Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
10 VICTIMS OF WRECK
Fearful Head-0n Collision On
the 'Pennsy'
18 MILES FROM ALTOONA
About Twenty Passengers and Train
men Injured.
MET RUNNING FULL SPEED
8 MILES FROM ALTOONA
MET RUNNING FULL SPEED
Disaster the Result Primarily of a
Costly Freight Crash, Which oc-
CURED a Few Hours Previous.

ALTOONA. Pa, May b--Ten persons are
dead as a result Of the collision on the
Pennsylvania road near Glover Creek juno
tton last night. Six were killed outright
and four died as a result of injuries re-
ceived About twenty of the passengers
and train crew were more or less seriously
injured, but so far as is known all will
recover.
The dead are ]. w. Wagner, Mif1intown,
Pa; ]. w. Cox. Downingtown, Pa.
Schultz. Washington, D. c.; - Jones, resi-
dence not known, all postal clerks: F. G..
Harder, Harrisburg, Pa, brakeman; Mrs.
Trinkle Of Philadelphia; Max Tarlove,
South Norwalk, CoCnn., in charge of a
shipment of horses; J. D. Conover, travel
ing salesman for Hunker, Neil & Forbes,
147 9th avenue, New York unknown man;
]. w. Herr, Jersey City. baggage master.
The trains were known as No. IS. the
Chicago mail. east bound. and the first, or
Chicago, section Of the Chicago and St.
Louis express, west bound.
With the exception of the last-uamed
man. all of those killed were on the east
bound train. Nearly all of the injured
were likewise on the east bound train.
The following were injured: Oscar Ander-
son Of Belva. N. D., injured in legs; Jos
A. Van Hook. 100 South 22d ST., Philadel-
phia, injured legs; w. w. Applegraph, 1911
West Fayette street, Baltimore, injured
legs; W. G. Dickman, West Fairview, Pa
slightly hurt; A. H. Livingstone, Lancas-
ter Pa. slightly hurt; John A. Camp
postal clerk, Harrisburg, badly bruised and
spra1ned back and hip; W. r. Baum, postal
clerk, Harrisburg, cut in face and wrenched
back; J. T. Yearick postal clerk, residence
not known. slightly;,C. L. Hoffman, postal
clerk, Petersburg. Pa. slightly; w. D. Nc
Cullough. postal clerk, Altoona, slightly
t. c. Irwin, 90 Knox avenue Pittsburg
slightly; c. j. Scott, Adams Express mes
senger. Fort Wayne. Ind. slightly; T: J.
slightly; David Miller, Altoona, slightly;
Engineer J. F. Fickes Of No Is, disocated
shoulder; Fireman A. T. Cook Of No. 49,
leg broken; j. H. Collins, conductor of
N. Is, slightly; W. E. Osborn, fireman. No
Is, slightly; j. E. Carpenter, Wilnamsport
Pa. slightly; Mrs Zera Trjaegneir,; New
Orleans, bruised head; w. J. L. Mirauet
train porter. Jersey City. cut over eye;
Philadelphia division. injured arm and
head.
Two or three others sustained trifing In
turies
With the exception Of the four last named.
all Of those injured were on the east bound
train.
Cause Of the Disaster.
The disaster in one sense Is the result of
a costly freight wreck which occurred at
Union Furnace. Pa, at S:24 o'clock last
night. An east-bound freight train burst
an air hose near the forward end of the
train and twenty-seven loaded cars piled
up over and blocked all trains On such
occa6ons the Petersburg branch is used by
the company for the movement of its pas
senger traffic.
The Chicago section Of the Chicago and
st. Louis express train. No. 81, was one of
the trains caught behind the wreck, and 1t
was given orders to come west to Altoona
by way of the Petersburg branch. 1t was
the first train to be started west over that
branch. About the same time train No IS,
known as the Chicago Mail. left this city
to round the wreck by way of the same
branch which is single-track line.
Trains Net Head-On.
The two trains met head-on a short dis
tance east of Clover Creek Junction while
running at fair speed The collision came
as result of a misunderstanding Of orders
on the part OF the crew of the Chicago ana
st. Louis express. The two eng tl-.s Iaowed
into each other and were wrecarea, as were.
Also the coach attached to the Ct.caeo mail
train. No. IL. and fve mail cars. The lat