The New York herald., 1871-12-16
THE SPECTRE or THE Rail.
Narrow Escape from Horrible Holocaust
on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. a.,
An Express Train Wrecked
Near West Paterson.
Employees Killed and Wounded-Passen-
gers Unhurt-Unpardonable
Carelessness.

A>s-~P <OyCo AutCW 0nu Il 6SH0U~
gers Unhurt-Unpardonab
Carelessness.
As II never to let men IMAGINE themselves me-
from being dogged by Death, modern appliances to
travel produce 0fenrecurrng casualties that leave
the public scarcely time to forget the last horror be-
ore q new one bursts upoa them. The wheel OF
chance in It's turning however, given to the pro-
duction OF unlooked-for events. seldom fails now
and then to give to Death the tribute which viii
keep full his quota OF vlcums
ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR.
fresh illustration OF the unretablnty Of human
cOntrvances, and especially OF those .new-angledn
inventions which are the usurping heirs OF
the good old stage routes Of fathers
occurred yesterday on the Delaware, Lackar
wanna and western Railroad near the town
OF West Paterson, In New Jersey. Luckily for
the suscepubilitles OF dlsinterested public the
catastrophe visited death INJURY only tive VIC
TINS those being persons who were employees Of the
corporation 80 the devil may sneer In mems hearts
with mpunity, II not from their lips "Served 'em
right" The philosophical player in the drama Of
life can remark, in his affabe way, 'F0r the
piece of criminal carelessness brings misfortune
TO the guilty alone.n Very good. But there are
those who speak with something OF douce,4 or ten.
however well 1t may be fancled to have "rollowed
swift and followed raster the heels OF violation
OF duty. 500 sfT =
THE oswEGo EXPRESS. 4rf
one OF the many fast trans which run over this
road started as usual yesterday morning from h0.
boken, at eight O'CLOCK and travelled westward
about forty miles an hour. twas crowded with
passengers, most OF whom were farmers and their
kin, bound to their homes in the country returning
1,ut
year-for the Christmas festival The engine was
one Of the fastest and most strongly built belong
ing to the company, uniting speed with strength,
like gallant race horse It's superior strength may
have had not little to do with the escape which the
passengers had who occupied the cars behind 1t.
In the vicinity Of West Paterson heavy coal train
had stopped and was waiting, for what purpose the
officials who have been 1nterrogared seemed not
disposed to state. From another source, however,
It is learned that wheel Of one OF the cars was
broken and an attempt was making to get 1t or the
track. It at length occurred to the man IN charge
OF this train that the Oswero express wont to
pass that way at about that time Strange that he
should have thought OF iti With somewhat OF the
ability TO cope with sudden crises which has been
remarked in heroes this s
RAILROAD JASON,
capable, doubtless OF appreciaung golden deece;
said to man who reDoiced In q lower degree OF
official responsibility, .Get thee the bl0od-red
banner and wave 1t on yonder spot ere Il 90 too
late" The behest was carried into erect; but NOT
sooner than the westward hound train was espieu,
laundering around the curve OF Garrett Mountain,
obllvious OF the peril that lay In Its path;
and the hagman had not time to swing the
signal long about his head before he was
a'ss him with barely barely sacSened speed the Collision
was very violent Strangely, however. IL did NOS
Te Was The vs
standing stock sti and the express engine ploughod
| furnaces, which were fired up, dew Wildly In an
| directions, and some falling amid
TIE SHATTERED WRECK "a -
OF the foremost n Ssggtgs & ana passenger coaches
connagratlon to finisn the Imperfect work OF tns
collision The hot Kissing steam rushing out nom
~ the concusslon filled the space ali around foT
an instant ana penetrated the cars where were
Mans Sa
several Rpsencs vsss sseses II Sss
little tune everybody who was able had hurried on
the train and crowded around the engine.
THE INJURED. mi
II was found that no one was seriously injured ex-
were broken and the fireman Of the coal train, VINO
was Instantly killed. Evidently when the accidenS
duty as his hand held one OF the tools used
about the locomotive. Tne crashing ironw0rk acd
his abdomen and mancled in horrible manner his
features and limbs. The name OF the engineer, who
fireman. Jackson Andrews The former '' Is said To To
be most faithful reliable ana competent man,
@ having been an engineer ior thrty-two years and
under his charge before. Just the tram ap-
preached the seer scene Of the accident winding
rs said that the fireman. who saw the danger,
shouted, look outl" and leaped to the groundj
but his brave superior, though seeing aud compre.
hending his fate at a single glance, stood unm0ved
at his post and reversed the engine. An instant
aerward the crash came, ana he was man9ed and
bruised In horrible manner, the bones OF his lower
PAINFULLY CRUSHED. rr
the catastrophe buried under the tender
and engiue, great heavy chunks OF coal piled over
him; bul, with the help OF small bov, he crawled
ont and was taken away He has wife and six
The fireman who was killed Is about twenty.six
years OF age and Is well known in Paterson. HIS
body was carried into the passenger room Of the
stoney Road depot, covered with . sheet ana laid
on bench.
In Hoboken and Jersey City tho accident was
number OF killed was seven and that over seventy
persons were wounded %escx,uo r,.u
was hastily despatched from the depot a. eleven
special engine having superntendsDt scocS on
board. Mr. Schoch teegraphed TO Hoboken that
tlclpated. The engines were demolished and the
ruins piled up In picturesque and suggestive confu.
wounded Passengers who arrived from the scene
OF the disaster said that 1t very escape
to say whether the oiiiciaIs were excusabie In
fact the company's officers express doubt as to
CATION OF the taking oi'' OF Jackson Andrews viii
probably determine this question. Some OF the
was detailed TO wave the signal did do so at oil,
but went into shanty beside the track for some
unknown purpose, and was there when the ex
press train passed. The general beliefs that this ID
true, and that nothing but sneer negligence caused
the collision.
MASONIC
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