The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-13
An AWFUL TRAIN wreck
A Large Number Of Persons
Killed and Injured at
Exeter, Pa.
EXCURSIONlSTS AMONG THEM
IN EXTRA CRASHED INTO A WIT
ING EXPRESS.
The Number of KILLED variously stated
to be from Fifteen to Twenty-Five ana
Fully Fifty-five Others Are Injursdl-
Many Passengers Killed Outright.

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Reading, Pa, May IA collision Of
passenger trains occurred on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad at Exeter
about six miles south Of this city, to-
night, and large number Of persons
were killed and injured There is no
telegraph Office at Exeter and details
are difficult to obtain at this writing.
The number killed is variously stated
to be from fifteen to twenty five. Fully
fifty others are injured.
The regular express train from Potts
vile for Philadelphia connected at tho
station in Reading with train from
Harrisburg which was crowded with
excursionists who had been to the state
capital to witness the ceremonies in con-
nection with the unveiling of the Hant-
ranft monument. Many of the HARRIS
burg passengers at Reading went aboard
the Philadelphia express, but it being
found that all could not be accommo-
dated it was decided to send an extra
train to Philadelphia to run as the sec
ond section of the express. The extra
train left twenty minutes later than
the express. At Exeter the express
stopped for orders and while standing
still, the extra train crashed into II Y
while moving at great speed Three of
the rear cars of the express were teIe-
scoped and the first car Of the extra
train was also wrecked. The passen-
gers in these cars were terribly man
gled, many of them being killed OUT
right, while others had limbs and bod
les manned.
Word was at once sent to Reading
and special train with physicians and
nurses was sent to the scene as quickly
as it could possibly be put in readlnes1
The identified killed are: william
Keith, Montgomery county; william
Staler, Norristown; Colonel George
Shaw. Norristown; Chief John Slinguff,
John johnson, Mt. Clair:
William Lewis, Norristown; Harris
Norristown; George Sow
ers, Norristown; George H. Andis, Nor
ristown; Harry Wentz Norristown;
Samuel Batty, Conshohocko Harry
Thompson, Norristown; Hiram Shelly,
Hatboro; Benton, Silvis, Reading
The injured, as far as the names
could be found, are Eddie Smith Of Nor
ristown, Charles W. Hite, Norristown:
Nathan O'Neil, Norristown; Luther
Custer, serios, Pottstown; John john
son, serior, Mt. Clair; Patrick Kern,
Pascal Walters, Swede
Island; Harry Lester, serious, Phoenix- ~
vile; Vanderslee, Phoenixville; Theo-
lore Addle, Norristown; William
Fredborn, Norristown; Charles Haddis,
George Earl, Harry
Kantz, Norristown; David Carney, Nor
,istown; X J. Ashfelder, Norrlstown,
1urt in the chest
The second relief train left Exeter
1T 250 a. m. 1t brought to Reading
wenty additional bodies. Most Of the
'eriously injured were brought here on 4
he first relief train. The rest Of the
INJURED were taken to Pottstown and
Iorristown.
The northbound track has been clear
ID and the first train through to this
ity from Philadelphia was the Buffalo
xpress, which left Philadelphia at 1885
J. m.