Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-23
FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS.
A Number Of People Killed Outright
Many Seriously Injured.
TBy teIerraph TO thu Dlxpstcnt

PRrADELpHrA. February 22.--The south
crn express on the Penneylvania railroad
which left Broad-Street Station at i0.2)
this morning. collided with the Morton
(Ps.) accommodation train near South
Street Station, West Philadelphia. Three
cars of the accommodation train were
wrecked and five persons killed. Twelve
Others were injured. Tho names of ths
killed aud wounded are not yet learned.
The injured have been removed TO the
Presbyterian Hospital.
A rumor gained wide circulation that the
special train bearing President Harrison
from Washington 10 New YORK was one ot
the trains in collision. This however,
was untrue. The Presidents special passed
through here for New YORK about OF
schedule time.
LATER.-It was tho north-boilnd south.
ern express from Washington for Now
YORK that crashed into the Morton accom-
modation. from the Central Dl -lsion ot
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and bSltl-
more road. Tho local tram was crosNngs
switch 60 pull into South-Street Stacon.
All the cars but the last one had crcss'i.
when the express came rushing doVp che
track and struck the local psssenger-car
that was upon the switch full IN tho mid
die. The express was made up entirely ot
heavy Pullman yestibuled cars, and she
light passenger-car was hurled htty feet
from the track and broken and smashed
10y the terrible force of the blow: The
express train escaped injury and tho en-
eineer Immediately stopped sis train. lhs
Twenty first District POlce-Station IL but
few squares from tho place where tho ac-
cident occurred. and a squad OF officers
was soon on the scene aud the work OF ex-
Treating the injured passengers was soon
accomplished. The killed and injured
were confined 10 the third car OF the ac-
cOmmodatiOn, and this was completely
wrecked. Four persons were kilieI AMI
ten injured. OF the injured none are dan
gerously hurt.
Killed; MIR. and Mrs. T.. J.. Miner. II
Media: Miss Maria Read, or Media, ani
Rev. James Walker. of Lenn.
The injured were all residents ot sub
urban places.
COUPLE DEcAPITArED.
Both Mintzer and hls wife were decspi-
tated. Their i0-year-oli son. sitting IN O
sea- with his mother. was unhurt
THE PRESIDENT DELArED.
The President was on o special train
following tho express. His tram VAS de-
laved about half an hour and then pro-
ceeded 10 New York.
The accident happened at 1898 o'clock.
The tracks of the Central division and the
main line cross at the point, the former
trains running into the Thirty.second and
Chestnut-Street station and the lattor
running into Broad. Street station. Tho
/ accommodation had tho right OF way, tho
express being blocked, but owing 90 thu
| slippery condition OF the tracks the engi-
neer OF the express was unable 10 control
| his train and the locomotive crashed into
! the accommodation. No one on the ex-
press was injured. end the engine wa,
damaged so slightly that 1t proceeded 10
New York with the train halt an hour
afterward. when the track bad been
cleared.
THREE MEN KILLED.
REApING, Pa, February ga wreck oc.
Cured on the Peunsylvania (Schuylkill
Nallev) road between Phpnixville and
Spring City last night. 4 shifting engine
gong east with an empty tram OF forty
coal cars coliided with an extra freight
running west about one and q half miles
west OF Spring City. Tho shifting engine
was totally demolished, and both engines
lay on their sides with fourteen coal-cars
completely broken up. Watson Weller.
John Dennis. and Waiter Brunner. employ
ed by the company az Spring CITY, wers
riding on the shifting engine on their way
home 20 NorrletOwu. Weller aud Dennis
were killed. Fireman McCoId aud flag-
man Davis, of tho shitti9g-cnglne crow.
we're seriously injured. John Forester,
tho engineer Of tho shiiter. was also badly
hurt. McCord died while being removed
/ TO his home. The accident was tho result
/ of a misunderstanding OF orders.
oSE KILLED: TWENTY SJUsKDes
FoRr WAYSr, ND, February %. u hs
sst-bOund maIl aud express train o. rho
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and ChlcaGo . rail-
road, due here at 1920 o'clock, was wreck.
ed two miles east of Columbia City. Ind,
about 1880 o'clo3k to-day by a broken rail.
The engine. mail aud baggage cars passed
over the broken rail safely. The last two
cars Of the train wero precipltated down
an embankmant twenty feet high. the cars
turning completely over and being badly
wrecked. j. ". parrimore. OF Hebron.
| Ind. was killed, and twenty persons wera
! injured, of whom twO-One r.. mail clerk
and tho other a railroad employ es-ars
likely 10 die.