New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-23
DEATH RODE ON ICY RAILS.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED IN A COLLISION IN
PHILADELPHIA.
TIE WASHINGTON EXPRESS ON THE pEyNsyI.
FANIA CRASHES INTO AN ACCOMMODATION
THE ENGINEER COULD NOT STOP
THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN

rehh., accommodation train, from the central
division OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore road, at Southst. station, in this city
at ld:S5 o'clock this morning. Three cars of
the accommodation train were wrecked and four
people were killed. Fifteen others were injured
none dangerously. Following are the names of
the killed aid injured:
THE KILLED
MINTzER, E. L., Of Media Penn.
MlNTZER, Mrs F.. L., Of Media Penn
REEVES Miss Maria r. OF Media, Penn.
WALKER, the Rev. James, OF Lenni Penn.
THE INJURED.
ARMOUR, A. r., Of Media.
ARMOUR Mary G., Of Morton.
HAINES, George W., OF Media, Penn.
HlLLBORN Miss Rachel, OF Swarthmorcs
HUNTREY j. H., Of Swarthmore.
KARCHER, Miss Kate OF Morton.
LEWIS, Miss Lille NJ.
LlNDERMUTH. Mrs. w. H., Of Morton.
McALEEF, Francis, Of Clifton Heights.
PURCHASE, II. w, OF Lansdowne.
SERVAN Harry; school-boy, his residence unknown.
TURNER, George.
WALKER Mrs. James, wife OF the Rev James Walker
who wac killed.
wIZEMAN. the Rev. Jacob, Of Clifton Heights.
ZANE, Miss Gencvieve, OF Swarthmorc, Penn.
Ihe President was OIL a special train follow
Ing the express. His train was delayed about
half an hour and then went on to New-York.
The accommodation train was crossing switch
to pull into South-st station. All the cars but the
last one had crossed when the express came rushing
down the track and struck the local passenger
that upon the switch full in the mild
The express was made up entirely Of heavy
Pullmans and the light passenger car was hurled
fifty feet from the track, broken and smashed
by the terrible force of the blow.
The tracks of the Central Division and the
main Zine cross at this point the trains on the
former running into the Thirty second and Chest
nut-st station, and those on the latter running
into Broadst station. The accommodation had
the right of way, the express being blocked, but
owing to the slippery condition of the tracks the
engineer of the express unable to control his
train.
The express train escaped injury and the cngi-
neer Immediately stopped his train. The crash
Of the trains and the screams and shrel<s Of the
unfortunate people pinned down beneath thu
broken tmbers of the wrecked car speedily at
tracted an excited crowd to the scene The
Twenty first District Police Station is but few
squares from the place where the accident occurred.
and squad of officers were soon on the scene
The work of cxtricating the injured passengers
soon accomplished. The hurt were hurried TO
the University Hospital, two blocks away AMI
their injuries attended TO.
No one on the express injured and the
engine was damaged slis shtly that it proceeded
10 New-iork with the train half hour after
ward, when the tracks had been cleared. The
killed and injured were confined to the third car
Of the accommodation, and this was completely
wrecked.
The Rev James Walker. one Of the victims Of
the disaster was the rector OF Calvary Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Roc:dale. Delaware County.
near Lcnn Station. where he he'd lived for a
dozen years. He ifty-iivc years DID, and
was we'll and iavorably known by the clcrsym"n
Of the diocese. Mr.. Walker and his wife occn-
pied a seat in the centre OF the passenger coach
on the side where the collision occurred, with Mr..
Walker occupying 'hc scat next 10 the window
and when the cash came he was instantly Kill d
iy a SILVER from the side OF the car. which struck
him in the stomach, discmbowcllins hin. Mr'.
Walker was thrown from hn seat by the collision
ard dashed against the rails II the seat on the
opposite side Of the car, and received d severe
scalp wound 1t was also stated at the University
Hospital whittier she was removed that she hah
all 0 sustained internal Injuries.
Edward l.. Mntzcr, il , who was instah'!
killed, was ABOUT forty-ilvc years ola, ana was
the trust officer of the Real Estat. in',,tncn,
Company, Of this city The death OF HiI. Miil,nr Mr'
was outright, Ids head being actually Scvrrri
from his body Mrs. Mintzcr, who waa sI,tihI SIN
! tx his side in the car. WAS also instantly khc''
and her head severed from her body. 1hcir 'ch-
/
Miss Maria p Reeves, Of Media. the fourth
victim, was aiken out Of the wreck alive a!n
nlaccd tendcrly in an ambulance connected wlth
the University IIospitab but she dc1 before
| reaching that institution. o.
number Of prominent persons were pas
senacrs on the express train, among them ton-
gressmcn Dngley, Robinson and l'nltnap, cN-AS-
sistant Postmaster General F,anl. latton senator
| Washburn Major John II. Carson and | H.
painter, wcll-known Washington correspondents.
All rendered what aid they could to the lnlnrcl t
nasecnocrs Mrs Mintzcr's head severed from
her body left on the & ro"dway a Ihr rcr'
Sngr' nan Bclknap tcndery picked it up and pnccI
it by the body. Congressman Robinson, o.
Media. said it was miraculous that so many
ncrsons on the accommodation escaped alive, con
sidering the force with which the trains came
several Of those on the express train who hoi
loft Washington for Ncw-York with the object
Of Of witnessing the nnfurling Of the American
FAC on the steamship New-lork wcr, so over
no. h,. tho distressing scenes and terrible suffer
inas Of the nurc@ that they abandoned th,lT
,bis afternoon The train having the l'i"sl-
Dental party was DELAYED only short tl,nr !, !,
| T,,In way below the scene OF the wreck. anu IL
| hon vent on to Ncw-York.