The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-25
A RAILROAD DISASTER,
Four Persons Killed and Over
TWENTY Injured,

NSutS IuJiESO.
4 special train from Washington over
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad dashed into a local
accommodation train from Media about
10 30 o'clock Oh Wednesday morning, at
the crossing OF the two tracks in the yard
about Il square above South street
bridge over the Schuylkili at PhiIa-
deIphia and almost opposite the railroad
entrance to the works OF the Allison
Car Company. -Four persons wero killed
outright, another may possibly die from
her iojuriss and twenty others were
more Or less severity Injured, fortunately
nJne Of tiem dangerously.
THE KILLED.
The folio sing are the names OF those
who were killed:
Rev. James Walker, of Lenni, COM
pletely isemboweled and head badly
crushed.
Mr.. Edward L. Miatzar, Jr., of Media,
head crushed into an unrecoguiZabl Ia
mass and almost severe from his anecll
Mrs. Eiward L. Miutzer Jc., crushed
and body terribly maugled.
NJ ISIS Marie Fl Reed aged IS years old
daughter of the late DR.. Thomas Z. Red
of biedia, arm badly torn and face and
head crushed.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Tie train which caused the acciIJu5
was the first section of special trai.
which left Washington early in the
morning bearing a number of prominent
people invited to participate in Tie
exercises attending the raising of the
American flag upon the steamer New
York, the Glrst OF :he new American Line
in New York harbor, later in the day.
1t Was followed ten minutes later by the
second section, 70 which was attached
the special car conveying the President,
Postu asGer General Wanamakeg AND
several members of the Cabinet, aru
other distinguished people.
The Media train which WAS on its way
10 that city, left that place at .. 30 A ".
stopping at various points along The
route for LIE purpose of taking on pas
engerS. Il was m de up OF u baggage
car and three day coaches, the first be-
ing the smoker. The second and third
We're we'll filled.
Since the first of the year, owing TO
Ju6 enlargement DSlEg lnliS ~ the
Broad Street Station the old West Ches.
ter Railroad depot, at Thirty first and
Chestnut streets has been utilized as the
point of arrival and departure Of plsseu-
gers over the West Chester II )ad. T.
gain access TO the dep0s it is nlo5ssl.j
to cross the tracks Of the Philadelphia
WILMINGTON aud Baltimore Ra'lrpal
in nOrthwesterly direction the route
of the latter tending nOrtheastwardly
towards the bridge over the Schuyki!l at
Market street. The Media train bad
just left South Street Station and was
crossing the tracks at the junction when
the Washington special hove in sight
around the curve near the Almsh ouse
lane and in auo her moment dash ID into
the front end OF the middle of the hIee
cars of the local.
The force of the blow threw all the
occupants of the demolished car from
their seats, aud hurled against the
opposite side where they lay wedged in
by the seats, which had been torn up
and piled upon them.
Men women and children, ali more or
less injured were dragged from beneath
the seats and carried to the University
and Presbyterian Hospital ambulances
and the twenty first District patrol
wagon, which stood beside the tracks.
Those nearest the end of the car whe~a
all the victims met death were the vol.
injured.