Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-25

Oh 90 miles an hour.
GRIEF IN THE COAL DISTRICT.
The coal regions were more heavily Of
| lioted than any other section along the
Reading railroad and large majority of
the victims both dead and injured came
| from that section. This forenoon dele
CATION of Mahanoy City citizens arrived
to take charge OF their dead. A mslao-
choly coincidence is presented in the fact
that the ill-fa ed train the "Puttaville
express" 10 tue same which was wrecked
OF Pnekerton on the down trip on the 23d
of June last, and Engineer White and
Firemen Temp in, who were killed in
yssterday's di6Rster filed the places of
the Heller brothers, Lewis and Ggorge,
engineer and fireman, who lost theisl lives
in the tigst mentioned accident.
DEAD AND wOUNDED.
Up to 10 O'Clock this morning total
of ~ bodies had been taken out, and the
list of injured is now about 80.
The killed as far as recovered arc:
John +. Miller, Crassons; William d.
Shomo, Reading; Henry Jacoby, Potts
town; Michael Summers, Frank H0ss-
man and Joseph Becker, Cnief
burgess Of Mahanoy City; Jonn
Asburn, Joseph Bausman, John Shee-
die, engineer, Philadelphia; N. o.
Vanderslice, Plmaxyille; George Green-
wauld, mail agent, John White, engineer
DANES TempIin, fireman, solomon
Hoover, aged 90, Mrs. Edward j. Frx,
aged Al, Edward j. Fox, aged Al, George
X. Kearoher, lawyer, aged 45, Harry
Loughliu, conductor OF express, j. q.
Freaeroks and Mrs j. Il. Fredericks,
J mi IA nj oil oil nf
The injured Hre: Joseph Noll, Shennn-
doah, ont about head and lef shoulder
broken; Frank b. Hall, manager Of Frank
Mayo's Dramatic Company, cut about
head and body, bruised about arms aud
ifgs; John Carroll, st. Clair, back hurt
and internally Injured; James Carroll,
son Of John Carroll. badly bruised;
Joseph AsLfi,ld, Mahanoy City,
bruised about body and legs; Wa
liam Glassmoyer, Port Clinton, badly
cut about breast; Thomas uooDey,
Philadelphia, head and legs injured;
internal v; Samuel Sholienberger, Ham
burg, legs injured; Harrison Ryland,
Philadelphia, leg broken and internally
injured Joseph Southwood, Centralia,
body cut and internally injured; John
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head and body, severely injured. b. w
Either, Girardville, foot AID leg
smashed John Kulick, Nj. Carmel, hurt
internally and hand mashed; W. j. john
ston, Shenandoah, hand badly cut aud
leg broken; George Souders, Reading,
BADLY hurt about back and neck; Benia-
min Franklin Beecher, Shenandoah, left
hip badly cut aud legs hurt;
I,,,n, .saunh,.t phapandn,,h IeFt
hip crushed and leg hurt; John Hesse,
Mahanoy City, legs badly hurt; Joseph
j. Didyoung, Mahanoy City, head badly
cut and legs sprained; Lyman Dick,
Hamburg, both legs broken; DR.. ID. +.
Solliday, New Riuggold, right arm badly
hurt; Jacob Ulmer, Pottsvilla, both legs
broker; Samuel Ooomb, Mahanoy City,
badly hurt about body and leg broken;
Willism SINNERS, Ashland, hurt; Robert
Gotten, parlor car conductor, very badly
bruised; Edward Logan, baggagsmaster,
Pottgyille, badly injured il back and
mead; - StIouae, PottsVille, badly
bruised; &. +. Merkle, Cscssona. iustruc-
tor of civil engineering at Lehigh .Univer-
sity. arm broken and hnrt internally; John
MoDonough, Jack Noll and William
johnson OF Shenandoah, and John btraub
Solomon Hoover's body wns taken ont
at 8 30 a nj. He is from POttsyille and
40 wears old, found In the water under
the Pullman car drowned.
The body of Mrs. Edward j. Fox was
taken out ut 8. so this morning. She was
the first lady taken out, found drowned
nnder the Pullman oars, lived in Potts
vile and was 50 yearE oil.
FINDING THE BODIES.
Edward j. Fox, husband of Mrs. Fox,
the lady found drowned, Was founi dead
lying alongside of his wife. Both had
drowned together and hole was cut in
his forehead.
George Il. Kearcher's body was taken
out at G. 20 a. IN, He was badly out on
the forehead and about the eyes. lie
was drowned in five feet of water in the
Pullman car. His arms and lower limbn
we're drawn up. Mr.. Kearcher was very
able lawyer and the Philadelphia Read-
ing Company's general solicitor.
Harry Logan, aged 30 years, conductor
OF the express train, was found dead
under the Pullman car in the water. His
hands were on his face as though he had
anticipated danger. he was badly man
Qled. lie leaves wife aud ons child in
Pottsville.
Joseph Becker chief burgess Of Mahe.
nov City prominent member OF the ilre
department was found under the smoker
crushed to death. He was found piled In
heap of seven dead bodies at dawn.
The body Of John Osborn of Philadel-
phia on his way to Pottsville to visit his
wife was next found. He was I'm looz.
ing man feet tall with beard, about
81 years OF ege. lie was found drowned
in the Pullman car.
One of tie iiremen who was taken Out
of the wreck at idnight has since been
identified as Frspk Hassman of MRhanoy
City. He was 80 years of age and was 0
member Of the Citizens Fire Company.
His ches. was crushed in and his teoe
presented sickening sight.
Harry Grsanawald, the mail agent,
leaves wife and tive small children IN
Pottsville.
Mrs. j. e. Fredericks Of Pottsville, AZ
years old, WAS the second lady found
drowned in the Pullman car. j. Il.
Frsdericks, her husband, was found dead
by her side.
Joseph Bsu7man, Philadelphia j
Reading fireman of Philadelphia lin
ioubt), ba1ly disfgIred; found dead
under the smoker.
N. O. Vanderslice Of Ph@1lxville
found dead under the smoker.
John Shade, o Philadelphia & Reading
engineer, we'll known, lives in Philadel
phia, found dead under the smoker.
Michael Summers OF Mshanoy City,
member OF the Humane Fire Company
fonpd dead under the smoker.
An arm supposed to be that OF Engi
neer White was found in the wates. Tit
engineer and fireman are still under the
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