The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-12
Mistake In Orders Caused a
Wreck on Lehigh.
TWO TRAINS CRASHED TOGETHER.
The Killed Numbered 1s, While About sS
Were Injured-.A Previous Wreck Had
Compelled Running of Trains on q
stretch Of Single Track.

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collision between two passenger trains
of the Lehigh Valley railroad at West
Dunellen, N. j., at l2:47 p. M, lS per
sons were killed and over 20 were in
jured. The dead were:
Martin keenan,, hotelkeeper, Mt
Carmel, Pa.
w. II. Hinkel, contractor, Mt. Car
mel, Pa.
Jacob Hitler, tailor, Mt. Carmel, Pa
II. Il. Weik ell, 20 years old, Mt. Oar.
mel, Pa.
frank Fischer, shoe pealer, Mt. Car.
mel, Pa.
William II. Leader, % years old, dry
goods dealer, Mt. Carmel, Pa. He Is a
son of 9. @. Leader, president OF bank
in Shamokin. He was only recently
married.
Frank Markell, "a years of age. sha.
mokin, Pa.
Theodore 8. Kohn, Shamokin, Pa.
Abner S. Keifer, carpet dealer, Potts
vile, Pa.
William II. Markell, Shamokin, Pa.
James Jarvis, IL years old, Mt. Car.
mel, Pa.
Two women, who were unidentified.
The INJURED were:
Arthur Tregemby, Lleweilyn, Pa,
both legs broken, Plainfield hospital.
Nicholas Parecca, Shamokin, legs
crushed, Plaintield hospital.
Henry John PareeCca. Shamokin, legs
crughed, Plainfield hospital.
Louis PareCca, Shamokin, legs
crushed, Plainfield hospital.
Mrs. Mary Parecca, Shamokin, inter
nal injuries, may die, Plaintield hos.
pital.
.. S. Schaeffer, fireman, South Easton,
skull fractured, may die, Plainfeld hos.
pital.
Edward w. Rick, engineer, legs bro.
ken, body crushed, expected to die,
Plainfield hospital.
Joseph Malesky, Shenandoah, Pa.
Mary Jarville, Mt. Carmel, Pa,
Plaintield hospital.
field hospital.
George LaunslIy, Mt. Carmel. Pa.
PlaIntield hospital.
Unidentified man with 81. j." on his
cuffs, Plaintield hospital ..
James Prendergast, engineer, Easton,
Pa, likely to die, Plaintield hospital
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unknown, Plainfield hospital.
Orlando Staine, Sunbnry, Pa. bruised,
ankle sprained. St. Francis hospital,
Jersey City.
Harry h. Foster, plumber, Pottsville,
Pa, both legs broken, sent home.
Mrs. Henry Lockhaven, Big Mine
Run, legs crushed, sent home.
Mrs. Hockhaven's mother, legs
crushed, sent home.
Mrs. Londenslager, not very seri.
ously.
Miss Annie Johns, Shamokin, Pa,
seriously injured about the legs, st.
Vincent's hospital, New York.
John Prentice, Marblehead, Mass,
not seriously, proceeded nome.
Frank E. Mcintyre, Mauch Chunk,
Pa, cut and bruised, went to hetel in
New York.
L. S. Walter. lawyer, Mt. Carmel.
Pa, legs broken. left in house in
Dunellen.
William Feelin, Pottsville, Pa, leg
taken to a hotel in New
York.
Mrs. John Ballou, Sunbury, Pa,
shock, severe bruises.
John Ballou, husband Of Mrs. Ballou,
similar injuries.
Abraham Angler, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
slightly injured, taken to a hotel in
New York.
Mrs. Biltz, Ashland, Pa, both legs,
broken, sent home.
Conductor Price of the local, slightly
injured.
Harry Riddle, conductor Of excursion
train. slightly injured,
Ralph l.. Reed, baggagemaster of
local, slightly injured.
T. o., Helm, Sunbury, Pa, scalp
wound, hands injured.
Stanley Day, New Market, N. j.,
bruised about body and legs.
William Corrie, New Market, K. j.,
similar injuries.
AT Bound Brook the axle OF a freight
car broke and nine cars were piled on
TOD OF each other. This completely
blocked tho eastbound track and LIE.
high Valley trains bound for New York
switched from their own track to the
westbound track, going over these rails
from Bound Brook to New Market, a
distance Of six miles. and changing at
,he latter place back to their right side
If the road.
Train No. 90 was 80 heavy with hu.
nan freight that it had to be broken
INTO three sections. The first two sec
ions reached New York in safety. The
'hird section Of this train was almost
IN hour late. Its seven cars were
crowded with 400 excurslonists, most of
hem from Mt. Carmel and Shamokin,
City, Hazelton, Ashland and
'ottsville, Pa. The party was travel.
ng under the auspices of the Business
Mems excursion, an annual event
which many patronize for a three days'
'Islt to New York. Not a few of the
'xcgrsionists were going to witness the
Mccoy -Sharkey fight. Their train
witched over at Bound Brook and pro-
,eeded' like the preceding sections, ON
he west-bound track. A local train
unning from New York to Bound
3rook. which had been held at New
darket, was about an hour late.
AT last the train dispatcher at South
'lalnfield gave 1t permission to 90.
After slowing down in passing West
)unnellan the local put on steam and
Ieaded round the curve. going at about
D miles an hour. There were only four
assengers on the local.
In the cab of the excursion train was
ames Prendergast. the engineer, with
Iis fireman. George Cheshire. They
aw the local as IL started ON the curve.
With shriekIng whistle and air brakes
n the excursion train bore down on the
ooal The passengers. alarmed at this
)nunued Wnlstilng, opened the WIN
1ws, mothers snatched their children
! their arms. men started from their
'ats, but before they had time to find
it what was the matter they were
nrled headlong. knocked senseless and
any killed outright The two On,
mes, from which both crews had
mped, came together with AN awful
ash. The excursion train was proba-
y going at about ib miles an hour.
he local engine turlsad a oomplefe |