The morning call., 1892-06-26
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
Fatalities Caused by the Harrisburg
Train Disaster.
NEGLIGENCE OF THE NIGHT OPERATOR.
The Engineer Of tie Second Section Of the Pas
scHgT.Train Yet PrOPTl! Sig
nailed.
NEGLIGENCE OF THE NIGHT OPERATOR.
special TO THE MORNING CALL

HARRISBURG. Pa, June %. - The aeei-
dent e the Western express on the Penn
svlvania road in this city early this morn
inc was fully rs bad as the first dispatches
Indicated. Ten persons were killed outright
and q large number injured, though all OF
the latter except about q dozen were only
slightly hurt and most Of them proceeded
On their journey.
The story Of the accident is brief The
first section had stopped near Union sta
item and was just starting when the second
section. a heavy train made up Of Pullman
sleepers and the express and baggage cars,
pluuged into the private car Of Westing-
house. The well-known inventor, and drove
it forward, crushing three day coaches
ahead Of tinto kindhng wood. The strength
of the Westinghouse ear saved 1t ana the
occupants.
The accident was either due TO wrong
signal or a misunderstanding OF the signal.
Plenty Of assistance at once came 70 tHe
rescue Of the injured and removed The dead
from the wreck The former were taken 10
a hospital, where physicians and surgeons
lab0red during the night TO alleviate Iher
suffering.
The following is a list of the dead L.
s.. Raymond OF Columbus, ohio. horse
dealer; H. NJ. WhltciOck OF Cleveland,
OHIO q chief clerk Of the railroad company;
Daniel Mason of Hagertown, Md, teleg-
rapher on the Pennsylvania RaliToadi ReY.
de Costa POmeTino Of Philadelphia; Mrs
Ura HeebneT Of NGTrstoTn, Pa, and her
son Winfield, aged Z years; Charles 4. Lea
OF Allegheny City, a teieGrapheT; chaTd
Adams Of Harrisburg, a furniture-dealeT
and two unidentified. One Of the unknown
bodies is supposed to be that Of Ielegrapher
John Black of Altoona, and the other,
young woman, IS supposed 10 have boarded
tie train at Lancaster. Eighteen Of the IN
jured are in the hospital, al OF whom except
Two or three viii recover
The body of the unknown girl has been
identified As Miss Lizzie Blair Of PhIladel-
paia. she vas accompanying Mrs. MaSy >.
Granger 10 Seattle. Mrs. Granger Is IN the
hospital here. She was on her way from
Philadelphia to Seattle with her daughter,
Mamie, aged s, ana Miss Lizzie Blair, TO
ilin her husband, who is employed on the
steamer Seattle, plying On Puget Sound.
Her injuries are about the head, chest and
abdomen. Several Tbs also are probably
fractured. Mamie Changers injuries may
prove serious, but physicians express hopes
Of saving her life.
The operator at Steel1on Tower is said to
be responsible for tie collision, it being Al
legged that he permitted the second section
to enter the block before the first had
cleared it.
Another story IS that the rules Of the
company required the engineer 10 have con-
tTol Of TIE train when sppr0a hing the ter
minal point, aud thai the second section
was not under such control when the acci-
dent occurred
Professor q. L. Smith Of Baltimore died
This afternoon, making the eleventh death.
Mrs. Granger Of Philadelphia is also in a
dangerous condition.
The injured al the hospital are all doing
well, and it is believed that all will re-
cover, with the exception Of Frederick Cole
berg. The number Of passengers still at
the hospital is about IS
u. ). Hayes, the operator at SteeltOn
Tower, practically admitted before the
CoToner's inquest this afternoon that he was
responsible for the wreck. The jury will
visit the scene of the wreck and conclude
the hearing on Monday.