Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-07-12
Railway Slaughter Large Number
OfPersOns Killed and Injured.

NEWARK, n, J., July Sat about
ten or fifteen minutes past eight o.
clock this forenoon, the T:45 train
from New York, and the sos train
from Newark, sighted each other,
then dashing along at full speed. No
whistles were blown, and without
any dlminution In impetus they APP
preached the switch at Brill's farm
which the railroad runs through. A
gavel train had last been switched of
there. The switch had not been re-
placed, and the trains met each other
Immediately at the junction. The
New York train engine ran OH the
up track on 10 the down track. and
cut right into It visa Wis, and, jump
ing from the tracks, bounded down
the enbRnkment into the ditch, drag
ging with Il three foremost cans. The
smoking car OF the down train was
thrown upon the tender Of the engine,
and the hnst passenger a behind tel
escoped into Il for full fifteen feet.
In a few moments subsequent 10 tho
calamity the terrible fact become APP
parent that the ears and engine were
on fire. The flames spread rapidly and
soon enveloped everything within
reach. The greatest alarm and terror
prevailed among the passengers, la
dies screamed and men became fright
enod and terror stricken and rushed
10 the doors, while others threw bask-
cts, bundles, g., and In some instAn-
COS small children, from the windows.
The terror thus created was augment
cd by q report that score OF human
beings were In the burning carriages,
unable 20 effect their escape. A fire
alarm was rung, and the hremen were
on the cen promptly TO extinguish
the flames. The scene OF the disaster
IL q fearful sight. For ono bundled
and fifty feet the track is lined with
the debris Of destroyed cars. Five en-
gines and o hundred men are work
Ing clearing away,the rubbish. Hun
dreds Of people congregated Rt the
scene. One man jumped out Of the
window at the moment Of the acct.
dent, and thus saved himself. All
the killed were employees Of the road.
Search is now being made for more
bodies. The distance from Newark
10 the scene Of disaster IL one mile
and a half. The general impression
was that the accident was the crimia
nal negligence on the part Of employ.
es Of the road. All travel Is suspend
ed on the road. The following is Il
list Of the killed
George Hill, engineer, roasted alive
under the engine.
Frank Herman, engineer, horribly
mangled, and died in ten minutes.
David White, brakeman on VI
train.
NJ. NJ. McManus, fireman on VI
train.
George Banks, an engineer, is mis-
sing, and is supposed to be buried IN
der the demolished locomotive.
The number OF passengers injured
cannot be less than thirty. George
Ranks Of New Haven, and Frank
Adams Of Newark, are the only onel
supposed to be fatally injured.
New York July Five persons
were killed and twenty-five wound
ed in the Newark Railroad disaster
Yesterday. William Thompson
brakeman who left the switch mis-
placed and caused the accident, wa
arrested last night and lodged in the
Newark City prison. He had beer
in the employ OF the company nine
years, and always been thought
trustworthy man. The Railroad com
pany loses q hundred thousand dollars
BY the accident, which is the first o.
any importance that ever occurred be-
tween Newark and this city. Frank
Herman, engineer, who was killed,
seems to have acted the heroic part,
Just before be died he said to friend
ST do not expect to live. I did all
could to stop the train, and feel salts.
fed. I felt sure I could have saved
myself by jumping in the ditch, but
hoped to save my engine and train
and hung on"