New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED
WRECK ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD AT
HAkRISBURG.

SECOND SECTION OF THE WESTERN EXPRESS
CRASHES INTO TIE rIRsr-A SCORE OF
PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED-RE-
sPoNs1BILITY FOR THE Accd.
DENT UPON TIE SIG
NAL OPERATOR.
Harrisburg Penn. June 25.-The second section
! of the Western express the Pennsylvania Kali
road ran into the first section hcre last nlSht.
telcscoping two cars and resulting in the death OF
eleven people and the injury of score more
TIE Western express leaving NcwYork at 6 80
o'clock p m and Philadelphia at 92o is due IN
Harrisburg az 10 o'clock a. IN. This morning.
however il was Sc eral minutes late leaving Phlla-
delpha and had not made up the lost time whah
it reached here 1t made mp of one baggage car.
one express car. three day coaches and tho private
car OF George Westng ghouse the Pitsburg inventor
of the air brake Robert Pitcairn, of PittsburS, was
also with the Westinghouse party. AS the train
rolled into Harrisburg il was stopped a few mn-
utes at Dock-st., east of the station to allow
some shifting in the yards the iiaSman being sen1
back to signal the second section, which was
following close behind lie was soon called In.
and the train had but started when the second sec
ton dashed around the sharp cure few yar'!s
away. Then came horrible grinding and crush
ing sound. and Immediately after the groans AMI
sbricks of the injured and dying passengers. The
wonder is that so many escaped from the terrible
wreck.
II was but few minutes until the industrial
cstal lishments in South Harrisburg supplied an
army Of willing men who did all in their power
to resoue the imprisoned men, women and children
and alleviate their suferings. The Hrcmcn ana
police force, under Mayor Fritchey's direction,
also did excellent service. and assisted in getting
| the injured 10 the City Hospital rs soon as pos
81 le Tie physicians and surgeons were also sum-
moned and labCrcd throughout the night to re-
lieve the pain of the bruised and lacerltcd pas
scngers. The total number or dcad Il ec'ch' "S
follows:
ADAMS. Richard. Harrisburg furniture dealer
BLAIR. Mis-. Lizzie Twentynrst ami Dickinson st..
Philadelphia
| HEEBNER Mr.. Urah. Ncrrstown. Penn
! IIEEiNEIS winfield Of the above
LEE. Charles t.. No | Wnd-ors.. Allegheny CIty sup
, posed to BE- a telegraph operator.
MASON. Dancl usg,r. town. Nd telegraph operator on
| thc middle division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
| p0MEKENF the Rcy DsCo,tl No. 3Gll Honilton-St.
PhWiclp.s
| RAYMOND Robert s. Columbus. Ohio. hor-e dealer.
| SMITH Professor q. H.. Of Baltimore
| wHfTLOCk T.. NJ. 40 l33 Ar.iugton--t.. Clev 'and.
Ohe chiof clerk Of railroad company
-. unknown man, snp"~'d 20 b" telegraph operator
| nsH-i Clark. OF Allegheny city
FUNK, No All Commcrce-st, Philadelphia. scalp
wounds and csu'usions Of the right hand and
leg: F. &. o Fhc and Thomas W Farhng. of
Bunnlo. contusions Of head and body able 10 20
ont: Edwerd Ti,nmine. travelling railroad agent.
hurt about head and hand, not dangerously; John
Aiken PIi'adclphia. hnrgaec master on the second
section. alighty injured; Frederick Colburg.
Brooklyn terribly injured and can hardly recover;
" L Parsons, Ncw-York civil engineer. badly
cut about the face and head; trah lfocbner.
Norristnwr Penn. hceratcd wound Of the scalp
and painful cuts and bruises on the legs and body
Mrs Whiteman, Pittsburg, ankle broken; Mary
Granger cut about the head and arms; j. j. Cone.
Jersey CITY, severely bruised. but able 10 be about
IL WAS stated at the City Hospital this IN rnine
| that eighteen of tine injured passengers occupied
cots in the institution and tlat with prohahlY
one or ry, exceptions all would survive. The
hospital staff hss been busy since an hour after
tine accident anputating limbs, stitching great
rashes and in every possible Way minlstcrng t.
| tine comfort of the victims.
| Many OF the slightly injured only stopped at
the hospital long enough 10 have their injuries
dressed when they started for home or departed
on the trains for their homS
| Tho story Of the accident is brief. The first
section stopped within few hundred yards OF the
| Union Station. and was just starting when the
second section, a heavy train, m1dc mp Of Pull
man slecpcrs and one express and bng-age ear
| combined, pnngcd into the handsome private ear
OF Wrstingho - md drove il 'rward crushing q
three day cuachcs ahead into kindling wood III tie
| tyinklipq Of an eve Not single member Of the
Westinghouse party was scratched. The porter
however ". II woodward, Of Philadelphia, was
| slightly hurt In the day coaches the awful ear
mage WIS taking place Many passengers were halt
l,, Ina, la el-
ing and grinding OF the timbers the breaking OF
glass and the Kissing of escaping steam, while
others never knew the fate which overlook them.
! The engineer. IIneh Kcl-. AMI the fireman Harry
Neal both Of Philadelphia, eat in the cab # The loco
motive which buried it.clf in the Westinghouse
| car As their train rounded the curve at DocSSt
| they realized the awful bundcr that somebody
had committed but it was too late to
avert the catastrophe. As if by miracle the
cab in which they Sat was not touched ana they
escapcd to tell of their wonderful deverance.
! Both were stunned by the tremendous conclusion.
Two of the day coaches were partly overturned
and the helpless occupants screamed in their
agony Willing hands helped them t. get ont of
the debris and with blood streaming from their
, faces they presented ghastly spectacle
The scenes in the cars Immediately following
| The crash battle description Ih' two coaches In
which most Of the casualties occurred were nrOkeh
in piccrs and the occupants Of the cars were thrown
In every direction. Arms and legs were broken,
faces were crushed and LIBERATED, and scarcely
passenger escaped without cuts and brIlses
more or less serious. One man shot through the
broken top of a car and landed alongside the
track. not receiving a single scratch. There were
many other remarkable escapes, the porter in tine
Westinghouse ear being wcdged between the loco
motive and the side of the drawing room car.
He crawled through n window not much hurt
| Colonel O. T. Mcclellan, superintendent of the
middle division was among the fret Mt the wreck
and personally took charge of the work.
| The railroad authorities this afternoon issued
| the following statement: The cause of the acci-
dent has not been fully investigated. but the ndi-
cations are that the engineer Of the second sec