Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-15
A FATAL COLLISION OF TRAINS.
Two Passengers KiiIes-A Number In

Two Passengers KfiIed-A Number In
. jured, Among Them Some virginiaus.
tE,y telegraph to the Dispatch.l
PrTrsBUBGH, PA, November IA col
lision occurred on the Pennsylvania rail
road, near New Florence, Pa, thismorn-
ing between the first and second SEQ
tons OF the western express, killing two
passengers and injuring eleven others.
The killed are Henry D. MinOt, Of
Brooklyn, and Mrs. $. II. Angel, Of
Washington. The injured II. 5. De-
laney and wife, of Haymarket, Va, very
severely ; j. L. Matthews. OF Baltimore,
very seriously; j. Hellman, OF Washing
ton, internally; William Rochester, of
the Hoffman House, New York, inter
nally; c. G. Hex. OF Providence. Il. l.,
seriously Mrs. M. V. Kellogg, OF Rich
mond, Va, slightly; J. II. Hill, Of Sun
bury, Pa, internally injured, seriously
so William Miller, of Allegheny City,
very seriously; DR.. Wiehle, very slight
ly hurt; Mrs. Wiehle, very seriously.
At least four of the injured, it is
thought will die. Tho horror Of the
scene was increased by the burning OF
the Pullman coaches The accident was
caused by heavy fog, which prevented
the engineer from seeing the first section
in time to stop his train. The first Sec
ton left New York last evening. At
Harrisburg the Washington sleeper was
attached, and the train was due at Pitts
burgh at 7;45.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
The first section of the express is
known as No. 9 and the second as No. Z.
The first section was due at New Flo
renee at 5:46 A. NJ, but it was 6:37 when
the train reached that station. The fog
was so dense that the engineer did not
notice the red signal in the tower till
after he had passed. He then slowed up
and went back for his orders. He then
pulled ahead slowly. In the mean time
the hagman of No. had gone back to
signal No. 7. According TO the con-
ductor of No. 9 the second train crashed
into the first within q minute and half
after the hagman departed. The flag
man could not have gone far in TINT
time, yet he says he torpodoed the track,
and the engineer of the second section
saw his signals. The two passengers who
were killed outright were asleep in their
berths in the rear end Of the car and
never knew what hurt them. Twenty
two passengers were in the car, most Of
whom were congregated in and around
the wash-room, in the front end of the
car.
TIE wRECKED PULLMAN TELE5COPED.
The engine of No. 7 telescoped into
This car ten or twelve feet and then
stopped, or the loss of life would have
been much greater. The wrecked oar
caught fire, but the passengers were oil
gotten out without harm from tho flames.
The sleeper next forward was thrown
from the track, but nobody in 1t much
hurt Only one person was hurt on the
second train-the fireman ofthe engine
and he but slightly.
SEVEN MORE INJURED.
Later news from the disaster reports
seven more injured, making eighteen in
oil, only two in the car escaping. Their
names are (: +. a. Perish, Quincy, III. I;
Miss NJ. Welfare, Cleveland II. L.
Hill, Pittsburgh Samuel Gale, New
York J. w. Wiehle, Boston ; Mrs. ).
ID. Williams, Cleveland, and l.. II. Tigh,
Detroit.
on THEIR WEDDING TRIP.
r. S. Delaney and wife, of Haymar-
ket, Va, were on their wedding trip, and
both sustained serious injuries. G. G.
Hex, Of Providence, II. l., was moro Sc
riously injured than at first supposed