The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-10
-Four or Five Persons Killed.
A NJ M Der INJURED.
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THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
Arrest Of the Switchman,

NEWARK, n. j., July S.-An acci-
dent occurred on the Newark and New
York railroad, this morning, near this
city. At halfpast seven the passenger
train had proceeded but a short dis
tance from the depot, when it leaped the
track and was dragged along fifty yards,
and was then pitched over into the
meadows" A number of passengers
saved their lives by jumping from the
cars. Five persons are reported killed,
and about twenty-five severely wounded.
Among the killed are the engineer and
fremen. The accident ls attributed to
misplaced switch.
LATER.
New YORK, July Sat SIS this
morning. two passe niger trains, going at
the rate of 80 miles an hour, came
in collision at Brill's station, about one
and half miles this side of Newark
on the Newark and New York railroad,
with the most appalling results. 1t
appears that the switchman at the sta
tion, had carelessly left the switch open.
The o'clock train from Newark and
the 7:35 train from New York, both
well filled with passengers, were ap-
preaching each other under full head
way, when the omission of the switch
man was discovered by the engineer Of
the down train, who Immediately whis-
tied down brakes. The warning, how
ever, came too late, and the two trains
came together with frightful crash
before the speed Of either could be
checked. Both engineers stood bravely
at their posts, although they saw death
approaching in its most appalling form
The engines were crushed to atoms and
thrown in fragments to the side Of the
road, and the forward cars of each train
were completely telescoped lmmedi-
ately after the collision the wrecked cars
caught fire, and fresh wind sweeping
over the flats famed the flames into
fury, enveloping the forward cars Of
both trAins in O moment.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Dan White, brakeman on the down
train, was caught between the first two
cars and crushed to death. His head
was taken entirely of, and his body
completely grou"d up, presenting a
revolving spectacle; Frank KERN, en-
gineer on the up train, had both legs
broken, and died soon after; John
Lynch, fireman on the up train, was
instantly killed; George Hill, engineer
on the down train, was buried beneath
the ruins, dead. His fireman, Samuel
Taylor was internally injured and badly
scalded; John Russell, brakeman,
badly cut; man named Banks, fire.
man, was badly hurt Stephen A. Dick
erson, passenger, of Newark, internally
injured; Mr.. Anderson, Of Newark,
slightly hurt; Carl Scheller, of New
ark, passenger, badly cut on the head;
his little son sustained a fracture ofthe
skull, and his recovery is doubtful; ID.
Fuhrham, of Newark, cut on the head;
David Settler, of New Y ork, leg slightly
cut; the loss of his pocketbook seemed
to trouble him more than the accident;
A. C. Van Vleet, of Newark, slight cut
on the arm.
The news of the accident soon reach
ed Newark, and in half an hour a
special train was despatched to the
scene, with Doctors Vaudeville and
Cutler Of Newark, to relieve the suffer
ers. Had the accident occurred forty
rods further on towards New York, a
second Hudson River railroad disas-
ter would have resulted, as the track
there runs close along the margin OF
the Passaic river. The wounded were
Immediately cared for, portion being
taken back to Newark, and some taken
bv humane farmers, who immediate J
came to the spot with wagons ard
placed item in comfortable quarters at
some of the neighboring houses. The
dead bodies were gathered up and
placed al,rg side Of the road to await
the order of the Coroner. 81. ~
LATEST.
NEWARK, July S.-Wm: Thompson,
the switch.tender at Brilrs farm, and
through whose negligence the accident
this morning was caused, was arrested
tnis afternoon and lodged in the city
urison. He says the locomotive must
have burst open the switch as 1t passed,
but this statement was not borne out
by Herman, the engineer, who before he
died testified to having seen the open
switch as he ran upon it, and 70 having
blown the whistle as Returned. The
corners jury viewed the bodies and the
INQUEST has been postponed till to-mor-
row. The accident will cost the rail-
road about $4,000. The two locomo-
tiyes and four cars are 30 wrecked that
no part OF them will be of any further
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