The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-17
Fatal AEAD.ON Collision
Terrible Wreck Upon One Of the
Pennsylvania Branches.
EXPRESS MEETS WATER TRAIN
From Confusion OF Orders Two Trains
Meet in Fog in Deep Cut-Both
Engines Demolished and Train.
men Terribly MOnglcd.

Altoona. Pa, Oct. 16.--In the head-on
collision which occurred between pas
senger train No. 904 and a water train
on the Holldaysburg branch railroad,
at the southern edge of this city this
morning, two men We're killed outright,
one was fatally injured and Is now
dying at the Altoona hospital, and ten
others were severely wounded in va
rious ways.
List Of the Killed.
W. F. Wood of Henrietta, fireman of the
passenger train
man or the water train.
Those Severely Wounded.
David Arthur. of Henrietta. engineer of
the passenger train: badly scalded
and hurt about the body. His injuries
are likely TO prove fatal.
Henry Blackburn, OF Altoona, engineer Of
the water train; cut about the head
George Tate. of Altoona, fireman of the
water train; badly bruised about the
body.
toona, left arm bady bruised by being
knocked against a seat.
Benjamin Weyandt, of Roaring Spring. a
passenger; middle finger OF right hand
cut OF.
William Jones, of Rurket Station slight
the door of one of the cars on the pas
senger train.
Harvey Barnett. of Altoona, conductor of
water train: cut about the head.
Mail Clerk BOssler, OF Henrietta. back
badly hurt.
Baggagemaster Daniel Hoover. of Roar
ing Spring. cut and bruised by being
thrown against milk cnas
Harry Cox, of Hollidaysburg, left hand
cut.
William DufYey, of Burket Station
bruised about the body.
Several other persons on the passen-
ger train, whose names could not be
learned, were slightly injured by broken
glass.
Where the trains came together there
is deep cut. and the fog was so dense
that ii was impossible to see over % or
so feet ahead Of the engine. The cause
of the accident will not be definitely
known until the railroad officials inVes-
tigate the matter. 1t seems, however.
that the trouble sprung from confu-
sion of orders.
Fireman Good was caught and in
stantly killed. He was horribly mutt
lated. His right leg and both arms
were torn from the trunk and the lever
of the throttle passed through his head.
Brakeman Woodring. Of the water
train. was buried under the tank of the
engine and instantly killed. His head
and both legs were severed from his
body.
When the collision occurred. the pas
sengers on the north-bound train were
given lively shaking up. but, FORUM
ately. none was seriously injured.
Many were bruised by being knocked
against the seats and cut by flying
glass.
Both Locomotives Demolished.
Both locomotives were demolished
and the parts piled in heap. None of
the passenger coaches left the track.
burt three of them had most OF the
glass in the doors and windows broken.
The front end of the mail cars was also
stove in.
The three front cars Of the water
train were badly wrecked After the
passengers had recovered from the
shock of the accident everybody set
about trying to rescue the injuredl 1t
was difficult to reach the unfortunates
In the wreck on account Of the escaping
steam from the locomotives.
Engineer Arthur was found pinioned
between the boiler and tank Of his en-
gine. The hot water and steam from
the engine were pouring over him, and
he was crying for help. Finally he was
rescued, but his injuries were terrible.
He was speedily removed to the hos
pital, where he is dying. His worst in
Jury Is a laceration of the left lung.
The scalding and burning his body suf-
fered form another serious phase OF the
case There Is hardly portion or his
body or limbs but Is burned.