Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-29
MORE LIVES SACRIFICED.

ter Near Philadelphia-Two Mon Slain
In n Collision In wisconsin-Scvon Deaths
from Disaster In the state OF WASH
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FhiLApELPhiA' oct. So-Ihc Sha-
mokin express on ohe Phliadelphia
heading rairoau winch Is due In TINS
cry u. ''oo u M was IN coihs,on win
eraih OF empty coal cars snort dis-
lance norm OF west mahayunk' aooute
hii'es horVh oi enis city, at lew MN
n'es :, pusc O'CLOCK MONDAY morning.
SEVEN persons were hiiieo outright ana
.wen'y -iour inore OF less seriously IN
J"reu,
ro,io"ihe are 'he names Oh the
killed.
ann. ANNIE a A.cnlsoh, aRea 20, OF Minersvilie "a;
Mrs, MarSaret pepine. Of PbiladenSia % killed %
under a stone on the express David S. Herr,
OF Harrisburg, was member of the last Penn
sylvania legislature, James hiirain, aged 2s' OF
how of Rsodin, pa Thnmas "Iv Wcish ;,o,,nn nnmS
Of the express train.
The Shamokin express left Pottsville
at Z o'clock. At Phoenixville orders
dated at Reading were received to run
on the north bound track from West
Conshohocken to West Falls regardless
of all other trains. From West
Conshohocken in pursuance of
these orders the train took
the north-bound track. Train No.
53S of empty coal cars started north
from West Manayunk on the northern
track shortly before o o'clock. The
railroad officials saw that positive in
structions had been given that the coal
train should lie up at West Falls. south
of where the collision occurred, until
the Shamolsin train had pasaed
The two trains came together on a
| curve. A moment later the shrieIss and
groans of the dying and wounded filled
the air. The express was filed with
passengers The engines plowed their
way through each other, then the pieces
rolled over The front of the baggage
car was crushed in. The rear of the
baggage car and the forward end
of the smoker crashed together.
The smoker telescoped its way into
the passenger coach fully one-half
its length. The baggage car was lit
orally smashed to pieces and thrown
over on the north-bound track in a
heap with the engines. 1t caught fire
and was soon burned up. The next
two cars kept the track, notwithstand-
ing that they were telescoped. The
next passenger coach and the Pullman
car were badly damaged. Except for
scratches and bruises the passengers
in the last two cars escaped unhurt.
AS the engines approached each other
Engineer Billings and Conductor
Gelechacher of the coal train jumped
from the cab, and what injuries they
sustained were received in falling.
Gallagher, the fireman, was coaling up
at the time and saw the impending
danger in time to jump from the tank.
The only injury he sustained was
sprained wrist Engineer Fitch and
Fireman Walsh were alone in the pas
senger engine. They were buried in
the ruins before they knew what hap
pened.
The injured were quickly taken
away and soon a row OF seven dead
bodies were laid out on the side of the
road. Word was sent in several direc-
tions for medical aid, and in short
time staff OF physicians were on hand
looking after the injured who conld not
be Immediately removed in the ambu-
lances. The dead were taken to the
city police station at Manayunk.
MILWAUKEE, Oct, 25.-A collision be-
tween freight and work train on
the northern division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road between
Elkhart and Plymouth, Wis, at 10:30
o'clock Monday morning resulted in
the death of two employes and the in