Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-17
A FATAL WRECK.
A Passenger Train Runs Into Water Train With Disastrous Results-A Num-
 Der of People Wounded.

Altoona Pa., Oct. 16.-The water fam inc in this city is responsible for a bad
 wreck, the loss of two and probably three lives and the serious injury of several trainmen and passengers. The wreck occurred on the Hollidaysburg branch of the Pennsylvania railroad at Ale gheny furnace at the southern end of the, city this morning at $40 o'clock. At the time state a train of tank cars which had been out on the branch road for a load of water crossed over a switch, then stopped for the brakeman to properly set the switch for the Henrietta passenger train, which was closely following. Be- fore the water train could be rightly got ten in motion again the passenger train which was running eight minutes late and trying to make up time, came dash ing around sharp curve in a dense fog and into the engine of the water train, which engine was 1t the rear of the train as a pusher. The two engines were com pletely telescoped and when the shock was over they were standing on their fire boxes, with the front wheels locked together high in the air. The shock was a terrible one and all the passengers were thrown about in the most violent manner scarcely any escaping without some in jury, but none of the passengers sus- tained fatal injury. The trainmen did not escape so fortunately. J. L. Wood ring of Tyrone, an engineer, but at the time acting as front brakeman on the water train, was caught between two wa ter tanks and literally crushed to pieces. He leaves a widow and two children Fireman G. H. Good of the passenger train was caught in the wreck of his en- zine and was crushed almost out of hu-
 man resemblance. His home was at Hem rietta. Engineer David Arthur of the passenger train, also of Henrietta, re- ceived fatal injuries and was taken to
 the hospital He has large family
 In addition to the fatal injury to En- gineer Arthur a mum Der of other persons
 were badly hurt. They are: Henry
 Blackburn of Altoona, engineer of the water train, cut about the head and arms; George Tate of Altoona, fireman of the water train, badly bruised about the body; Passenger Conductor James Davis of Altoona, left arm badly bruised. being knocked against a seat; Beniamin Want of Roaring Springs. a passenger. right hand cut off; William Jones of Bur ketston. slightly injured by being knocked through the door of one of the cars of the passenger train; Harvey Bar nett of Altoona, conductor of the water train, cut about the head; Mail Clerk
 Bosslcr or Henrietta, back badly hurt; Baggage Master Daniel Hoover of Roar ing Springs, cut and bruised by being thrown against milk cans; Harry Cox of Hollidaysburg, left hand cut; William Duffcy of Burket station. bruised about the body.
 Several other passengers of the pas- senger train whose names could not be learned were slightly injured by the broken glass. The trains came together in deep cut and the fog was so dense that it was impossible to see over 25 or
 30 feet ahead of the engine. The cause
 will not be definitely known until rail- road officers investigate the matter. It is evident, however, that the accident was due to a confiiction of orders
 Engineer Arthur was found pnioned between the boiler and tank of his engine The water and steam were pouring over him and he was crying for help. Finally
 he was rescued. but his injuries were terrible. He was speedily removedto the hospital. where he is dying. His worst injrrJ is a islceration of the left lung. There is hardly portion of his body or limbs nnhurt.