Henszey's bridge view 3

Henszey's bridge view 3

A horse-drawn funeral procession coming up Main Street. I am told this scene occurred after a terrible train wreck in Slatington. Notice there are a several hearses, as there were a number of fatalities. I am aware of two terrible train wrecks with multiple deaths in Slatington when the bridge was in place -- April 1878 and August 1900. This picture is said to be after one of those two train wrecks. An old newspaper article tells that in the 1878 explosion there was damage to the wooden planks of the bridge.

The Rev. James W. LeVan, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Slatington, Pa., provided Central Pennsylvania College with five black-and-white photographs showing Henszey's bridge in its original location in Slatington. He also supplied the notes that appear below the images.

James W. LeVan

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1878

Charles Evans

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