The age-herald., 1899-05-14
TWENTY.E|CHT KILLED IS AWFUL II
 RESULT OF THE DISASTER

the Exeter station while giving orders to No. F. At any rate the second train came under full head of steam and with terrific momentum which the weight of a heavily laden train would naturally impart crashed into the rear of the waiting train.
 The rear day coach, the Pullman ahead and the day coach forward of the Pull man were reduced to splinters. The day coach behind the smoker and the smoker itself escaped comparatively uninjured and were later brought down the road and run into Philadelphia.
 The engine and these two cars, with sev- eral baggage cars constituting what left of No. 12 were brought to this city. On them were a number of people who were slightly injured.
 Some of the dead and injured were taken to Norristown on special train, sent down from Reading for that purpose.
 Excellent service was rendered by the members of Company F. of the Pennsyl- vania National Guard of Norristown in assisting the nurses sent from the Reading hospital.
 c. L. Laverty's body is badly mutilated The remains were ldeatifi e1 through A number of articles found on his person, among which was card inscribed "C. L. Laverty, Harrisburg, Room 2, College block"
 Lucen J. Custer, aged IS years, of Potts. town had both legs broken and died at o'clock this afternoon at his home at that place.
 Was in the Wreck
 General E. Bird Grubb of New Jersey ex-United States minister to Greece, and United States Senator Penrose, of Phila- delphia, were among the passengers in the Pullman car on the first train. Both were bady shaken up. but neither sustained any injury. Senator Penrose said:
 "I don't know how many people were killed but I think there must have been at least twenty, and about fifty injured. There were about 1S0 on our train, and the second section was also crowded
 There were a number of soldiers in the train and I am glad there were, for they rendered invaluable assistance in getting the dead and injured from the cars.
 When the crash came I thought we would all have been killed. It was ter rifle crash. People were thrown in all di- rections, and those who were not injured by broken wood were more or less injured by being bumped against the sides of the cars. The scene was most distressing, and shall never forget it."
 One of the remarkable incidents of the wreck was the miraculous escape from death of Engineer Harry Orell and Fire man w. l.. Everett, who were on the sec ond train. In describing the catastrophe Orell said:
 I've left Reading a Title late. We were going at the rate of between 8 and 10 miles an hour, and everything appeared to be all right. Just before reaching Exeter there is a curve. After we had rounded 1t and was strengthened out was horrif1ed to see loom up a few hundred yards ahead the first section. I instantly reversed the lever. but before I could stop the engine we went into the rear of the tran ahead with a terrible crash. My engine ploughed through the day coach, which in turn crashed half way through the Pullman par lar car. The impetus of the collision sent the parlor car half way through the pay coach in front of it. I did not know where I was for time, but finally discovered my self imprisoned among twisted iron, splin7 tered wood and broken glass. I got out of the wreck unaided. How l escaped without mere serious injury I cannot tell I do not know how many are dead andsan- jured, but they tell. me the numbers is large" 45] asS FsS