The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-29
WRECKED At PAOLI
Pennsylvania Express Tele-
scopes Private Car.
I'VE DEAD And MANY INJURED.
Force of Impact so Great That
Engine o1 Limited Piowcd Ten
Feet Into Coach ON Local Train
with Fatal Results.


PHILADELPHIA. Sept. pa rear
End collision between the eastbound
Vew York limited express from ST.
Louis and a local passenger train
which was standing at the Paoh sta
ion Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
nineteen miles west Of this city. re-
mlted In the death Of five men and
no iniurlne of more than twenty 9th
srs.
The dead are. Frank A. Brastow.
Haverford. general agent at Philadel-
,hia Of the Safety Car Heating and
Lighting company and distant rein.
1--we by marriage OF w w. Auerhury
rcneral manager Of the Pennsylvania
railroad company. George NJ. Penny
packer Philadelphia, foreman Of car
INSPECTORS m the West Philadelphia
rards: 6. s Walton. Altoona, Pa, steam
leat inspector at the Altoona shops Of
he Pennsylvania railroad; Richard \
Garland. Narberth. a suburb of this
nty. general foreman Of West Phila-
ielphla shop of the Pennsylvania rail
oad. and Carl Dunhaur. a railroad
employee
Among the injured are the following
Mrs. j. II Voorhees,. Iuvcrford. Pa
Mrs. \. c. RieuHer, New York; Miss
e. X. spanglcr Mcrchantyille, y. j.
Mrs Clinton B. Fisk, New York; o.
Mncntz. 81. Louis. John Ford. Jersey
-ity: ]. Travis. Montclair s. j.; Mrs
Lamotte. st Louis. G. o. Denoist
sight-year-old boy, ST. Louis; j. Z
Bolt. Dayton. O.. j A. Flaline VI. C.
Radneld. Jersey city, p. NJ. Ryan
Philadelphia. master mechanic IN rail
.oad shops. and NJ T. Elliott Phila-
iolphia.
All those who met death were IN The
private car Of General Manager After
bury. which was attached TO the rear
# the local train. Mr. Atterbury Is ON
bis vacation I'm Maine He expected
20 return about oct l and his car had
boen overhauled preparatory TO send
mg Il to Maine TO bring him home
II was sent ont I'm the forenoon for d
test run and was attached TO ii Local
rain from paol for this city. In the
ear at the time Of the collision were
about a dozen who had been engaged
IN overhauling the car Those who
we're not killed were Injured.
Paol Is the terminus Of the Pennsyl
vnnia railroads suburban traffic on
he main line and a large yard Is locat
"a there for the storage Of cars and
engines. The local train was made
up IN the yard on the north side Of the
railroad and switched across TO the
eastbound track 80. / on the soutl
side and came 10 r. stop at the station
Before the switches could be set Oh,
New York limited came along ut mod
crate speed on the No 2 eastbounJ
track, took the cross over switch anC
crashed into the local train.
The forco of the collision was 50
great that the engine Of the limited
olowed ten feet into the private car
and the latter was forced halfway
through the day coach ahead.
At the time Of the accident there
we're less than a half dozen passenger
In the local train and they were II
the forward cars which were not dam
aged. The engineer and fireman Of
tho ur,ftad wore not hurt but a dOZcI
persons on this train were injured by
being thrown against seats and th'
sides Of the cars
-Four Of those who lost their live.
were killed almost instantly. The ira
man. Richard Garland. died In th'
University hospital In this city.