The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-27
IN A RAILROAD COLLISION.
TERRIBLE COLLISION ON THE
READING.
seven Are Killed and Twenty More
or Less Injured in a Terrible
Collision on the Reading
Railroad in Penn-
Sylvania.
A Day of Fatalities.

Philadelphia, Oct 25.-The Shamokin ex-
press on the Philadelphia & Reading rail-
road which is due in this city at 0:3O a. M,
colilded with train of empty coal cars at
west Manyunk tunnel, north Of this city
thls morning Seven persons were killed
outright and nineteen injured The follow
ing IS q list OF the dead and injured:
Dead-Thomas Welsh Of Auburn, fireman
OF the express train; James KiIrain Of
lamaqua, brakeman on the coal train; Frank
oeeleH OF Reading, neWsboy on express
train; Mrs Margaret Devine, David S. Herr,
member OF the legislature from Harrisburg:
James Boynton of Reading; Annie Atchison,
nilhersVllle Ia. Buggagemaster J. Clayton
Eppier of Pottsyille, Pa, is missing
lonjured-S. D. Rhodes, OF phocnixviIle,
ta'' express messenger, condition very Sc
Ilous; NJ u. Cowen, Harrisburg; Moritz &.
Leppert Doth legs broken; Mrs. NJ. G. Lep-
pert; Ella Devlne, Philadelphia; Annie
henp' Hamburg, Pa; Miss Mary Tees, VAL
icy torge, Pa; Annie n. Sides, Reading,
"a; Mary Z. Pretzman, Pottstown, Pa; ".
n. EmDre, Reading; James E. Burdeld, Re-
move, Pa; H. Z. frintz, Heading, condu.-
tof OF passenger train; Thomas Fitzpatrick.
engineer of express, very serious; Hiram
Gottshall, Keading; Dr. Joseph e. Wright,
IhoeulxVllle, both legs broken; w. II. Beck
ef, PottstoWn; james H. Chillson, Reading,
employed by company; John Il. Wymcoop,
Fort Kennedy, Pa, forearm crushed and
afterwards amputated; William Halsey, AL
lentoWn; w. ri. Gerlocher, Tamaqua Pa,
conductor OF coal train; Charles Biilig, Ia
maqua, engineer Of coal train; Bernard Gal
lagner, fireman Of coal train; Rev. J. N.
Hare, PhoeniXvile; +. Is. Shreck, brakeman
ON coal train; Charles Miller, Pottsville; A.
Schartz, Pottsyille; Miss Lizzie Smith, Pnoe-
niXville; Ii. Kosefelt, New York.
number OF other persons VIVA were only
Slightly hurt proceeded to Philadelphia
without having their injuries attended to-
The Shamokln express left Pottsyiile at
O'Clock. AT fhoenlXviile orders dated at
Reading were received to run the north
bound track from West Conshohocken to
West Falls regardless of all other trains
From West Conshonocken i'll pursuance OF
these oruers the Ill lated tram t2ok the
north bound track. Train No. o5S, Uf empty
coal cars, started north from West Malta
hunk on the northern track shortly before
. o'clock. The railroad omciais say that
positive instructions had been given that
the coal train should iie up at west Falls
south OF Where the collision occurred until
the ShamOkin train had passed
The TWO trains came together Oh curve
with a terrible crash: -. A moment later the
ed filled the air. The express was flied
with passengers. The, engines ploughed
their way through each otner and roiIcd
over on their SUES i'll one congIomerated
mass of shattered machinery.
The front OF tht baggage car was crushed
John Steif, the news boy, We're buried in d
mass Of broken timbers, from Which they
We're subsequently taktn out dead. The
rear Of the baggage CAR and the forward
end Of the smoker crashed together. The
greatest force of the collision occurred with
the smoking car and the passenger coach
next to it, and the scene presented here
gives some indication OF the speed at which
the train was moving and the terrific shock
of the collision. The smoker telescoped its
way into the other coach fully one-half its
length, and how any one in either car es-
was literally smashed to pieces and thrown
over the north bound track in heap
with the engines. 1t caught fire and was
soon burned up. Except for scratches and
bruises, the passengers in the tail cars all
escaped unhurt.
Rumors are current that some arrests
might be made, but the chief of the Read
ing Coal & Iron police said that nothing
would be done in the matter until the cor
oner's inquest is held. This is set for next
Thursday, when the proper place to lay the.
blame for the accident will probably be
brought out.