The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-26
five RAILROAD
men KILLED
New York Limited Crashed Into
Pennsylvania Local.
MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED
All Who Met Death Were on Private Car Of
General Manager AttsThuY, Who Is
on Vacation In Maine.
MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED

Philadelphia Sept. Ca rear-end col
lislon yesterday between the east-bound
New York Limited express from 81.
Louis and local passenger train which
was standing at the Paon station of ,h'-
Pennsylvania railroad, 10 miles west OF
this city. resulted in the death Of five
men and the injuring Of more than 20
others
ROSTER OF THE DEAD.
Frank A. Brastow Of Haverford,
suburb of this city general agent at
Philadelphia OF the Safety Car Heating
and Lighting company and distant rela-
tive by marriage OF W. w Atterbury.
general manager Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company.
George NJ Pennypacker, Philadelphia,
| foreman of car inspectors in the West
Philadelphia yards.
! s. s. Walton. Altoona, Pa. steam heat
| inspector at the Altoona shops OF the
! Pennsylvania railroad
Richard Y. Garland. Narborth. a su-
burb OF this city. general foreman Of
West Philadelphia shop of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Carl Dunhaur. Philadelphia railroad
employe.
LIST OF THE INJURED
Among tho injured are the following
Mrs j. H. Voorhees,, Haverford, Pa.
back injured. Mrs. A. G. Riengier. New
York shock: Miss T. X. Spanker. Mer-
chantsville n. j.. back hurt; Mrs. Clin
ton B Fisk. New York leg bruised; o.
Milentz. St Louis back injured; John
Frod. Jersey City back hurt: j. Travis,
Mcntclair y. j.. face bruised; Mrs. La
motto, st, Louis ear cut and shock; 6.
-. O. 4 -. I., IL
hurt. u. L. Bolt. Dayton. O.. head cut;
j. A. Fialine dining car conductor, head
Injured NJ. G. Radheld, Jersey city, bacl'
injured u. NJ Perrlne. Philadelphia. mas
ter mechanic I'm railroad shops. two ribs
broken: NJ. F. Elliott, Philadelphia face
cut and arm broken.
All those who met death were in the
private car OF General Manager After
bury which was attached TO the rear
Of the local train. Mr. Atterbury Is on
his vacation I'm Maine He expected "a
return about oct / and his car had tbeen
ovorhauled preparatory TO sending IL &c
Maine to bring him home.
| IL was sent out in the forenoon for
test run and was attached TO a late
afternoon local train from Paoli for this
city In the car at the time OF the COLT
sion were about a dozen men who haC
been engaged In overhauling the car
LIMITED CRASHED INTO LOCAL
Paoi is the terminus of the Pennsyl
vania railroads suburban traflc on TIT
main line and a large yard is located
there for the storage OF cars and en-
, gnes The local train was made up II
the yard on the north side and switched
across TO the east bound track No. OF
the south side and came 20 stop al th'
station Before the switches could b
9. set the New York Limited came aionl
at moderate speed on the No. east
bound track. took the cross-over switch
and crashed into the local train
The force of the collision was SO grea
that the engine OF the limited plowed tel
feet into the private car and the latte
was forced halfway through the da!
coach ahead
A. the time OF the accident there wer'
less than half n dozen passengers I'm tn
local train. and they were in the FORWARD
cars which were not damaged The en-
gineer and fireman OF the limited wer
no. hurt but a dozen persons on thi
train were injured by being throw
against seats and the sides of the cars.
Four OF those who lost their lives wer
. killed almost instantly. The NTH, Richar'
Garland died I'm the University hospita
I'm this city last night