The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-11
And Fifty More Injured in
Street Car Accident.
NINETY PERSONS ABOARD
The Brake Rigging Broke De-
scending a Steep Hill.
THE CAR RAN A MILE A MINUTE
But 1t Left the Track at a Sharp
Curve and Striking a Tree
Toppled Over Into a
Steep Ditch.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 1O.--A runaway
trolley car on the Columbia and
Donegal railway last night killed
seven persons and injured fifty more.
The car was returning to Columbia
from Chickie's Park when the brake
rigging broke while descending q steep
grade. There were about ninety pas
sengers aboard who became panic
stricken when they saw the car was
beyond control. The hill was a long
one, and every moment the runaway
gathered additional speed, until it is
estimated by those on board that it
was running fully a mile minute when
it struck a sharp curve, and left the
track. 1t ran across the turn pike,
running parallel with the trolley road,
and struck against tree and then
tOppled over into a deep ditch, being
turned upside down.
Those who escaped injury or were
only slightly wounded crawled from
the wreckage, covered with blood of
their more unfortunate fellow-passen-
gers and at once began the work of
rescue. To add to the horror of the
situation there was no light of any
kind until some time after the wreck.
HENRY SMITH, an iron worker, Of
killed by piece of wood which pierced
his head, was the first body taken
out.
ADAM FOEHLINGER, the motor
man, was found few moments later
under the car, having been crushed
to death, and nearby him was VIM.
Pinkerton, a Columbia boy who had
met a similar fate.
CHIEF BURGESS III. II. HEISE, of
Columbia, who had been riding on the
rear platform, jumped a few moments
before the car left the track and his
lifeless body was found a quarter
Of a mile away, his neck having been
broken
WIN. NJ. METZGER, Of Columbia,
had both legs crushed so badly that
they had to be -amputated and he died
few hours later.
VIM. j. LUDLOW, of Seagirt, n. J.,
manager of the Atlantic Fish Com
,pany, was so badly injured that he
>died shortly after being removed to
the Columbia hospital.
MISS ELSIE n. FITZGERALD, OF
Lancaster, had the left side of her head
crushed and died at 6 o'clock this
morning.
Those most seriously injured are as
follows:
MARY AND ALICE BRADLEY, of
Philadelphia; cut and bruised about
the body.
JOHN CARLSON, of Columbia, leg
broken
SAMUEL WIKE, of Columbia, ribs
broken and badly cut
". JOHN p. TRAGESSBR of Ian
caster, shoulder crushed and cut about
the body.
WIN. STAUFFER, of Lancaster, cut
on head; serious.
MAGGIE CONLEY, of Columbia.
shoulder dislocated, cut on head and
arm broken.
MRS. MARY STAUFFER. of Lancase
ter head and body injured.
BENZ. WOLFE, of Columbia, leg,
wrist and ribs broken.
c. r. HINGHART, of Columbia, arm
and hip injured.
MRS. GEO. o. RHINEHART, of
Columbia, shoulder and back iammed.
SUSAN SHALL, of Bainbridge, arm,
head and face cut
JENNIE LIST, of Columbia. head
and face cut and badly bruised about
the body.
TILLIE M'KTNSIE, of Lancaster,
arm broken.
ORRICK RICHARDS, of Columbia,
badly squeezed
REESE FRANK, Of Columbia, four
ribs broken.
The injuries of the others consist
mainly of bruises and are not consider
ed dangerous.
There wtre number Of children or
the car, some being on the front plat
form, but they escaped injury.