Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-11-10
FIVE KILLED
IN WRECK

The worst wreck that has occurred
on the d. L. & W. RailIoad in many
years took place yesterday forenoon
two miles west of Hunlock's Greek
directly opposite Retreat, 1t was a
head -on collision, between passenger
train 704, which passes this city at
10 :l9 q. m. and an extra freight train
drawn by enigne 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 KiDgsbury, foreman
on d. l.. & W. improvements and
known here, who had his leg crushed,
skull fractured and back hurt: also
Charles Krug. the we'll known con-
tractor of Berwick. Frank Poole en-.
eineer of passenger train of Scranton,
was badly injured and at 6rst reported
dead. Arm torn off and lacerated scalp
Christian Beavers. who according to
first reports vas fatally injured it was
learned later escaped with but slight
injuries.
The collision was one OF the most
terrific ever witnessed, as the trains.
which were proceeding in opposite
directions, were running not less than
30 miles an hour and crashed together
so suddenly, SO unexpectedly. that 1t
drove terror into every heart.
The scenes after the accident can
better be 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 mass of jumbled iron
and wires.
There were q humber OF passengers
uninjured on the train, and they went
to work at once, releasing the unfor-
tunate men from the wreckage. Ii 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
done under the conditions. The peo-
pie at Hunlock and at Shickshinny
threw open their homes and the dead
and injured we're taken there.
The officials. as soon as notified, in
turn requested all the physicians at
Nanticoko, Plymouth aud Kingston to
board the special train. which was
made up in the Kingston yards and
| proceed at once to the scene. The Off
| oials 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 oasc-an am
putation had to be made Some diff
Guilty was experienced in rescuing the
unfortunate people from the wrecked
| - I,a
| wood work of the cars would be ignit.
ed by the burning Goals IN the de.
stroyed engines.
The passengers, the farmers and the
residents of Hunlock. and Shickshlnny
were tireless in their efforts to be OF
service.
The first news of the accident reach
ed this city early after noon 1t spread
like wildtire aud the rumoIs wert
numerous and varied. Some said there
was as high as ten killed, others de-
clared that it was even more, but al
investigation proves that five trair
hands met their death, and about nine
passengers were more or less injured
but not fatally.
Mrs. A. M. Diehl, of this city, ant
John O. Havens. who is engaged il
getting out q souvenir book here, wer
also on the train but escaped injury.
According to the best information
train was made up in the Kingston
yard and ordered to proceed to North
umberland The officials allege tina
the crew was notified to wait at Wes
Nanticoke for the New York flyer, t.
pass. They misunderstood the orders
I or did not comprehend their import
for they passed the siding and eve
t moved by Hunlock's Greek at a rapi
rate of speed.
3 1t was evident that the crew wa
: trying to make the siding at Shick
shinny, and labored under the opinio
3 that the passenger train, which is
| New York flyer would meet ther
: there. The operator at Shickshinn
| says ha did not receive any informs
Y tion regarding the extra, and Will
r the bosses at Nanticoke saw it pas!
yet paid no attention, believing it
a he un er orders and therefore had I'll
! ngiIr of the way.
4 This fatal freight went on its wa
# aud on the single track, a short dis
, ance below Hunlock' Greek and OF
i. ro.ite Retreat Hospital while rouut
:. ing curve with the canal ON one sit
and the steep mountains on the othe
the trains met in one of these dea
dealing crashes, which drives terr
into every heart.
-, When the crash occurred both Q
70 giues were raised slightly off the raj
Of as If one was trying to master q
as other. There was a lull In the NOV