The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-17
TWO ENGINES TELESCOPED.
TWO MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL
BADLY INJURED.


One of the Trains Rushing Like the
Wind to Make Up Time When IL
Crashed Into the Rear of One in
Front of It-One of the Men Killed
Literally Crushed TO Pieces and
the other Mashed out of All SEM
bIance to a Human Body.
Altoona. Pa. Oct. 16-The water famlns
I'm this city is responsible for bad wreck,
the loss of two and probably three lives.
and the serious injury Of several train
men and passengers.
The wreck occurred on the Holidays
burg branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad
at Allegheny furnace, at the southeru
end Of this city, this morning at $40
O'clock
At the time stated a train Of tank cars,
which had beens out on the branch road
for load of water. crossed over swltcn.
then stopped for the brakeman 70 prop
erly set the switch for the Henrietta pas
senger train, which was closely following.
Before the water train could be rightly
got in motion again, the passenger train.
which was running eight minutes late and
trying TO make up time, came dashine-
around a sharp curve in dense fog and
into the engine of the water train. whicn
engine was at the rear OF the train, and
acting as a pusher.
The two engines were comDieteIv teIes-
coped ana when the shock was over were
standing on their fire boxes with the front
Mheels locked together high in the air.
Inc shock was terrific one and all the
passengers were thrown about in the most
Nloient manner, scarcely any escaping
without without some injury, but none OF the pas
The trainmen did not escape so fortun-
atey ); .. Woodring Of Tyrone an en-
| glneer, but at the time acting as front
brakeman on the water train. was caughe
/ between two water tanks and literally
crushed TO pieces. He leaves a wife and
Fireman w. r. Good Of the passenger
| train was caught I'm the wreck Of his en-
| slne ana was crushed almost out Of human
/ resemblance. His home was at Henrietta
IN ADDITION to the fatal injury to En-
Blneer Arthur a number OF other per-
SJlis were badly hurt They are:
and arms
George Tate of Altoona. fireman Of the
| body
Passenger Conductor James Davis OF
Alto3na, left arm badly bruised by being
knocked against a seat.
Benjamin Wyandt Of Roaring Springs.
passenger finger OF right hand cut on.
William Jones Of Burketston silently
Injured by being knocked through the
door OF one Of the cars on the passenger
Harvey Barnett Of Altoona, conductors
| Of water train, cut about the head
| Mall Clerk BOssler Of Henrietta, back
/ badly hurt
Baggage Master Daniel Hoover Of Roar
/ ing Springs, cut and bruised by being
| thrown against milk cans. -ra'
| Harry Cox Of Hollidaysburg, left hand
| cut.
William Duffey of Burlxet Station. bruis-
/ ed about the body.
Several other passengers on the passen-
/ ger train whose names could not be learn
ed were slightly injured by the broken
| glass.
The trains came together In a deep cut
and the fog was so dense that II was i'm
| possible to see over rs or - feet ahead OF
| the engine. The cause will not be de-
/ hnitely known until the railroad officials
| investigate the matter. It Is evident, how
| ever, that the accident was due to a con-
/ fict of orders.
| Fireman Good was instantly killed His
/ right leg and trunk was mutilated.
| brakeman Woodring, OF the water train.
| was also instantly killed His head and
/ both legs were severed from his body
| Engineer Arthur was found pinioned be-
i tween the boiler and the tank Of his en-
| gine The water and steam were pouring
| over him and he was crying for help. FL
/ nally he was rescued. but his injuries
were terrible. He was speedily removed
| TO the hospital, where he is dying His
worst injury Is a laceration Of the left
| lung. There Is hardly portion Of his body
or limbs unhurt