Evening journal., 1891-08-15
SCALDED BY THE STEAM
Twelve People Seriously In
jured in a Wreck.
TWO OF THEM WILL PROBABLY DIE.

The Coiliaion Was Retween a Freight
Train aud Fast Express on the Phil
adeiphia and Reading Railroad at Egg
Harbor, =. IA Iist of tho @fn5ured.
ATLANTIC CRY, Aug l5.--Vhere was y
thrilling scene Of terror at the Egg Har
Dor station OF the Philadelphia and Read.
ing railroad, Atlantic City branch, last
night A collision occurred between the
8 O'clock down express and an up freight
At least twelve people were injured, two
Of whom, II Is feared, will not survive.
The express was dashing along at a
speed Of about thirty miles per hour.
which could not be materially checoed
owing to an alleged defect in the air
brakes The freight train was just turn
ing OIL the south bound track when the
locomotive Of the express crashed into tho
tender, cutting il in two.
a Passengers Story.
s, Schoenthai, a cigar and tobacco dealer
OF $40 Atlantic avenue, whose philadel-
phia address is Tl8 North Seventh street,
was sitting on the front seat Of the smok.
ing car when the collision took place He
was badly bruised about the head and
body. He said; 'The train was going along
at lively rate as we were four or five
minutes behind, owing to some defect
which was discovered In tfe air brakes
was conversing with young man, when
suddenly heard a terrible crash, aud then
il seemed as il the front OF the car was
smashed into splinters right over our
heads
Il was completely dazed. but on recoy-
4 ering my senses found that what was left
| Of the car was turned over and that my
face and head were covered with bruises
They Yelled with Pain.
THE young man who aat BY my side
had broken leg aud was unable to move.
Escaping steam and watek. were kissing all
around as, causing the other occupants "a
| yell with pain, but we were fortunately
low enough TO escape It's direct rush
assisted the young man with the broken
leg out from the debris and turaed him
over to medical care, II was a miracle that
we were not killed outright"
awful Means OF agony.
George 5, French, OF North Thirty
eighth street. Philadelphia, was in The las,
cur, land Immediately after the collision
hurried up to the wrecked cars when
| ] reached the demolished smoker he
said, the arst man l saw quiled ont d
the wreck was 40 old friend named Harry
shaw, OF Iai West Huntington street
Phlladelphia. He appeared 70 be fright
fully cut up aud one Of his legs hung to
gether merely BY the skin His moaus o
agony were heartrendering. His leg wa
promptly cut of above the knee by th
doctors, who were fearful that his injurie
would prove fatal
A woman Frightfuliy Scaided.
''The most sickening scene was that Of
poor woman whose name | could no
learn. She was in the second car and wa
caught in the tlrst rush OF steam and
frightfully scalded. The hesh was actual
ly hanging from her face in shreds Shs
had lost her reason, and was wanderin
about singing hymns, totally oblivious oI
her surroundings. There were quite a
number Of other ladies scalded
Joseph Clark, an emplOye Of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Johnstown, Pa, was
Ia the second car, near the rear He wa,
dashed through window and had one OF
his hands badly cut
A Brave Lot or women.
Il have been in three other railroad
wrecks" said Mr.. Clark. but never saw
such a brave lot Of women as were ia that
car. Not one Of them made a serloas out
cry, although several were badly scalded
aud few Of those in the front both
bruised and scalded"
The names Of the injured are.
w 4. Orton, Of Philadelphia; broken
nose. hand and lip injured.
Soners Ireland. Linewood, ~ j.; contu-
sion Of right wrist joint and lacerated
wound on forehead.
W. Mailer, Of Philadelphia; right arm,
elbow and eye cut
Henry Hoffman, Atlantic City; slight
cuts aud leg bruised
w u. Evans, Atlantic City; hand man
I gled
Mrs Otto BEETLE, Philadelphia; scalded
| seriously
Thomas Wilson, Camden, N. j., serious.
| ly injured about the body and legs
Thomas Hartman, Camden, ". j., en-
gineer Of the express; both legs broken and
otherwise injured
Five other passengers were taken to the
American hotel at Egg Harbor city and
physicians summoned One Of these is be-
lieyed to be fatally injured Their names
| have not yet been learned.
i The two trains met on the crOssOver
switch, and until an investigation Is made
It cannot be learned who was at fault