The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-31
THERE ARE HOPES FOR THE AFFLICTED DOUBLE FUNERAL
OF THE ROMIGS SELINSGROyE IN MOURNING

The most terrible disaster that
ever befel any Snyder county peo
pie was recorded last Friday morn
ing at $40 o clock at Kreamer sta.
ton. A. sleighing party of fifteen
persons from Selinsgrove were re.
turning from this place where they
had spent the greater part of the
night in social festivities. The sled
was drawn by 4 mules driven by
Chas. A. Romig and his father,
Isaac ID. Romig. While crossing
the S. & l.. Railroad at Kreamer, a
full speed west bound freight train
struck the sledinst behind the mules
or near the drivers seat. The ton.
que With the mules was on one side
offhe train while the sled and its
occupants were on the other side,
except that the drivers We're right
jim frontof the engine. Chas. Romig
the dSivsiy aged about "a. with bis
,.s!Eci. wcroy Killed outfieht. Tie
sons skull was fractured and brok-
en- open so that it was necessary TO
remove the brain. The fathers
body showed no signs of physical in
jury but he died almost instantly.
Death was probably due to heart
failure caused by fright. II. Lloyd
Shroyer and probably others jumped
from the sled before the crash came.
The train gave the sled n sudden
jerk throwing some out while others
in their desperate effort to get out
and save their lives had thrown
themselves into greater peril. The
engines with their puii's and suorts
had but passed and the long train
was yet to follow. Here lay the
wreckage, consisting of mangled,
bleeding bodies of lifelong friends
while the shrieks of women and the
cries of the most stout hearted men
were drownded by the laundering
noise OF the train. The lamentations
were heart-rending in the extrume.
or all the torture, agony, misery,
anguish, distress aud grief suffered
by this Inflated party no human ton
que can tell nor human heart con
ceive. Darkness prevailed. No one
knew how many dead bodies would
be found when the train had pass
ed. Every moment seemed an hour
aud fate withits interchangeable course
threatened death to all of them.
The engineers eXerted every avail
able means TO check the speed of the
train, but il ran more than its full
length before it could be stopped.
As soon as possible one engine was
dispatched to this place and one to
Selinsgroye to summon medical aid.
Drs. Hassinger and Mohn of this
place and Drs. B. Il. and +. j. Wag-
enseller of Selinsgrove were brought |
TO the scene of the accident. Dur
ng the interim the dead and injured |
we're carried into Mr.. Gordon's house
which became veritable hospitable.
The uniniured made every effort to
save their friends and to relieve
hem from suffering.
THE DEAD.
Charles Romig, aged "a, who was
killed was q christian young man.
de was always industrious and sober
md at the time of his sudden death
was consistent member of the Re
ormed Church and Sabbath School
It Selinsgrove. Isaac ID. Romig,
lged 90, was a frugal and an active
armer. His wife. Mrs. Romig is a
weak, nervous woman and it is still
cared that the news of the death of
,er husband and son may be too
much for her. There are four sons
way from home,--two in North
Iarolina. one in Philadelphia and