Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-17

An Excursion Traie Wrecked
Sea- Freeport. Pa,
RAILROAD OFFICIALS cESsUzED.

Two Instantly Killed. ronr Fatally and
Twenty-aso Less s.slously ~lnJnred.
The Injured Lay for Hours Awaiting
Tardy Reller--The Accident Caused by
Spreading Rails ON Rotten Bridge.
FREEPoRT. Pa. Aug. 17.-An excur-
sion train ON the Butler branch of the
West Pennsylvania railroad loaded with
Veterans returning from the reunion Of
the One hundred and second regiment
at Butler last evening. was wrecked nc
Sarvors, seven miles east OF this city,
two passengers being instantly killed.
three or four others perhaps fatally and
twenty-five more or less seriously in
jured.
The wreck was caused by the rails
spreading on the end of small bridge
that spans the Buffalo creek, the TIM
bers ON which the rails We're laid being
SO rotten that the spikes had been forced
out the side by the weight OF the train
passing over them.
All injured ON the Smoker.
The train consisted OF smoker, day
coach and combination coach. The en-
gine stood about 100 yards from the
wreck, still uninjured on the track.
The smoker was smashed into splinters,
and fell fifteen feet down the embank-
ment. The front truck of thecoach was
also down ever the embankment, the
hind truck remaining on the track; the
combination car also remained on the
track.
OF the twenty passengers In the
smoker one was killed and nineteen in
jured, 1t being a miracle that all were
not killed.
On receiving intelligence Of the acci-
dent here, Superintendent Kirkland
and four directors at once left for the
scene on the Butler market train, which
was just starting out.
A Hcartrendlngsight.
On arriving at the wreck the sight
was truly heartrending. On either side
of the track for a distance of nearly a
quarter of mile injured veterans were
laying on cushions and in some instances
on the bare ground. women and children
wounded and bespattered with blood sat
and lay around pieces OF wreckage.
The doctors and passengers of the
market train at once set to work to care
for the injured. Broken limbs were set,
heads and arms bandaged.
Two were found dead, being killed
outright, Mr. Powell, of Pittsburg,
and 6-year-old girl named Farrell, Of
Butler. Twenty-eight others were
wounded, three of which will probably
die.
List Of Injured.
Following is q list Of those injured.
Rosie Rosenberg, aged 20 years, cut on
arms.
Bernard Goldman. aged "a. cut on head and
arms.
Anthony Pollock, aged IS. head and arms
Abraham Kuntz, aged e, head and arms
cut.
Aaron Tyroler. aged II, cut about the head.
Bernard Barnett, aged IL, head, legs and
arms cut.
Leon Bessin, aged To- both legs and feet cut.
Aaron Yesks, aged ~. head and leg cut.
Louis speegil, aged IA, hip cut.
Leah Zichrk, aged g. ear cut.
Patrick Jackman, aged 30, severely cut on
wrist.
Philip Rosenberg. aged 10. hand cut.
Philip Sheridan, aged II, forearm cut.
Solomon Rosenthal, q mute, aged -, hands
The Railroad OnlcIais Censured.
The railroad officials are severely GEN.
sured By all the passengers for allowing
such negligence. There being no tele-
graph Offices nearer than this point (Seven
miles away 1t was fully two hours be-
fore the alarm could be given and doc
tors procured, the wounded meantime
lying where they had crawIed out of the
wreck or had been laid By fellow pas
sengers
Conductor Gray, Of Butler; Brakeman
Karns, and Mrs. Duff, Ug Lawrence
vile, will probably all die.
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