Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-09-30
FIVE KILLED IN
REAR-END CRASH
Express Train on Pennsy Collides
With Local at Paoli Station.
OVER TWENTY PERSONS HURT

OVER TWENTY PERSONS HURT
Philadelphia. Sept ga rear-end
collision between the east-bound New
York limited express from st. Louis
and local passenger train. which was
standing at the Paoli station OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. ~ miles west
of this city. resulted In the death OF
Ave men and the injuring OF more than
20 Others The dead are
Frank a. Brastow. of llaverford. gen.
eral agent at Philadelphia OF the Safety
Car Heating and Lighting company.
George NJ Pennypacker of Philadel-
phia. foreman of car inspectors.
S. y. Walton, Of Altoona, Pa.
Richard Y. Garland, of Narberth. a
suburb OF this city.
Carl Dunhaur. OF Philadelphia. a rail-
road employe.
Among the injured are the following:
Mrs. J. II voorhees,. Haverford. injured
back: Mrs a. C. Riengier. New York.
shock: Miss Il. X Spangler. Merchant
Vile. N j., back hurt; Mrs. Clinton ID.
Fisk. New York. leg bruised; o. MI
ientz. ST. Louis. back injured; J, Ira
Wis. Mont Clair, N. j.. porter. face
bruised; Mrs Lamotte. Ursona hotel
St Louis. ear cut and shock; &. q
Denoist. S-year-old boy. ST Louis. back
cut; d. NJ Perrine. Philadelphia. arm
and two ribs broken: NJ. + 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 oil
the local train Mi. Atterbury is on his
vacation in Maine He expected to re.
turn about October |. and his car had
been overhauled preparatory 10 sending
Il to Maine to bring him home. II was
sent out for test run and was at.
tached to local train from Paoli foi
this city. In the car at the time of the
collision were about a dozen men who
had been engaged In overhauling the
car. Those who were not killed were
injured
The local train was made up in the
Paoli yard on the north side of the
railroad and switched across TO the
east-bound track No. |. on the south
side. and came to a stop ut the station
Before the switches could be set the
New York limited came along at mod
crate 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 great that the
engine Of the limited ploughed 10 feet
into the private car. and the latter was
forced half way through the day coach
ahead.
Hundreds OF railroad men from the
yards came quickly to the rescue
Nearly all the injured were at once
placed on the forward cars OF the Local
train. which was run to this city as q
special. II stopped at Brwn Mawr
where half dozen of the injured were
taken to the Bryn Mawr hospital. and
the others were brought here and sent
to various hospitals. Some OF the slight.
" injured on the limited did not leave
the train, which also proceeded as soor
as another locomitive could be obtained
from the yards.
SECRETARY TAFT BACK
Steamer Korea Arrives From Orient
Breaking Trans-Pacific Record.
San Francisco. Sept 2s,-The Pa
cihc Mail Steamship company's linei
Korea. Captain Feeder. arrived from
the Orient. beating the trans.Pacific
record by several hours. Among her
passengers were Secretary OF Wal
Taft and most of the members of
party which left with him for the Far
East on the Manchmria July s last.
The Korea sailed from Yokohama
on September II. and came direct tc
this city. emitting the usual stops al
Honolulu. The best time for this pas
sage was made by the same vesse!
which held the previous record of 10
days and Is hours. On this trip she
7as covered the distance In a little
over 10 days.
Diphtheria at Annapolis.
Washington. Sept. 2S.--Owing to a
few cases of diphtheria In mild form
among the midshipmen of the fourth
class at the naval academy at Annap
oils. and the necessity of preparing q
mess hall for those midshipmen sepa
rate from that which will be used by
the rest OF the brigade. the secretary
OF the navy announced that the re-
turn OF the midshipmen 10 the naval
academy. now on leave. of the first
second and third classes will be post
poned until October 4
This Policeman Can Run.
New York. Sept 27-John Joyce,
the well-known distance runner. re.
ported for duty as a police patrolman.
10 1901 Joyce won the Metropolitan
Cross Country Championship at Long
Island City. and in the three succeed.
Ing years won honors at Travers
Island In five and iO.mile events This
year he won the indoor championship
l0.mile run at Madison Square Garden