Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13


The names OF theldentlicd dead are.
John sllnghun. Norristown.
Captain Street. PHILADELPHIA.
George w Leaf. 1T Washington, Pa.
William staicr. Norriatown.
George $. shaw. Norriatown.
ueofge Sewers. Norfisiown.
samuel Realty. Norisiown.
William Lcuefn. NorrlFtnwn.
Henry Wcniz. Norristowu.
John johnson, Sorflstown.
Harry liunchhngcr. Norflat1wn.
George ~. Andis. Norrisiown.
Harry Thompson. Norristown.
Hiram shelly. Norriatown.
Benton sllvis. Norfistown.
GrcoRc T. Han. Nofrift0wn.
Miss Annie McDraw. Ashland.
INJURED.
The ilst of injured. 20 far a. obtained.
az follows.
Eddie Smith. Sorrlrtown.
Charles White. Nurfistuwn.
Nathan OMEN. Norrlstown.
Luther Clstcr. serious. rlttHtnwn.
John Johnson, serious. at. clair.
Patrick Kerr. Nuuiatown.
Pascal Walters. Hwedeland.
Harry II. i.clatcr. serious. Phoenix
willie.
T. II. Vnnderrilcc. phoenlxviiic.
Thnddema Ardle, Nofristlwn.
William FHcdHrborn. Norrlatown.
Charles Maddil. CoHh1c0cken.
John Earl. CoHhncuCken. fireman on
special. hurt BY jumping.
Harry kautz. Norrlsiown.
a. J. Ashciremtef. Philadelphia.
George W. kuCkor. Philadelphia.
Francis r. Stcinbcck camden.
9. A. HEAVIER. Philadelphia.
u. Harvey. Philadelphia.
David Carney. NnrristnNn.
Harry urrell. Philadelphia. engineer
Of the second train.
W. b. 3vs. "a. philadelphia. fireman
OF the second train.
THE sioNAL MAN.
The signal man should have displayed
the rcd and green danger signal Tor the
special. but u Ia elid that he failed TO
do this. whether on account N the Sign
nj failing 20 work or not Il not known.
while the express was standing on
the track. the crowded special came
laundering along.
ON account N q curve. the engineer
81 the special could not sec the train
standing ON the track ahead of him I'M
~ too late The gperial tore into the
express with "a cfuHh and HhrickH u
agony soon nilcd the air.
The rniiruud 90 the scene ~ the arCl-
dent was near a hollow ana an cn-
hnnkmont whcr the tracks are about
ATTY feet high.
Several passengers wcrc hurled 10
tho bottom ~ the cmhanknrnt hut tho
cars all remained on tho toadhcd. The
dead and wounded were Ntruwn Ia
heaps In the debris u the two cnrs.
Little damage. however. was done 10
tho rest 81 the train.
Most 81 the injured were brought a.
Heading but many wcrV rrnt 10 Nor
riatown and pottrtown aud ZONE were
taken 10 Philadelphia.
Gen. y. nurd urubb. of New Jersey.
cN-tuiird states minister 20 Greece.
and United States Senator Roles icn-
ruac. ~ Philadelphia. were among the
passengers on the Pullman ear on the
nrHt train. Both were badly shaken
~ hut neither sustained any injury,
senator ponruse when questioned by n
reporter regarding the accident. said.
SENATOR PENRosE's ACCOUNT.
"a was on the ordinary train. but -.
capped with no Injuries except rcvcr0
shaking w, THE train II what ID
known nH tho Cannon nnil' express
and tho second section of n crashed
train passed the signal tower all righl
but oredrp ven given for II 10 back to.
ward Exeter and this was done. We
had only Totten back very short dis.
tanco when tho second section crarhed
into the rear portion 81 our trnin.
III N said the second section started
within two minutcn after our train
started. do not know how many