The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-11

1t is with deep regret and sincere sympathy
with the afflicted family that the report that
Mrs Charles Parrish, Of West Centre street,
was killed in the l.. V. X. r. wreck IN New
Jersey. is confirmed The two sons of the
victim, Charles and Arthur. left town at
noon yesterday to ascertain If their mother
was one of the victims, their fears having
be, II aroused by failure to hear anything
from the unfortunate woman after she left
town on Monday morning TO visit her daugh-
ter at jersey City.
The young men intended to go to Plain
field, N. j., but received intelligence en-
route that caused them to leave the train at
Bound Brook. They were met at that place
by p. J. Ferguson, claim agent for the l.. V.
r. r, and an official of the company from
Bethlehem both of whom took the Messrs
Parrish in charge and escorted them to the
Bound Brook morgue, where the identifca-
tion of Mrs Parrish was made. The remains
had been embamed. The victims head and
face we're badly confused, but the features
were not disfigured. Arthur Ward, Of Jer
sey City, son-in-law of the deceased, was also
present at the Identification.
Arthur Parrish left Bound Brook with the
remains at SIS last night and arrived here
at 4l5 this morning. On the same train
were the remains of seven of the Mt. Carmel
and Shamokin victims. Mr.. Parrish says
there are still five unidentified victims at the
Bound Brook morgue.
Charles Parri9h and Mr.. Ward went to
Jersey City from Bound Brook and this after
noon they arrived in town, accompanied by
the latter's wife.
Elizabeth Parrish, the deceased, was "a
years of age and is survived by her husband
and the following children Mrs. A. Ward.
Jersey City; Mrs. William Alsop, Mt. Carmel;
Charles, Maud, Arthur, Florence, Harriet
and George, residing at home. The funeral
will take place from the family residence,
3O6 West Centre street, at 1870 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. Services will be held in
the Primitive Methodist church and inter
ment will be made in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery. Mrs. Parrish was a member of the
Women's Relief Corps, No 3d. of town
The special train which brought home the
remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Parrish this morn
ing had on board the remains of John Jarvis,
Jacob Heller, Frank Ryleski and William
Hinkle, of Mt Carmel; w. G. Leader.
Warren T. Merkel, H. Il. Weikle, N Weikle,
George Josephs aud Miss May Schminkey, of
Shamokin. The same train carried the re-
mains of A. S. Keiser, of Pottsville, as far as
DelanO, from which point they were taken to
their destination by special train.
MAY RE o'DoNEELI
| Patrick O'Donnell, of town, father of Ed
ward O'Donnell. the local agent for G. d.
Kaier & Co, was among the passengers who
left town on the second l.. V. excursion train
Monday morning, He was going to Newark,
n. j. to visit son. Nothing has been heard
of him since and it is believed, from the pub
lished descriptions, that he Is one Of the un
identified men at the Bound Brook morgue
Edward ODonnell and Michael Dougherty
leave for Bound Brook this evening.
ELOPERs KILLED.
A despatch from Shamokin says that Mis-
May Schminkey, aged II years, and George
JOsephs. aged Is years, both of that town anG
two of the victims killed in the wreck. were
an clipping couple. They were on their way
to New York TO get married. Jnaephs diet
in the hospital at South Plainfeld. Mis-
Schminkey was instantly killed, her heaC
being terribly crushed. Josephs was son o
j. JOsephs a merchant of Shamokln, anC
grandson of Joseph Portner, Of MahanO!
City. The remains of Josephs will arrive a
the latter place on Friday morning, tn,
funeral taking place from Mr. Portner's resi-
dence. High mass will be celebrated in st
Fidelis' German Catholic church.
Rev. John Harris, of Mt. Carmel, who wa
in the wreck and was sent home by specia
train to notify families of the victims at Mt
Carmel and Shamokin of the disaster, tell
the following story II was seated in th
first passenger coach, it being next to th
engine, and besides myself, most of the Mt
Carmel people we're seated therein. We haC
no warning of Our danger until the whistle
of our engine blew several shrill toots. TheI
all of a sudden terrible crash occurred, an(
the tank and boiler. stripped of the cab
plowed its way through the car. whicl
was crowded with human freight. l
was a terrible sight and the shrek
of the dying and wounded will re
vertebrate in my ears until death
All the passengers killed were struck b,
flying seats, and their heads mostly suffere
the fatal wounds, while the injured sustaine
broken legs and other fractures and injurie
from seats driven by the awful force of tn
engine. The last man caught in the wreck
age was Attorney L. S. Walter. of Mt. Car
mel. He was two seats ahead of myself an
pinned down. While in that position h
herOically directed the saving of OtheI'
When extricated from his perilous pOsitio
Mr.. Walters left ankle was found to b
broken and his right foot badly spraineC
My escape was remarkable, the tank havin
stopped in its desolating track two seats i
front of the one l occupied. The force
the shock threw one dead body against mt
and was covered with blood"
j. A. Sullivan who had charge of the run
ming Of the trains on the Easton & Ambo
Railroad yesterday, has been suspended
Sullivan was on duty when the fatal wrec
at West Dunellen took place. Az yet the il
yestigation of the disaster has not been con
pleted by the Lehigh Valley officials. Harr
Butland, of EastOn, the operator at SOut
Plainfeld, has also been suspended,
There are seventeen injured persons as til
Plainfield hospital. Two are likely to di
Engineer Rick and child named ParecC
, from Shamokin. If they die the fatalit
will aggregate ls.
MAY BE UsUPIs.
1t is now believed that the unidentift
man in the morgue at Bound Brook an
described as wearing a brown suit of cloth
and cuff buttons with the initials -. j
= upon them is j. j. Usupis. The man 7
ferred to was a tailor employed in town
Matt. Walenk. About two weeks ago UsuI
. went to Minersville aud opened a tailor shO
= 1t is stated he left Pottsville on Monds
y morning to make connection with the l.
high Valley excursion. His friends
Minersville andathis place have not hea
4 from him since Monday.
Relief Corps Notice.
All members of the Womenis Relief Cor