New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-15
TWO DEAD, EIGHTEEN HURT
COLLISION OF PASSENGER TRAINS ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HEAVY FoG-THE FLAG
MAN INSISTS THAT his SIGNAL

AN ACCIDENT DUE TO HEAVY FoG-THE FLAG
MAN INSISTS THAT HIS SIGNAL
WAS SEEN.
Pittsburg, Nov. 14.--A collision occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Ncw-Florence, Penn,
shortly before : o'clock this morning, between the
first and second sections Of the Western express,
killing two passengers and injuring Others. Their
names are
MINoT Henry D., st. Paul, Minn., president Of the
Eastern Railroad Of Minnesota
ANGELL, Mrs. S. H., No. 800 Twenty-nrstst., WASH
ngton
INJURED.
DELANEY r. s. OF Uaymarket, Va, was severely hurt
DELANEY Mrs. II. s., was severely hurt.
MATTHIAS, J. F. OF Baltimore. was seriously injured
HELLMAN. j.. OF Washington, hurt Internally.
ROCHESTER,, William, OF the Hoffman House. New
York, was hurt internally.
HICKS, c. c.. Of Providence, r. l.. was fatally hurt He
is a travelling salesman for B. A. Ballou g. Co., Of
Providence.
HILL j. H., Of sunbury, Penn, was internally injured
and may die.
MILLER, William, Of Allegheny City, Penn, very serious
MCCORMICK Henry, engineer, Of Nneveh, was danger
ously hurt.
WIEHLE. Dr.. slightly hurt.
wIEHLE, Mrs, was seriously hurt.
PARRISH +. A., Quincy, Ill.
WELFARE, Miss NJ, OF Cleveland.
IiILL H. S., OF Pittsburg.
GALE, Samuel, Of New.York.
WESLIE, J. W., OF Boston.
WILLIAMS, Mrs s. D., OF Cleveland.
TIGHE, f.. H., OF Detroit.
The uninjured passengers and those not seriously
hurt reached this city about o'clock, and "a
short time later another train arrived with the
bodies of Henry ID. MnOt and Mrs. 5. II. Angell
The accident was caused by the heavy fog. which
prevented the engineer of the second section from
seeing the first section in time to stop his train
The first section of the Western Express is made
I'D of Pullman sleeping cars and day coaches.
1t left New-Yorll last night and was due In
Pittsburg at 7:45 o'clock this morning. At
Harrisburg the Washington sleeper was attached.
The second section is composed of baggage express
and mail cars. The first section was due at
New-Florence at B :46 a. IN. but it was :37
when the train reached that station. The fog
was so 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 ior
his orders, and afterward pulled a!ead Slowly.
In the meantime hagman had gone back 10
signal the second section, but did not have time
to go far before the engine of the rear train came
crashing into the Washington sleeping car Blscay.
The car caught fire and was nearly DESTROYED; +.
The passengers became panic-strlcken, ana IN
their efforts to get out broke the windows ana
crawled through. At least four Of the injured,
it is thought, will die.
Komitze. the fagman. who started back to
warn the second section, arrived in the city
this afternoon. He claims that the engineer saw
the signal and that he had torpedoed the rails.
James Doran, the engineer of the first secuon,
saws that he had stopped for water. Robert
Gould the conductor. said that the train had not
stopped more than minute and half when inc
second train crashed into it. If this is true the
nacman could not have had time to go back very
far.
Sngularly enough there was but one injured
person on train No T. The fireman, Pitcairn, has
n serious cut on his head. and his lips were split
open. Engineer Henry Mccormick was shaken
up considerably, but was not hurt otherwise.