Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05
HEAO.ON COLLISION
ON PENNSYLVANIA
Six Killed Outright and Four
Died From Injuries
Received.
TWENTY MORE OR LESS HURT.
accident Resulted From Misundcr.
standing OF Orders by Chicago
ST. Louis Express Grew.

Altoona, Pa, May 5.--Ten persons
are dead as the result OF the head-on
collision on the Pennsylvania road near
Glover Greek Junction last night. Six
were killed outright, and four died as
result of injuries received.
About 20 of the passengers and train
crew were more or less seriously IN
jured, but as far as is known, all will
recover.
THE DEAD.
j. w. weigner. Miffintown, Pa.
j. w. Cox, Downingtown, Pa.
---- Schuyltz, Washington.
--- Jones. residence not known.
All postal clerks.
+. G. Harder Harrisburg, Pa, brake
man.
Mrs. Trinkle Of Philadelphia
Max Love, South Norwalk, Conn, In
charge OF a shipment Of horses.
j. y. Conover. travelling salesman for
Hunker, Neil g. Forbes, New York.
Unknown man.
]. W. Herr Jersey city, eagssgemas-
ter.
The trains were known as No. is, the
Chicago mail, eastbound, and the first
section OF the Chicago and ST. Louis
express, westbound.
with the exception Of Baggasemas-
ter Herr all Of those killed and nearly
all Of the injured were on the east
bound train.
INJURED.
The following were seriously injur-
cd;
oscar Anderson, Belva, \. ID.
John A. Camb, postal clerk
W. r. Baum, postal clerk
Al Cook, fireman. leg broken.
Mrs. Zera Trigneci, New Orleans
bruised head.
c. II. Smith. road foreman OF en-
gineers. Philadelphia.
The collision came as a result OF
Misunderstanding OF orders on the
part Of the crew OF the Chicago-St
Louis express. The two engines plow-
ed into each other and were wrecked
as was also the coach attached to the
chicago mail train No. Is and five
mail cars. The latter train on reach
ing Altoona from the west had the
coach attached to the rear but when
IL was sent over the Petersburg branch.
the coach was directly back OF the EN-
CINE,
II carried about 20 or 80 passengers
for the east It was almost demolish-
ed. The wrecking covered the track
for considerable distance, and some
Of the killed and injured were pinned
under the coach.
The news of the wreck was conveyed
TO this city and the first orders OF the
railroad officials were TO dispatch ply
sicians to the scene from Huntington.
Williamsburg and Hollidnysburg, ana
then to send Wreckers To clear away
the debris and render all the aid pos
sible M passenger on train No, II
was killed.
The passengers were caught under
the wreckage by the piling up Of the
mail cars on the coach. This made IL
impossible for the injured 10 render
aid to those pinned down by the wreck
nge until the arrival OF the wrecking
forces. Meanwhile -four died OF injuries
while under the mass Of wreokage OF
the mail cars and four others subse-
uuen;ly died while being conveyed to
the hospital
Attached to the rear OF the Chicago
mall we're five cars OF horses. These
cars remained on the track and were
hauled back In order that the wreckers
could reach the debris. A train was
made up OF the cars OF train No. IS not
wrecked. and the killed and injured
were placed aboard and brought to
this city. The injured were taken To
the hospital and bodies of the dead de.
liyered to undertakers TO be prepared
for BURIAL