The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
RAnwAx waEck VICTIMS.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22-The southern
express on the Pennsylvania railroad,
which left at 1910 o. clock this morning,
collided with an accommodation train neal
the South street station in West PhSla-
delphis. Three cars OF the accommodation
train were wrecked Five persons were
killed and fifteen others were injured.
The express was made mp entirely Of
heavy Pullmsns, and the light passenger
cars were hurled fifty feet from the track.
broken and smashed, by the terrible force
OF the blow
The screams and shrieks Of the unfortu-
nate people pinned down beneath the
broken timberS of the wrecked cars speed
lily attracted an excited crowd 10 the scene,
and the work of extricsting the injured
passengers was soon accomplished. The
injured were hurried TO hospital The
killed are Mr.. and Mrs E l. Minzer OF
Media, Miss Mary Z. Reeves of Media, Rev.
James Walkers OF Lenni, and Fireman
MoCord, who died while being removed to
his home. None Of the Injured are fatally
hurt.
The passengers on the express train
rendered what aid they could 20 the in
1ured. but no one was more energetic
than OOu ugressman Bslknap of Michigan.
He did splendid service In Tesculng the
wounded and caring for the dead. Several
other names have been added 70 the lisS Of
injured, but their hurts are not serious.
Oteers, whose names canuot be learned,
had their injuries dressed at the hospital
ana then departed. Congressman Robin
son of Pennsylvania, who was on the
express train, said that it was miracluo
that so many OF the people on the accom-
mediation escaped alive, considering the
force with which the trains collidea-
The president was on 9 special lCaiu fol
lowing the express. His train Was delay
ed about half an hour and then proceeded
to New York
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 22-At l O'Clock
this afternoon. al east-bound passenger
train on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aud
Chicago road was wrecked near here by a
broken rail The smoking car and the
first car rolled down rfteen-foOt en-
bankment. The most severely injured
were the following:
J. w. Young OF Fort Wayne, leg broken.
DR.. White Of Lsude Ind, head hurt
Susan SCrayer. head hurt.
Mrs. w. p. Orr's little child, head In
jured.
Mrs. Sunetta of Greene, Iud., head in
jured.
j. a Peterson of Warsaw, Ind, mail
clerk. head injured.
Mrs. Schaffer of Columbia City.
Mrs. j. a. Rough or Chicago, leg and
back hurt.
JOnu NSlSeu DStGef OF an " eTL, u,
freight conductor. The exteat Of bis iu-
juries are not known, but his head and
knee are hurt.
Conductor Fennell OF Fort Wayne, bad
scalp wound
The wounded were brought to Fort
Wayne, where they were cared for at their
homes or sC the hospitals.
LINCOLN, Nrb., Feb 22-Twelve stock
men were injured in collision on the
Burlington road three miles east of here
early this morning. The men were riding
in the cabOose. The third section OF the
stock train was waiting at a station TO
meet a west bound train, when an east
bound train came laundering along Be
fore the engineer saw the standing ira
IL was too late TO AVOID collision. lie
reversed his engine and jumped. Tue
trains came together kuUcklng this pilot
off the engine and smashing six cars.
Seven of the most severely hurt were
brought to this city and their injuries
were dressed. None of them is thought 70
be seriously hurt.