The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-10
FRIGHTFUL
COLLISION.
Two Trains Crash Head On al
West Dunnellen, N. j.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
And Over Twenty-Five Were Sc
riously Injured.
THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
PENNSYLVANIA ExoURs1oN1sTs

The Train on Which the Fatalities Occur
red Was Crowded With Residents of tn,
Schuylkill Valley Who Were En- Rout,
to New York on Three Days Pleasure
TOur-The Accident Was Caused by 3
Mistake in orders, For Which the Train
Crews Were Not Responsible.
The excitement Occasioned in town last
evening by reports of the l. " r. r. wreck
in New Jersey was Of a character that caused
much apprehension in scores of families
| owing to the fact that so many residents of
town participated in the business mems ex-
cursiOn to New York over the same railroad
yesterday morning Fortunately, however
the excursion train that took most of our
town people away was not the one that
| figured in the wreck. 1t left here at 5:2s a.
m. and was in Jersey City at least two hours
before the disaster occurred The train that
did figure in the wreck was the one that left
here at 7;49 a. M, forming second section of
the excursion and carrying most people from
Mt. Carmel, Shamokin and other towns in
that vicinity. There were a few Ashland.
Girardville. MahanOy City and Shenandoah
people ON it.
Although the victims Of the wreck are
numerous, it is believed that after the list of
injured is revised the number will be re-
| duced. This belief is warranted by a message
received from a HERALD correspondent at
Ashland to-day. Mrs Henry Lockhoven
and Mrs. Blitz, both of Big Mine Run, are
listed as victims, each with both legs broken.
but the HERALD correspondent says that
neither woman suffered more than shaking
up and few bruises. Another error in the
list is the addition of Mrs Lockhoyen's
mother" making three victims from Big
Mine Run, when in fact Mrs Biltz is the
mother referred to.
1t is not unlikely, however, that a few
names may be added to the list of the in
jured. The HERALD has found one that was
not published in the morning papers. The
victim is Joe Rittenhouse, proprietor of the
tish market in town. He is in a hospital
suffering with an arm that was broken in
two places in the wreck
In the list Of fatalities is description of
woman found with a card bearing a Shenan-
doah address in her dress pocket. The iden-
tity of this woman has been established
through George Wretik, the grocer and
'NANNhAoN
was Mrs. Psrasta Diczky She is not a resi-
dent of town, but came here last week to
visit her brother, George Diczky, who lives
IN one OF the Carl houses in the swamp at
the foot Of White street. The woman was
returning to her home in New York when
she was killed The brother of the woman
and George Wretik left town this afternoon
for the scene of the accident to claim the
remains.
| 1t is feared that one Shenandoah resident
was among the killed in the wreck. Three
women are reported as unidentified in the
list of victims. Mrs. Charles Parrish, of
West Centre street. left town on the 7:49 a
m h. v train yesterday to visit her daughter
in Jersey City. Nothing has been heard from
her since. Her son, Charles, telegraphed to
his sister this morning, iuquiring whether
his mother had arrived in Jersey City, and
received an answer stating that she had not.
The son left town at noon to-day to visit the
scene of the disaster and ascertain if his
mother is among the victims.
Arthur Tregembo, one of the injured. left
here yesterday to return to the barracks of
the 2lst Infantry, U. S. A. He spent part of
his furlough in town and the other part with
his parents at Llewellyn. The family resided
here up 10 few months ago. Tregemho has
furnished the press with this statement of his
| experience in the disaster II was in the
| first car of the train from ShamOkin. Some
thing prompted me to open the window and
look out when heard the Whistling going
Then | saw the other train coming round the
curve. l said to myself jump but couldn't
somehow. Then the crash came and got
done up. guess it's my own fault for not
jumping, but it might have been worse.
TregembO's condition is serious.
Joseph Meluskey, another of the injured
and who had both legs broken, is not a resi-
dent of town. He left here two or three
years ago and was brakeman ON the i'll
fated train. He is not related to ex.Coupcil.
man Meluskey's family.
Among the railway employees who will
| figure in the investigation of the disaster is
John Sullivan, the train dispatcher on duty
at Easton. 1t is said he is the dispatcher who
claims to have forwarded the Instructions TO
the dispatcher at Plainfeld to hold all trains
until further orders Mr.. Sullivan formerly
lived at Gordon and was employed as dis
patcher at MahanOy Plane by the P. err.
R. Co. He had the reputation of being very
careful and efficient man, and was very
popular. His many friends in this county
would regret to learn that the disaster was
due to any mistake on his part
w. II. Hinkel the Mt Carmel contractor
who was killed in the wreck was cousin of
John A. Lewis aud Charles Gibson, Of town,
Among the injured are two additional resi-.
dents of this town. They are Mike Giefski,
miner married, sustained compound fracture
of the right leg and simple fracture of the
left leg, also laceTations of the chin. Joe
Milefski, miner, 80 years old, unmarried,
sustained compound eomminuted fracture of
left tibia and fihula. Both men are at the