Evening journal., 1890-09-22
DISASTERS ON THE RAIL
Four People Killed in a Wreck
at Chicago.
THAT AWFUL READING WRECK

THAT AWFUL READING WRECK.
The Number OF killed Exceeds Score.
Revised List OF the Dead and the
Seriously InJurcd--A Fireman Roasted
Alive Before His PowerIess Comrades
CHICAGO, Sept 22--Four persons dead,
two dying and five seriously wounded was
the result of somebody's carelessness al
Douglas park station last evening. Shortly
after p. M. train OF the Illinois Central
road stopped at Kenzie avenue. 1t was
the last Of four sections which were taking
home crowd of excursionists who had
gone out to Addison to enjoy themselves.
At Clyde the train was shunted on TO the
Burlington tracks, and at Douglas park
station it stopped. As it backed toward
tho west the Downer Grove express of the
Burlington road came laundering along,
and before brakes could be set or an alarm
given, the pilot Of the Burlington engine
went crashing into the rear end of the
picnic train. The second car was light
suburban one. The one behind and the
one ahead of Il were regular passenger
coaches great deal heavier.
Four Dead, Two VIII Die.
When the Burlington loach struck the
rear coach of the train it rose from its
trucks and plowed over the tinder box in
its way. For ten feet It was complete tele-
scope The heavier coach behind cut down
the light one in front as though 1t was an
egg shell, and the human beings in its way
were ground to death or cruelty injured,
two of whom will die. Many others were
slightly hurt and all aboard the picnic
train and the Burlington passengers were
severely shaken up.
Following is the list of killed and injured:
The killed.
Lily DINNER, is years old.
Lily
Twounknown men, one apparently about
iS and the other % years of age.
The Fatally Wounded.
The names Of the fatally wounded are as
follows:
Minnie Pilgrim, % years old both legs
broken and some internal injuries
Otto Schlof, IS years old, badly crushed
and not expected to live.
Others seriously hurt were the following
named:
Louis Torpey, leg broken; Albert Ber-
ger, foot crushed; Henry Newman, face
crushed; Tillie Burke. collar bone broken
and internal injuries; Freda Reswick, left
leg crushed.
Fireman aad Engineer Fled.
Had the Burlington train been running
at high rate Of speed every person in the
car would have met instant death. Citi-
Sens carried most of the killed and injured
into the little depot before the polsce ar
rived. No sooner had the accident hap
pened than the conductor Of the Illinois
Central train uncoupled the telescoped
cars, and with the rest of his train drew
into Chicago. The police at once sent
word to the central station ordering the
arrest Of all the train hands, hut only the
conductor aud the brakeman could be
found, the fireman and engineer having
1ed
The Horror ON the Reading.
READING, Pa, Sept. 22-The persons in
iured in the wreck at hoemakerville on
the Reading railroad who were transferred
to the Reading hospital are being taken
to their homes as rapidly as their condition
will permit, and this morning there were
| only six remaining in the hospital. The
scene OF the wreck was visited Sunday by
thousands of people. The damage to the
tracks has been repaired and trains are
running as usual The locomotive was
moved from its resting place in the river
to point near the bank. Today the cor
oner began his inquest. It is not probable
that anything new will be ELECTED The
disaster is regarded here as having been
unavoidable.
Over Score Dead.
The names OF twenty-five Of those
known to have been killed appear below.
AugstOck, David, Mahanoy City.
Bausman, Joseph. Philadelphia.
Becker, Joseph, chief burgess, Mahanoy
City.
Fox. Edward j., aged Al, Pcttsvilie.
Fox, Mrs. Edward j., aged 80, Pottsvilie.
Fredericks, J. e., P0ttsville.
Fredericks, Mrs J. T., Pottsville.
Greenswald, A. A., mail agent, Potts
vile.
Hoffman, Frank, Mahanoy City.
Hoover, Solomon, aged 60, P0ttsviile.
Jacoby, Harry, stoRe cutter. Pottstown
Kaercher George r., aged 45 Pottsville.
Lambert, George. TAmaqua
I.oughin, Harry, conductor OF express.
Miller, John f.. Crpssoua.
Osburn, John, Philadelphia.
Sheedle, John, Philadelphia, p. and r.
engineer.
Summers. Michael. Mahanoy City.
Shomo. William d., Reading.
Templin. James. fireman, Pottsville.
Vanderslice n. c., Phgnixville
White, John, engineer, Pottsyille.
The Injured.
Among the most seriously injured are
the following:
Ashfield. Joseph, Mahanoy City, bruised
about body aud legs.
Beacher, B. f., Shenandoah, left ankle
sprained, hip brsised and lower limbs
| lacerated.
Bernhart James. Shenandoah, left hip
crushed and legs hurt
Cation, Robert, Pottstown, injured in
ternally.
Carroll, John, ST. Clair, back injured,
left knee bruised.
Carroll, James, his son, aged 10, badly
bruised about the body
Coomb, Samuel, Mahanoy City badly
hurt about body and leg broken.
Cooney, Francis a miner, Philadelphia,
head cut, right hand lacerated and both
legs badly bruised.
Cotton, b, f., conductor of parlor car,
face lacerated, legs bruised and head cut.
Dice, Lyman. Hamburg, both legs
Eithler, r. W, Girardville, foot and leg
mashed
Glassmoyer, William. Port Clinton, badly