New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-23

master General and Editor Of The Washington POST
Major John Carson and Edward Ol3ien. Commissioner
Of Navigation.
"The party was so large that two trains Of Pullman
drawit groom coaches made up. The Prcsidelt
and the members OF his Cabinet were the second
section, which followed the first section after an in
terval Of fifteen minutos. breakfast ser cd on
the train. There nothing eycntful In the trip
until the first section reached the Southst. station In
Philadelphia :, mile from this s:a,ion the
engine had been changed, and as the fall Ol snow
and icy tracks had delayed the train, an
attempt was made TO make np the lost tine by going
around the city. The train going at about thirty
five miles hour when II reached the Soutis. sta
tion. AT this point the local passenger train rom
Westchestcr and Media had Just pulled out on the
track diagonally crossing the main track. and hnd
half crossed 1t when the express train dashed Into the
local full speed The shock to the express train wa,
hardly noticeable No injured on the train not
left the track. and the locomotive was hut little
bothered. but the local train actually cut IN two
On side OF the main track the locomotive OF
the local train the Othcr SIDE WAS the rear coach
with its forward truck thrown from the rails The
middle coach. filled with passengers. was turned up
side down. Underncrth II score Of people
Many injured, and at least four killed. II was
horrible sight. ard the ana screams Of agony
were hcartrending. crowd quickly gathered
around the terrible wreck. The express train was
fcring as far as possible. There some Of the
victims to whom death had cone Instantly and In I
most horrible form.
AS is usual In accident of this kind, the
baslc Is divided. The engineer on The express tram
fused say whether not he was 10 blame Tile hloci
signalman sh owed that his danger signal was set
but at this particular point the main line is in the
form OF curve. and neither the Train nor TIE
signal could be distinctly The station intcven'
between the blocks and the local train was In part hid
dem The local train however, Ind just pulled out
It was not under full, speed. and the rfiiclal wills
was charged with starting the local train without
doubt is 10 BE- blamed. The accident 80 sad In IT.
results. east a gloom over the whole party Many
Of these on the first section returned TO Washington
from Philadelphia
The train carrying the President stopped some
distance from the wreck, but later pulled up To IN,
spot The President the horrible damage wli'l
had been done. and at first was inclined TO irturl
10 Washington. but the national Importance of te
ca,ion the large number Of people assembled III
New-Yor and the extensive arrangements mad'
compelled him t. follow his original plnn of G nrN'
YOU know what done after hls ARRIVAL.
The irain which caused the .wrccl arrived III J'rS'H
city AN hour before the second scti"n ana many o.
the waiting room of IN" station uhi lhr ' ~"
came into the hc shed. Mosi cf th"s" Wl" We're Z"
the train said that III" shock was h'lVy one 10 ''
train when the crash ram" son" of IN" more ~
citahe people became nervous, and one or TWO women
tainted
was Assistant Secretary james II. Solcv. ni the Navi
Iio told Tribune reporter that he saw two bod"
taken ont Of the wreck
said that he I'm tie smoking car, ana dld h"'
know that there had been an accident un'i amer it
train stopped and he looked ont ~ tn ear It, i'l'
The .hocf Int II not 4 h'aVi one
senator william u. Mashbnrn, 81 Minnesota ohH
Congressman John !. ll'mphiu "i >""th aroma
corrohorated what had been said by The other p''c"