Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
ANOTHER NEGLIGENT OPERATOR.

He Allowed Two Trains Within Ono Block
and N Collision Occurred.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. IA repetition of
the awful Dock street wreck on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in this city last summer &C.
east of Steelton, this morning about 4
O'Clock. Fast line east, which leaves here
at 3:45. stopped on the block to repair the air
brake which was out of order, when the second
section crashed into the rear. demolishing the
Williamsport sleeper, in which were four pas
sengers.
The car caught FIRE from the locomotive Of
the second section and was partially destroyed.
Prof. Henry w. Rolfe assistant professor Of
English literature in the University of Pennsyl-
vania. was returning from Williamsport, where
he delivered a lecture last night. He was Sc
riously hurt about the back, but the
hospital physicians have not yet
learned the extent Of his injuries. Arthur A.
Stern a wholesale jeweler of New York, is also
at the hospital He is injured about the hips
Two others were hurt. but not seriously. Prof
Rolfe WAS doubled up between the upper and
lower berths and almost suffocated by the
escaping steam. Stern climbed through a win
dow with nothing to protect him from the
bitter cold but an undershirt.
Ii Is said the operator at Steelton is re-
sponsible for allowing the second section to
enter the block before the first section had left
II. All the physicians in the city were aroused,
the first report being that eighteen were killed
and many injured.
The Pullman car was completely telescoped
by the engine OF the second section, which is
| the same engine that was involved in the Dock
street wreck about year@go. 1t was entirely
dismaniled.
The Official list Of the injured is as follows:
A. A. Stern. New York, aged twenty-s con-
fusion of left hip, injuries not serious; Prof H.
70 al nh rrin Trad init Ilx-t
probably recover; JEFF Ingram, Pull
man conductor, slight injuries about chest:
Mrs. Weller, Chicago, cut about head; injuries
slight. W. Acahurst, Greenville, ILL.,. confusion
| of foot. J. +. Sipe. Cleveland, Ohio, right
| wrist cut; injuries slight. Alfred Belknap.
| not serious. Clement Ciambre, supposed to be
from Philadelphia, slight cuts about head.
All except RClfe and Stern proceeded to their
destination a special train with other belated
passengers The Steelton operator has adj
mi:ted his carelessness in allowing the second
| section to enter the block.
An ACCIDENT ON THE BIG FOUR
TERRE HAUTE, IND. Jan. 2l.-The fast pas.
senger train on the Big Four road known al
the No. Is, the southwestern limited, due here
at 1850 pm, jumped the track between st.
| Louis and Terre Haute about o'clock this morn.
| ing.
The accident occurred near Litchfeld The
reports that have reached here are that the en-.
gineer. fireman and baggageman we're killed
and that number OF passengers were injured
| The train left the track and went in the ditch
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 2l.-A special to the
| Post Despatch from Alton, H., says: One o.
the most frightful accidents tn It ever occurred
| in or near this city happened at oclocl
this morning ut Alton junction. four miles
from here on the Cleveland, Cincinnati Colum.
bus and st. Louis railroad. The southwestern
limited train from the east was thirteen minutes
late and came into Wann, the station at the
junction. at the rate Of forty miles an hour
and ran into open switch. crashing into {
train of freight cars containing q number OF
oil tanks.
Two Of the oil tanks we're split open and the
oil caught fire, which spread to the other tank
box and fiat cars and the entire train is nov
burning up. The passenger engineer, W. B
Ross. bravely remained on his engine to put OF
the air brakes and was killed He lived at Mat
toon. Ill.
Fireman Whiteman escaped by jumping. Tn,
engine and the combination baggage car snt
smoker have been damsged. and eight oil tanks
eight box cars and six flats are now being rap
idly eaten up BY the fire. The loss will prob
ably reach 500. 600
The passengers we're greatly shaken up, Blu
none OF them were seriously injured. A specia
train with physicians has gone from here {,
the wreck.