The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-11
MET Death Ikea HERO
Motorman Foehlinger Stuck to
His Post to the Last.
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED,

In the Trolley Car Accident Near Column
bia Six People Were Killed and Sixty
two IDJured-The Coroner's Jury to
Make a Thorough Investigation.
COLUMBIA, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE fatal
trolley car accident near this city Sunday
night was far more disastrous than first
reports indicated. There were about ninety
passengers aboard, who became panic
stricken when they realized that the car
was beyond control. The hill was long
one, and every moment the runaway gath
cred additional speed, until 1t is estimated
by those on board that it was running
fully mile minute when it struck a
sharp curve and left the track 1t ran
across the turnpike running parallel with
the trolley road, and struck against u tree
and then toppled over into a deep ditch,
being turned upside down. 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
bin, who had been instantly killed by a
piece of WOOD which pierced his head.
Adam Foehlinger, the motorman, was
found few moments later under tho car,
having been crushed to death. He had
stuck to his post to the last, and met death
in anoble effort to avert the catastrophe.
William II. Pinkerton boy, Columbia,
was also instantly killed.
Chief Burgess II. H. Heis, of Columbia,
who had been riding on the rear platform,
jumped few moments before the cur left
trna 4 L., 1t. .
about quarter Of IL mile away, his neck
having been broken. William Mctzger,
of Columbia, had both legs so badly crushed
that they had to be amputated, and he
died few hours later. w. ]. Ludlow, of
Sea Grit, N. j., manager of the Atlantic
Fish company, was so badly injured that
he died shortly after being removed to the
Columbia hospital.
Those most seriously injured arc as fol-
lows; Mary Bradley, Philadelphia, cut
and bruised about the body; John Carl
son, Columbia, leg broken; Samuel Wike,
Columbia, ribs broken and badly cut;
John H. Tragessor, Lancaster, shoulder
crushed and cut about body; William
Stautfer, Lancaster, cut on head, serious;
Maggie Conley, Columbia, shoulder dis
located, cut on head and arm broken Mrs
Mary Stauffer, Lancaster, head and body
injured; Benjamin Wolfe, Columbia, leg,
wrist and ribs broken; Charles Rine-
hart: Columbia,arm and hip injured; Mrs.
George Rinehart, Columbia, shouldersa and
back jammed Susan Shall, Bainbridge,
arm, head and face cut; Jennie list, CO.
lumbia, head and face cut and badly
bruised about the body; Title Mckenzie,
Lancaster, arm broken; Orrick Richards,
Columbia, badly squeezed; Reese Frank,
Columbia, four ribs broken. The injuries
of the Others consist mainly of bruises and
are not considered dangerous. Sixty-two
in all were injured. There were number
of children on the car, some being on the
front platform, but they escaped injury
Deputy Coroner Payne elnpanclled u
jury Mt Columbia last evening to investi-
gate the accident. The jury is composed
of representative citizens Of Columbia,
and the purpose Is to make most cx-
hnustivo inquiry into the cause of tho
accident.
The injured in the Columbia hospital
are all doing well with the exception of
Miss Elsie Fitzgerald, Of this city, and
Cyrus Straycr, the Columbia boy, both Of
whom are in quite u serious condition.