Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-06

Additional graphic accounts OF the
wreck on the Ncwtown branch of the
Reading Railway were given today by
those who saw il ms the trains came
together or were on the scene several
minutes later.
Only one man saw the two trains
as they sped along the tracks. He was
Vincent TalinfprrO. who works on the
benjamin Rollins farm.
Talnfcrro. when about 10 walk
through the gate to Mr.. Rollins house.
noticed tho southbound train speeding
along the track. Knowing that. as n
rrr1c. this train generally waits at the
siding Mt WooGmont until the north.
bound passes, he stared in surprise.
Almost simultaneously. however. he
noticed the rorthbound coming along
at a rapid rate. lIacaiming in horror
he ran down the long hill toward the
railroad. waEing his arms to the en-
giuncrS and rhoutinG warnings.
When he reached the foot bridge
that crosses the crock which rms be,
tween the Rollins estate and the
ground Immediately adjoining the rail-
road cmbankment. the crash came.
in an instant. he said, the wooden
ears were telrscOpcd and in flames.
Mixed with the kissing Of escaping
steam and the terrible rasping noise as
tho engines. their driving wheels still
turning. bored deeper and deeper into
tho wrcckngc. we're the shrieks Of women
and the gronns and appeals Of tho in
iurcd and the dying.
II Immediately ran back to Mr.. Rol-
Inns farm house.. said Mr.. Taliafcrro.
'and phoncd for doctors and am
balances. by tho time | returned to
the SrCnc Of the disaster some among
tho passengers had already started work
of rescue.
"Thc dead and dying were lined
along the iontpath beside the track. 1t
was n pitiful sight.
"NcS. sir. saw tho story of that
wreck written across tho sky tn" first
thing when got up this morning.
said "Iuko" Walsh. farmer. who lives
in a little. house cover the hill' from
the scene Of the fatal crash. when dis
ruSSing the wreck Yesterday afternoon.
az had just come downstairs and
had opened the front ShutterS,' he
said. "whpu saw spiral of white
smoke passing over the top of the hill
which stands between my home and
the railroad tracks. This smoke was
travelling north.
"A second later saw another col.
urnn of smoke going south. |. knew
then there would be a wreck. In an
in$tpnt thcrr was n terrible crash.
ran out of the house. by the time |
rcarhrd the spot the cars were all IN
fam"S.
Forrest Edclman. employed in phila-
dolphin and on his way 90 work. told n
graphic story Of the crash. lie said :
II and many others were in the rear
car of the Ncwtown train. When tho
crash came We wcrc hurled from out
S,utS. The conductor was knoctcd fiat
on his back. semi conscious. At first
We had no thought Of the real serious
nature Cr tho crash aud We nidcd u
bringing him around. Then we hear
cries from up ahead. heard the hiss o
steam. and called to all the men np'
burt to come and see what we could DC
for tn" injured.
"When we got up front and saw the
ptlrd-un wrcckagc and the fire spread
ing, | knew. and 50 did the others. tina
many persons were dead or doomed t'
die in that hell of fire, boiling, hisSint
steam and twisted metal. We got sew
rrnl out. but were driven back from
the cars by the fire. On the bank
saw the body of ono dead man. whicl
I believe was that of Hn engineer. |
developed since this body was that o
Dr. Hatch.
Escaped with Cut on Leg