New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-11
MANY LIVES IN DANGER.

THREE SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENrA
A DISASTER ON THE CENTRiL RAILROAD OF NEW.
/ JERSEY AT CoMMUNIPAw STATION, NEAR JERsxY
CrrY-THE sOMKRvILLE ACCOMMODATION PARTLY
THROWN FROM TIRE TgAcK-sEvEN PRISONS
| BADLY HURT-COLLIsIoss IN PENNSYLVANIA AND
MAssAcBUsErTs
| The SOmerville Accommodation tram on
the Central Railroad of New-Jersey, crowded
| with passengers, was partly. wrecked
last night at Communipaw Station, near
Jersey City. One of the cars was
thrown from the track and burned, but all the
passengers escaped with their lives. Many of
them were slightly hurt, and seven were
badly injured. A freight train ran into
a passenger train yesterday morning
at WalpOle, Mass, one man was killed and
several others were injured. A passenger
train on the North Pennsylvania Railroad ran
into freight train at Rock Hill station, Penn.
Two men were instantly killed, four were
fatally injured and six were badly hurt.
THROWN FROM THE TRACK AND BURNED,
A TRUCK WHICH JUMPED FROM TIE RAIs-ONE
CAR THROWS ON IT'S sIDE-PIRE SPREADING
From THE STOVE.
An accident which nearly resulted in great loss
of life, occurred last evening at the Communipaw
station of the Central Railroad Of New-Jersey, in
jersey City. The Somervlle accommodation
tram, consisting of eight passenger-cars, filled
with passengers, left the station at Jersey City o
few minutes after 6o'clock. 1t makes stop be-
tween Jersey City and Bergen Point, and runs past
the Communipaw station at the rate Of twenty-five
miles On hour. Within few feet of this station iss
switch connecting the tracks of the Newark aud New.
York Division with the main tracks running into the
station at Jersey City. As the train was passing
over this switch at its usual rate OK speed,
the front wheels Of the seventh jumped from the
main track. The wheels Of the rear truck remained
upon the main track. The strain broke the links
uniting the sixth and seventh cars. and the seventh
car was thrown from its trucks upon its side with
great crash.
scene of confusion and excitement followed,
The train hands seemed almost stunned by terror.
but under the direction of the conductor set to work
TO rescue the passengers from the wreck The stove
in the end of the torn from It's fasten.
ings by the shock and thrown several feet down
the aisle. Loud cries from the injured and
frightened passengers added to the scene Of
excitement but in few moments the hot Goals
from the broken stove set fire to the wreck. The
passengers in the other assisted the employees
in removing the passengers from the burning car,
This was soon accomplished by the prompt use Of
axes, with which the window frames and sashes
were speedily demolished. Some passengers were
drawn through the windows, and many crawled ous
of the door.
The car was soon mass Of flames but not until
the occupants were oil out.
An alarm was sounded upon the fire telegraph
line of jersey City, aud steam fire engine No 10
went to the spot. The eighth car still remained
upon the track. but 1t caught fire from the other
and was burning rapidly when the firemen arrived.
These flames were soon extipguished. The In
jured persons were removed to. the waiting
rooms of the station. A large number OF
people went TO the scene Of the accident
and many living in the neighborhood offered the
of their houses to the railroad employees for the
of he injured 1t could not be learned why the
truck left the track, last night. No persons were
killed outright but two were said TO he ser1ousy
not fatally injured aud large number were cut and
bruised by the crash when T. g car was overturned
The following persons were severely injured.
DAVENPORT, THOMAS, Of Bound Brook. is engaged In
business IN this city. He badly cut about the
head and arms by the broken car Windows His
injuries may prove fatal. !
FRASER GEORGE H., OF Elizabeth, was cut on the head
and neck
the head Her clothing caught DIRE from the over
turned stove before she rescued from the wreck,
and she badly burned on her feet and legs. She
was removed 10 the house OF Mrs. Lauze, in Com
clan.
LAIRD A. c. OF somerve, cut about the head, neck and
hands.
REEVES EDWARD Of the ticket of the Central
Railroad Of w-Jersey at Elizabeth was badly
crushed between two seats. and was thought 10 DO
injured beyond all hopes OF recovery last night Ho
friends.
SANDERS WILLIAM, OF somervlle, had Of his arms
crushed aud two deep cnts upon LIS head.
STEELE WILLIAM OF Staten Island was crushed between
two seats. and cut about the head aud body.