The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-15
FRIGHPFUL COLLISION.
Two Passengers Killed and Sew
oraI Badly Injured
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
a Fog Caused It...Tlc Second Section
ofn Passenger Train Telescopes
, the Flrst".A Flngman's Mys.
tcrious Disappearance.

tcrious Disappearance.
PirrsDuRGu, Nov. l4.-A collision oc
Cured On the Pennsylvania railroad neal
Florence, Pa, shortly before O'Clock
this morning between the first and sec
ond sections oil The western express, kill
ing two passengers and injuring eleven
others. Their names are: Killed-liarry
D. Niinot, Boston, Mass; NJ. s.. Angel,
Washington, D. g. Iniured-R. S. De-
laney and wife, Of IIaymarkct, Va, very
severely; ]. I. Matthia, OF Baltimore,
seriously;iJ. lIellman, OF Washington,
D. O., internally; William Rochester, OF
Hoffman House, New York, internally
CO. Hicks, oil Providence, Il. l., sefi.
ous; Miss NJ. V. Kellogg, OF Richmond,
Va, slightly; ]. II. B. Hill. OF Sunhury,
Pa, internally, serious; William Miller,
OF Allegheny City, Pa, serious; Harry
Mccormick, engineer, OF Niueveh, slight.
ly; DR.. Wiehle, slightly hurt; Mira.
Wiehle, very serious. &
The accident was caused by tho heavy
fog, which prevented the engineer from
seeing the first section in time to stop
his train. The first section OF the west.
ern express il made up Of Pullman
sleepers and day coaches. II was due
in Pittsburgh ut :45 this morning. 1t
is known as train No. 8.
AT Harrisburg the Washington sleeper
was attached.
The second section is known as train
No.7 and is composed OF baggage, ex-
press and mail cars. 1t was immediate.
ly behind No. o. The first section was
due at New Florence at SAG a. m., but
it was G:37 when the train reached that
station. The fog was go 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 meantime the aaeman OF No. 8
had gone back to signal No. Z. He hns
not been heard from since, and it is
supposed he was not able to get back far
enough to stop the second section, as
the engine OF No. 7 came crashing into
the Washington sleeper, "Biscay," teles-
coping it to the distance OF from ten to
twelve feet. The sleeper caught fire
and was nearly destroyed. The next
sleeper was thrown from the track, but
not damaged badly. The scene follow
ing the collision was exciting in the ex.
treme.
At the time OF the accident there were
twenty-five passengers in the car, and
only reason the death list was not larger
was that number OF passengers from
the rear end were in the wash room
making their toilet. Mr.. Minot was
sleeping in the rear section and proba.
bly, never knew what hurt him. When
removed from tho wreck his head was
crushed into an unacceptable mass.
Mrs. Angel, the other victim, was
caught between the upper and lower
berths and crushed.
Later news from the scene OF the dis
aster reports seven more injured, max
ing eighteen in all. Only two in the car
escaped injury. Their namcs are: e.
A. Harris, Quincy, ILL.,. Mrs. N. We'll
fare, Cleveland; Il. S. Hill, OF Pitts
burgh; Samuel Gale, Of New York; J.
w. Westie, Boston; Mrs. S. D. Williams,
Cleveland; E. II. Tigh, Detroit.
The uniDjured passengers and those
not seriously hurt reached this city
about one o'clock and a short time
later another train arrived with the re-
mains OF Henry D. Mino. and Mira. S. II.
ANGEL. The passengers tell thrilling
stories Of the accident and their narrow
escape from instant death. The rail-
road company determined to slit the
matter TO the bottom and ascertain the
cause OF the accident. An investigation
looking to that end ia now in progress
in the private Office OF General Supefin-
tendent Pitcairn.
Flagman Kountz, who started back to
notify the second section, arrived in the
city this afternoon. He claims that the
engineer OF No. : saw the signal and that
he had torpedoed the rails. James
Doran, tho engineer OF No. 0, says lie
had stopped for water. Robert Gould,
the conductor, said that the train had
not stopped more than minute and a
half, when No. crashed into it. II this
is true, tho aagman could not have had
time to 60 back very far.
Mr.. ]. W. Lester, Of Everett, Mass,
was one oI the few passengers in the ill.
fated rear sleeper that escaped without
serious injury.
In regard to rumors OF robbing the
dead, he said: "AB soon as the injured
and dead had been taken out went to
look for my clothing and other effects,
and found everything there except 5000,
that had without doubt been stolen.
From that time on, heard continual
complaints OF robbery, and from differ.
ent passengers. ! have no doubt that
tho helpless people were robbed by cold.
blooded wretches who would do any.
thing. No one was detected in the OK.
citement, but l would like to have some
OF the thievesin my hands for disposal -
The relief train that arrived in this
city this afternoon brought number o.
the passengers Of the ill.fated cars tc
this city. They are scattered through
the various hotels.