Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-18

kilograms were hastily sent TO Read
ing for assistance and two relief trains
with surgeons and nurses were de-
spatched to the scene. Medical aid
was promptly rendered to the injured
upon the arrival of these trains at the
scene, and those who could be re-
moved were placed on trains and
brought to the hospitals here The
bodies Of twenty dead were also
brought here.
+ The signal man should have dis
played the red and green signal for the
special, but it is said he failed to do
so: whether on account of the signal
failing to work or not. is not known.
| While the express was standing on
the tracks the crowded special came
thundoring along. On account of ;,
curve the engineer of the special could
not see the train standing on the
tracks ahead of him until too late. The
special tore into the express with .
oyRsh, and shrieks Of agony filed the
The railroad at the scene of the ac-
cident guns over hollow, and the en-
bankneht on which are the tracks is
about fifty feet high
Seyeral passengers We're hurled to
| the bottom of the embankment, but
u.
| Gen. f. Burd Grubb. of New Jersey,
former United States Minister To
Greece, and United States Senator
| Bois Penrose. of Philadelphia were
among the passengers on the Pullman
| car, on the lirst rain. Both were bad
| ly shaken mp. bur neither sustained
! any injury. senator Penrose. when
| questioned by reporter regarding the
accident. said:
When the crash came | thuoght we
would have been all killed 1t was Il
terrific crash; people were thrown in
all directions. and those who were not
injured by broken wood were more or
less injured by being bumped against
the sides of the cars. The scene was
most distressing one. and shall nev
er forget it
Philadelphia, May 1.-THE Pottsvillc
| express. which was run Into 1T Exeter
arrived here after midnight with Il few
OF the injured, They We're:
Barney. h., Philadelphia, arm and
hip badly crushed.
Beaver G.. Philadelphia. arm bruised
and head cnt.
kucker. George W, Common Coun-
Gilman OF the Twentieth Ward. this
city. injured about the legs.
Steinbeck. Francis T., Camden. y. j.,
the body.
Three cars of the Inflated second sec
tioh which crashed into the ;irst sec
ton of the Cannon Bali express
train n Exeter arrived here with Il
large number of he njurcd and others
! who escaped injury. Some of the in
iured were taken off nj rotstown, and
fifteen were removed TO hospitals at
Norristown. While the uain was
standing Al the latter place two OF the
injured expired before they could be
removed. Their names were not
learned.
When the train arrived here there
were on board Harry Orrell the en-
ginecr OF the second train: his fireman.
w. L.. Everett, both of whom were
hurt. There were also on the train
half q dozen of the uninjured paSsen-
gers, all residents of this city.
The railroad employees warmly con
graduated the engineer and fireman on
their miraculous escape from death.
As the Oil-begrimed raiIroaderS shook
hands tears came to the eyes of many
Of them. Orrell had been reported dead
but the only injury he received was 4
scalp wound. His head was bandaged
and blood covered his face, hands and
clothing. Ills fireman was slightly in
JuICu 0DOut tbt tstCh
Orrell said he could not account for
the accident. He said
I'VE left Reading little late. We
were going at the rate of between
tlirty-five and forty miles an hour.
and everything appeared 10 he all
right. Just before reaching Exeter
there is n curve. After we had round
ell it and had Strengthened out was
horrified to see loom up n few hundred
yards ahead the first section.
Il instantly reversed The lever, but
before | could stop the engine we went
into the rear of the train ahead with 4
terrible crash. My engine ploughed
through the day coach which in turn
crashed half WAY through the coach
ia front of il.
u did not know where | was for Il
time bur finally discovered myself i'm
prisoned among twisted iron, splint
cred wood and broken glass, | got out
of the wreck mnai1ed. How | escaped
without more serious injury | cannot
tell. do no; know how many are
dead and injured. but they tell me the
number is large
Orrell aud Everett were taken to the
hospital where their injuries were
dressed.
Everett escaped serious injury ~
jumping from the rear of the tender.
Death OF Soldiers In Cuba.
Washington. May li.-Gen. Brooke
.eports from Havana the following
leaths among the soldiers in Cuba: At
Santiago. May .. Private l.. Morrow,
Company \. and q. :. Smith. Com
oany c. Second Volunteer Infantry,
lysentcIy: May II. Private Louis
-,lark. Company X. Ninth Volunteer
Infantry ,.ousumntiOu Ar Puerto
Principe May II. Sergi. August rhue,
land Eighth Cavalry chronic dysen-
cry.
q. p~.ign ChsnnIng statue.
Boston. Mass, May IL. The Art
commissioners have awarded the con-
ract for designing and erecting a
statue Of the late William Emery
rhannin. to Herbert Adams. of New