Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-03-03
NET 4 TERRIBLE DEATH.
The Victims of a Railroad Wreck
at Philadelphia.
An Express From Washington Runs
Into Local Train.

The Southern express on the Pennsylvania,
which left Broad-Street Station, Pbilade'-
phia at 1920 the other morning, colided
with the Morton (Ps) &C ommodatioa tran
ne VI South-Street Station, Wet Philadel-
bhia Three cars of the accommodation train
were wrecsed.
A rumor gained vide circulation that the
special train bearing President Harrison
from Washington to New York was one of
the trains in collision. This, however, was
untru'. The Presidents sp cial passed
through for New York about on schedule
time.
The accommodation train was crossing
switch to pull into South-Street Station. All
the cars but the last one lad crossed when
the Southern express came rushing down
the track and struck the local passenger car
that was upon the switch full in the middle.
The express was made up entirely OF heavy
Pullmans, and the light passenger car WIS
hurled so feet from the track, broken AMI
smashed by tn. terrible force Of the blow.
The express train escaped injury and the
en.i eer Immediately stopped his train. The
crash OF the collid ng IA us and the screams
and shrieks of the unfortunate people pinned
down benea the roken timbers OF the
wr cked car sp edily attracted an excited
crowd to the scene.
The Twenty-first District Police s alton is
but a few squai es from the place where the
accident tccurced, aud squad or ofnceIs
were soon on tire scene AMI L. g work oil ex'
Treating the injured passengers was soon
accomp i>he1. ,
The Sillei and injured wtre confined to the
third car of the accommodation and is was
comple,ely VIZ. cxed. Fur persons w,re
killed and 10 Injurel. OF the injured none
is dangerously hurt
Rev. Jane; Walker, one of the vic inns of
the disaster, was the rector OF Calvary Pro-
te tant Episcopal Church, at Rockdale, Della
ware county, neIr L. mi Station, where ne
had been Il Gated for doze years past. He
was 55 years Of age, and was well and favor
ably known by the clergymen OF the do
cese.
Mr.. Walker and his wife coupled a seat
in the centre OF the passenger coacn on Inc
side where the collision occurred, with Mr.
Walker occupying the seat neat to tue WIN
dow, an whed tie era h, came he was IN
sta .tly XII @ by 81 yer from the side OF the
ing him. Mrs. Walker was thrown from her
seat by the coil slcn and dath d again the
rails of the seal on ths opposite side OF the
car. and received 50, ei scajp'w ound. Ii
w g also stated at the Univers ty Hosp tai.
To wh ch ipstil ution she YVES removed, that
Mrs u alker had O SO sustained int nal In
ju les :,
stantly killed, was about As years OF age
This attn OF Mr. NJ ntzer was outright, his
head being actually severed from his body.
Mrs. Mmtzer, " no was sitting by his side
In the car, was also instantly killed, also le-
ing capitated. r A..
Miss NJ ria r. Reeves, of Media, the
fourth victim, was taken out OF The wreck
alive and placed tenderly in an am ulance
connected with the University Hospital,
but she died Lefore reacuing that lnstltu-
tioi.
The train having the Presidential party
was uelayed only a short time short dls-
t,nce below the scene of the wreck, and IL
then proceeded to New Yo;k. Those on
no rd were no doubt uuawai Q OF the ter
rible slaughter of human life caused by the
train which had preceded them from Wash
ington. o,a
son of Mr.. aud Mrs. M.ntz r, who were de-
capiIated and ins antly Killed, told at the
University Hospital, where he MAS taken
after the collision, Low he escaped un n
mamma and were sitting side by side in
the seat and was taking to her. She had
a book, but she was not reading. IL was
lying in her lap. And then, all at once tne
locomotive come in through the wlndoW.
And-wasn't it nice? WAS not hurt Dit:
found myself lying right out on the ground
and mamma and papa were now here to be
seen | doat know where they are now, but
| guess they'll be here pretty soon"
The child was not informed OF the a"lui
fate of his parents, of which, happily ne
haJ M cuenciOn