The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-06
IS DEAD IN TRAIN
CRASH; 4 MISSING
and l3INJURED
Fire Adds to Horror of
Wreck Near Bryn
Athyn, Penn.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S.-Fifteen
persons are known to have perished in
the head-on collision Of two passenger
trains. made up Of wooden coaches on
a single track stretch OF the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad. near
Bryn Athyn. this morning. When the
wreckage is removed it may be found
that twenty died. possibly more.
The coaches Immediately caught
fire several injured being incinerated
in the ruins. Some Of the bodies so
far recovered are OF doubtful identity.
ohciaIs blame Conductor.
} Omcisls OF the Philadelphia and
Reading claimed the conductor of the
northbound train. William Evans.
failed to read and act upon his train
orders.
The southbound train. an ex-
! press, loaded with commuters
crashed into the northbound train
in 5O-foot gravel cut whose steep
slopes contributed to the disaster
The fire boxes of the locomotives
were smashed oTcn and the hot
Goals Immediately set the wreck
age afire.
The forward coach OF each train
teIescoped the tender. and both
caught fire. Survivors Of the wreck
said it was certain that few, IL any.
Of the twenty or more commuters
in the first car # the southbou;d
train escaped. All those in the hrSt
/ car of the other train were report
ed to have lost their lives. too.
I The northbound train had few pas
sengers however Ininjured sur
vivors heroically plunged into the
1 inferno Of the wreck to rescue
wounded men and women there.
Fifteen Dead; Four Missing.
Thirteen injured were removed to
/ hospitals.
The identified dead:
John Krusen. years old. al New
town.
Elmer w Ransom. OF Beth AYres'
a Reading ticket agent.
Dr.\J. Irwin Hatch. Newtown.
Miss Elizabeth Shelmire. South
ampton. IA.
Miss katherine Fitzpatrick,
Southampton.
Thomas Cove. W"St Fhlladeirhla'
fireman of tho northbound train.
Edward Nor"L "f RNers. fireman
| of the southbound train.
Thomas ]. Price. southampton
/ (died in Abingdon H"spitall.
There ar" seven hhideh'lheu
bodies an infant. two women and
four men. -Four persons are listed
as missing and efforts are being
made to check their descriptions
against tho unidentified bodies.
The missing are:
charles r. Scott. instructor in the
1 Philadelphia school Of Industrial
/ Art. II. T.. Hnarland. Mrs. William
Sindler. Mrs Arthur Hcaton, all or
Southampton.
AIe>nndria Man Dead.
Arthur HarrinGton. 3" years "id,
! , fireman in the employ of tlr
| philadeIphia and Reading Railroad
| COMPANY. formerly resident OF
| Alexandria. Va. was among the
Victims Of the Bryn AthNn wreck
Yesterday. according to early morn
ing adyiccs to his parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles G.. harrington. OF
Alexandria.
The dispatch TO tn" parents was
meaCr, and merely stated that their
son wEs member Of the engine
CREW on one Of the Inflated trains.
and that search was being made
for his body among tn" haine-sW"pt
debris. -,
He is survived 10y his wife. I.l-
liam clarke Uarrin Ston. formerly "f
| Alexandria. three children, MS
parents and four brOthers-John.
George, William W. and Clarence
Harrington. nf Alexandria.
Arrangements are being made 10
remove the body (" Alexandria.
upon it's recovery. where funeral
services will be held and interment