New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

I Alter rounded
/ was Mortified TO see loom up few hundred yarus
ahead the first section instantly reversed the
| lever but before l could stop the engine we Went
into the rear OF the train ahead with crash NY
engine ploughed through the day coach' "h'en u"
turn crashed halfway through the Pullman pAi,oI
car The impetus OF the collision sent the paiio'
car half through the day coach in front OF IT,
| Aa ,o, r,our where was for time. but hnai.y
| discovered myself imprisoned among twls'eu no"'
snpn,ered wood and broken glass got OUT OF the
wreck unaided How escaped without noie 'e
Gus injury ! cannot tell ,.. -.
Robert s. Brieriy appraiser IN tiie ei"ps
! the United States Internal Revenue department
| mas sAatsa IN the through car, on the way from
tI,rr,sburg 70 Philadelphia Mr.. Briefly, when seen
AZ ST Joseph's Hospital this morning swathco III
banGages. said: 80, .o.a
1--WE left Reading in a happy and jovial mooa.
chatting and laughing When the Tram s'opp a.
Exeter we were somewhat surprised. having e~-
.ac,ad that we were on an express. We found out
in moment that we were held up for orders an"
kent on chatting Suddenly, cannot Ten NV
there was a roaring sound, shrek as 'houeh |"
hundred persons IN impending danger were siiou'
ing for their lives. started TO turn arouho anu
the next instant there was fearful crash that 4
shall never forget and then knew no more until
7 fell some one carrying me from the car
.Tt was an experience that left its mark upon
me-" added Mr.. Briefly. pointing to his injuries
STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT
PHILADELPHIA. May Is-General superintendent
/ A. sweigard Of the Reading Railway gave out
abatement this afternoon In which ne places INC
number killed in the wreck near Exeter last hen'
al twenty-five and those injured at my III Mo
statement MI Sweigard says: The prime cause ol
the accident was the pulling out OF a drawoar on
coal train whcl was taking the SIDE track at IiiN
boro TO allow the first secton Of the express ua'i
to pass. On account OF this drawoar hafs pu he
out considerable time was lost IN coupHS ~ (the
coal tram and X dld not clear IRAN NO ~ "a
fist section) eft Reading lhIee igtn ~ The
ran by the block at Exeter the enute ies ~ ne
train but Immediately backed the enSth OF t are
train while the conductor was RECEIVING HIS 0N0
The v bioeK ahead then being clear. the train
started ana Just as II was gong me ,b RAN
The engine of the second section teescopeo tHS
ne front Of the engine in the Pullman car. TIE
front end of the Pullman car was also c q 60
by the car ahead The nrst car Oh the seCotlu =
ton was damaged TO some extent. as was tie Ua
next to it, The engine of the second 'ec'on was
Three OF those killed and three of the injured red
were employed in the United States AppraiseIs De
IN ihs Echoa Captain G. T
Street and Elmer z. schelly; ,,u..u., ohor,
sixtyaye He served throughG 25adt She
Civil War with the cnIon HrF' du was mem
SeP OF the Grand Army Of the Republic and had
always aksn an ACTIVE part M an examDer
in the Appraisers Department about 1855 and he'd
the position until early in expresden GeSea s0oS
sftcr The INSTRUMENTATION Of President Mckinley
sse' esry DpGn the pese
He was fifty nine years old, and leit "ioo"' t"o
SET Elmer E. scheiy was appointed sampler in the
Appraisers Office six months ago He ieit Woo"
Linn Hartranft a son Of the soldier whose mem:
ory was honored at Harrisburg YESTERDAY. Is chiei
OF the Appraisers Department. and number OF
employees attended the Unveiing ceremonies out OF
respect 10 him.
Harrisburg. Penn. May l3-Linn Hartranft and
other members OF General Hartranft's family. who
here 10 attend the unveling OF the equestrian
statue in Capitol Park were much affected by the
news of the railway accident at Exeter. Many Of
the victims were friends Of General Hartranft. and
came to Harrisburg to honor his memory. Among
those was William Staher. of Norristown. a mem
Der of the Montgomery Hose Company. who wore
a badge that worn at Hartranfts Inaugural
ton as Governor. He one OF the wealthiest
citizens OF Norristown.
Charles c. Leaf OF Port Washington. another VIC
tim. was warrant clerk in the Auditor-Generais
Department here He was about forty years old,
and was active in Republican politics In Montgom-
cry County. telegram was received this morn
ing at the Department stating that the body was
taken out OF a window of wrecked passenger
coach.
MANY NoRRIsTowN RESIDENTS DEAD.
Norrstown. Penn. May l3-The people Of this
place much excited over the killing Of thirteen
well-known citizens in the wreck on the Reading
Railway last night. In consequence the town is
in mourning, and business is practically suspended
Fifteen or twenty persons confined 10 their
homes with serious injuries, and sixteen taken
70 the Charity Hospital. Among those killed
John Sl!nguff. chief Of the Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. president OF the Montgomery National Bank
prison inspector and director of the Reading
circles retired merchants. Among those injured
were Constable Amandus Garges, John N. Engie,
OF c iVfN iCnr n Tnr Tnu nShi
Charles il. White. aged hfty-two, Norristown; AZ
pha. employed in the custom house: N Francis Tag
CART aged hfiy,nine West Chester employed In the
tain 6. c. Eichoitz DowningtOwn, a member Of
the SD Pennsylvania Volunteers Charles H.
shortly after being admitted to the hospital Three
Others are! are not expected to hye - ,,,
ford. Of this town. was on the wrecked train and
had narrow escape from instant death. She
when the crash occurred she was hurled from her
seat. The passenger who sat next to her was
When Major Viewers relief train left the scene
Of the wreck this morning, the wreckage was st
Which was in the centre Of the wreck had no!
@ he ns Of the IN the sSff is S
Of the Pullman, who escaped comparatively un-
hu, said h o wnsn vOv his after
Ss1sme a Just opposite the h par, Of the wreck IN
Of and cp:hed mb VITA pons Of
human beings everywhere around, in his dazed
somewhere of pante's Inferno When he fully re-
covered he saw light before him an arm and leg
sticking out OF what had been the window OF the
Pullman car. ] nnking he might assist the un-
fortunate individual pinioned beneath. he began to
pull when. 10 his horror the leg came off in his
hands.
John E. Shaner. OF Harrisburg. who with c. D.
escaped practically unhsirt Mr. shansr said
1T was the most terrible scene have ever
looked upon. The wreck indescrba Bile. HUI
man limbs sticking out OF windows. with spn-
tiers OF wood driven through them, and deac
bodies piled in and around the vreckase. made
sickening sight. The worst feature was that there
was only one doctor on the train That was Dr.
J. X. Weaver. surgeon OF the First Brigade n c.
p, and he did heroic service in relieving. temper
erily at least the sufferngs OF those who in
jured"
FATAL COLLISION At UTICA