The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-26
THE HARRISBURG WRECK.
Ten Unfortunaes Crushed to Death il
the Telescoped Cars,

| HARRISBURG. Pa. June 26.-The western
express on the Pennsylvania railroad, due
in Harrisburg at 12:15 o'clock a. m. was
several minutes late this morning. 1t was
made up OF one baggage car and one ex-
press car, three day coaches and the
| private car of George Westinghouse
Robert Pitcairn of Pittsburg was also with
the Westinghouse party. AS the train
rolled into Harrisburg it was stopped to
allow some shifting in the yards, flag
man being sent back to signal the second
section, which was following close behind.
| started when the second section dashed
around the sharp curve n few yards * n.y.
Then came horrible grinding and crush
ing sound, aud Immediately after the
greans and shrieks of the injured and
dying passengers 1t was an awful
moment, and the only wonder is that so
many escaped from the terrible wreck. 1t
WAS but few minutes until the industrial
establishments supplied an army Of physi
clans and willing hands. who did all in
their power to rescue the imprisoned men,
women and children and to alleviate their
sufferings. The total number of dead at 8
o'clock this morning was ten, as follows:
Ro ert s. Raymond, Columbus, o.
e. NJ Whitlock, Cleveland, o.
Daniel Mason. Hagerstown. Nd
Rev. Dacosta Pomerene Philadelphia Pa
Mrs. Uriah Hebner, Norris5own. and
Winfield Hebner, her son. aged years
Charles Z. Lee. Allegheny City, Pa.
Richard Adams Harrisburg Pa.
Two unidentified bodies, one that of a
young man aud the other that of young
woman.
The most seriously injured are the fol-
lowing:
Fred Colburg, Brooklyn, n. Y, can
hardly recover
w. B. Parsons. New York.
Tt Ct..f I'D. .tt Al Al.
morning that eleven of the injured passen-
gers occupied cots in that institution and
would probably with the possible excep-
tions of Colburg and Parsons, all survive
The scenes in the cars Immediately fol-
lowing the crash battle description. The
two coaches in which most of the casual
ties occurred were broken in pieces, and
the occupants of the cars were thrown in
every direction. Arms and legs were
broken faces were crushed aud iacerated.
and scarcely passenger escaped without
cuts and bruises more or less serious. One
man was shot through the broken top of a
car and landed alongside the track, not
receiving II single scratch. There were
many other remarkable escapes. The por-
ter in the Westinghouse car was wedged
between the locomotive and the side of Lh G
drawingroom car He erawled through
the window, not much hurt
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 25-Professor
q, l. Smith of Baltimore, who was in-
iured in tie Pennsylvania railroad acci-
dent this morning, died this evening. |
making eleven deaths Mrs. Granger of I
Philadelphia is also in danger.
HARRISBURG. Pa, June % H. s. Hayes, [
Il telegraph operator, practically admitted .
mt the coroner's inquest today that he was 1
responsible for the frightful wreck Oh the /
railroad in which eleven /
people lost their lives and in which there 4
were rs many more seriously injured. /
Hayes was arrested tonishtat the Instance
of the coroner on tie charge of man
slaughter He is now in jail, and his
mental distress is terrible To witness
Fears are expressed that he may lose his
iniud. The young man had not been In
he employ of the company more than "A
few months, and had been an extra
operator He allowed the second section
Of the express TO enter the block before the
first section had passed out At the western
end, against the rules, and the disaster is
the result OF his violation OF the rules.
When weak. weary and worn out. Hoods
Sarsaprilla Is lust the medicine 10 restore |