The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-14
DEATH LIST OF THE WRECK.
CAUSE OF HORRoR ON THE READ
ING STILL A MYSTERY.

the Wreck-Induest VIII BE Held
Tuesday AfternoOn-Norristow
In Mourning for the Dead-Tho
Killed and Injured.
Reading. Pa, May 1s.-The wreck which
occurred last night on the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway at Exeter. six miles
south or here. was probably the worst that
has ever occurred in this state.
Twenty-eight are dead and hfty-eIght
injured. some of them so badly that they
may not recover from the awful result of
the accident.
The cause of the disaster Is stil Involv-
ed In mystery, and officials of the road
are investigating in order to place the
blame
The man In the signal tower at the Ex-
eter station claims to have had the Sig
mails properly displayed.
In a statement to-day, General Superin-
tendent Sweigard of the Reading said the
prime cause of the accident was a block
OF freight cars on the track. which were
taking a siding at Birdsboro. and which
compelled the express to stop at Exeter.
1t is not known as yet whether signal
man was sent back to notify the special
| or second section.
Travel Was Very Heavy.
The express from wllllamsport, known
as train No. 12 and also as the Cannon
Ball." leaves Reading for Philadelphia az
$50 p. m 1t did not leave on time fast
night, owing to waiting for Harrisburg
| connections.
The travel from Harrisburg was very
heavy, owing to tho large number of
people who attended the monument un-
yelling ceremonies. A special train was
brought into requisition to accommodate
the crowds. Al Exeter the first train
stopped briefly for orders. and had just
started when the special crashed into it.
Many prominent men were passengers
| on the forward train, among them Sena-
tor Boies Penrose, Col. Henry d. Paxson
of Philadelphia; Gen. John w. Schall Of
Norrlstown. and Col. George schall, the
generals brother, who was killed. On the
second train were some twenty veterans
of Hariranfts FIfty-first Regiment. which
he commanded In the civil war ana COM
pany or the Seventh Pennsylvania Infan-
try, National Guard, few OF whom were
injured.
Not One Woman Killed.
A strange feature OF the disaster was
the fact that not one woman was killed
and only one was injured.
Norristown Is in mourning, as the gseat-
est number OF dead and injured were resi-
dents OF that place.
This afternoon Coroner Wilson Rother-
mel empanelled a jury, and visiting the
different morgues, they viewed the bodies
The jury adjourned to assemble at the
call of the coroner When asked when he
would hold the inquest, Coroner Rother-
mel replied thar he thought IL would be
Tuesday afternoon, but that he could not
state definitely. They left on special
train at p. M, and viewed the scene OF
the wreck
Supt Wilson of the main line division
when asked II II was not a mistake for
| the train TO back to the station, replied:
IL think the train should have been left
where 1t stopped. But / cannot speak OF
the cause until the matter Is thoroughly
investigated"
The List of the Dead.
Those killed were:
John Slingluff, Norristown.
II. Thompson, Norristown.
Elmer Shelly, Hatboro.
Frank Sower, Norristown
Henry q. Wentz, Norristown.
William Stahler Norristown.
Joseph s. Staylor, NorrIstown.
John II. Kuntz, Norristown
Charles a. Leaf Fort Washington
Samuel r. Beatty, Conshohocken-
Charles II. White, Norristown.
Capt. @. C. Eicholtz, Downingtown.
George schall, Nouistown.
William Lewis, Norristown.
II. Hunchburger, Gulf Mills.
j. r. Filman, Reading.
C. II. Howell, Reading.
John Johnston, Hatboro.
: John H. Coulston, Norristown, died az
hospital
c. l.. Laverty. Harrisburg.
/, Daniel H. Yoder, Pottstown.
I.ucien j. Custer, aged l9, Pottstown.
William G. Camm, Norristown.
II. G. Hartford Norristown
Norman Holmes, aged 13, NorristoWn'
Cant $. T.. Street, Philadelphia.
. Michael Lawn, Germantown.
= one unidentified man.
Those who Were Injured.
THE injured are: r. II. Adle, aged bls
,Sorristown. legs and face cut; William
Freeborn, 50 years old, Norristown. les
fractured head cut chest crushed; Henry
u stauffer. g. Norrstown, chest, legs
and ssce injured; d. b. Silvis, 40 years
old Reading, legs and internally, serious;
n II Lewis 50 years old, Norristown, legs
crushed member Fifty-frst Regiments
I ! GEORGE Carney, 4 years old, Norristown,
/ arm and jaw fractured; A. ). Asnenlei'e.'
, e4 years ola. Germantown, chest crushed.
member Fifty-hrst Regiment; Robert Bri-
eriev Philadelphia, scalp, race ana hahu
,acorsfed: George w. Holmes, 81 years
"a Norrlstown body BABY acerated;
1efs leg amputated; John NJ. Engle' swede-
land. hips fractured; John N. Earl, Con-
. sbobocken internally injured; serious;
tones. Norristown, head injured.
unconscious and serious; Albert
Tfari,ress OakIane (Phnadephia). bruis-
"a and unconscious. John NJ. Fooze, Har-
risburg. head. Joseph Edwards, German
e town chest and body, serious; Harrison
Robbins, philadelphia, neck and internal:
II p. Taggert, West Chester, legs brok-
en-: William jenkins. Norrissown nead
!, o,t. Annie Madge Burg, Ashland. large
q aealn wound; Amandus Carges, Norris
41.nr nnnnnacinns. Reni u. Alderfer.