New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-27
SERIOUS RAILROAD DISASTER.


TRAINS rELEsCoPED ON THE MIDLAND RAILROAD
FOUR MEN FATALLY INJURED AND SEVERAL
WOUNDED THROUGH A DISAGREEMENT OF TIME
PIECES.
The most complete wreck which has Oc-
Cured on New.Jersey railroad for many years took
place the New-Jersey Midland Railroad at about645a
IN yesterday. Two trains a single track approaching
each other at the rate Of rs miles an hour came into
collision at point near New urban, station the
slope of Bergen flights just beyond the limits Of
Jersey City. The down train way train from
Wortendkye. and was filled with their way to
work in NewYork The up train was fast freight train
consisting of nine box and fat car, which left
Jersey City at o'clock.
Mr.. Gilbert the conductor Of the freight train, is
new employee and warned at West End the june
ton Of the Midland and Pennsylvania roads, not 10
leave the siding because there place TO pass the
Wortendyke " local before reaching NewDurham, and
there time get to that siding. He looked at
his watch and found that he had, he supposed plenty
Of time The track from West End to Homestead Sta
ton, which is only short distance from the Of
the accident, has down grade, and the fog from the
meadows extended across the track. obscurng every
thing and rendering impossible TO 100 yards ahead
The engine in charge of Neil LanktOn, and
he approached Homestead Station he heard the whistle
Of the passenger train passing the station He reversed
his engine and blew the whistle. At that moment the
fog lifted, and he saw the passenger engine approach
ing, and only short distance away He opened the
sandbox and jumped from the engine, but the wheels
spun around uselessy the wet rails the momentum
the driving with undminished velocity
The engines reared up end, and the filled with
spnters The first warning the passengers had OF their
danger the shock Albert Meissner, the fireman Of
the passenger engine the freight engine before the
engineer did. He called out TO him TO jump, and ran
across the tender TO the top OF box-car where he
was in the Of applying the brakes when the crash
he yvasf reed q car
as the two cars teescOped The engineer Of passen
ger train q young man named John Kelly, resi-
dent Of Jersey City, and he stuck 70 his post reversed
the lever, and pulled the san-dbox. How he was not
crushed into indistinguishable mass is mystery,
for the two engines proved a complete wreck. When
the passengers got out of the cars they became panic
stricken and ran into the woods in the vicinity. The
only man who seemed to have his about him
jeremiah Demorest Of Hackensack. He ran TO the
seaming mass, aud guided by the groans Of the suffer
ers, began work the wreck, lifting such tmbers as
he could of the wounded men, The wreck piled
up 80 feet high, the tender Of the freight
engine being on the top Of a car and the
two locomotives standing on end Just behind
the mass metal freight stood on end, the bot
tom being ground splinters The tender Of the
senger train telescoped into the first passenger
ing the the train There 20 in the
car that was smashed and all of them less
injured. The engineer Of the freight train jumped into
ditch and Jasper Demorest a son of jeremiah who
was on the passenger locomotive, also jumped. Both
escaped with slight bruises The engineer OF the
passenger engine distance Of 30 feet by the
shock and besides being badly bruised injured ill.,
ernay TO such an extent that his life is despared Of
Nathan salladay fireman Of the passenger engine,
Jumped and striking in soft, muddy ditch saved.
The fireman freight train taken ont of the
ruins squeezed TO a Jelly He removed TO knoll
short distance from the track and laid beside Kelly,
who had been taken out few minutes before. DR..
Archer of Union minstered to them, and they re-
moved TO 81. Francis Hospital, Jersey City.
Among the passengers the only one VINO was fatally
injured John Mcneil, printer who was employed
the NewDurhsm station, the Northern Railroad He
had risen from his seat and walking in the aisle
when the shock occurred. He was terribly manglcd,
and when found was lnsenslDle. stretcher was I'M
provised on which he carried 10 his home in New
Durham and at a late hour last night word sent TO
Jersey City that he dead. Patrick Carroll brake
cars and horribly TANNED. His head cut in a
riety OF ways the calf OF his leg laid open dis
lance Of five inches, that the bone prOtruded,
and received internal injuries which II Is
feared viii prove fatal He was taken TO 81. MaTy's
Hospital, HObOken.
The only other persons who we're injured o.
Newman brother of Arcoa, bruised about the head
and body Engineer Lankton cut in the head W. Burt
of BOgOta foot crushed Robert Cummings OF Hacken-
sack severely cut in the leg and injured by splinter
Mr. Willis OF ArcOla bruised about tie head ana cut with
sputers X. Amcs Of Hackensack ankle dislOcated
and severe bruises They all cared for and those
who most severely injured were sent TO hospitals.
The damage TO the rolling stock viii exceed $4,000.
large crowd lowered around the scene Of the dis
aster during the day and considerable quantity OF
light freight stolen before officers arrived 10 take
care OF the goods. the accident was caused by dis
crrpancy conductors Watches which differed by
eight minutes The watches were taken by an officer and
stopped the time they taken. AT O'Clock last
night the Sisters at St. Francs Hospital stated that
john Kelly and Albert Meissner would not live until
this morning.