The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-21
THE READING x. r. ACCIDENT.
The Fatality Growing Worse ss the Wreck
l. Cleared.

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READING. PA, Sept. 2O.--The terrible ac-
eideut last night on the Reading railroad
grows ig fatality Jas the wreck is cleared
away. Twenty dead bodies have been re-
moved from the wreck to-day. and others
are known 10 be IN il. The injured foot up
fully fifty. some Of whom may die.
The body of George kaercher, the Phlla-
delphia and Reading COmpany's solicitor
was taken out al $40 \. VI. lie was badly
cut on the forehead and about the eyes. lie
was drowned in hye feet Of water in the
Pullman car: his limbs were drawn up.
Harry Logan. aged thrty-fiye, conductor
Of the express train, was found dead under
the Pullman car in the water. His hands
were cut of. lie leaves widow aud one
child i'm P0ttsville. Joseph Broker, chief
burgess Of Mahan0y City and a prominent
fireman. was found under the smoker
crushed 80 death. The body Of John
Osborne. aged thirty. OF Philadelphia, who
was ON his way 70 Pottsyille to visit MS
wife. was next found. drowned in the Pull
man car The body Of Frank llascman, OF
MahonOy. a member of the Citizens Fire
Company, was taken ont at midnight. II
presented slckening sight; his
chest and face crushed in. Harry
Greenwald. the mail agent, leaven
"A widow and two small children
at Pottsyile. The bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs
j. T.. Fredericks. of PottsYille. were found
side by side. Iney were drowned IN IN
Pullman ear. Joseph Bausman. Of Phlla-
dclphia. a fireman on the Philadelphia ana
Reading road, badly dis1gured. +. y.
Nauderslice. of IhoeniNyille; John >hadle,
# Philadelphia, engineer Of he Philadei-
phia and Reading road, and Michael sum
on AfuIt a. /
name Fire Company, were found dead under
The smoker. An arm, supposed 10 be that OF
Engineer White, was found i'm the water.
The engineer and fireman are still under the
wreck All those more seriously injured
were taken TO the Reading Hospital, and
others were transferred 10 their homes.
seventeen of the dead were brought to Read
ng at noon. prepared for burial. and then
sent to their destination.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT BY PASSENGER.
\ passenger. John Ney, of Philadelphia.
crawled out of the awful wreck uninjured.
and this afternoon he gave the following ac-
count Of what he saw: Kissing steam from
the engine grOans of the injured ana
,hrieks of the panic-strickcn passengers
made up an awful sight. Those of the pas
-engers who escaped unhurt gazed in hOr
ror upon the scene. They saw four OF the
cars splntored into thousands Of pieces. IL
is safe TO say that the cars could not have
been more completely smashed The en-
gine's smoke-stack was just out Of
the water, and the top OF the Pullman ana
smoker were Just visible.
The terrific crash OF the wreck summoned
hundreds Of the residents OF that section.
who hurried 90 the scone as the shades Of
night were quickly gathering upon that
neyer-tO-be- forgotten scene Of death and
dosOlatiOn. Then began the work of rescue
Irain-hands and some of the passengers, IN
Getting out of the cars, jumped into the
water and swan 10 the shore. II was a
desperate struggle for life. Tralnmen
then lit their lamps, and soon the
chastity scene was ilumned by these
pale lights which rendered slight assist
ance % noble hearts and willing hands.
one by one the slightly injured were taken
and assisted out OF the car that stood end
up ON the banks. Many limped TO the track
above on which was standing coal train.
Others were carried up. Then the rescung
party made their way further down 10 the
wrecked and submerged ears. and the
sights they saw We're hOrrliying IN the eN-
treme. Injured passengers were piled one
ON TOP Of the other amid the spllntered
planks. beams, iron work, glass, car.
wheels. gas cylinders, lamps. packages,
bundles OF clothing, baskets, hats, and a
great variety OF other materials smashed to
pieces.
TwENTN-ONE DEAD 80 FAR.
The body of an unknown man, who wa
among the last 10 be taken from the wreck
was identified az George Lambert OF La
maqua. This places the number Of kille,
| at twenty-One. 1t il now believed that there
are no more bodies in the water aud iha
| this ends the death list. All the cars wer'
taken out OF the river tonight. =
Jury has been suhpunaed and vii
| mold an inquest early next week
| Trains are now running as usual
the tracks having teen repaired. \ mos
searching investigation rs ID the causes o
the wreck is TO be- made by the RAILROAD
officials. 4 number OF the injured VIII
could be moved were sent 10 their homes to
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