The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-14
Killed.

JOHN SLINCLUFF, Norristown.
II. THOMPSON. Norristown.
ELMER SHELLEY, Hattboro.
FRANK SOWER, Norristown.
HENRY G. WENTZ, Norristown.
WILLIAM sTAHLER, Norristown.
JOSEPH TAYLOR Norristown.
CHARLES G. LEAF, Fort Washington.
SAMUEL r. BEATTY, Conshohocken.
CHARLES II. WHITE, Norristown.
CAPT G.. G.. EICHOLTZ, DOwningtown.
GEORGE SCHALI-, Norristown-
WILLIAM LEWIS, Norristown.
II. PUNCHBURGER, Gulf Mills.
j. E. FILMAN, Reading.
c. II. HOWELL, Reading.
JOHN II. COULSTON, Norristown.
Died at Hospital
c. L. LAVERTY, Harrisburg.
i,feCiFN 7 c,I1STER. aged 10 Pottstown.
WILLIAM c. CAMM, NorJistown.
H. ]. HARTFORD, Norristown.
NORMAN HOLMES. aged 13. Norristown.
MICHAEL. LAWN. Germantown.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED.
wounded.
T. II. HADLE, aged fifty-one. Norristown,
legs broken, face badly cut.
WILLIAM FREEBORN aged fifty. Nor.
ristown, leg fractured, head cut, chest
HENRY sTAUFFER. aged twenty-six.
Norristown. chest, legs and face injured;
ID. b. SILVIS, Reading. of Clous a. Silvis,
lees and internally; serious.
c. II. LEWIS, aged fifty, Norristown, legs
crushed, member Fifty-frst Regiment.
GEORGE CARNEY, aged fifty-four. Nor
ristown, arm and jaw fractured.
A ]. ASHENFELTER, aged sixty-four.
Germantown. chest crushed, member Fifty
ROBERT BRIERLY, Philadelphia. scalp.
face and hand lacerated.
GEORGE W. HOLMES, aged fifty-seven.
Norristown, body badly lacerated, left leg
amputated.
JOHN NJ. ENGLE, Swedeland hips frac-
tured.
JOHN N. EARL, Conshohocken, internal
Join S. JONES. Norristown. head in
jured unconscious and serious.
ALBERT HARKNESS. Oakland (Phla-
delphia), bruised and unconscious.
JOHN NJ FOOSE. Harrisburg, head.
JOSEPH EDWARDS. Germantown, chest
HARRY P. ROBBINS. Philadelphia, neck
and internal.
F. H. TAGGART. West Chester. legs
WILLIAM JENKINS. Norristown, head
ANNIE MADGEBURG. Ashland. large
AMANDUs GARGEs. Norristown; uncon-
j. z. ALDoRF. Norristown. legs broken.
EDWARD SMITH. Norristown, body and
NATHAN O'NEILL. Norristown. bruised.
PATRICK CURRAN, Norristown,
PASCoE WALTERS, Sixth Regiment,
Pennsylvania. Guards. East Swedeland.
]. HAY LESTER. Phoenixville. inter-
CHARLES MADDIs. Conshohocken,
HARRY o'NE1LL engineer of the spe-
f. G.. KRANT. Norristown, head cut
ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, special police
man. Philadelphia, head cut.
IT. T. JOHNSON. Philadelphia bruises.
GEORGE W. KUCKER, councilman.
PhiIsaephia IREWre RjnTy Of leg SSorr,stown bodv
AlIS FILMoRE MO JONES, Norristown, bruises of
T. ]. BAKER. Norristown, bruises of
n B. TYSON. Norristown. bruises of
G. w. BRADY. Norristown. bruises of
F. HARRINGTON. Philadelphia.
CAPTAIN SMITH, Norristown.
JAMES VI. DORAN. Phoenixvile.
HARRISON FETTERMAN. Philadelphia.
GEORGE SHAFFNER. Norristown.
r. BARNEY. Philadelphia.
c. w. BEAVER. Philadelphia.
+. r. ST1ENBACH, Camden. y. j.
A. 8 LEDOM. West Conshohocken.
L. G.. FITZENGER. Norristown.
J. j. JOHNSON. Mount Clair. Pa.
L. V. vANDERSLICE. Phoenixville.
CAPT. s. IT. STREET. Philadelphia.
The cause Of the disaster is still involved
in mystery, and officials of the road are in
vestigating in order TO place the blame.
The man in the signal tower at Exeter sta
ton claims TO have had the signals properly
displayed. In a statemen. to-day General
superintendent I. A Sweigard. of the Read
ing Railway, said the prime cause OF the
accident was block Of freight cars on the
track, which were taking siding at Birds
boro and which compelled the express 10
stop at Exeter. 1t is not known as yet
whether a signal man was sent back 10
notify the special. or second section.
CRASHED INTO THE EXPRESS.
The express from Williamsport. known as
Train No. IL and also as the ''cannon-ball' =
leaves Reading for Philadelphia at $50 p. m
1t did not leave on time last night. due ia
waiting for Harrisburg connections. The
travel from Harrisburg was very heavy
owing TO the large number of people who
attended the Hartranft monument unveiling
ceremonies A special train was brought
into requisition TO accommodate the crowds
At Exeter the first train stopped briefly for
orders and had just started when the special
crashed into IL.
Many prominent men were passengers or
the forward train, among them Senator
Boies Penrose, Col Henry ID. Paxton, OF
Philadelphia, Gen. John W. Schall, OF Nor
ristown. and Col. George Schall the gen.
erals brother. who was killed. On the Sec
ond train were some twenty veterans OF
Hartranft's Fifty FIRST Regiment. which he