Daily Republican., 1889-10-14

eeveral persons made very narrow ee-
capes, among them being Mrs. Walsh
and j. ID. Campbell, of Binghamton, N.
Y. They occupied seats In the Pullman
car, and whln the accident occurred Mr..
Campbell drew Mrs. Walsh into the mid
die OF the car. In less than minute
afterwards the seats they had just occu-
pied were crushed to atoms. VIM. b.
Guild and wife, OF Evansville, VT, occu-
pied seats in one OF the passenger
| coaches that was overturned, when Mrs.
Guild was thrown over the seat ahead,
striking ber side against the next seat
and falling to the hoor. Her husband
escaped without injury, and after the car
settled climbed out of the window and
then rescued his wife. Mr.. Guild then
went TO the Pullman car and succeeded
In rescuipg several OF the passengers. A
lady who held on when the crash came
was struck on the back OF the head with
tie which forced It's way through the
car, but was not seriously injured.
The CONDITION OF THE INJURED.
The relief train reached this city about
$40 o'clock, but Engineer BscbIey was
not removed TO his home at No. All
East Ninth street until nearly u O'Clock.
His leg 10 broken near the thigh, and
also below tho knee His injuries are
considered serious, but this morning he
was resting quietly. He is attended by
DIR. Draper.
Mre. w. d. Guild, of Evansville, Vt,
was removed to Merritt's Hotel, whore
she is attended by physician. She is a
very stout lady and IL seriously injured,
but the full extent is not yet known.
q. A. Lawson, the conductor of the
I Pa m ,ar thouUht ha fatally
injured, and IL was reported last night
that lie was dead. Immediately alter
the accident he was taken TO the resi-
dence Of Daniel McCauley, foreman oi
the Mccullough Company ut Nor.h
East, and started last evening for the
Pennsylvania Hospital.
| CLEARING THE TRACK.
| Every available man was taken from
the shops In this city aud sent down on
the wrecking train, In charge Of A. j.
Hyland, assistant train master OF the
Maryland Division, and the souih-bound
truck was cleared before O'Clock. Pre-
viors 10 this all south-bound trains from
Philadelphia were sent from LamOkin
over the baltimore Central railroad tt
Perryville. The first train from this city
left hero Mt 2.44 p. M, and when th'
scene was reached the passengers crowd
ed out on thB platforms to obtain view
OF the wreck. A large force Of men wer,
employed all oi Saturday night and al
day yesterday, clearing up the debri
aud re-laying the tracks, which were tori
up for fully hundred yards.
ONE or THE wKECKERs INJURED.
Mark A. Jonss, residing at No. 100
Linden street, was badly injured sbou
the hips while working on the wreckinl
car II seems that through on Oversight
the car with the crane was not fasteBet
down TO the track, and when an attemp
was made to ltft one OF the cars on IL
trucks the wrecking car was pulled over
catching Jones underneath. He wa
brought to his home.
Railroad men arc of the opinion tina
the breaking of the coupling between tn
engine and tender prevented q great los
OF life. This breaking allowed the car
TO rush on past the engine and prevente
them being telescoped. Had they bee
telescoped some one wouldcertainly hav
bern killed.
The accident was one of the worst this
ever occurred 10 q passenger train on th
road, and 1t seems a miracle that th
results were not much worse.