperance societies
of Scranton diocese. Thousands OF peo-
pie went down to Hazleton from the
towns of Luzerne and Lackawanna coun-
ties. Seven trains, with cars filled to the
doors, passed through White Haven this
morning, taking the old route by Penna.
On the return the first train left Hazleton
about =. NJ. The others followed as
rapidly as it was deemed safe. The first
three sections came through without acci-
dent. the disaster happening to the fourth
and fifth sections, For some reason, not
explained, the fourth section was standing
on the track near the little station OF Mud
run, Eve miles below White Haven,
when the fifth section shot around the
curve, close behind, and crashed into IL.
The cars were smashed, broken and hurled
off the track. The road lies here close be-
hind the Lehigh river, with steep em-
bankment, sixty feet high, running down
to the water. Several OF the cars rolled
down this and others were crushed against
the cutting on the other sio Up to this
writing, 1880 A. NJ, no direct conmuni.
cation can be established with the scene Of
the disaster, and the railroad officials
here, if they know anything, absolutely
refuse to give any information. At l
o'clock this morning the reports about the
accident are still very conflicting. 1t is
known, however, from the dispatches re-
ceived at the depot, that the accident is
quite as bad as at first reported, and that
at least thirty or more are killed. Notn-
ing official can be obtained at the COM
pany's office, which is closed to reporters
and others. One train has been started
from the wreck and it is expected to ar
rive here about 4 o'clock this morning.
The most of the injured are said to be
from Scranton and Lackawanna county.