The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-10

KILLED ON THE TROLLEY
Six Dead and Many Wound-
ed Near Columbia,
Pennsylvania.
BRAKE RIGGING BROKE
Car Dashed Down a Steep Hill
and Jumped the
Track.
BRAKE RIGGING BROKE


LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 10, 1sss.-Ths
disaster on the Columbia and Donegal
Electric Railway, north of Columbia. at
1920 O'clock last night, IS the worst that
has occurred in this county In many
Years. Up to the present time six per-
sons are dead and sfxty-EW0 injured some
q them very seriously and Several ara
s.s,ss ssA,psglsa sg "a 70 de Following is a list Of
KILLED.
II II Heese, Chief Burgess of Column
nias jumped from car and broke his neck.
Adam Foehiinger, Of Columbia, motor
II; Henry Smith, of Columbia, puddler in
William Ii Plnkerton, boy. Of Columbia.
Willlam J. Ludlow. Sea Girt. N u
manager manage OF Atlantic Fish Co., died al
William Metzger. Of Columbia. limbs
crushed, died az hospital
INJURED
Katie, Fitzgerald. Of Lancaster. head
eFInIshSd sI'Ig go and injured on body, VIII prob
phiay cut and bruised about body. -'''''''''-7
h,i Aiiee Anearne. Columbia. cut and
j, ,: John Derr. Columbia. cut on Jaw and
gohn oI5I,aI GIaglspn. columbia. leg broken.
John H. Tragessor. Laneaster. claf m,
head and shoulder -
bssd WILliam Z. stauirer, Lancaster. cut on
Maggie Cowley, Columbia, cut about
neaa, arm broken. shoulder dislocafed.
kaue Metsenbach. Lancaster. head cut.
and body injured. --ss'-
!, Lizzie Bender. Lancaster, left shoulder
AL Albert Nun. Columbia. arm and side
= Ralph ,Eslh9leman. Columbia. arm sprain-
basg Ambrose Davidson. coluhbia, cut on
,.Vs WillIam ka1,- cqgllhane, Marietta, cut about
BE Bsenjamtn amin Vote, Columbia. left leg.
algnt a4yn wrist and ribs broken, may lose
Charles Rinehart. Columbia. left arm
and hip injured
Mrs George RinehaFt. shoulders ana
George L Herman, Lancaster, head and
Mss Christina Elsen. Lancaster. cut in
Susan shon, Bainbridge, arm, head and
c,;f Jegqis ME I LiSt Columbia, head and face
and body bruised -
Ian Laneasster. cut and bruised; Lille had an
,,s Samuel smith, Columbia. left knee cut
l9hn Kennsdy. cOlusnbsas cut about
Albert A5t couley, Columbia. left shoulder
claysen Mohn. Columbia, head and face
JalmTmed, hurt internally.
,..ls: larry ,,i Hershey, Columbia. conductor Of
II, Irving shol Columbia. cut about head
Jay Strine, Columbia, cut and bruised.
Elsie Greer. Columbia cut and bruised
SS5eerge .l,eeg, Columbia. cut on head
atryTs Sgrss f6Iasy strsayeF Columbia, deep cash
head, body bruised
lose sJoseph Reeseh, Columbia, badly bruised
u. James sh3ultz, columbia. bruised and
injured about body.
Phil! Phillip Shank Columbia, head cut. body
Jcan, Long, Columbia, badly cut and
Minnie sweftzer. Columbia, cut and
bruised about head and body
Milaam Booknan, Columbia. head badly
Frank Reese. Columbia. four ribs
Annie Detz. Columbia. shoulder blade
broken.
Lille Grenlieh. Columbia, left arm frac-
and back injured.
Mss Lamb. .Phdladelphla. rib broken
The accident occurred al a heavy curve.
just north of the borough limits Of Co
lumbia. The exact cause will probably
never be known, the motorrnan being
widely differ. A large crowd gathered at
ChielSiss Park last evening to enjoy q
sacred concert and escape the great heat
The Inflated car, a closed one. was the
first to leave the park after the concert
and was packed in every part both plat
forms and aisle being crowded. The trip
was without Incident until the heavy
grade just north of Columbia was res
cued. The car here attained a great
velocity, which the motornan was unable
to check. The brake refused to work
and the supposition is the brake rigging
broke. Passengers were thrown from
their seats and as the lights went out
they were thrown into a panic. Several
jumped from the flying car and others
tried TO do so as the last curve was
reached.
Here the car left the track, shot across
the turnpike a distance of nearly hum
dred yards. crashed into a train and then
tumbled into ditch twenty feet deep.
The car was turned upside down. and
as the night was intensely dark the
situation, with the cries of the dying and
injured. was a frightfuI one. The pas
sengers who escaped severe injury aided
the less fortunate ones and assistance
was soon procured from Columbia, the
injured being removed TO the hospital in
the town, where they received every at
tention.
Motorman Foehlinger Henry Smith and
Willie Pinkerton were Instantly killed in
the crash, and Burgess H. II. Heis Of
Columbia had his neck broken by jump
ing from the flying car.
w. j. Ludlow of Sea Girt. N j. died
a short time after being removed to the
hospital. where William Metzger also
died this morning. The Coroners ia
quest will be held today.