The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-25
SEVEN KILLED; 27 INJURED.
A Terrible Wreck on the Phila-
deIphia and Reading.
The shamokin Express Collides with u
Train of Empty Conl Cnrs-A Confu-
sion of Train Orders the Cause of tho
Catastropho-The Names of tho Dead
nnd injured.

phia and Reading railroad, which is due
in this city at $3.50 q. M, collided with
train Of empty coal cars short dis
TANGO north OF West Manayunk tunnel,
about eight miles north of this CITY, at
fow minutes past 0 O'clock this morn
ing. Seven persons wore killed out
right, and these probably comprise the
full extent Of tho fatalities. The nine
teen persons injured were taken to St.
Timothys Hospital at marlborough and
several Others were treated at other
places.
Thomas Welsh, OF Auburn, Pa, fire.
man Of the express train.
Jamos Kilrain, 90 years, OF Tamauua,
forward brakeman on the coal train.
Frank Steief, of Reading, newsboy on
the express train, killed in the baggage
car.
Mrs. Margaret Devine, aged 60, killed
under the stove on the express train.
David s. Herr, aged 50, a member of
legislature from Harrisburg.
James Boynton, machinist of the
Reading.
An unknown young won an supposed
to DO Miss Smith, of Phoenixville, Pa.
Missing: Baggagemaster j. Clayton
Epler, OF louisville.
AT tho hospital: S. d. Rhoados, of
Phoenixville, Pa, express messenger,
jaw fractured and suffering from con.
cussion of brain, condition very serious.
M. ID. Cowan, of Harrisburg, city enpi-
neer, confused leg. M. G. Leppert, both
legs broken Mrs. M. G. Leppert leg
broken. ELLA Dovine, philadelphia,
lacerated wound OF the thigh. Annie
Kemp, Hamburg, Pa, fracture of the
leg. Miss Mary Tees. Valley Forge,
Pa, fracture of the leg. Annie e Sides,
OF Reading, Pa, leg broken. Miss Pretz-
man, Pottstown, Pa, confusion of the
ankle. VIM. II. Embrey. of Reading,
not dangerous. Jas. e. Burleld, Renova,
Pa brakeman on the coal train. seal o
lacerated. Ii. g. Prin:z, OF Reading,
conductor OF the passenger train, frac-
tured thigh. Thomas Fitch, engineer
OF the express. confusion OF the brain
and head, very serious. Hiram Gott-
shall, OF Reading, compound fracture of
both legs. DR.. Jos. e. Wright. Phoenix
vi lie, both legs broken. W. II. Becker.
OF Pottsto~ n, leg brok an. Jas. II. Chill
son, of Reading, plumber employed by
the company, hurt about the body John
T.. Wyncoop, of Port Kennedy, Pa,
hand and forearm crushed and after.
wards amputated. VIM. Halsey, OF
Allentown confused legs; total 10.
The others injured were: w r Ger
lacher, of Tamqua. conductor OF the
coal train, scalp wound, bruised; Charles
Billig, Tamqua, engineer of coal train.
head cut; Bernard Gallagher, fireman OF
the coal train, wrist sprained and
bruised about tho body; Rev. j. NJ.
Hare, Of Phoenixvile, right ankle
sprained; h. +. Shrcck, brakeman on
coal train, head and ank 10 injured; Miss
smith, OF Phoenixville, right leg
broken; Ii. Eusefelt, New York, two
fingers of the right hand broken by
jumping from the train.
a number Of other persons who we're
only slightly hurt proceeded to Phila-
delphia without having their injuries
attended to. The Shamokin express is
made up at pottsville and left that CITY
at O'clock The train arrived at
Phenixviile on time. At this place
orders dated Reading were received to
run on the north bound track from West
Conshohockin to West Falls. distance
OF only few miles. regardless of all
other trains. From West Conshohockin
fated train took the north bound track.
1t was composed OF five cars. baggage
car, smoking car, two passenger cars
and the Harrisburg Pullman parlor car
'CresLline." The south bound track
was blocked with freight cars and TO
this fact is primarily due tho catas.
trophe
Train No. 53s of empty coal cars
started north from West Manayunk on
the northern track shortly before
O'Clock. There is conflict OF opinion as
to the orders given the crew # this
train. The Crow contend that they had
received no orders To stop, while tho
railroad officials tell what may BIS re.
garded as the most likely story, and
that Is that positive INSTRUCTIONS had
been given that the coal train should lilo
up at West Fails, south of wnere the
collision occurred, until the shamokin
train had passed.
The two t-ains camo together right
on tho curve at two minutes past o
o'clock with terrible crash, and the
shrieks Of dying and wounded could be-
heard above the crashing OF the timber
and tho nciso of escaping steam. The
sengers. The engines lite rally plowed
their way through each other and rolled
over on their side in ono conglomerate
mass of shattered machinery. The front
of the baggage car was crushed com
pletely in, and Baggagemaster Eppler
and John Stief, newsboy. were buried in
mass of broken tinbers. from which
they were subsequently taken out dead.
The rear OF the baggage car and tue
forward end Of the smoker crashed to-
gether. The greatest force of collision
occurred with tho smoker and the pas
senger coach next to it, and tho scene
presented here gives some indication of