The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-14

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The names Of the ldcntlhed dead are.
Joan 5hnghun. NOrrsstOwn.
Captain street. Philadelphia.
George w. Leaf. Forl Warrington. ia.
Wilnam Slaicr SOfrlstOwn.
Gcorge ). shaw, NorrstOwn.
George 5gwers NOrrslOwn.
samue. Byatiy. SOgr!siOwn.
william lleurs, NOrristoNn.
urmy Wen,z N0uistOwn.
John johnson. NorustOWn.
Harry Hunchblnger, Norrs,oWH.
George II. ABdis. NorrslOwn.
marry Thompson. NorristOgn
hiram Smelly, NOrlstOwn.
Benton siiyis. NornssowD.
George =. Hall. NOrrlsto@n.
Miss Annie MoGraw. Ashland.
Inc Us, VI injured ~ lar a. obtained
ls a. follows.
Eddie Smith. Norrisl0wn.
Charles White. Sorristywn.
Nathan NELL. Norristown.
Luther Clsler. serious. PDttsiOWn.
John johnson. serious. MOunl Clair.
Patrick Kerr. NOrrstOwn.
Pascal Walters. Swedeiaud.
Harry b. Le,stcr. serious. Phoenlx-
Vile.
l.. r. vandcrs.lcc, PhOeniKylie.
Tnaddsus Ardale, NOrristOwn.
william Friederboro, NOrristOwn.
Charles Meddis. Coshoc,on.
John Ear, Coshoc,Jn, fireman On spec
I lal. hurt by jumping.
I Harry kauiz. NOrrls,own.
. Special Railroad Officer Kirkpatrick.
+ Philadelphia.
. Miss Annie Laddei!ng Ashland.
. Captain Harry Jacobs. Norrisiown.
\. J. Ashenfenter, Philadelphia.
/ George ". kucker. Philadelphia.
/ Franclsc T. Steinbeck, CamdeH.
I c. A. Beaver Philadelphia.
/ u. Barney. Philadelphia.
David Carney Norristown.
( Harry Orrcli Philadelphia engineer Of
/ the second train.
W l.. Everett Philadelphia. fireman
of the second
The signal man should have displayed
/ the r,d and green danger signal Tor the
special but u is said he failed to do
/ this. whether on account Of the signal
falling to work or not is not known.
While the express was standing on the
track. the crowded special came thun-
dering along. On account of a curve,
the engineer Of the special coud not see
/ the train standing on the track ahead
Of him until too late The special tore
I into the express with a crash. and shrieks
Il agony soon filed the air.
/ The railroad a, the scene OF the accl-
dent was near hollow and an emhank-
mont where the tracks are about 20 feet
high. Several passengers were hurled
To- the bottom OF the embankment. but
the cars all remained on the road bed.
The dead and wounded were strewn in
heaps In the debris Of the two cars Lit
tie damage however was done to the
rest OF the train.
Most ~ the injured were brought to
Reading hut many were sent TO Norris
( town and Pottsdam and some We're taken
10 Philadelphia. General T. Burd Grubo
of New Jersey. eN-United States minister
TO Greece. and United States Senator
Boies Ptnrose. ~ Philadelphia. We're
among the passengers on the Pullman
car on the first train, Senator Penrose,
when questioned by a reporter regarding
the accident, said:
II was on the ordinary train, but es-
capped with no injuries cNcep; a severe
shaking up. The train is what is known
as the cannon bail" express, and the
second section Of II crashed into the or
binary train. The regular train passed
the signal tower all right, but orders
were given FOR 10 TO back toward Exeter,
and this was done We had only gotten
back very short distance when the
second section Of the train crashed into
our train,
1T is said that the second section
started within two minutes after our
train started. do not know how many
were killed. but think there must have
been at least % killed and so injured.
There were about $50 in our train, and
the second section was also crowded.
"There were a number OF soldiers on
the train and am glad there we're. as
they rendered valuable assistance In get
ting the dead and injured out OF the cars,
when the crash came | thought We
would have all been killed. 1t was a
terrific crash. People were thrown in
all directions, and those who were not
injured by broken wood were more or less
injured by being bumped against the
sides Of the ears The scene was a most
distressing one and I$shall never forget
It."
Henry Schively. " Jenkintown, a pas
senger on the regular train, said;
'I was in a smoking car OF the regular
train ~ our train ran past the signal
tower; an order was given for 1t to stop
and another order was given for II TO
reverse and so back This was immedi-
ately done and We had only got a shor,
distance back along the line when the
second section crashed into us There
was a terrific crash; It sounded like a
big thunder bolt or an earthquake. Peo-
ple were thrown in all directions, and
the screams and cries OF men and
women could be heard on every hand,
[ saw a number of bodies Of the killed
and wounded. do NOT know the NUM-
Der, hut there must have been about q
killed outright Many others We're uu-
conscious There must have been 70
/ injured The parlor car on our train was
smashed but not badly Its strength
saved it and the occupiers Of it escaped
with less injuries. I believe, than those
/ In the accommodation car next to it,
An official Of the railway company
gives the number Of dead at %, and say,
10 are badly injured Several of the lat
ter. Il Is thought. viii die before night
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