The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14


delphia & Reading at Exeter, six miles
south of here, was probably the worst
that has ever occurred in this state.
Twenty-eight dead and SO injured some
so badly that they may not recover is
the awful result of the accident.
The cause of the disaster is still in
volved in mystery and officials of the
road are investigating in order to place
the blame.
The man in the signal tower at Exeter
claims to have had the signals properly
displayed. In statement to-day Gen
eral Superintendent Swigard of the
Reading railroad said the prime cause
of the accident was a block of freight
cars on the track which were taking
siding at Birdsboro and which COM
PEELED the express to stop at Exeter. 1t
is not known as yet whether signal
man was sent back to notify the spe-
cial, or second section.
Many prominent men were passen-
gers on the forward train among them
Senator Penrose. Col. Henry d. Paxon
of Philadelphia, Gen. John w. Schall of
Norrfstown and Col. George Schall the
H.
the second train were some 20 veterans
OF Hartranfts 51st regiment, which he
commanded during the civil war, and
company of the 7th Pennsylvania infan-
try, National Guard, a few of whom
We're injured.
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
greater number Of dead and injured
were residents Of that place.
In the afternoon Coroner W. H. Roth
er1nel empaneled jury and, visiting
the different morgues, they viewed the
bodies. The jury adjourned to assem-
BILE at the call of the coroner
When asked when he would hold the
inquest, Coroner Rothermel replied he
thought 1t would be Tuesday afternoon,
put could not state definitely They
LETT Reading on special train at 1 D.
m. and viewed the scene Of the wreck.
superintendent Wilson of the main
line division, when asked if it was not a
mistake of the train to back to the sta
ton. replied:
Il think the train should have been
lett where it stopped, but I cannot
speak of the cause until the matter is
thoroughly investigated"
The list of killed and wounded is as
follows: Killed:
JOHN S. LINGLUFF. Norristown.
H. THOMPSON, Norristown
ELMER SHELLEY, Hatboros
FRANK SOWERs Norristown,
HENRY G. VENTS, Norristown.
MILAN sTEHLER, Norristown.
JOSEPH TAYLOR, Norristown.
JOHN H. KUNTZ, Norristown.
CHARLES G. LEAF, Fort Washing
SAMUEL R. BEATTY, Conshohocken
CHARLES H. WHITE, Norristown.
CAfi. u. c. EICHOLTZ, Downing
GEOGE sCHALL, Norristown.
WILLIAM LEWIS, Norristown.
H. H. HUNCHBERGER, Gulf Mill,
j. e. FILMAL, Reading.
c. II. HOWELL, Reading.
JOHN JOHNSON, Hatboro.
JOHN H. COULSTON, Norristown.
died at hospital.
c. I. LAVERTY, Harrisburg.
DANIEL II. YODER, Pottstown.
LUCIEN G. CUSTER, aged 100, Potts
town.
WILLIAM c. CAMM, Norristown.
H. ]. HARTFORD, Norristown.
NORMAN HOLMES, aged IA, Norris
town.
CAPT. S. It. STREET, Philadelphia.
MICHAEL LAWN, Germantown.
One unidentified man.
l. H. tAdlt, dSeu MOTIFS
town. legs broken.
William Freeborn, aged SO, Norris
town, leg fractured, head cut. chest
crushed: Henry X. Stauffer, 26, Norris
town, chest, legs and face injured; D.
B. Silvis, Reading, legs and internally,
serious; c. III. Lewis, so, member 5lst
regiment. Norristown. legs crushed;
George Carney, "a, Noristown, arm and
Jaw fractured; A. j. Ashenfelder, "a,
Il Germantown I,pr
51st regiment, Robert Prierly, Philadel-
phia, scalp, face and hands lacerated;
George w. Holmes, 81, Norristown,
body badly lacerated, left leg ampu-
tated; John NJ Engle. Swedeland, hips
fractured: John N. Early. Conshocken,
internally injured, serious; John S.
Jones, Norristown. head injured, un-
conscious and serious Albert Hark-
ness, Oakland, Pa, bruised and uncon-
scious: John NJ Foose, Harrisburg.
head injured Joseph Edwards, Ger
mantown. chrst and body. serious;
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