The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
A TRAIN TELESCOPED.
Two Miners Killed and q
Number Injured.
"A Broken Axlc Causes a Serious Ac-
Cidcnt In Indiana

A Drokcu hNtc CauSeS n serious AC-
cidcnt In Indiana.
"A train loaded with 200 miners returning
from their days labor was wrecked near
oh"mokin, Pa. Two persons wero killed, and,
IN Tar as could be ascertained, twenty In
Jured. Two OF the latter were women.
Tho train left Hickory Swamp, village
Tour miles east OF here, several minutes be-
lore SIX O'Clock. After n run OF one mile tho
train ran on TO the main track. Previous
TO this time the branch road was concealed
from the main track by Nv" shaped
mountain. As tho Inst car passed, the
switch u igmap, John Metz who was on tho
rear end. 6 anced up the main line and was
Par.lyzed at the sight. One hundred yards
oeh'nu, envelope,l in n cloud OF dust, came
train like black meteor
lho passenger train was som sw hat behind
tiHo and was also skimming down the trace
at speed OF forty miles an hour. Without
seconds though Metz yelled to tho in.
mates OF the car and then jumped He
landed safely alongside Of a pile of railroad
ties, four OF which he at once threw across
tne rails Tho pursuing cars cut through
them like knife BY this time tho inmates
OF tho two passenger cars, which wsrs lit
orally packed behcld tho danger A wilt
scene or confusion ensued. A simultaneous
rush Tor tho door was made. A few succeed
ed III gaming the platform aud safely jumped
oil, when jam occurred in the doorway
Then many leaped through the open windows
aud rolled down n stoep arch.;;: !;s.unt.
tasH ihe crash came, ard In second
many of the inmates were writhing about
the hoor in agony, while others were rush
Ing over their mangled and torn bodies to
gain the open air. After the run away cars
struck they passed through the passenger
coaches like bolt, the coal dying about tho
cars like IA battory of Gatliug guns
After tho vast clOuds pf dust ola, rod xvov
the uninjured went bravely to work, AMI in
all hour succeeded In eXtrcating the dead
and wounded. The cars that caused the
wreck started from the Excelsior Collie-T.
two miles east OF Coal 3un switch There
were four cars stlnding.on the siding below
the colliery, aut 1t is supposed that mischiev-
GUS boys in order to procure u ride, un-
coupled the cars and looscned the brakes.
When nearing a patent switch leading to Il .
main track, the brakes were put OH , but the
boys, unable to tighten them enough, be-
camo frightened, jumped Oft and took to the
woods. Wrecking crews are now ON the
scene Of the disaster, and will hnve' the road
open for traffic by morning The road will
suffer a loss Of $4,000.
VlNCEENEs, Ind.-The morning north
bound express on the Cairo, Vincennes and
Chicago Railroad jumped the track at IL
o'clock in the morning two miles south or
Mount CARMEL. The baggage car nnd two
passenger coaches were thrown or. The
train was speeding along at thirty five miles
nm hour No one was killed but several
PERSONS were hurt.
The axle of IA freight car gave way In front
of the passenger coach an. pTocipitated tho
wnoie train down ten foot embankment
Medical aid was at once sent from Mt. Gar.
mol to the scene.