The sun., 1900-09-03


ALLENTOWN. Pa. Sept a-In a railroad col
lision at Hatfield. Montgomery county, on the
North Pennsylvania branch Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad. at O'Clock this morning
between an excursion train. with between
100 and $40 persons on board. ond a milk train
standing at the station. nine persons were
killed outright and Eve Of those hurt died soon
after Of injuries. The list of wounded numbers
between twenty five and thirty all wsl-known
citizens. principally OF this city and Of South
Bethlehem Several OF the injured cannot
recover Tho list Of the dead Is:
Thomas Day. 20 years old. Allentown; Charles
McGonigle. 30 years. Allentown; Ira Ehret
South Bethlehem; william Ehret, South Beth
lehem, brother OF Ira Ehret Annie Sheridan.
South Bethlehem; Robert Miller. South Bethle-
hem. Richard Bachman. South Bethlehem;
Joe Modon. % years. Of ii Second street. South
Bethlehem: Hugh McGovern, South Bethle-
hem: William Blackburn. Amber: Harvey
Landis. Hatfield; Mamie Kallen. Telford;
Gotlieb Pfalm. Telford; Fred Kahen. Teford.
Here Is a list of those injured seriously;
wilson Grassland. so years old. 6s7 North
Broad street. South Bethlehem passenger,
fracture Of leg and lacerated scalp; Edward
Reese, SO years old. $40 Cedar street. Allen
town, injury to leg and confusion OF shoulders;
John Davis rs years. engineer Of excursion
train. 100 Bancroft street. Philadelphia, frac-
tured skull, Albert Wageler. 81 years old. fire.
man. excursion train. chest injured. lungs may
be injured John Counan. 80 years old. passenger.
Buttonwood street, South Bethlehem, crushed
toes Michael J. Tishe. - years old. osi Front
street. Allentown passenger. burns on the thighs,
Abraham Transue. "a years old. OF New street,
SJuth Bethlehem. Pa. scalp wound. confusion
OF the back. internally injured; John Mcfiush,
27 years old. South Bethlehem. passenger,
abrasion OF the leg Frank Sohantz, Allentown.
left ankle broken Fred Schantz Allentown.
brother OF Frank. right shoulder dlslocated
and left foot vrenched badly: Walter Flick
nger South Bethlehem. left arm broken.
compound fracture of wrist, little hn-
ger almost cut OF and other fingers
badly cut. Granville sclaucht. saddler,
Allentown. two legs broken near the
ankles. hurt internally, taken to the hospital:
Benjamin Keiser. proprietor Of the Cross Key
Hotel, Allentown, bruised badly all over the
body and hurt internally: c. Lucas Straub.
proprietor OF the Arcade saloon. Allentown;
internal injuries. bruises about the legs and
arms: Annie Fetherolf. Allentown. bruised
about the body. suffering from shock; Carrie
/. Werley. Allentown. right side Of face cut
and bruised and internally injured.
treated at Hatfield John Mclaughlin. Allen
town, caught between two seats and
legs badly sprsined; p. II. McMa-
hon, South Bethlehem; Gerte Burk-
hardt. South Bethlehem: Mrs Orn, South
Bethlehem; Mrs. James Harrison. South Beth
lehem John Reichley, South Bethlehem; VIII
oughby Rosenbergcr Hatfield. aged IS. Jaw
broken and injured internally. taken TO his
home at Iansdale; Charles Scholl, South Allen
town. slightly hurt; Miss Jennie Schafrer Al
entown. both bones Of the left leg fractured
and confused wound on the right leg; Mrs.
Annie Deshlcr and child, OF Selersville, slightly
| hurt Charles Heller. Philadelphia. hurt on
| the head: Annie McIauren. Allentown, leg
| broken Annie Edwards, Bethlehem. slightly
| injured Alice Meyer. Union street. Bethe-
hem, slightly hurt: Mr. and Mrs Laufer. West
| Bethlehem, William Burkhardt, Easton; John
McHugh. South Bethlehem. cut and bruised.
The excursion train was made up Of people
from Allentown. Bethlehem. South Bethlehem
| and the neighborhood. and wns one OF three
special trains that II was intended To run 10 At
| lantic City. rate of si.5o for the round trip
! was the card that drew the crowd OF 600 people
! half OF whom we're packed into the first section
! The batter left South Bethlehem shortly after
! O'Clock II consisted OF ten cars and was
! not TO make any stops until It reached Lans-
dale, midway between this city and Philadel-
pha The special was to have clear track
| and as the eHcursionists were TO be landed at
! the seashors before o o'clock in the morning,
great speed was necessary. However few
! minutes before the first section pulled ont
/ from South Bethlehem. the milk train. which
| consisted OF six cars and was scheduled to stop
at all stations left for Philadelphia
| The excursion train soon gained on the train
| ahead and decreased the distance between
| the two at every turn OF the wheels. The
| milk train left Quakertown two minutes ahead
| OF tho special and when the latter reached
! soudertOn the milk train had just stopped
at HATFIELD, a mile and half beyond The
! milk train was delayed there longer than usual
| aud the operator at hatfield notified SOuder-
! ron 20 hold tho special train The latter, how
! ever had passed there and was now rushing
at speed of llfty miles nm hour. The two
| operators had hardly closed their keys when
! the special train came laundering down tho
| track and crashed into the rear end of the train
| ahead. The passenger engine plunged through
three cars Of the milk train and then telescoped
| the two forward coaches of the special train
which were packed with people.
The impact OF the special train with the
milk train made a fearful noise. but the cars
soon So ttled down. then came a scene OF terror,
| For a moment everybody was so dazcd as TO
/ be almost powcrless. Finally. the work Of
rescue was begun and many Of the excursionists
who we're more or less injured, forgot their
| pains for the time being and helped 10 save
| the unforunaes who were pinned down by the
| debris The dead We're placed in n row in a
! field and later were moved 10 Lansdale. The
! injured we're cared for In neighboring houses
until an improvised hospital could lie
| fitted UP In a passenger car, Nearly
| all the wounded were then takon OSt. Luke's
| Hospital. South Bethlehem. The dead wero
In almost every case mutilatcd, and few Of
| them were badly burned. the wreck having
| caught ilre. There are only two doctors At
| Hatfield and help summoned from tho
| surrounding towns. There were many narrow
| escapes Charles O'Brcn and Annie Fetterof
Of this city were pitched headong on the tender
| OF the engi me- tut miracuouSly escaped death.
II is asserted that tho accident resulted from
the failure Of tho milk train TO send ont a laS-
man Coroner McCilathery will begin his in
| vestigation tomorrow.
| ATLANTIC CITY, y j.. Sept. A cloud OF
| sorrow rests on this famous resort tonight be-
| cause Of the Reading accident. crowd gathered
| a., ,,a RaaItug Sfatiou Ia yveir,Tne he H.