The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-31

tened two souls into eternity and
brought. aflliction 20 hundreds of
Others.
r., THE CAUSE.
On tho east side of the road stands
u new ffnre house built very near to
The railrbsd so that it is impossible
TO SEQ a Train until ono is almost on
tue traFs No one on the sled
heard alH whistle until the engine
was ruthing through the sled.
Nhethet The sigma! was given before
no one hds boon able to ascertain
positively, II Tine signal was given
no one cAuld hear il on account of
the iingllng OF the bell, and every
body w'Is strapped up SO that they
could hes sr nothing.
THE bNDrr1oN or THE INJURED.
The injured persons are getting Il
long MS well as can be expected.
The circulation has been started in
Mr.. Potter's lett hand and he i,
able to move his tingeys u little.
This gives the hope that his hand
can be sfved and iustiiies his friends
IN the HOPE OF saving his life Miss
Mollie Bbrns is resting we'll consil
ering hey injuries. Her arm had to
be reset Ed. VI. Hummels face is
considerably swollen and he had a
very seripus time of it on Saturday.
but his ase is not considered dan.
gerous, but he has great deal of
pain. his face and head are swol- |
len andfts eyes are closed on nc.
count of the swelling.
Mrs. Chas. p. Ulrich in addition
to o cracked rib, has one rib broken
near the spine. She is not able to |
raise her head from the pillow and |
suffers a sreat deal.
Mrs. " 's,cel is improving very
fapidiy. 6r. Hartman, who thought /
he was not injured, found that his
lower limb was pierced. His leg il
stiff but is mending rapidly. Annie |
Potter and Lottia Eby are on n fair
way to recovery. Miss Eby's face
b ears two large spots and her eyes
are pretty black. Many of the 9th.
ers who suffered no physical injury
were prostrated from nervous ex-
element. Even some who were mt
the party but travelled in single con.
yeyances, We're weighed down with
grief and excitement.
ADDITIONAL INToRNATIoN.
We CLEAN from members of the
unfortunate party some notes which
we append.
Mrs. A. w. Smith and Carrie Hen.
tricks remained on the sled while
the train passed and were not in
ured.
DIR Hartman and others were
thrown quite distance into the
lir. 1t is thought that those who
sat on the left side of the sled after
rising to Jump off. were throwu be-
tween the sled and the train. The
sled, being struck Mt the front end,
was dragged about ten feet.
Prof, II. Lloyd Schroyer sat right
behind the drivers who were killed
and his escape without scratch is
While the train was laundering
past, 4, w. Smith aud II. Lloyd !
'chroyer were the only ones on
heir feet.
THE FUNERAL.
On Tuesday the funeral day for
he Romigs opened with drowsly
alling snow In fact the snow fell
o slowly and mournfully that it
eemed nature itself was weeping
. unison with the sadness OF the
lour. The day became bright to-
'ard noon and people from all parts
I the County poured into Selins-
rove. Tie Chief Burgess, G.. G.
Vagenseller, issued an edict that
4 consequence of the public calami-
y that had befallen the town, two
ltizens killed and many injured, all
torres should be closed from ~ NJ.
D 2. Nj. The mandate struck a
opular chord and was universally
beyed. Owing to the false alarm,
be Ref ormed Courch was consider
d unsafe and the funeral services
ERE held in the town hall.
Long before one o'clock the time
OF for the funeral large numbers of
riends went TO the house of mourn
az. The Odd Fellows, of which the
on was member, the G.. A. II. TO
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