Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-11-09
FIVE KILLED
IN WRECK

The worst wreck that has occurred
on the d. L. q ". Railroad i'll many
years took place yesterday forenoon
two miles west of Huulock's Greek
directly opposite Retreat, 1t was a
head-oD collision, between passenger
train 704, which passes this city at
1919 a. m. and an extra freight train
drawn by enigue No. 204.
THE DEAD.
Henry Greenwood. baggage master,
Scranton.
Albert Stookey, fireman, passenger
train, Scranton
Charles Snyder. engineer freight
train, Northumberland
Charles Graham. express messenger,
Scranton.
Fireman Ringsdorf, freight train.
Twelve or more were injured, among
them being Mrs. limerick. wife of the
proprietor of the Ten Cent Store,
! this city; Dane Kiugsbury, foreman
on D. L. & W. Improvements and
known here, who had his leg crushed,
ull fractured and back hurt; also
| Charles Krug, the we'll known con-
tractor of Berwick. Frank Poole en-
gineer of passenger train of Scranton,
was badly injured and at first reported
dead. Arm torn off and laceTated scalp
Christian Beavers who according to
first reports vas fatally injured it was
learned later escaped with but slight
injuries.
Tie collision was one of the most
terrific ever witnessed, as the trains.
which were proceeding in opposite
directions, were running not less than
80 miles an hour and crashed together
so suddenly. so Unexpectedly, that it
drove terror into every heart
The scenes after the accident can
better lie imagined than pictured, for
all about were injured people, groan
ing and crying out with pain, cars
were driven one into the other and the
engines were a mass of jombled iron
and wires.
There were a number OF passengers
unipjured on the train, and they went
to work at once, releasing the unfor
tunate men from the wTeckage. 1t was
hard to get at some. as they were pen
ned in on all sides by wire, iron and
wood. However, the best possible was
uone under the conditions. The peo.
PIE at Hunlock and at Shickshinny |
threw open their homes and the dead |
and injured were taken there.
The officials. as soon as notified, in |
turn requested all the physicians at
Nantiookc, Plymouth and Kingston to
board the special train. which was |
made up i'll the Kingston yards and |
proceed at once to the scene. The Off |
cials also took the hospital car. Many |
of the injured were cared for in the
latter.
The doctors worked like trojans, |
bandaging injured and bruised limbs |
lacerated parts and in one casc-an am
putaton had to be made Soma diff
Guilty was experienced in rescuing the |
unfortunate people from the wrecked |
cars, as at intervals it looked as il the |
wood work of the cars would be ignit- !
ed by the burning Goals IN the de.
stroyed engines.
Tie passengers, the farmers and the |
residents of HunIoaK. an! Shickshlnny |
were tireless in their efforts to be of |
service
The first news of the accident reach |
ed this ity early after noon 1t spread !
like wildfre and the rumoIs were |
numerous and varied. Some said there |
was rs high as ten killed, Others de-
clared that it was even more, but an |
investigation proves that five train
hands met their death, and about nine |
passengers were more or less injured,
but not fatally.
Mrs A. ". Diyhl, Of this city, and |
John G. Havens, who is engaged IL !
getting out a souvenir book here, were |
also on the train but escaped injury.
According to the best information a |
train was made up in the Kingston |
yard aud ordered to proceed to North
umbeIlaud. The officials alIege that |
the crew was notified to wait at West |
Nanticoke for the New York flyer, to |
pass. They misunderstood the ORDERS, !
or did not comprehend their import, |
for they passed the siding and even
moved by Hunlock's 5 Creek at a rapid |
rate Of speed.
1t was evident tlat the crew was
trying to make the siding at ShicE-
shinny, and labOred under til opinion
that the passenger train. which is a
New York flyer would meet them
there The operator at Shickshinny
says he did not receive any informa-
tion regarding the extra, and while
the bosses at Nanticoke saw it pass,
yet paid no attention, believing it to
be TN Ter orders and therefore had the
right of the way.
This fatal freight went on its way
and on the single track, u short dist