Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-05-14
The Signal Nan Was Negligent or
the Apparatus Failed 10
Work.
PASSENGERS MANGLED
BY THE ENGINE.
The Locomotive PloWed Through TwI
Coaches aud Crushed the People.
Fearful Scene al the Wreck.
Another Accident.

Reading Pa. May 10. "A collision Of
passenger trains occurred on the Phila.
dolphia and Reading railway at Exeter,
six miles south Of this city las. night
and great number Of people were killed
and injured There Is no telegraph
Office at Exeter and details from there
are difficult 20 obtain The number
killed Is variously stated to Be from u
toes Fully % others are injured.
The regular express train from Potts
vile for Philadelphia connected at the
station In Reading with a train from
Harrisburg. which was crowded with
excursionists who had been 10 the state
capitol 10 witness the ceremonies In con.
nection with the unwilling Of the Hart
raaft monument Many Of the Harris.
burg passengers at Reading went aboard
the Philadelphia express but IL being
found that all could not be accommo.
dated Il was decided 10 send an extra
train 10 Philadelphia 10 run as the sec
ond section q the express
At Exeter the express stopped for or
ders and while standing still the extra
train crashed into il while moving a. 0
great speed Three Of the rear cars Of
the express were telescoped and the first
car Of the extra train was also wrecked
The passengers in these cars were terri
bly, mangled. many being killed out.
right. while Others had limbs and bod.
ies manned Word was at once sent 70
Reading and a special train with physi.
clans and nurses was sent 10 the scene
as quickly a. It could possibly be put In
] readiness
The locomotive plowed clear through
the two real cars reducing them 70
splinters and then mounted the end Of
, the third car from the rear The first
car Of the second train was also wrecked.
The havoc wrought 10 the occupants Of
these cars was appalling. Many were
crushed 10 death instantly while others
were mangled and MANNED In horrible
] manner.
The signalman should have displayed
\ the red and green danger signal for the
! signal. but II Is said he failed 10 do this
whether on account Of the signal failing
10 work OF not Is not known.
While the express was standing on
tracks the crowded special came ihun-
dering along A piece from the curve
the engineer Of the special could not see
the train standing on the tracks ahead
: Of him until too late. The special tore
! into the express with a crash ant
shrieks Of agony soon filed tho air
The railroad nj the scene Of the acct
dent runs over hollow, and the EN-
hankment on which the tracks are q
about 80 feet high. Several passenger,
Were hurled to the bottom Of the en-
. bankment but the cars all remained OF
= the roadbed.
The dead and wounded were strewl
in heaps in the debris Of the two cars
g Little damage however. was done 20 tn
rest Of the train. Most Of the iniure.
were brought 10 Reading. but man,
,: were sent 20 Norristown and Pottstowi
n and some were taken to Philadelphia.
3. The bodies Of 20 dead were brough
=, hsre Mn-~ u the dead have not "
been ideii j and they now lie In tn
: morgne awaiting the arrival Of relative
OF friends 10 make the identification.
The names Of the identified dead arr
John Slinghnif. Norristown
Captain Street, Philadelphia
G George w. Leaf. Fort Washington
Po,
- William Staler. Norristown
D, George Shaw. Norristown.
|. George Sewers. NorristOwn.
Samuel Beatty, Norristown
- William Leurs Norristowu.
" John johnson, NorT.siown,
Henry Wentz. Norristown.
Harry Hunchbnger Norristown.
George w. Andis. Norristown.
Harry Thompson. Norristown.
ic Hiram Shelly. Norris'own
ar Benton Silyis. Norristown
IL George Shall Norrisiown
Miss Annie McGraw, Ashland
The unidentified dead no far are h'