New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13

/ place Of the IRAN that was wrecked. One
| the wrecked train came down with US ; the woman
/ was cut slightly about one eye and the child was
! suffering from bruises. do not know their names,
| but thlnk they live III Jersey City"
THE WRECK AT MAYS LANDING.
TIE FATAL EFFECT OF BRAKES WHICH WOULD NOT
WORK-DETAILs OF TIE CALAMITY-THE LATEST
LIST OF THE DEAD AND INJURED.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 12-It appears from the
details of the railroad accident at Mays Landing
last evening that the members Of st. AIMS Liter
ary Institute which is connected with st. AIMS
Roman Catholic Church, LehiRh-ave., made an
curson to Atlantic City on the West Jersey aud
Atlantic City Railroad. the route to the sea-
shore opened last June. TIE excursion party, COM
posed Of 1924 people, started Oh their return
trip at 8 o'clock. There were two trains,
one consisting of sixteen and the other Of
eight cars All went well until tue first train
reached Mays Landing, when the engineer slowed
up and started TO run on the siding 70 allow the
passage of the $50 express from Camden. All the
cars had passed the switch expect two when the
second train came laundering behind. The
engineer Of latter train whistled down brakes
he approached the switch, but when the brakes
were applied they failed to work owing to the wet.
and the rear locomotive crashed into the last Of
the first train teescoping it and causing fearful
wreck As the locomotive forced It's way into the
car the cynder-heads were forced open and dense
cloud of steam poured through the car scalding
nearly every passenger IN il.
The following description of the at the time
of the collision Is telegraphed from Atlantic City
this morning;
OF the persons the platform Of the first train
stricken BACK into the cars bound
Ing ON and crushed INTO the rear car still standing upon
that the engine fairly plouShed urrow half way ino
car. The roof OF the latter being lifted the
smokestack OF the locomotive The shook broke one or
cylinders Of the engine, and instantly scadng wafer
poured out upon the terrorstricKen occupants OF
the The ram had been pouring down heavily, and
consequently AL OF the WINDOWS OF the car were down,
filing II Instantly added TO the terrOrs OF
The occasion by conceang under an mpene-
Dcueath the cOuceang vapOr were heard the agonzed
shrieks Of the pit walls Of children, and the
pain born yels OF suffering men The pauic-stricRen
thousands the the first train pelnelI from
them Jumped through the windows and rushed they
whittier I'm rheir unconquerable fright and II
time before prevailed and earnest ef-
forts were made to the injured and relieve their
suferings.
As there were nearly 1900 people from Pbiladel-
phia on the excursion. the excitement among those
looking for their friends at the wharf, rs the
wounded were brought over from Camden, was u-
tense Some Of the women had gone down to the
seaside in light summer costume. which
furnished but slight protection against the
steam Jets. They carried from the
cars a mass Of -four and cotton. under which the
human form scarcely guishabie, and but |
for ;he low means they seemed dead. At clock
this morning ten ambulances full, and as the
number of stretchers proved inadequate, several OF
the victims still remained in the cars.
Mr. T. B. Judge president of st. AIMS Literary
Institute who is waiting to attend the inquest,
makes in effect the following statement:
about 300 in the two trains that
been accounted for Both trains left Allan
ic City close together that had my cholce OF them
got on the last one, and was III Tue rear car Wnen
me crash occurred. The shock was strong
lne and persons were thrown from their seats
There the appearance OF panic ana dld al IN
ny power to qnttit partly succeeded and then the
went with the rest. When reached the mead OF the
rain d sight which cannot Adequately describe
md the ater on each side Of the track filed with
had jumped from the train aud were ny 70
Iomt up vcn feet high We're the sufferers from the
place lay tue dead Dody oI 30uny L
ross negligence in running the trains There
we're wenyfOur III the trains sixteen III the nIst
Id eignt IN the other {
,e cone for the wounded. The scene of the accident
$ on straight stretch Of track about 200 yards
rom Mays Landing st49n tsrI oD OF ne hd nrs' 6an s
be crash came. 1t Is the general opinion that the
ngineer of the coliling locomotive did all he could
o check his engine and when lt struck the engine
ad heen reversed aud thu air brake put on.
Assistant Train master NJ Mills states thar the air
raae had undoubtedly been tampered with. :
rhetber by accident design he could not say. =
lie thinks some must have put IL OUT or orner
" "fooling" with it in one OF the closets OF the
ars through which it passes. As yet no suDstanu-
ton OF this theory has been received: , 80 T.
The sufferers and their friends speak IN the hIgh-
st terms of the kindness Of the people OF Mays
andlnc, Every person who could render ald
roffered 1t gladly and there was no lack OF tender
are. -, ,. l, q
nod NJ. luuuCst. l.
he gineer Of tho second train, who Is AT olays
,audtnp saws the accident was caused simply by {
he air brakes failure TO work. lie believes II the
rake had operated his train would have stopped III
me to have prevented collision. -
At I:45 tnis morning the ambulances began 10 81
,ounded All the sufferers seemed TO be either
,alded or burned. and very lew were injured
irectly bv the wrecking of the train IL is Yet i'm
oss bic 10 say accurately now many were hurt as =
le ,oufusion at the time OF tue accident was so -
rcat MANY of the passengers. In leaping through
ne windows, jumped directly INTO !ne river, anu NJ
hers sought refuge Ia the houses OF the villagers
aupears now as though only one person had oeen y
illed outright and forty-One in)ured-neariy All OF
1em living In the northeast part OF this city.
umber OF those supposed TO De fatally wounoed b
ere not brought to this city. ,,,
The following IL y correct list or the doau and IN
ired
ARR. F. age fifteen, residing at Edge HILL dled al
Mays Landing. ., -. xo ooa | 5
MIckte-sf Camden, N j.. died at the PennsyivanlA
Hospital this morning 49,. p.,. | u
.,I,GaEn NARY age twenty two. died ct Pennsyvs- b
a p.sriy age eighteen residing at Mol 224 Newark
- pniIadejpnia, died at Mays Landing. O