The Penn's Grove record., 1900-09-07
KILLED IN A COLLISION,
Excursion to Atlantic City Runs Into
the Rear Of a Milk Train.
SCORES OF PASSENGERS INJURED
Excursion Train Was Sound For Allan
tic City by Way of Philadelphia =
Milk Tram Didn't Get Out Of the Way
and the Special Train Dashed Into It
List OF the D~sad-Causes OF Disa ster.
Allentown, Penn. (SpeciaD. - In a
railroad collision at Hatfield, Mont-
geometry County, on the North Pennsyl-
yania branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, between an excur-

geometry County, on the North Pennsyl-
yania branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, between an excur-
with between 700 and 300
board, and 4 milk train
[Ng at the station, nine persons
killed outright and five Of those
died soon after of injuries. The
Of wounded numbers between
and fifty, all well : known
ens, principally of this city and
South Bethlehem. A dense fog
walled at the time. The milk train
g late, and this branch of the rail-
d is operated without the block sig
system. Responsibility for the ac-
dent is attributed to these three cir
Eumstances. The list of the dead is:
Thomas Day, twenty-nine years old,
Allentown; Charles McGonigle, twen-
ky-three years old, Allentown; Ira En-
ret. South Bethlehem; William Ehret,
South Bethlehem, brother Of Ira En-
ret: Annie Sheridan, South Bethlehem;
Robert Miller, South Bethlehem;
Richard Bachman, South Bethlehem;
Joe Modon, twenty-five years; South
Bethlehem; Hugh McGovern, South
Bethlehem; NnIiam Blackburn, Amb-
Ter: Harvey Lands, Hatfield; Mamie
Kahlen, Telford; Gotlieb Palm, Tel
ford: Fred Kahlen, Telford.
The Atlantic City excursion train
left Bethlehem in three sections a few
minutes after 6 o'clock a. m. Three-
quarters of an hour later the first sec
tion. composed Of a locomotive and
ten cars, crowded with passengers,
while running at a speed OF forty
miles an hour, crashed into the rear
Of a train composed OF four milk cars
and a passenger car, standing ID IrOnt
little station at Hatfield.
momentum Of the excursion
train was so great that the train
ahead of it was driven almost oUU
feet. The locomotive of the excursion
train was thrown across the north
and south tracks, about 200 feet from
the railroad station, where it fell on
its side.
Three of the cars it was drawing
were torn from their trucks n the
ends crushed like egg shells, carrying
deaf and suffering to the passengers.
The fourth and fifth coaches were
partly derailed and the remaining nye
remained intact.
AS soon as the passengers realized
that there had been a smash-up they
rushed out of the car doors and many
clambered through the windows.
Dozens of passengers were wounded
bv snlipters and fragments of glass.
Others ran about calling for their
friends. and a scene of confusion en-
sued. Many of the wounded, pinioned
down by seats and timbers, were
grooming or crying out in pain.
Residents of Hatfield became q vol
unteer corps for giving first aid to the
injured. Not only were the houses
thrown oren to the injured, but the
owners tors up their bed sheets and
linen curtains and table covers to fur'
nish bandages for the wounded.
The dead were dug out OF the rem
nants of the front cars of the excur'
sion train, and the rear car OF the
milk train and carried to a lawn op,
posite the station.
Telephone and telegraph messen-
gers brought twenty physicians from
Hatfield, Lansdale and nearby vii
lagos. The injured were cared for,
special train was made up, and tho
most seriously hurt were sent TO. 81
Luke's Hospital, South Bethlehem
Others were conveyed in this train t
their homes in Bethlehem and Allen
town.