The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-03
THIRTY on MORE INJURED IN A
RAILROAD sMAsH-UP.
COLLISION ON THE READING.
EXCURSION TRAIN STRUCK REAR
END OF A MILK TRAIN.

killed ana over tnlfty others AhluIta ~
the appalling record OF rear-end col
nslon between an excursion train and a
milk train on the Bethlehem branch OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
this morning. at HATFIELD. Pa. twenty
seven miles north Of this city. The kill
"a are:
Miss Annie Sherry. aged 81 years, South
Beihlehem.
Robert Miller. p. South Bethlehem.
Richard Bnchman. -. South Bethlehem.
Ira Ehret. -. South Bethlehem.
William Ehret. q. BROTHER OF Ira. South
Beshlehem.
Joseph Mordaunt. p. South Bethlehem.
charles McFonigle. Allentown.
Thomas Day. Allentown.
Miss Mani Kaelin. II. Telford.
Godfrey Kaclin. father OF Mamie.
William blackburn. Amber.
Harold Lands. Hstheid.
Ackerman. Philadelphia.
The Many Injured.
The seriously injured are: John David,
Philadelphia. engineer OF excursion train.
skull fractured. critical: Albert J. Wagner.
Philadelphia. fireman excursion train.
ooutusions Of chest and legs. serious: VIII
son Grassland. South Bethlehem. baggage
master OF milk train. head laoerated SER
ious: Michael J. Tighe. Allentown. legs
crushed and burned serious: John Cor
man. South Bethlehem foot crushed.
The others injured were: John McHugh.
South Bethlehem; Abraham Transue. Ir..
south Bethlehem: Mrs. William Burk-
hardt. South Bethlehem; Miss Gertrude
Burkhardt. South Bethlehem: p, J. Nc
Mahon. South Bethlehem. John Reichly.
south Bethlehem; Mrs George HarTison'
Irwin Newhard. Mary Newhard.- South
Bethiehem; Miss Carrie Bachman, daugh-
ter OF Richard Bachman. who was killed;
Miss Brennan. South Bethlehem; l.. 7.
Hartzog. Harry schiott. South Rethle-
hem. Edward Reese: Mrs. S. Haber. John
schsntz. william Schantz. Miss Schsne-
sehaefer. ~ OF Allentown; Mary Koch.
Lewis Knecht. George Lands. Miss Al
frci schmoyer all Of Bethlehem; Annie
Miller South Bethlehem: William VIII
never. south Bethlehem. and Mrs. VIII
meyer.
smashed Into MIX Trnin.
The wrecked train consisted OF ten day
coaches. and was the first section Of
large excursion. made up OF people from
bethlehem. Allentown and surrounding
towns to Atlantic City. II left the Union
depot IN Bethlehem at sos a. m. exactly
,hirty-ave minutes behind the milk train
The latter train consisted of two milk
cars and two passenger coaches. and had
stopped a every station on the road from
Bethlehem en- route 10 Philadelphia.
At 6.a O'Clock. the milk train drew
NJ at the milk platform at Hatfeld. and
In less than two minutes the special ex-
curson train. running at the rate Of
thir,y-ave miles an hour. crushed into
t1- rear OF the milk train.
The locomotive pioughed through the
two passenger coaches and crushed them
az II they were egg shells. The milk car
Immediately in front. was also badly
wrecked
Four persons. Godfrey Kaelin, his
daughter. Mamie. Harold Lands and Will
lam Bnckburn. on the passenger car Of
ne milk train were almost instantly
killed Fortunately there were very few
persons on this train.
A Picture OF Horror.
The excursion train was a picture Of
indescribable horror. The locomotive was
mass OF bent and broken iron. and Arm
ly held the bodies OF It's engineer and IRE
men beneath It's great weight. Behind
the engine. six OF the ten cars were also
mass OF Vreckage. The first car was
broken In twain. and the other five cars
were thrown on their sides. completely
demolished
Nine persons were killed In the ilrst two
cars. and the others In the coaches were
badly maimed.
As soon as the crash came a terrible
cry arose from the smashed cars. and
those who had not been injured quickly
crawled or jumped from che cars and
went 10 the assistance of the injured.
Many were pinned down by wreckage. and
had to be freed by the liberal use OF
axes
Thousands Interested.
Messengers were sent 90 the nearby VII
laees for physicians. and a relief train
was telegraphed for from Bethlehem.
ftAh AAAtth upNtoIs anu nhA NtAtu
nurses, a sreciaI train was sent from
bethlehem. but before Il reached the
scene OF the wreck. IL was signalled 10
return TO Bethlehem. as special carry
Ing nearly all the injured had started for
the hospital M that place. on the run
from Hatfield to the hospital three OF the
injured died.
Greas trouble was experienced In keep
ing the relatives away from the injured
on the train 80 that the doctors gathered
rom near Hatfield could attend TO the
wounded
The special train arrived at Bethlehem
a. nsso and was mes BY fully 5000 per-
sons. all elamoring 10 set a bit OF news
OF the wreck or trying 20 learn whether
loved ones were among the victims. The
news Of the wreck had reache1 Bethie-
hem al o'clock, and the news spread