The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-02
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Msny Accidents Reported-Is One 90 Tss-
Two Brnksmen Were KuIed.

AanV Accidents Hen0rted-tn One OF Ihew
Two Brnksmsn Were KnIed.
wnKEsBIRRR. Doc. LII the Lohieh strik.
continues an organized effort will have to b.
made to feed hundreds OF miners and theli
families Many are already suffering from
hunger. There is no change in tho strike cit.
uation to-day. and largo number Of non.
union men around in town this morning we're
closeted with the railroad oflclals The com.
pany will get rid Of the Incompetent help as
fast as possible. They are causing a great
deal OF trouble and much loss to the conn any
To-day no less than FIVE wrecks were report
ed between White Haven and this city. The
FIRST occurred this morning at North Wilkes
barre. A freight train leaving wilkesbarre
about midnight remained intact until II
reached a place near the Conyngham coal
breaker where the two last cars parted from
the train. This escaped the notice OF the crew.
The train sped on and lett the two cars stand
Ing on the main line. passenger train ~. due
leave until about 8 o'clock. Going at good
speed 1t crashed into tho two freight cars. The
engine. with the two cars were wreck ed COM
pletely and the fireman severely injured The
road curves at that place very much. aud the
eG Soon S0u Mfte nof Ssoct this afternoon engine
3p4 stopped Mt Gracednle to take water. En-
CINE 4U2 came along running at the rate OF
tho oaboose attached TO Jvl. Two brakemen.
whose names were Nelson and Mctabe, were
the body Of one OF the men was burned up.
The strikers held scored meeting this
afternoon. The Press Gommittee said there
assertions had been reported Five non-unon
men Joined the strikcre to-day. Chief Wilkin-
son Of the Brotherhood OF Trainmen is still In
the city. but he refuses to BIO interviewed.
EAsToN. Pa. Dec. The Lehigh company
moNnE It's Trans ns, fs ~ csr because OF "a
cause trouble. Last night n train was delayed
nearly two hours on the Delaware bridge be-
cause nearly al the coupling pins had been
sSSiFRvii VIII n. j.. Dec. IA wreck occurred
near Bloomsbury station on tho Lchigh Valley
Railroad about 10 o'clock Tonight. About
O:45 o'clock the engineer OF n heavily loaded
coal train going east got orders at Bloomsbur
to take the siding Tor a fast cast bound ex-
The express passed. and thon Joseph John
son. one of the green hrakemen, ran, ahead Of
the coal train to open the switch. lie did so.
but at the samc time threw oIcn the cross
en TO snG
on the engine. but was thrown under the
wheels and was killed.
way across the west-hound track. n heavy
west-bound coal train came rushing down the
steep grade at this point ana plunged into II.
:, Both engineers lumped and saved their
lives. The engines came together with fear
fnl crash and both are total wrecks Coal cars
were piled up. blocking both tracks. and coal
was scattered over the road for a quarter OF o
mile. The tracks are badly torn UP. The con-
ductor Of the coal train. who is also green
III / ever succeed in getting through this
have had no end OF trouble with the green
men on this trim
The Length Valley wreck ing trains have Just
been sent for, ut IL will DO morning before
even one track Is clear.
At Landsdown two big Lehgh Valley en-
gines were burned out to-day by green men
and had TO he towed to phillirsburgh. A bad
accident was narrowly averted in south Easton
this morning when ,n disabled engine: after
ing 1t and flying down the steep grade across
the Delaware River bridge in the South Eastop
yard plunged into a side tracked freight train.
NEwhRE. Dec. LIT was learned to-day that
an east-hound Lehigh Valley freight train
salt meadows at East Drills. near here. last
evening. A switch was set wrong. and the
train run oil on a siding. but was stopped In
switch was thrown with tho intention OF
wrecking the train. or whether 1t was set
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