The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-17
FEARFUL RAILWAY WRECK
Passenger Train Smashed Into Pieces
and the Ruins Destroyed by Fire.
Two Persons Killed and Twenty-Three Others
Injured-The Accident Due to Slippery
Track, Which Resulted in Collision.

TIOGA JUNCTION, Pa, Sept 16.-About
7:05 p. NJ. the train from Elmira, south,
carrying seven coaches, ran into Fall
book engine at this station, causing fear
full wreck, killing and injuring in all about
twenty-five persons. The train was COM
ing down heavy grade, and, owing to
the slippery track and the refusal
of the air-brakes to work, the
engineer was unable to stop the
train at the station, and it rushed
by, crashing into one of the Fallbrook
heavy jumbo engines, completely demolish-
ing both. The engineer and fireman
jumped for their lives and escaped with
slight injuries. The smoker and three pas
senger cars were smashed into kindling-
wood.
The wreck caught fire, and it was with
difficulty that some of the passengers were
rescued from the burning wreck. The
flames lit up the heavens for miles around,
and people rushed to the scene from all
parts to render what aid they could to the
injured. A message was sent to Almira,
asking for medical aid. and a train was
dispatched in very short time. In
the meantime, doctors from Lawrence
vile and Tioga had arrived and given all
possible assistance. Stretchers were quick
ly provided, and the wounded were carried
to neighboring houses. The names of the
dead are:
EUGENE DAIGHUE, newsboy.
HARRY OLIVER, of Union, N. Y.
The wounded are: Ed Bostwick, Law
renceville,s ankle badly sprained and
hands scalded; VIM. Walker, Leona, Brad
ford county, Pennsylvania. badly scalded
and scalp wound; VIM. Asperstly, Scran-
ton, Pa. travelling for F. w. Fritz. scalded;
John Samepool, Lambs Creek, Pa, nose
broken and injured on head; Geo. Mechanic,
Tioga, Pa, nose broken and back injured;
Mrs. NJ. N. Wright, Spokane Falls. w. T.,
left leg broken; j. b. Judd, Blossburg. con-
ductor, wounds on head and left shoulder
broken; Charles Pierce, Pine City, n. Y.
icIt icS uIOkcu, w dilacc Law
renceville, slight confusion; Miss Estella
Ryan. head slightly injured; Emile Dar-
ling, Lawrenceville. slightly injured; Alfred
S. Ely, Trowbridge. contusions; Herbert
Campbell, Mansfield, Pa, scalded.
Superintendent Knibloe and other Erie
officials are here. Men are at work clearing
up the wreck.
Bad Wreck without Fatal Results.
STEUBENvILLE. o.. Sept 16-The Chicago
and Western express, leaving Pittsburg at
1905 this evening, passed through an open
switch at Golfers, w. Va, at full speed,
thence through two others on to q siding,
crashing into several gondolas. The en-
gine was ditched and dismantled and
thrown down an embankment, while the
baggage car was thrown crosswise and
stripped of all its trucks, and the smoker
was thrown partly down the bank. En-
gineer Barney Bannon and fireman Jack
o. Bey. both of Pittsburg. stood by the en-
gine until it went over. being thrown into
some bushes and miraculOusly escaping
with slight injuries. The passengers and
trainmen in the smoker and baggage car
also escaped with few slight injuries, but
were badly shaken up. The day coach and
sleepers behind the smoker did not leave
the track. and after two hours delay pro-
ceeded.
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