Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-20

Mrs. J. Il. KELLER, uammonds-
port, n. Y.
GEORGE HOFFMAN, Louisville, \.
u
MRS. CHARLES STARR Elmira,
n Y.
BABY HARRINGTON, six months
old, child of Mrs Arson Harrington,
Of Elmira, n Y
MIR AND MRS. GILMOEE. Morris
Run, Pa
THE INJURED.
The following are injured:
Mrs. Searle, Elmira, \. Y, badly in
jured about the head.
Edward Fay, Elmira, \. \.
Mrs. G. W. Fay, Elmira, n Y
Miss Laura Fay, I1Imira, n Y. All
badly injured.
Miss Blanche Bcardslcc, Canon. Pa,
in 4 procarious condition.
/. \. BeardSlee, Canton. IA.
Mrs. ]. ii. Gardner, Horschcal, n.
Y, not badly.
MIS-. Allen IIarris, Troy, Pa, two
ribs broken and bruised.
Frank Farley, Columbia Cross Roads,
Pa, slightly.
Mrs j. A. Birmingham, Springfield,
y. Y, arm and shoulder fractured.
VIM. Whuicn, engineer Webb special,
seriously burned. leg broken.
l.. b. AinsWorth, Norwich, \. Y,
slightly
Robert Walsh rear brakeman OF first
section, slightly.
Johanna uealey, both legs broken
near ankle, right arm broken above
. elbow, recovery doubtful
J. H. Anderson, aged 80, Mauch Run,
Pa, cut badly about face and back
and legs, recovery doubtful.
Miss Kate Healey, Norris Run Pa,
aged %, right thigh fractured, bruised;
probably recover.
Mrs. Timothy Donovan, Norris Run,
Pa, internal injuries, recovery doubt
ful.
Mrs. --Ison Harrington, EImira, n.
y, right leg broken below knee; body
terribly bruised; recovery doubtful.
Baby of Mrs. Harrington, six months
old, is dead.
ass Maude Benedict, Canton, PA,
, injured in back, body painfully bruised;
may recover.
At the hotels, il addition 10 those
already sent i'll, are the following in
jured:
Miss Maudc Gardner uorsehead, N,
Y, slightly.
Mary c. Krice, Scranton, slightly.
Sarah keelcr Uamm0ndspOrt, y. w.,
legs bro4,cn and injured internally.
Mi. D. Wakefield, Elmira, y. !,
slightly.
Mrs. L. 4. Dolemetch, Elmira, \. Y,
slightly.
Mrs. w Il. Humphrey, Chenango, N.
Y, arm broken.
Frederick Brooks, Norwich, n. y
Mrs Frederick Brooks, same.
Edward Nash, Norwich, \. I.
Mrs Edward Nash, same.
w. r. Humphrey, Norwich, y. Y, not
seriously.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
An excursion train from the east
was standing at the depot when anOth-
er excursion train pulled in. The en-
gineer lost control of his air brake
and could not stop his train and it
rushed at the rate of forty miles an
hour into the train ahead, plOWinS
under it and throwing the ears in all
directions. Nine cars Were wrecked
completely and the engine was smash
ed beyond recognition The cars were
terribly splintered. One car was driven
completely through another and others
We're turned entirely over.
Thousands of people were aboard the
two trains and they were wedged in all
kinds of shapes. Some Of the cars
were badly enough wrecked to kill
many of the people on board them, but
it is miraculous, considering the shape
the cars were left in, that any at all
excaped without injury.
The trains We're the Delaware and
Lackawanna day coach excursion spec
ials The first section had stopped to
let the passengers take breakfast. II
had been standing at the depot twenty
six minutes when the second section
came crashing into it. The signal SEM
aphore was up all right, but the engin-
eer claims that his air brakes would
not work and he WIS powerless 10
avoid the accident.
Rear Brakeman Walsh of the first
section had a miraculous escape. He
had finished trying the air brakes on
the first section, and was walking to
the rear of his train, a distance of only
half a car length. He looked up and
saw the engine of the second section
almost on top of his train. Both en-
CINE and car rose up and left him I'M
derneath. He made rush and got out
just as the engine fell back on the
track and plunged on through the car.
The car was thrown sideways, just
missing him. He escaped with bad arm
injuries.
frainnnan who also oSca ned death