The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-21
AN EXPRESS TRAINS VICTIMS.
MRS. CONWAY AND HEB TWO CHILDREN
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD AT RosELLE,

MRS. CONWAY AND HER TWO CHILDREN
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD AT RosELLE,
terrible railroad accident which occurred there on
Tuesday evening 1t was not tho first that had oc-
Cured there, but was unusual IN its na-
turc and details that the entire village wears
nm ASPECT OF gloom Mrs. Mary Jane Cor
way who lived with her husband at No.
$50 Morris avenue. Elizabeth, went to Roselle on
Tuesday morning to visit friend, and took with her
one Of her children, little girl four years OF age,
named Maggie, intending TO return homo by one OF
the attcrno Don trains. ..su
The station at Roscllo Is somewhat larger than the
ordinary ones OF the New Jersey Central Railroad,
ana has In addition covered platform about seventy
Ave ect long immediately opposite ana across the
Jour tracks that pass through the place. On this
cred platform thero is slight rail TO prevent
passengers from crossing 10 the centre; but
two board walks leading 10 the station
platform proper across tho tracks At one end there
is bridge erected but there regulations re-
curing passengers 10 cross by IT, and MS there 10
nothing to prevent them from crossing ut level from
either OF the PLATFORM the bridge Is rarely, u
ton He employs D nagman named Joseph
Stcche whose duty II Is to see that the track Is clear
tor passing express trains
THE ACCIDENT.
Mrs Conway, who was cnceinte, came 10 the sta
tion after paying visit Tuesday, and down
on the steps OF eEd OF tho covered platform TO
await the coming OF her train. An express train
from Philadelpna which does not stop is due AZ
RosclIe az twenty minutes OF six O'Clock, and came
tcariag along while Mrs Conway sat on tho platform
steps She, thinking probably that IT was her tran
started the track. leading her little girl
and carrying In her arms bug Of -four The
nagman motioned aud then shouted TO her to 60 back
II ~ stated that she did stop and then, becoming
bewildered, started again. The engineer OF The train
whisted the warning and then whisted down brakes,
but II was too late. Tho heavy tram going at the
rate of forty miles an hour, struck the mother aud
child and hurled them into the air. The bag
OF flour thrown 100 feet, leaving white
track on the ground, still visible last night,
II few. The body OF little Maggie was thrown
against fence fully fifty feet away, and tho poor
woman herself ell manglod and bleeding ninety or a
hundred feet distant from tho spot where sue was
struck. The horror stricken spectators, as soon
the train had passed, rushed 10 where the woman
was lying, found her terribly manglod, and by her
side the body OF q new born babe.
Tho circumstances oil the accident rapidly spread,
and II was not long before many people wcrc congrc-
gGed nj ana about the station. Tho remains OF the
mother and her Two children were taken charge OF ny
Constable Charller, and the County Physician, DR..
Brown, OF Linden, notified Alter reviewing tho facts
OF the case he decided that II not necessary 10
hold an inquest ana gave the husband q permit TO
remove the bodies OF his wife and children. An
investigation showed that the employees OF the road
had done everything possible to prevent tho accident.
but OF The residents oil the village claim that as
tion built tho railroad company blame for
not taking prccauton fencing IN the tracks or
employing more iagmep They clam that II tue COW
ered platform fenced IN. making II necessary Tor
passengers to cross the bridge. such an accident
that oil Tuesday would b SlWost impossible. Tho