Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-26
HURLED INTO ETERNITY
TRiRTY-EiVE LIVES LOST IN A
WRECK.

: THiRTY-TiVE LIVES LOST IN A
WRECK.
| An Express Tram Thrown Over en- EN-.
| bankment While Running at Full SDee,,
| Awful Scenes of horror as the Dehris
| Is Cleared Away.
Reading (Pa) dispatch: A fatal and
/! disastrous wreck occurred on the Read
| ing railroad, seventeen miles above this
place. The train which met with dis
aster left this city ten minutes late.
1t was running at the rate of thirty
eight or forty miles an hour, 1t had on
board 1875 to $50 passengers. and 1t
consisted of engine, mail and express
cars and three passenger cars.
Above Shoemakersville, about fifteen
miles above this city, there is curve
where the the railroad is from eighteen
to twenty feet higher than the Schuyl-
a freight train ran into coal train.
throwing several cars of the latter
train on the opposite track. Before
the train hands had time to 20 back TO
warn any approaching train of the
danger tho Pottsvflle express came
around the curve and ran into the
wrecked coal cars on its track.
The engine went down the embank.
ment, followed by the entire train with
its human freight Some Of the passen-
gers managed to crawl out of the wreck
and arouse the neighborhood. Word
was telegraphed to this city and help
summoned. Physicians and surgeons
and force of 300 workmen were taken
to the spot by the company, and the
work of clearing away the wreck was at
once commenced.
Work was slow and the dead and dy-
ing were taken out with great difficulty.
Up to o'clock a. m. fifteen dead and
thirty wounded had been taken out. OF
the latter some were brought to this
city and others taken to the miners,
hospital at Ashland. The dead so far
discovered are still OH the ground.
The dead taxen out and identified up
to this time are as follows:
WILLIAM ID. sHoME, Reading: badly
| mangled.
| JOHN WHITE, engineer, Pottsville, Pa.
| JAMES TEMPLIN. fireman. Pottsville. pa.
| HARRY LOGAN, conductor, Pottsvlle,
| Pa
DAVID ADJUSTABLE, AIahony CITY; died
| after being taken from.the wreck
| LOGAN. baggagemaster- Shenandoah.
NAIL AGENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
TWO FIREMEN.
| JOHN H. MILLER.
The injured so far taken out are:
HARRISON RlLAND. Philadelphia, leg brok-
| en- and internally injured.
| JOSEPH SoUTHwOoD. Centralia; badly Gu
| and internally injured.
| JAMES Il. MERKEL, Bethlehem; badly cut
| about head and internally injured.
| JOHN THORNTON, Leesport; badly cut
about head and body; seriously injured.
| JOSEPH NOLL. Shenandoah; cut about
head and left shoulder broken
| FRANK b. HoLL, manager of Frank Mayo's
company; cut about head and body, bruised
about arms and legs.
JOHN CARROLL, St Clair; back and inter-
nally injured.
JOSEPH AsFlELD. Mahonoy City; bruised
about body and legs.
| WILLIAM GLASSMAYER, Port Clinton: badly
| cut about breast.
THOMAS CooNEY Philadelphia; head and
| legs injured
| ROBERT CoLLING, Pottstown; injured in
| ternally.
SAMUEL SHoLLENBERGER, Hamburg: legs
| injured.
B. w. C1rHLER, Girardville; foot and Len
smashed.
JOHN CuL1CK. Mount CAROLS hurt interu-
ally and hand smashed
W. w. JOHNSTON, Shenandoah; head badly
| cut and leg broken.
GEORGE SAUNDERS, Reading; badly hurt
| about back and neck.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Shenandoah; left
| hip badly cut and leg hurt.
| JAMES BERNHARD, Shenandoah: left hin
crushed and leg hurt
| JOHN HESS. Mahonoy City :leg badly hurt,
| DAVID G. YOUNG Mahonoy City;head bad
ly cut and legs sprained.
LYMAN DICK. Hamburg; both legs broken.
DIR. b. f. SALADE New Ringgold; right arm
badl hurt.
JACOB ULMER. Pottsville; both legs broken.
SAMUEL CooMB Mahonoy City; badly hurt
about body and legs broken
WILLIAM SINNERS, Ashland.
The wrecked train is still lying at the
bottom OF the river. The exact number
on the passenger list is not known, but
conservative people estimate the num-
Der killedat thirty-five.
AT II o'clock Mail Agent Green
awaldsbery was taken out, followed by
the horribly mangled bodies of two
Mahanoy City fireman.
Prof. Mitchell of Lehigh University,
Bethlehem is among the injured at
the Reading hospital. Lawrence Barnes
OF Philadelphia has his arm dislocated
The body of John L. Miller of Cress-
onia was taken out at midnight.
George b. Kaercher, Esq, the emf
nent railroad lawyer of Pottsville. who
had also law Office in Philadelphia, is
among the killed. Persons who were
we'll acquainted with him have identi-
lied the crushed body in the debris of
the Pullman car. William d. Shone. one
of Readings wealthiest citizens, was a
passenger on the train and was one of
the first persons reported killed. He
leaves widow and two sons.
gentleman who escaped from the
wreck SAID:
1.-The train was going at q lively rate
OF speed. The passengers appeared
happy crowd, MANY of them ladies,
chatting and laughing after days
pleasure at the Berkes county fair
was viewing the country through which
we were passing. when there was a
terrible crash. was hurled from nv
seat, while the cars rolled down the