The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11

Lancaster Pa, August ia runa-
way trolley car on the Columbia and
Donegal railway last night killed seven
persons and injured fifty more. The car
was returning to Columbia from
Chickies Park, when the brake rigging
broke while descending a steep grade.
There were about ninety passengers
aboard who became panic stricken when
they saw the car was beyond control. The
NIL was a long one and every moment
the runaway gathered additional speea
until it is estimated by those ON hoard
that it was running fully mile minute
when it struck sharp curve and left the
track.
1t ran across the turnpike running
parallel with the trolley road and struck
against Il tree and then toppled over into
n deep ditch, being turned upside down.
Those who escaped injury or were only
slightly wounded crawled from the
wreckage coveredswith the blood of their
more unfortunate fellow passengers, and
at once began the work of rescue
The shricks of the wounded and the
pleadings cf some of the more seriously
wounded to he killed to put them out of
thelr misery was most pitiabe To add
to the horror of the situation there was
no light OF any kind until some time
after the wreck
The first body taken out was that of
Henry Smith, an iron worker of Column
bia, who had been instantly killed by
piece OF wood which pierced his head
Adam Foehlinger the motorman, was
found Il few moments later under the car.
having been crushed to death, and nearby
him was William Pinkerton a Columbia
boy, who had met a similar fate
Chief Burgess H. II. Heise, OF Column
bla, who had been riding on the rear
platform, jumped few moments before
the car left the track, and his lifeless
body was found quarter of mile
away, his neck having been broken.
William NJ. Metzger, of Columbia, had
both legs crushed so badly that he had
to have them amputated and he died a
few hours later.
William j. Ludlow, of Seagirt, n. j
manager of the Atlantic Fish Company.
was so badly injured that he died shortly
! alter having been removed to the Column
| ba Hospital.
Miss Elsie Fitzgerald, of Lancaster,
had the left side of her head crushed and
died ut o clock this morning.
Those most seriously injured are as fol-
lows Mary and Alice Bradley, Philadel-
| phia, cut and bruised about the body;
John Carlson, Columbia. n leg broken:
| Samuel Wike, Columbia, ribs broken and
| IduIN NuN. T. bpIll L, lIuBCSStf, I.dnCnS~
ter, shoulder crushed and cut about the
the body; William Stautfer, Lancaster,
cut on head, serious; Maggie Conley,
Columbia, shoulder dislocated, cut on
head. arm broken; Mrs. Mary Stauffer,
Lancaster, head and body injured; Ben
| iamin Wolfe, Columbia, leg rib and
wrist broken; Charles Rhinehart Column
bia, arm and hip injured Mrs. George O.
/ Rhinehart, Columbia, shoulders and
back damned; Susan Shall, cambridge,
arm, head and face cut: Jennie List
! Columbia, head and face cut.and badly
bruised about the body; Tillie McKinsie
Lancaster, arm broken; Orrick Richard
son, Columbia, badly squeezed; Reese
Frank, Columbia, four ribs broken.
The injury of the others consist o
bruises and are not considered danger
GUS
There were number of children OIL
4. the car, some being on the front plat
form, but they escaped injury.