Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-01-19
A FATAL WRECK.
Collision on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad.
sixteen People Killed and Twenty
live BADLY Injured-A Blum
der I'm Orders Caused
the Wreck.


tin Keenan,, hotel keeper, Mt. Carmel,
Pa; w. II. Hinkel, contractor, Mount
Carmel; Jacob Heller, tailor, Mount
CARMEL II. +. Weikell, Mount Carmel;
Frank Fisher, Mt. Carmel; William II.
Leader, Mt. Carmel, son of c. {. Lead
ar, president of bank in Shamokin;
Frank Markell, Shamokin, Pa; Theo-
lore S. kohn, Shamokin; Abner ,.
Keifer, Pottsville: William II. Markell,
Shamokin: James Jarvis, Mount Car
mel; two women who are still 10 be
Identified.
The injured are: Arthur Tregembo,
Nicholas Parreca. Henry John Parre-
ca, Louis Parreca, Mrs. Mary Parre-
ca, O. S Schaeffer. f. w. Rick, JOS.
Malesky, Mary Jarville, -- Maias-
ia. George Launsky, James Prender-
CAST, - Josephs, o. Staine, Har-
ry r. Foster, Mrs. Henry Lockhaven
and her mother, Mrs. Loudenslager,
Miss Anna Johns. John Prentice,
Frank f. .Mc1ntyse. L. 5. Walter, VIM.
Feelin. Mrs. John Rallou, John Bal
lou, Abraham Algier, Mrs. BiItz. Con-
ductor Price, Harry Riddle, Ralph L.
Reed, p. o. Helm, Stanley Day, Will
West Dunellen is three miles from
Bound Brook and about 30 miles from
New York City. At the spot where
the disaster occurred there is sharp
,urve in the track and a steep cut
ting, but the accident was due to some
terrible mistake in train orders. The
scenes which accompanied the COLI
sion, the sufferin9s of the injured, and
the panic that reigned among the 400
passengers were well night indescrib-
able. The blood-stained wreck of tan
gleS and twisted iron and wood that
was still on the railroad tracks last
night bore witness to the truth of the
general verdict of railroad men that
this was one of the worst collisions in
recent years.
4 head-on collision on double
track was made possible only by a
freight wreck which occurred at
Bound Brook at o'clock yesterday
morning. This completely blocked the
eastbound track, and all through tl-n
morning Lehoh Valley trains bound
for New York switched from their
own track 10 the westbound track. go
ing over these rails from Bound Brook
to Newmarket, a distance of six miles.
and chan 9'ing at the latter place back
to their right side of the road.
Train No. 20. which left Shamokin,
Pa, a : a. m. was so heavy with hu-
man freight that it had to be broken
into three sections. The first two sec
ttOnS arrived at Bound Brook, switch
ed over TO the other track, switched
back al Newmarket and reached New
York in safety. The third section of
this train was almost an hour late.
rs seven cars We're crowded with 400
eNcursiOnists, most of them from
Mount Carmel and Shamokn. Maha-
noy City, Hazelton, Ashland and Potts
Vile, Pa. The party was travelling
under the auspices of the business
mems excursion, an annual event
which many patronize for a three
days visit to New York Their train
switched over at Bound Brook and
proceeded, like the preceding sections,
on the westbOund track. Meanwhile
there had been waiting at Newmarket
local train that plies regularly be-
tween New York and Bound Brook.
Owing TO the traffic all going on one
track, it was almost an hour late.
At last the train inspector at South
Plaintield gave it permission to 90.
| Just before reaching West Dunellen
| Engineer Rick slowed his train down.
| because he stops for passengers if
| there are any. Martin Brennan, the
signal man, threw up his arms and
waved them as if TO say there were
no passengers, so the local put on
| steam and headed round the curve, go
| ing about % miles an hour.
In the cab of the excursion train
| was James Prendergast. the engineer.
| with his fireman, George Cheshire.
| They saw the local as it started on the
| curve. With shrieking whistle and
| brakes grinding sparks from the
| wheels the excursion train bore down
| on what seemed certain destruction.
| The passengers, alarmed at the con-
| tinued whistle. opened the windows
| mothers snatched their children in
| their arms men started from their
| seats. but before they had time to find
| out what was the matter they were
| hurled headlong, knocked senseless
| and many killed outright. The two
| engines, from which both crews had
| jumped. came together with an awful
| crash. The excursion train was prob
| ably going at about Is miles an hour.
| The local engine. as if tripped in its
| faster flight, turned complete SOM
ersault and came crashing down be-
side its now demolished obstruction
| The tender stopped few seats from
| the rear door. The car rolled over,
carrying with it the imbedded tender
| the fragments of a dozen bodies and
| the imprisoned wounded
New York, Jan. 11.--As far as can
| be ascertained the total victims of the
Lehigh Valley collision at West Dun
ellen yesterday numbered 16. Three
died during the night. They were
two unidentified men and woman.
Epidemic of Grip.
| Pana, H., Jan. 1.-THE grip is epi-
| demic in central Illinois. Over 300
cases are reported in Taylorville, a
similar number in Shelbyvile. while
fully - per cent. of the population of
| pana are likewise afflicted In many