Evening journal., 1889-08-17
WARvETERANS WRECKED
A Railroad Horror at Freeport,
Pennsylvania.
TWO PERSONS KILLED OUTRIGHT

Three Srore VIII Die, and Twenty-Five
Others Received Iduries-spreading
Rails and the Decased Timbers OF
Bridge Caused the A ,cident.
FREEroRT, Pa, Aug. 17.-An excursion
train ON the Butler branch Of the West
Pennsylvania railroad loaded with veter-
ans, returning from the reunion of the One
Hundred and Second regiment. at Butler
was wrecked at Sarver's seven miles east Of
this city, two passengers being killed, three
or four others perhaps fatally injured, and
sSwenty-five more or less seriously hurt.
The Cause Of the Wreck.
The wreck was caused by the rails spread
ing on the end Of a small bridge that spans
Buffalo creek, the tiinbers on which the rails
were laid being so rotten that the spikes had
been forced out OF the side by the weight Of
the train passing over them The train con-
sisted Of q smoker, day coach and combina-
tion coach. The engine stood about 100
yards from the wreck still uninjured on the
track The smoker was smashed in splinters
and fell fifteen feet down the embankrpent
OF the twenty passengers IN the smoker one
was killed and nineteen injured, it being a
marvel that all were not killed
On receiving intelligence Of the accident
here Superintendent Kirkland and four doc
tors at once left for the scene on the Butler
market train.
Hcartrending scenes.
Arriving at the wreck, the sight was truly
heartrending. On either side OF the track
Tor distance of nearly quarter OF mile
injured veterans were laying ON cushions,
and in some instances on the bare ground;
women and children. wounded and bespat-
tered with blood, sat and lay around pieces
OF the wreckage The doctors and passen-
gers on the market train at once set 70 work
to care for the injured. Broken limbs were
set, heads and arms bandaged.
The railroad officials are severely ccnsured
by all the passengers for negligence. There
being no telegraph Office nearer than this
point seven miles away, it was fully two
hourse before the alarm could be given and
doctors procured The wounded meantime
lay where they had crawled out Of the wreck
or had been carried by fellow passengers
Conductor Gray, OF Butler, Brakeman
Kearns and Mrs Duff, Of Lawrenceyille
will probably die.
The Killed and injured.
W. Powers, Pittsburg.
A daughter Of Mrs Farrell Of Butler,
aged about years
The injured are Capt d. A. Jones, Pitts
burg cut in head, and left arm badly
Rprained
Capt. Lowery, Allegheny, hand hurt badly
and injured internally.
Col Kilgore, Pittsburg, sprained ankle.
w. A. Hook shoulder sprained and back
hurt slightly.
Mrs. Katharine Keefer, Butler, back hurt
not serious
Conductor j. S. Gray, Butler, hurt in head
and internally; viii probably die
Ex-Mayor, Maj X, w. Lyon, Pittsburg,
left shoulder broken.
i. Croft, Pittshurg, face cut and bruised
Mrs. r. Gron, injured internally.
Mrs. Mantzcr, Butler, seriously hurt
John L. Wise, Wheeling, w. Va, scalT
wound and both shoulders sprained
A daughter Of Capt Fullwood, Pittsburg
slightly injured.
Charles Seitz, Fairyiew, Pa, cut in head
and breast, severely
jackson McConfrIha, Tarsntum, large hole
IN leg; badly bruised and scratched
Mrs. McConnaha, bad scalp wound.
Thomas Welsh, Allegheny, back injured
. slightly.
w. H. Hamilton, Phillipsburg, back
bruised and sprained arm.
q Mendel, commercial traveller of Gin
cinnati, o., severe scalp wound
Mrs D. A. Jones, Pittsbure, severe cut in
neck.
Charles Kearns, brakeman Butler, bruised
and nervous prostration; probably die
Mrs Dennis Dun LawrenceVlle, seriously
injured: may not recover
Gen. Thomas A. Rawley, Pfttsburg,, in
jurcd internally
John Duff, boy Of lOyears, severely bruiset
and internal injuries.
r. A. kingan, arm sprained and bacl
hurt.
Robert h. Lowery, Allegheny back seri
ously hurt and hand cut badly; face bruised
J. A. Mclaughlin, Bellevue, scalp wounS
and thigh hurt
John W. Devemer, Indiana, Pa, side ant
and hack hurt severely
Katie Farrell, aged 12years, Butler, arm
broken
Three-year-old child of Mrs. Farrell, But
Ter, arm broken.
George Dorr, sarver station, seriously in
1ured
Child Of Capt Fullwood, Pittsburg, Sigh
scalp wound
Mrs Mention, Butler, seriously injured.
Rev, FatherGregory, ,Lawrenceville, slight
ly hurt
Mr. Nebaum, Lawrenceyille, injured slight
~ in limbs. isat
William p. DrippS, Pittsburg, injured Sc
verely about head and back
J. 7. Kennedy, .Blairsville, injured in arm
and leg.
J. X. Depew, Homer City, back injured.
William Greenawalt and son, slightly in
jured.
1ogo-aIen Cooked Alive.
RoRTLAND, Oge., Aug. 1z.--At brickyar,
near this'city Walter World and Chinama
named Ching Long were precipitated into
kiln nearly full Of hot sand hy the givin
way Of a b3lkhead Before thew could :