New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
DEATH IN 4 IROLLEY-CAR.
SIX PASSENGERS KILLED AND SIXTY
TWO INJURED NEAR COLCM-
BIA PENN.
OTHERS MAY DIE-THE BRAKES REFUSED TO
WORK on A STEEP GRADE AID THE CAR
WAS THROWN FROM THE TRACK.
-Holmes's Poems. Roof Garden Edition.

WORK on STEEP GRADE AID THE CAR
WAS THROWN FROM THE TRACK
Lancaster Penn Aug 1O-The disaster on
the Columbia and Donegal Electric Railway
north Of Columbia last night is the worst that
has occurred in this county in many years. Up
to the present time six persons are dead and
sixty-two injured, some If them seriously ana
several are expected T. die.
The dead are H. II. Heise. Chief Burgess,
Columbia jumped from car and broke his neck:
Adam Foehnger Columbia, motorman of car;
Henry Smith Columbia. puddler in rolling mill;
William H. Pinkerton. boy, Columbia; William
J. Ludlow Sea Girt, y. J.. manager Of Atlantic
Fish Company. died at hospital William Metz
ger Columbia limbs crushed, died at hospital
Seriously injured Katie Fitzgerald Lancas-
ter. will probably die. Mary and Alice Bradley.
phiIadelphia; Alice Ahearne. Columbia: John
Dorr Columbia: John Carlson. Columbia; Sam
mol Wike Columbia: John II. Tragressor Ian
caster. William StaufIer Lancaster, Maggie
C.yylev Columbia: William Cullhane, Marietta;
Rcniamin Wolfe. Columbia Charles Rnehart.
Columbia: Mrs George Rnehart. Columbia; jon
nia List. Columbia, clayton Mohn. Columbia;
C,rus Straver. Columbia: Frank Reese, Coum-
ht,. Annie Detz. Columbia; Lille Grenlich. Co.
umla.
Tho accident occurred at heavy curve. just
,,.,.,h If the borough limits II Columbia The eX-
40, cause will probably never be known. as the
,,,,to,,,an Is dead and the statements Of passen-
,,ors widely differ. \ large crowd gathered at
cbt.l,ias Park last evening to enjoy a sacred con-
Cert and escape the great heat The ill-fated car
closed one. was the first to leave the park after
rho concert. and was packed in every part, both
,,lotforrns and the aisle being crowded The trip
was without incident until the heavy grade just
north of Columbia was reached. The car here at
,,inoa = great velocity which the motorman was
unable to check The brake refused to work and
the supposi:ion Is that the brake rigging broke
Passengers were thrown from their seats, and as
rho lights went out they became panic-stricken.
Several Jumped from the flying car and others
tried 10 do so as the last curve was reached.
Uera the car left the track. snot across the
turnnike a distance Of nearly one hundred yards
cTa she'd into train and then tumbled into a ditch
twenty feet deep The car was turned upside
down. and as the night was intensely dark the
sitration with the cries Of the dying and injured
was a frghtful one. The passengers who escaped
severe injury aided the less fortunate ones, and
assistance was soon procured from Columbia, the
injured being removed 10 the hospital IN the town.
where they received every attention.
Adam FOehlinger. the mOtOrman, Henry Smith
and Willie PinkertOn were instantly killed i'm the
crash and H. IL. Heise had his neck broken by
jumping from the flying car w. j. Ludlow, OF
Sea Girt \. j.. died = short time after being re-
moved to the hospital, whore William MetZger
also died this morning.