Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-25
Tho Second Section OF the Western
Express Runs into the First
Section
- pocK STREET, HARRISBURG.
Pennsylvania.
Two Ears Completely Telescoped.-A
Number OF Persons Killed aud
Injured.
o. rcsr,ph to the NEw'i
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
u,.ui.iug In th. Death or Injury of
Many Persons.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 25.-rhc
,nost disastrous wreck that ever Oc-
cured IN Harrisburg took place this
saturIayl morning 1T 1880 O'Clock at
bock street. The second section Of
ibe Western express ran into the first
Fctlon, completely tolescoplng two
are. Among the killed were Richard
Adams and vito OF this city, an un-
Known man from Altoona aud man
nom New York. A lady on tho train
missed her infant child aud II has not
l.en found. Five bodies were taken to
me morgue ut the Pennsylvania Rail.
Toad depot. The number OF Injured is
placed ns high M forty, but Mt this
heuf t9.80 q. MI II " impossible TO
authenticate the report. IL 10 raining
hard which greatly retards the work
oirrscuc.
The first section NJ the train was
stopped ut Dock street tower for orders,
and when II was about TO start the see.
end section crashed into II, wrecking
Eve cars and the locomotive OF the
second section. Tho physicians aud
surgeons Of the city were aroused aud
all hurried to the hospital where the
sounded aud dying were taken y, fast
n recovered from the wreck. At 3
o'clock this morning a large gang OF
men were nj work.
The operator, A 5tool,on, "a said TO
Be responsible for the wreck In having
given Engineer Kelly OF Philadelphia
the wrong signal. a sharp curve at
Dock street made the disaster moro
stsus than II would otherwise have
bern. None OF the traiDmon were
buh. Tho private car OF George
Westinghouse Of Pittsburg was tie
last on the nrst tram, and It's weight
crushed the day coaches ahcai OF u
inil kiuiling wood. NoboIy In the
Westinghouse car was hur, except the
porter. Tho dfcnching rain made the
work Of rescue exceedingly difficult.
Tho hospital IL full Of injured aud
their means and cries cai be- heard
a square away. IL IA said that John
Raymond, 0nu OF three brothers, morse
dealers Of this city, b. among the dead.
Many bodies recovered are ~ mangle1
% to be unacceptable.
Tbs following 10 partial list Of the
dead and injured;
william Whitney, broken ankle;
two daughters, slight bruises; Charlie,
!. Lee, Allegheny, deaf, iirs. 4.
Hoebner and son, Morrislowu,
iged IL, both killed; Utian Houb.
her, MoFristown, slightly injured;
,. i. Greedy, Buffalo, ;. J. Cone, Jsr.
Wy City; W. X. Ficrk, Philadelphia;
F.W. Forthiug, Buffalo, are all slight.
" injured; Professor smith, Baltimore,
dangerously hurt; Coolidge, Of Brook.
Ign, hur, internally, likely to die; Dan
Mason, Clear Syringe, NO., will die;
J.. NJ. Whitelock, l33 Arlington street,
Cleveland, o., dead; Rev. DE Costa
Bomerane, Philadel lhia, dead; Fred
Galbefg, Brooklyn, will die. Among
the Injured ire VIM. +. Eastwick OF
Liberty Park; j. W. Aiken, Philaie.
phia, baggage master section, slightly;
May Anderson, jersey CITY Heights;
dso' Burnett, Trenton, n. j.; w. h.
PAisone, New York; J. A. Fiuck,
Palmyra, n. Y, Miss Alma CarIetter,
VicksUurg, Pa; Pperry Lands, Phi.
hdolphla; II. woodward, Philadel.
fhia. At s:20 nine were dead anu
three or four were dying.