The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-17
CRASHED INTO A STAND|NG TRAIN.
THIRTY DEAD.
Exeursionists Returning From the Pennsyiva-
min State Capital are Wrecked at Read
ing About Fry Injured.

A collision of passenger trains oc-
CURED on the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad at Exeter, about six miles
south OF Reading. Pa, last Friday
night. Thirty are known to be dead
and about fifty injured.
Kined-John Slingluff, Norristown;
II. Thompson, Norristown; Elmer
Shelly. Hatboro; Frank Sower, Norris
town Henry q. Wentz, Norristown;
William Stahler Norristown; Joseph
Taylor, Norristown; John Is. Kuntz,
Norristown Charles q. Leaf, Ft.
Washington; Samuel r. Beatty Con-
shohoCkcn; Charles IL. White, Norris
town. Capt q. G. Eicholtz. Downing
town; George Schall. Norristown;
William Lewis, Norristown: ii. Hunch-
burger. Gulf Mills; j. E. Fiman,
Reading; John Johnston, Hatboro;
John NJ. Coulston, Norristown, died mt
hospital; G. l., Laverty, Harrisburg;
ID. II. Noder, Pottstown; Lucien j.
Custer aged 10, Pottstown; William
G. Camm. Norristown; II. G. Hartford,
Norristown, Norman Holmes, aged 10,
Norristown; Capt. S. T. Street, Phila-
delphia; Michael Lawn. Germantown.
The injured, as far as the name
could be learned, are:
eddie Smith, Norristown; Charles
w HlNts 4NpIIlSlbWns Ntintn " 4Nfli
Norristown; Luther Custer, serious,
Pottstown; Patrick Kern, Norristown;
Pascal Walters. Swedeland, Harry
Leister. serious, Phoenixville; l.. Il.
Vanderslice, phoenixville; Theodore
Naddle. Norristown William Freder-
born, Norristown; Charles Maddis,
Conshohocken John Earl, Consho-
hocken Harry Kantz. Norrlstown;
David Carney, Norlistown; a. j.
Ashenfelder, Norristown, hurt in the
chest
The regular express train from Potts.
vile for Philadelphia, connected at the
station in Reading with n train from
Harrisburg which was crowded with
excursionists who had been to the
state capitol to witness the ceremonies
in connection with the unveiling of the
Hartranft monument. Many of the
Harrisburg passengers at Reading
went aboard the Philadelphia express,
but IL being found that all could not
be accommodated it was decided to
send an extra train to Philadelphia TO
run as the second section of the ex-
press.
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 IT, while moving at great speed.
Three of the rear cars of the express
were telescoped and the first car of the
extra train was also wrecked. The
passengers in these care were terribly
mangled. many being killed outright,
while others had limbs manned
At least 10000 persons visited the
scene of the wreck Sunday. Almost
everybody was bent on carrying away
some kind of a memento. Many of the
people did not hesitate to take away
with them pieces of wood thoroughly
saturated with human blood Every
thing in the neighborhood of the wreck
is bespattered with blood and the
sight was a gruesome one.
The question as to who is responsible
for the catastrophe is still being dis
cussed. That someone blundered Is
generally admitted by railroad men.
Who il was no one seems to positively
know, and opinions on this point differ
widely.
Gen. Brooke. commanding at Ha-
vana, has informed the war depart
ment that First Lieutenant Harry
Whitney, Second infantry, died of
typhoid AZ five minutes past 8 Sunday
afternoon at Cienfuegos.