The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-13
REMARKABLE WRECK.
An Accident to a Lehigh Valley
Train While Going at a
Rapid Speed.
THREE CARS DERAILED |!
TWO OF THEM WERE T0PPLED OVER
AN EMBANKMENT A DISTANCE
OF THIRTY FEET.
Yet Not One of the Fifty Passengers
Was Killed and None Were Dam
gerOuSly Injured-A Car
Wheel Broke.
THREE CARS DERAILED

A most remarkable accident occurred
on the Lehigh Valley railroad, between
Hazleton and Lofty, shortly after six
O'Clock last evening. Notwithstanding
there were about fifty passengers ON the
train that figured in the accident and two
of the cars went over the thirty-foot EN-,
bankment, no one was killed or danger,
ously injured.
The train was No. %, Cal. Gouldner
conductor, and drawn by engine No 53S,
in charge of Engineer William Arner.
1t was bound from Wilkes Barre and due
here at S:25.
The train, which was composed of three
cars and engine, was running at fast
rate of speed when a wheel of the
front truck of the middle coach broke
This coach was stopped with great shock
and thrown crosswise upon the track. 1t
pulled the front coach from the engine,
breaking the coupling and it went
tumbling over the thirty foot EN- bank.
ment to the left of the track. The rear car
went over the EN- mbankment to the right
of the track. Engineer Arner ran his
locomotive for some distance. He did
not know the exact nature of the accident.
He knew the coupling of the first car had
parted and kept his engine on the run so
that the cars would not run it When
he saw the cars were not following he
went back to the wreck.
Notwithstanding the awful shock and
the tumbling of two of the cars none of
the fifty or more passengers were injured
to an extent to cause fear of fatal results.
Mr. and Mrs. j. 2. Welsh, of Blooms
burg, and Miss Francis Petrikin, nurse,
were about the worst injured, but it is
said they will be fully recovered within a
few days. Mrs. Welsh was injured
around the hips by being pinned under
pieces of the wreck. These three were
taken to Pottsville, They were bound for
that place with the intention OF leaving
for Philadelphia this morning.
The remainder of the injured were
taken to Lofty and received attendance
from medical and relief force sent there
from Delano.
Among the victims was little girl who
received blow on the chest from a watt eI
cooler that was thrown from its fastening.
rhe child received a serious crush, but
will recover. A Polish passenger having
no arms had miraculous escape. He
was found pinned under the wreckage on
the track, but uninjured None of the
passengers were bound for Shenandoah
Conductor Gouldner was collecting
tickets and had just stepped from the
second to the third car when the accident
happened. He received a crushing abou
the ribs and was badly scratched, yet h'
was able to assist in removing and re
lieving the rest of the injured.
A train was made up to take the pas
sengers who were able to continue theil
travels and it passed westward through
town at 12:45 O'Clock this morning. UL
to noon today all trains bound from
Delano to Hszleton were run via tn,
Black Creek Junction route. Shortl,
after noon the wreckage was cleare
away and the Lofty line was re-opened.