Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-18
A FRICHTFUL SMASH
Fatal Collision on the Lehigh
Valley at. ShamOkin; Pa.


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Two Runaway Cars Crash Into Train
Crowded with Miners. slate Plekers
ana womsn--ranio strielen Passengers
Jump 1rom che Cars-arnny Fatally IN
jurea-Ths work Of Careless noys.
sHAMoKlS. Pa, July lS,-A frightful
accident occurred on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, a mile east Of this city last
evening By two runaway cars colliding
with passenger train,
The dead arel
Swamp pollleny, killed hY being crushed he.
tween the locomotive tank and the platform
| nf q car.
John housh, married, carpenter az Hickory
Swamp, and killed alongside OF Shipe in the
/ same manner.
The wounded:
The Wounded ara:
Norton Weaver, legs and face fearfully
lacerated.
Levi Albright, head cut and leg broken,
Irwin kashneF both legs bF0keR.and head
John Hakep, slate picker, shoulders broken.
Unknown Hungarian woman, leg and wrist
broken and head badly cut.
James Hodge, leg broken and face cut,
Patrick Britain, legs fearfully mangled;
Will probably die
Nike Nike Britain, back bFOkeni iViuEtes con-
William LindemaR. eoAductoR bruised
about the body and face cut,
Engineer Albert Reed, legR injured, face
and heed badly cut.
Michael Gable. head cut and badly bruised.
Fr.1Aw MmXX f-.A-
juries.
John Miller. P0laAdeF, collar b0ne broken
Joe FredeFicks, back bFekeR; win die.
5aco9 kHln, head, face and legs cut and
John Darrott, legs mangIed.
John Thoms, Jaw fractured and face cut.
How the Accident 0ceuFred.
The cars were loaded with miners,
slate nickers and women. Goal Run
switch the road branches off to the
main line, which had heretofore been
hidden by chain OF mountains. After
the train gained the main line, miner
sitting ON the rear platform saw the two
runaway cars dashing down the track at
lightning speed.
With . cry Of warming he iumped and
rolled down an embanknent In safety.
4hen Flagman John Metz followed and
placed A number OF railroad ties on the
track. through which the cars passed
like o shot.
A Scene Of wild Confusion.
By this time the inmates Of the two
passenger cars, which were literally
packed, beheld the danger and scene
of wild confusion ensued. A simulta.
neOus rush for the doors was made. A
few succeeded in gaining the platforms
and safely jumped off, when jam oc-
cured ln the doorway.
A number then escaped through the
open windows and rolled down steep
embankment.
jumping In the Creek.
Mrs. John McHugh, about to become
o mother, leaped from her seat and
"Clear the way for me-" Instantly the
men, who were fighting like demons to
get out, cleared a passageway, through
which the woman ran out to the plat
form and jumped off the flying train
into the creek.
A second later the crash came. After
the runaway cars struck they passed
) through the passenger cars like a bullet.
the coal flying about like q battery Of
gatling guns playing on regiments Of
massed troops.
Sweeping ON to Destruction.
The scene that followed was terrible.
All this time the wrecked train kept the
tracks and rushed on to Luke Feddler
station with unparalleled swiftness, two
miles down the line, when the engine
left track and the cars telescoped. Here
Is where the most damage was done.
After the vast clouds Of dust cleared
away the work of rescue commenced
and in an hour the dead and wounded
were taken out.
The cars that caused the wreck started
from the Excelsior colIiery. two miles
west Of Coal Run switch.
The Work of ThoughtIess Boys.
There were four cars standing on the
siding below the colliery, and it Is sup
posed that some boys, in order to pro-
cure q ride, unc0upled the two. and
loosed the brakes. When nearing pat
ent switch leading to the main track the
brakes were put on, but the boys being
unable TO tighten them enough, became
frightened and jumped off and took to
the woods.
The road viii sustain loss of Sl5, 900.