The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14
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ARK RdiiyO0G-SeCfn Persons EiiIed
and Nine UOunded.-TwO Cars
TAKE Fire 0nd are Consumed.
New York, July S.-The $50 train
from Newark, and the 7:35 train from
New York, on the New York and New.
ark Railroad, came into collision in an
open space at Brill Station. The en-
gines were demolished, and the first and
second cars of each train telescoped.-
Both trains were thrown from the track.
The cars caught fire from the locomotive,
and two of them were entirely consum.
ed. -Four persons were killed and nine
wounded. The names of the killed are
Frank keim, engineer, scalded and both
legs broken; John Lynch, fireman,
instantly killed Daniel White, brake.
man, caught between the telescoping
cars and instantly killed George Hill,
engineer, killed. Wounded-Stephen
A. Dickerson, of New York, internal
Carl Scheller, slightly, and son aged six
years. head fractured Mr.. Anderson,
of Newark, cut and internally injured
Bankafrmau, badly hurt Jno. Russel,
brakeman, badly cut; Samuel Taylor,
fireman, badly scalded II. Fischerhaus,
Of New York, slight cut on the head
David Letton, of 16 Ludlow street, New
York, cut on the leg A. G. Vanheet,
of New York, arm cut. Various other
persons were slightly bruised Some of
the passengers worked hard to save the
cars and their contents from destruction
by fire.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NEWARK, N. j., July S.--A shock
ing accident occurred on the Newark =,
New Y ork Railroad this a. IN, near
Ferry street station in this place, result.
ing in the death of several persons and
the wounding Of very many more. The
eight fifty o'clock train from this city
and another from New York were run
ming on the same track, and came in
collision. The cars are heap of burn.
ing ruins. Already seven bodies have
been taken out and It is supposed that
there are many more in the ruins.
New York, July Give persons
were killed and Is wounded by the
Newark Raj road disaster yesterday
VIM. Thompson. brakeman, who left the
switch misplaced and caused the acci-
dent, was arrested last night aud lodged
in the Newark city prison. He has been
in the employ Of the company nine
years, and was always thought to be
most trustworthy man. The railroad
company loose5 100000 by the acci.
dent, which is the first of any import.
ance that has ever occurred between
Newark and this city Frank herman,
the engineer who was killed, seems to
have enacted the heroic part. just be.
fore he died he said to Il friend; " I do
not expect to live. [ did all thai
cold to stop the train and feel satisfied.
felt sure [ could have saved myself
by jumping in the ditch, but hoped to
save my engine and train, and hung
on The following is a description OF
the accident by an eye witness; II
Marshes field on side track, Just a;
the edge Of wood, not 10 feet from
the track, Thos. Williams and Geo.
Gossons were moving, and the terrible
scene was enacted almost over their
heads, they being without exceptions the
only eye witnesses Of it. Williams
says: was moving with my back
turned when | heared the Plainfeld
whistle furiously, and turning, saw her
approaching the switch, the Aurora
being then distant about 100 yards to.
ward the river. Suddenly | saw pieces
Of wood fly out of the tender of the
Plainfeld, and the engine itself began
bouncing over the sleepers. The mo.
tion of the train was like three jumps,
the whistle screeching furiously all the
while, and jolting on the sleepers max
ing such noise that it was heard at nv
fathers farm house, half-a-mile off. I
hardly had time to realize the danger
before the crash They came together
with sound like thunder both boilers
bursting. The engines seemed to stand
on their hinder wheels and plow into
each other, the fore part up in the air.
The smoke and steam rushing out
almost obscured my view, but the
Aurora could be seen to balance in the
air second and then careen into the
ditch, the tender shooting over from
behind, and falling on top of her with
a full smash, shaking house at half.
mile distance.
The Plainfeld stood almost erect in
the air, and her tender and heavily
loaded passenger cars came smashing up
against her, as if they would tear them
selves to pieces. The sides, doors and
roofs seemed to fly into a million
pieces"