The age-herald., 1899-05-13
Excursion Special Crashes Into an Express Train FIFTY MORE WERE INJURED The Regular Train Left PhiIadeI-
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MANY LAMENTABLE SCENES

Reading, Pa, May 12-A collision of pas- senger trains occurred on the Philadelphia and Reading road at Exeter, about six miles south of this city, tonight, and great number of people were injured and killed. There is no telegraph office at Exe- ter and details therefore are difficult to obtain this morning. The number killed is variously estimated to be from b to %. Fully fifty others are injured. The regular express train from Pottsville for Philadel- phai connected at the station in Reading with train from Harrisburg, which was crowded with excursionists, who had been to the state capital to witness the ceres mone incident to the unvening of the Hartranft monument.
 Many of the Harrisburg passengers at Reading went aboard the Philadelphia ex- press. but it being found that all could not be accommodated, 1t was decided to send an extra to Philadelphia to run as the sec- ond section of the express. At Exeter the express stopped for orders and while stand- ing still the extra train crashed into 1t while moving at great speed. Three of the cars of the express were telescoped 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 maimed Word was at once sent to Read ing and a special train with physicians and nurses was sent to the scene quickly as it could be put in readiness.
 The identified killed are: = Leaf Mont gomery county; William Staler, Norris town; Colonel George Shaw, Norristown: Chief John Slingtuff, Norristown; John Johnson, Mount Claire; William Lewis, Norristown; Harry Hunchlinger, Norris town; George Sewers, Norristown George H. Andis. Norristown; Harry Vents, Nor ristown; Samuel Battl, Conshohocken; Mary Thompson, Norristown; Hiram Shel- ly, Hatboro! Benton Silvis, Reading; Cap- tain Street, of Philadeluhia; William Slater, Norristown; George Shaw, Norristown; John slinghuff, Norristown; Frank Show SiS, NOiIiSlOWn, OdHiucl DtdllyS NOTIlS- town; Milton Lewis. Norristown; Henry Wentz, Norristown.
 Loaded With ExcurslonIsts
 special train from Harrisburg bearing excursionists who had attended the Hart ranft monument unveiling at the capitol, left here twenty minutes later than the express train and at Exeter, while going at a rapid speed, crashed into the express.
 The first train ploughed through three cars of the forward train, completely wrecking them. Eight dead were brought here at a. m. A score are under the debris. A train load of wounded were brought to the hospital here. Great excitement prevails through out the city. The railroad officials offer no explanation for the accident. The coroner will institute investigation at once Re- turning passengers at 190 a. m. say tAs scenes around the wreck are most fearful.
 Few of the Killed
 Philadelphia, Pa., May 12.-The Pottsville express which was run into at Exeter arrived here after midnight with few of