The Penn's Grove record., 1889-06-29
An ENHANCEMENT.
THIRTY-0NE CARS WRECKED BY A
COLLISION N LATR0BE.
TWELVE OR FIFTEEN PERSONS
KILLED, SOME OF THE VICTIMS
BURNED BY THE CARS
TAKING EIpE

TWELVE OR FIFTEEN PERSONS
KILLED, SOME OF H VICTIMS
BURNED BY THE CARS
TAKING FIRE.
PITTsBURa, June ga triple col.
lision of freight trains occurred near
Latrobe, Pa, forty miles east of this
city, on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
about 2.30 O'Clock this morning. Thlr-
ty cars were wrecked and a number of
persons killed, four of them unknown
tramps.
At the hour named freight train 3OS,
west bound, left Latrobe, and had Just
reached the bridge, about fifty yards
west, when 1t collided with extra
freight train Nc. 1913, coming IN the
opposite direction. Another east. bound
freight was standing on a side track on
the bridge, and the wrecked trains
crashed against 1t, causing one locomo.
tive and a number of cars to 90 over
the embankment into the creek, a dis
lance of so feet.
Engineer Caldwell and his Gremen
W re supposed to have been killed in
stantly. Their bodies are still in tue
creek. Brakeman Miller was terribly
crushed. He is still living, but will
die. The bodies of four tramps were
taken from the wreck. There was
nothing about their clothes to identify
them. They were stealing a ride, and
were coming West. The cause of the
accident has not yet Teen learned. The
loss to the railroad company will be
very heavy.
James Flanagan and a companion,
whose name could not be learned, were
this afternoon. Flanagan vas a re-
turning Johnstown laboler. He says
twelve persons were on the Car with
him at the time of the collision, but he
could not say whether they escaped or
not. Flanagan was seriously bruised.
His companion was unconscious and it
is thought fatally hurt.
The following despatch has been re-
celved from Greensburg, Pa: The
wreck at Latrobe this morning about 8
O'Clock was terrible in the extreme. 1t
is probable that So or 40 lives are lost.
Only four OF five have, yet been taken
from the wreck. They were unknown,
and all were dead. Engineer Caldwell
and his fireman are still under the
wreck, and the chances are that their
bodies will not be reached tonight.
Thirty-One cars went down over the
in the water. The conductor of the
freight states that in all probability
thirty or forty lei are still under the
wreck, as he put off at Derry Station
about forty-five men who were coming
from Johnstown. He states that when
he moved out Il great many of them
got on again, and in that case it is
more than likely that the killed will
reach the number stated.
A carload of lime in the centre of the
train was the last to go down. and it
was scattered over the pile of shattered
cars. Then the debris took fire, AMI
notwithstanding the efforts of the
people to put out the flames, it IS still
burning. Arms and legs of the VIC
inns ear be see protruding from the
debris. No member of the crew re-
mains to tell of those who went down.
The killed are Elmer Caldwell, en-
gIneer, Manor, Pa; - Frallck,
fireman; Hugh Kelly, Philadelphia.
LATER PARTICULARS.
LATRoBE, Pa, June 26.-The debris
of the wreck which occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad here this morn
ing is icing rapidly cleared away. Up
to eight O'Clock tonight ten dead
bodies have been recovered. Those of
Engineer Caldwell and George Frallck
the fireman have not yet been found,
but it is expected they will be reached
before long.
DEAD.
The dead recovered are as follows:
George Corgoral. aged 20, of jersey
City. On his person was found a re.
ceipt TO dues for l. o. o. F., signed
Allen Snyder.
Hugh Kelley, Philadelphia; his
father is a puddler at Lochiel Iron
Works, Harrisburg, Pa; unknown
man, about IS years, 8 feet IL inches in
height, weight about 40 pounds, short,
black moustache and black hair; John
!Critchlow, of Homestead, Pa, aged
about IS years, a leg and arm were
burned of; unknown man, dark hair,
heavy moustache, about 40 years, 8
feet 4 inches in height; an unknown
man, head almost burned off; unknown
man, dark brown hair. smooth face,
about 26 years old; Charles II. Furge-
son, memorandum found in the pocket
was the name of Charles E. Harden
Miller, or Northumberland county,
Pa; Myers Merhood, aged about IS
years; Benz. Emericb, supposed to be
the front brakeman, about % years,
had silver watch and revolver.
INJURED.
The injured are AS follows: +. A.
Gels, laborer, from Johnstown, of Brad
dock, left arm broken near shoulder;
John Cleary, laborer, of %littsburg,
crushed across the hips, lie Will re-
cover; Pat Flanagan, cut and bruised.
but not seriously; p. Fitzglbbons, of
Mckeesport, has "a bad scalp wound,
mt serious.
Peter Mandy, scalp wound, and hurt
Internally; lived IN Johnstown. The
whole side of his skull is crushed in.
Join Mullen, of Philadelphia, scalp
wound and bruised.
Lewis WHEEL. of Indiana, Pa, flesh
wound above the left eye.
James McCurdy, Canadian, about 40
years old and married, hurt on hand
and back. but not seriously.
John A. Miller, front brakeman of
Conductor Barniat's train, hurt on
back and sprained wrist.
Peter Cayanaugh, of Homestead,
steel worker, was on freight going
west; cut aad bruised all over, but not
In danger,
The dead are being taken to the
undertaking establishment Of f. j.
Slader as they are recovered and pre-
pared tor burial. 1t is probable that
from twenty-five to thirty people we're
killed in the wreck.
The water IN the creek at the point
where the accident occurred Is aboui IL
feet deep, and it is expected that 10 or
IL bodies are in the bottom of the
creek. -s..
John w. Miller. fagman, states that
the proper signal was given when b
position of the shifter Was d scoyered,
and Engineer Caldwell answered, but
the speed was too high. When the Ill