The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-13
TRAINS COLLIDE
Twenty Dead in Il Wreck Oa
the. Reading Road.

bhe. .heRulng hOau.
Reading. Pa. May. IA collision Of
passenger trains occurred on the Phlla-
delpnia ara Reading rauroad at Iex-
oter about six miles south OF this city,
tonight and great number OF people WEI @
killed and injured. There is no Telegraph
at Exeter and details therefore, are dlf-
hcult to obtain az this writing. The num-
ber killed IS yariously stated 20 10 from
10 to %. Fully fifty others are injured.
The regular express train from Potts
vile for Philadelphia connected at tho
station IN Reading with a train irlia
Harrisburg which was crowded with eA-
cursionists who had beten 10 tho state
capital to witness the ceremonies in con-
nection with the unveiling of the HIATT
ranft monument. May OF the Harrisburg
passengers at Reading went aboard the
Philadelphia express but. Il being found
that all could not ko accommodated, It was
decided to send an extra train to Phila-
dclphia To run as the second section CO
the express The extra train left twenty
minutes later than the express At Ex-
ter the express stopped for orders. and
while moving at great speed. Three OF the
rear cars OF the express were telescop-
ed and the first car OF the extra train was
also wrecked. The passengers In these
cars were terribly mangled, many being
killed outright, while others had Limbs
and bodies MANNED. Word was at once
sent TO Reading and a special train Will
physicians and nurses was sent TO IN
scene as quickly as is could bo put II
readiness
THE KILLED.
The identified killed are:
John Loaf. Montgomery county.
william staler. Norristown.
Col. George Shaw, Norrlstown.
Chief John Slinglun, Norristown.
John Johnson, Mount Clair,
William Lewis. Norrlstown.
Harry Hunchentger Norrlstown.
George Sewers. Norristown.
George II. Anns. Norristown.
Harry Vents, Norristown.
Samuel Batty, Conahocten.
Harry Thompson, Norristow-
Hiram Shelly. Hatboro.
Benton snyis, Reading.
INJURED.
The injured, as far as the names coult
| be obtained are;
Eddie Smith, Norrlstown.
Charles white, Norristown
] Nathan . Nelili NofrlatoWn.
Luther Custer. serious, Pottstown.
John Johnson, serious. Mount Clair.
| Patrick Kern. Norrstown.
Pascal Walters. swedeland
Harry Lelster. serious, Phoenixvllle
| l.. b. Anderslice. Phoenlxvllle.
Theodore Addic Norristown.
| Charles Maddls. Conshocken.
| John Earl, Conshooken.
Harry Bantz, Norristown.
David Carney Norristowu.
A. j. Ashenfelder, Norristown, hurt n
| the chest
DETAILS OF ACCIDENT.
Philadelphia May i3.-rhe Pottsville ex
press, which was run into at Exeter, ar
rived here after midnight with few o
the Injured They were;
George W. Kucker, common cOuncilma
Of the 2Jth ward this city. Injured abou
the legs.
Francis II. stenbeck. Camden. N. J. en-
about the head and bruised about IN
body
@. A. Beaver. Philadelphia, arm bruise
and head cut
3. Barney, Philadelphia. leg, arm an
! hip badly bruised.
The passengers could give no conne'
ted story Of the wreck and tho numbe
OF dead and injured was not known D
by any o fthom. The railroad ofhoia
in this city can give no details OF the a'
, cident They say they are ignorant OF N
: number OF casualties
Unite States Senator Penrose and GeI
+ eral b. r. Grul were passengers Ia n
Pullman car Of The wrecked train m
rear end of the ear in which they wei
, riding was crushed and the two geEt
! men badly shaken up.
Senator PenrOse ala not know no
2 many of the passengers OF the rear ca
, were killed or injured. but said when n
train left the scene those needing attel
! ton were being cared f0r by physician
3 ard residents of the nelRhborhood. u
said he learned that several were ldli'
e and many badly injured but OK 20 q
number ne could not say A few ~ tho
| whose injuries were slight came ON n
train 10 Philadelphia but M train le
soon after the accident and tho mo
y seriously injured we're left on the sen
u The second elief train LEFT Exeter
4 ass "a. m It brought % Reading twen
= additional bodies The names are %
n yet known. Most ~ the seriously
y iured brought here On the nrst train
" The rest Of the injured we're taken
r. Pomstown and Norrstowa.
n The north bound track has been cief
r ed and thu hrst troin through 20 n
b city from Philadelphia was the Bufl
D. express. while left Pmladelphia az II
g p. m.
or washington MAY IA cablegram y
o. received al the Japanese legation q
afternoon announcing the death OF q
viscount Rawakaml, chief Of the net
he quarters stan OF tta imperial army
=. Japan.