Evening journal., 1900-12-10

that the injuries Of two Of the persons,
Miss Ella Little. No. 62f McIlvaine
street. and Mrs Nancy Corson, No. 632
DUPONT street. are so serious that they
may terminate fatally. Lieutenant
Mahoneys INJURIES, while serious, are
not it is believed, necessarily fatal.
An artery was cut in his neck.
Up to four years ago Lieutenant
Mahoney was in. the construction corps
Of the United States navy. At that
time he met with a serious accident,
having had a leg broken and sustain
ling an injury to the right side. He
was retired on half pay. He was called
TO duty during the Spanish-American
was. II was while on board the New
York in New York harbor that he sus-
ltained the injuries which caused his
Retirement. The men of Uncle Sans
fighting ships were welcoming Ii
Hung Chang to this country four years
ago when a heavy coupling chain fell
upon him and he had to be carried on
the deck unconscious.
James Cramer. of this city, who was
lin one of the cars near Lieutenant Ma
honey, but who was not injured, rem
ldered all the assistance In his power
when he found that Lieutenant Ma
honey was injured. He accompanied
him to the University Hospital and re-
manned with him for a considerable
time He then telephoned to Mrs. Ma
, honey She left here at once for
Philadelphia and remained by hei
! husbands cot during the night.
Miss Augusta A. Coyle, Of the Ches-
ter Times, a niece of Mr. Wallace
its managing editor. had been sitting
near Lieutenant Mahoney up to a
minute before the accident, when she
Z left the coach to enter one in the rear
: She thus escaped injury. Miss CoylC
a rendered invaluable aid to the injur
/ ed.
I William NJ Roach. son Of John B
Roach, the well-known shipbuilder
I who was shocked but who otherwise
, escaped injury, also did everything IL
/, his power for the injured He helpei
I, Ito bandage cuts and bruises, supple,
> water and was the bearer of man,
= messages from the injured to thei
> relatives here.
= There were $50 Chester peopl
aboard the train and many had hair
= breadth escapes.
UPLAND GIRLS NARROW ESCAPE
t, Upland, Pa, Dec. 10.-Misses Am.
: Mcdaniel and Margaret Burke, bot
/, well-known young ladies of this boy
: Ough, We're among the passengers in
! iured in the wreck at Gray's Ferr
Saturday afternoon. They occupie
seats in the third car from the from
= end of the train. Miss Mcdaniel sus
y, tanned several confused wounds on tn
\ face and head. A pair Of eyeglasse
= which she wore We're broken into fIas
y ments, portions of the glass cutting
" deep cash between her eyes.
Miss Mcdaniel told a correspondent
that she owes her life to the presenc
. of mind and prompt action of a ger
4 Itleman who occupied seat just bac
= of where she sat She says:-
=. when the crash came my first in
= pulse was to jump. Nearly blinded b
= the blood that streamed down my fac
and filled my eyes, I sprang from tn
/ seat and the next instant would hay
thrown myself from the train out upo
! the railroad track had not the gentle
. man, whom I verify believe saved N
y life. anticipating the act. threw bot
- his arms about me- drawing me bac
, into the seat. Then I swooned, an
~ knew no more until I regained COZ
seriousness on a cot in the Presbyte,
ian Hospital. in Philadelphia"
!" Others from this borough who wei
passengers on the Inflated train, we
10 Miss Jean Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hem
Z, Founders. Miss Lizzie Talman an
le David Firth.