The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-25
RAILROAD WRECK
Two Trains TeIescoped at Har-
risburg, Pa
LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED
Nine Persons Known to Have Been Killed and
a Large Number Injured-The Work Of
Rescue Retarded by Rain.

HAHRisBURG, Pa, June 24.-The mos
disastrous wreck that ever occurred il
Harrisburg took place this Saturday
morning CT 2:30 o'clock at Docks street
The second section Of the western express
run into the first section, completely lele
scoping two cars. Among the killed are:
RICHARD AbAMs and wife,
FURNITURE MAX OF THIS CITY.
UNKSowS Man PROM ALTOONA,
Max PROM NEW York.
A lady on the train missed her oh lid and
it is not found. The five dead bodies were
taken 10 themorgue at the Pennsylvania
railroad depot The number Of injured
is placed as nigh as forty, but at this DoCI
e 80 G.ln.) it Is impossible TO authenticate
the report IL is raining hard which
greatly retards the work OF rescue.
The arst section Of tho train was stopped
at Dock street tower for orders, and when
il was about 20 start the second section
crashed into il, wrecking i've cars and the
locomotive Of the second section.
The physicians and surgeons of the city
were aroused and ali hurried to the hos
pital, where the wounded and dying were
taken as fast as recovered from the wreck.
At 3 O'CLOCK this morning large gang OF
men are at work.
Operator A. > tRelton is said TO have been
responsible for IN wreck in having given
Engineer Kelly Of Philadelphia the wrong
signal.
The sharp curve at Dock street made the
disaster more serious than il would other
wise have been.
None Of the tram men we're hurt The
private car OF George Westinghouse Of
Pittsburg was the last on the drst train
ana its weight crushed the day coaches
ahead Of IL into kindling wood. Nobody in
the Westinghouse car was hurt, except the
porter.
"A drenching rain made the work of res
cue exceedingly difficult and owing to the
excitement it is almost impossible to Sc
cure the names Of the dead and injured.
The hospital is full Of injured, and
means ana cries can be heard q square
away.
1t is said that John Raymond, one of the
three brothers, horse dealers of this city,
is among the dead.
At the morgue nobody is admitted. and
the names OF the dead could not be ascer-
tanned.
Many of the bodies recovered were sc
manglee as TO be unrecognizaole
The following list is partial Of the dead
snd injured:
MRs. WHITMAN, broken ankle.
Two DAUGHTERS OF MRs. WHITMAN
slight bruises.
CHARLES Il. LEE, Allegheny, QeaQ.
MRs u. HEEBNER and son. Norritowu.
aged II, both killed
URIAH HEEBNER. Norristown, slightly
injured.
r A. GREELT, Buffalo.
j. j. CONE, jersey City.
w. R FLICK, Philadelphia.
4. W. FoRTHINe, Buffalo, are all slightly
injured.
PRoF. SMITH. Baltimore, dangerously
hurt
- CooLiDeE, Brooklyn, hurt internally
likely to die.
DAN MASON, Clear Springs, Nd, will die
Z. Nj. WHITLOcK 1873 Arlington streef
Cleveland, Ohio. dead.
REV. DE COSTA PoMERANE, Philadelphia
dead.
FRED GALBERs, Brooklyn, win die
Among the injured are:
WILLIAM T. EAsTwIcK, East Libert,
Park.
J. n AIKEN, Philadelphia, baggag,
matter second section, slightly.
MAY ANDERSON, Sap avenue, jersey
City heights.
GEORGE BURNETT. Trenton, N. J.
Nv. 3. PAReoNs New York.
!. A. FLUCK, Pslmira, n. J.
MISS ALMA CARTETTER, Nicksburg. Pa.
PERRY LANDS, Philadelphia.
H WOODyARD, Philadelphia
Porter on Westinghouse car slightly in
injured.
At4.3O nine are dead snd three or foul
others cannot live.