New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FOURTEEN DIE BY A WRECK.
MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED IN A
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
TWO LEHIGH VALLEY TRAINS RUSH INTO
EACH OTHER AT FULL SPEED-A
TENDER DRIVEN THROUGH
CAR FILLED WITH PEOPLE.

Yesterday afternoon just before o'clock. about
a mile east Of Lincoln. with such tremendous
force that thirteen human beings were Killed
outright and one died last night after being
removed 10 Muhenberg Hospital. The NUMBER
OF seriously injured said late last night 10
be about thirty. OF the dead three were women
and eleven were men. The bodies OF the killed
were 80 terribly mangled by the frighttu iorce
Of the collision that only three OF those taken
out OF the wreck had been identified at mid
night
The accident was the result OF an attempt
upon the part Of somebody TO accomplish the
impossible by sending two trains over the same
track in opposite directions at the same time.
The eastbound track. where the collision oc-
CURED was not in use on account of neisht
wreck nearby and trains were sent IN ooth o'-
rections over the westbound track. Inc uaih
that carried most OF the killed and injured "aS
the third section OF the Hazleton express "hon
was CARRYING to New-York large hunioei VI
people from Shamokin, Mount carmel roe'e-
VILE and other towns in the coal uls'rN" I"'
westbound train was what is known as tram W.
II II was local accommodation ana 'ei'
New-York al 1880 a. m. -.
The point where the wreck occurred IL qu'o'
country spot on a long curve that runs through
proached each other at full speed. and each en-
pineer was entirely ignorant ~ his proximi'y
N another train until the two engines nasheo
around the curve almost upon each other Inv
crash followed almost Immediately In an H.
slant the air was full Of shouts and me moan"
of the Injured and the two trains were MASSES
of tangled wreckage There was almost no he'p
NJ hand and for time all was confusion Inc
two engines were smashed almost OUT OF al
semblance to what they had been' ana 'ne '~~'
that no more lives were lost Is a''ripu'a"'o ~
the mercy that the wreckage ola not take wv
rbose who ESCAPED uninjured at once turned
their attention toward helping to extricate III"
loss fortunate The news Of the accldeht "a'
carried TO Lincoln. to West Duneheh anu '"
Plainfield and soon the wreckins tram was
on IT'S way 10 the scene. The Wreckihs o'e"'
ars, ,urned their attention to the injured. Phy-
sicians were brought 10 the wreck az SOON ''
nossible. and under their supervision the IN
jured were taken on special tram 10 r'a'nne'u'
wher. they were placed in the Muhlenbers Hos
pital
xo ORDERS TO HOLD THE TRAIN
Henry Butland station operator al Sou'n
Plainded was seen by Tribune reporter tn'S
evening He was very reticent regaralhg VI"
,rs,ruct,ons he had received while on duty at
thp
Round Brook local was forty six minutes benind
time. and left South Planfeld at i-:"o o'locA'
ue declared that he and the everman on the
,ower obeved orders exactly No orders were
received he said 10 hold the local
The exact responsibility for the accident hao
moi been placed UP to late hour last night
The list OF killed and injured. so far as they
had been identified at midnight. is as folio"s'
THE DEAD.
FISCHER Frank tweny-eisht years old shoe 'ea'e''
II Noun, carmel. Penn.
urrTrR racob a tailor Of Mount Carmel.
uINK1E wnrau. a contractor. OF Mount Carmel
JARVIS James .weve years old. of Mount GARNER.
Kt,rFER Abne- ; carpet dealer. of PotisVlie ren''
KnrN Theodore S'ecks. Of Shamokin Penn
LEADER william H. twenty-,our wears old drysooas
dealer Of Mount carmel and the son o Cum. g f<sa.r
was recently married
Markell. Frank ntty-f0ur years old OF Sna"o>'N-
Markell. william H.. of shamokn.
,yrrKrL r. thirty years old. of Mount Carmel.
WEIKE S Mount m Csrne died at the Muhenssrs Hospital
Three unknown women.
THE INJURED.
.rDrRsOx John both legs broken: removed to M
." home in second st. Jersey city.
BENER Mrs P q HaaetOp Penn M, rsns an. es .sen o
friends al No ii6 High-st. Brooklyn
CHESHIRE William aged ,Msn'yssysn a,eUs p,n5s a5ssa S
E"sns , NO. the % head lOs' s MuSsHb.fs s' Hospital
FEELEY William MY sa HS.Ds %,ssa0A '''A
FOSTER H. r. OF Po,tsville, Penn both legs o'ossn'
taken home.
GiEPsIl Ps51'. H,Nf "a, MuSIenSere Hospital
M sIaRss s Massnsss s15ysss . i
jarvis mis- MISS ssss Ms.s %s5.so.rs sssFi HSS. :S M
KEENAN, Martin thirty-nve years old. Locust osv
Penn. head and arm badly cut; At MuhienosS
LANrusKY. George. twenty-thre years old hosns
Carmel: MuhIenberg Hospital.
LA s9n6T Penn right ankle crushed TAKEN Q me
home Of her mother at No so cousse-st. Js"sy
rocKHovEY. Mrs H. and chid. of Ashland. Penn.
slightly injured: taken to their home
MLFTsk FIna a, 'sf Sahen5sFr ,SsyH HosSa ysii '' "
oDoxNELr Mrs Kate. OF McAaoo Penn: leg, 80. Sss':s
No 500 Ken,-ave. Brooklyn
PENDERGRAsr. JAMES. forty-two years oa; enSns .nr
Sn sse NG and 'ess crushed az Mahenbers Hospital
PoRREcA. ALBERT. three years old: at Mubleno's
poRREcA HENRY JOHN four months old. dying; At
Muhenherg Hospital
PORREcA LEWIS nve years old At Muhleneerg hos-
PoRREcA NICHOLAS. twen,y-nin- wears old At
Muhlenberg Hospital
PoRRECA. MARY. twenty-five years old. at Muhlenosv
Hospital
PRICE LEON. Of Bound Brook conductor Of he west
bound local slightly injured. remained on du'y
prppI.E Harry of Easton Penn, confuctot On .n~
Haze,on express slightly injured remained on dut'
RICH Edard W. thirty hye years DID, engnser on 20
800 ienigh VALLEY Railroad Bound Brook ihiu's"
Internally: AZ Muhenberg Hospital
sHAFrER Oliver sn. ye:s Ss os 49, o. sS sSSN vs:s
Railroad Muhenbers Hospital
STEIN Orlando b.. Of Slnbury Penn. rsht leg broseo'
" iaxen 10 81 Francis's Hospital Jersey city
TprGESyO Arthur tweniy-three years old. n shensn-
a. Penn. private Company ID 2isi United St,S
Infantry stationed Pla,tsburs y r. at Muh''n-
berg Hospital -.
WALTER T.. s. Of Mount Carmel. Penn lnJu'e' s'
the Iegs: taken a neighboring fa'nhouse'
A BROKEN AXLE DIsABLEs 1HE ROAD
A freight wreck that occurred about c'ocA
this morning just east Of the Bound bfooS s.s
ton was the primary cause OF 'n's "o'',"
catastrophe An axle broke and two cars ioaued
,,,h Grain toppled over into Bound Brook. while
sevan other cars were piled in heap blocking
ho,b tracks The passenger trains during the