The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-21
THE READING WRECK.
Twenty-Five Corpses Taken
From Smashed Cars.
LONG LIST OF THE INJURED
Victims Pinned In tho Blazing Carr
Like Rats in Box-A Survi-
vor's Story.

AsInDiSo, Z a., CSpt. ~ w men Daylight
dawned on the scene of last nights wreck
on the Philadelphia & Reading railfoad,
full realization of the INDISPENSABLE horrors
was first obtained. The engine lay in five
feet OF water, the body of Engineer White
pinned under the heavy iron work, his arms
extended as in appeal above the water.
Next lay the tender on its side, and then
the baggage and mail cars and the passen-
ger coaches, the timbers broken and the
cars overturned. pinn,ng the unrescued
victims in deaths embrace at the bottom
of the river.
Search for the bodies was continued all
night and number more were taken out.
The BODY of George R. Kaercher. general
counsel OF the Reading railroad, was taken
out this morning. badly disfgured.
The scene on the banks of the river was
CHASTITY. The long row of the dead in
creased, as one body after another was
brought ont. 1t was difficult to move the
ponderous cars. Thousands focked to
the scene. willing to assist, but their aid
was OF very little service where experienced
men were required. Following is re-
vised list Of those thus far taken from the
wre X:
JOHN F. MILLER. Cresson.
GEORGE GREENAwALE, mail agent, Pottgville.
JOHN WHITE. engineer. Pottsvile.
JAMES 1EMPLIN. fireman, Pottsville
WILLIAM d. sHoMo Reading.
HARRY JAcoBY. stnnecutter. Pottstown.
JosEsH BECKER. Mehoney City.
SOLOMON HOOVER. PattsviIle.
Mrs EDWARD J. Fox, Pottsville.
EDWARD J. Fox. pottsville
GEORGE r. KaEIcHER. Postsville.
HENRY LoUsHLIN. conductor of the express
JOHN OsBuRN. Philadelphia
Mr. AND MRS. j. o. FREpERIcKs Pottsville.
JOSEPH HAUsMAN, Pnilsdelshia.
C. WASDERsLIcK, Phpaixville.
JOHN sHEEDLEy. engineer. Philadelphia.
MICHAEL SUMMERS. Mahoney City. s
FRANK HAssMAN. Mahoney City.
The injured are:
Joseph Noel, Shenandoah cut about the hesd
and shoul er bro en-: Frsnk B. Hall ard Will
lam Glassmeyer. Port Clinton, roth badly cut
on the breast; Thomas Cooney, Philsd lphia,
head and legs injured: Robert Gallon. Potts.
town. injured Internally; Samuel Hollen berger
Ham burg. ! gs injured: Harrison Ryland,
Philsdelnhia, leg broken and internally in
jured; Joseph Southwood, Centralia, body cut
and internally injured: John Thornton, Lees
port. badly cut about the head and body; B. w.
CUTLER Girardville, foot and leg mashed;
John Huick. Mount Carmel, hurt internally
and hand mashed; w. johnson. Shenandoah,
ers, Reading, badly hurt about the back and
neck; Frank Conklin Beecher, Shenandoah, left
hip badly cut and legs hurt; James Bernhardt.
Shenandoah, left hip crushed and legs hurt;
John Hess, Mahoney City. legs badly hurt;
Joseph J. Didoung. Mshoney City. head badly
cut; Lyman Dick. Hamburg, both legs broken;
DR.. d. f. Soll'day. New Rinsgold, arm
both legs broken; Samuel Coombs,
Mahoney. badly hurt about the body and both
leg. broken: William SINNERS, Ashland; Rob.
ert Collin, parlor car conductor. very badly
bruised: Edward Logan, ba egage-master. Potts.
ill badly injured in The back of the head: J.
strouse, Pottsville. badly bruised: G. F. Merkle,
Cresson, instructor in civil engineering at Le-
high university. arm broken and hurt inter.
nally; John McDonough. Shenandoah, badly
hurt; john Straub, Schuylkill Haven.
Brakeman Michael Gillen tells this story:
After the first shock looked out of the for.
ward window aud could see the forward cars
being Knocked into the river. hear the sound
OF cracking timber as they ground together like
kindling wood. saw the entire side of the
smoking ear ahead of mine turn out, and then
turned my back, thinking my last moment had
come. Many of the passengers in our car
we're screaming, and several of them had
climbed out OF the windows and shouted to
them to keep quiet, and the next instant our
car was struck and upset down the bank. but
not overturned. Seeing no immediate danger
for those in our car. jumped out into the river.
which was about five feet deep, and worked nv
way to the forward part OF the wreck. In one
OF the wrecked cars heard q man shouting for
help I'm not caught and I'm not
hurt, but / can't get OUT he said,
He was pinned in the car like rat in box.
and the " % was blaz ng about him. secured
a bucket and Logan throwing water on the fire.
and think the man was saved. had to work
fnrc vhnrn
of people standing on the bank above the wreck.
to whom she uted to come and help me. They
refused, however, and it was some time before
other help arrived.
The body of an unknown man which was
among those taken out OF the wreck was
identified as George Lambert, OF Altoona.
This places 1he number OF fatalities at
twenty-one. Ali the wrecked cars were
taken out of the river tonight, and it is now
believed there are no more bodies in the
water, and that this ended the death list.
The coroner subp9 lad jury today and
will hold an inquest early next week.