The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26
0IyES PHE WRoEG SIGNAL.
Rear-End Collision on the Psnnsyivanss
Road at Harrisburg.


HARRrsRuRc. Pa, June 49, The western er-
press on the Pennsylvania railroad leaving
New York at $50 p. ". and Philadelphia at
800 is due in Harrisburg at 1915 O'clock A.
NJ. This morning however. It was several
minutes late leaving Philadelphia and bad
not made up the lost time whom IL reached
here. IL was made up Of one baggage
car and one express car, three day
Westinghouse, the Pittsburg invsntor
Of the air brake. Robert Pitcairn. Of Pitts
burg. was also with the Westinghouse party.
Az the train rolled into Harrisburg ID WAS
stopped few minutes st Dock street. east Of
tho station, to allow some shifting In the
yards the flagnan being sent back 10 signal
the second section. which was following close
behind. He was soon called In. and the train
had but started when tho second section
dashed around tho sharp curve few yards
away.
HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND.
Then came horrible grinding and cfusar
ing sound, and Immediately after tho groant
and shrieks Of the injured and dying passeny
gers. IL was an awful moment. and The only
wonder is that 80 many escaped from the ter
rible wreck.
1t was but few minutes until the industrial
establishments In South Harrisburg supplied
an army Of willing men. who did all IN their
power to rescue the imprisoned mon. women
and children and alleviate their suferina
The fremen and police force, under Major
Fritchey's direction, also dld excellent service
aud assisted in getting the injured to the City
Hospital as soon as possible The physicians
ard surgeons were also summoned aud lebofs
ed throughout the night to relieve the pain
Of the bruised and acersted passengers-
THE DEAD.
The total number OF dead at 8 o'clock thls
morning was ten. as follows
Robert S. Raymond Columbus. O.. horse
dealer.
+. NJ whitiocx. 1873 Arlington street Cleys~
laud. o.. chief clerk Of a railroad company.
Daniel Mason. Hagerstown Nd. atelegraph
operator on the middle division. Pennsylyania
railroad.
Rev. Da Costa Pomoren, 36ii Hamilton
street Philadelphia.
Mrs. Urah Hesbner, Norristown, and wins
field Heebner her sou. aged seventeen year9.
Lizzie Blair. 2lS Dickinson strees, Philedel-
phia.
Charles f. l.. Fee. Of Windsor street.,
Allegheny City, supposed to ho telegraph
Richard Adams. Harrisburg furniture
dealer.
one body supposed T. be that Of telss
graph operator named Clark. of Altoona.
Some Of the injured stopped at the hospital
only long enough to have their injuries dress
the trains for their homes
THE INJURED.
Among the injured are the following; w
II. fluck. Ill Commerce street. Philadelphis,
scalp wounds and contusions OF tho right
hand and leg; f. G.. 0. thle and Thomas w.
Ferthlng. of Buffalo, N. Y, contusions OF
head aud body, able % be around; 10. TIM
Minis. travelling railroad agent hurt about head
and hand, not dangerously: John Aiken, Phila-
"a ar AaQDnH
slightly injured; Frederick GolberT. Brook
lyn n Y. terribly injured end can hardly re-
cover: W b. Parsons New York, civil en-
gineer badly cut about the face and head:
Uriah Heebner, Nonistown. Pa, locerated
wound Of the scalp and painful outs and
bruises on the legs and body. Mrs. whitemsn,
Pittsburg, ankle broken; Mrs. Mary
Granger. Philadelphia. cut about the
head and arms ]. j. Coma. Jersey City,
severely bruised but able 10 be about. Mary
Ann Anderson. of Sap avenue, Jersey Oity
Heights. is slightly injured. Mics Alma kes-
stetter. aged about .twenty-eight. OF lokes-
bury. Perry county, has confusion OF both
ankle joints and laceratsd wounds OF
arms. George Burnett, Of Nowton. NJ
j.. broken leg. w. Z. Eastwick. of Mel
lin street. Pittsburg, broken leg. 10 ls
thought be resides in East Liberty. W X.
Fluok, of Palmyra, N. j., slightly injured IL
b. Sensabaugn, OF Nattoon, H., slightly in-
iured: John j. Cone. OF Jersey City. n. J.s
slightly injured; Percy NJ. Lands, aged sbout
twenty-six of 445 North Fifteenth street.
Philadelphia. slightly injured about abdos
men and ankle joints.
Nearrio Golden. Of Lehigh avenue. Phila-
delphia. slightly injured.
Maggie Smith. aged twenty-five, OF Safe
Harbor, n j., jumped from a car window
aud fell on her head. producing scalp
wound. Thore are also contusions OF tho
chest and limbs.
It was stated OF the City Hospital this morn
ing that eighteen Of the injured passengers
occupied cots in the institution. and that.
with probably one OF two exceptions oil would
survive. The hospital staff has been busy
since an hour after the accident amputating
limbs, stitching great gashes and IN every
possible way ministerng 10 The comfort OF
the victims Of somebody's biunder.
STORY or TIKI ACCIDENT.