New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-31
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RUNNING INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.

FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR TRENTON, n. j.
| THREE CARS OF PASSENGER TRAIN PROM NEW
YORK ON Til; PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD THROWN
FROM THE TRAcK-sEvERAL PERSONS KILLED
AND OTHERS WOUNDED.
TRENTON, N. j., May 3O-A serious accident oc-
CURED on the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Bear
Swamp, about four miles from this city, at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon. The train which leaves New
York at 315 p IN, and is due here at 4:35 p NJ, was
behind time and running at full speed, ran into an
open switch The train consisted of an engine, bag
gage car, Pullman car and three other cars. The
Pullman car did not leave the track. and no person
in it was injured. The three other cars eftthe track,
and one car was turned completely over. About
dozen persons said to have been injured severely,
and number Of Others slightly. Augustus Ritter,
of Philadelphia was killed outright. He was trying
to get out of the window when he was struck by
some projecting timbers. Mrs. Lucretia Penning-
ton age eghty-one Of Sixty yfrst-st., New-York was
fatally injured and died abont o'clock. A little
girl, niece of the old lady, was injured in the
shoulder. Mr.. Thomas Murphy, of Frankfort, was
injured in the spine. The conductor. L. Silance was
injured in the hip and hand. Many OF the wounded
went on to Philadelphia. Three OF the cars were
smashed 10 pieces
The wrccking train was Immediately on hand,and
cleared the track in about half an hour Three OF
the wounded got OFF, and are now at the Trenton
House,. g. Beilstcn, jr., and wife, Of Plttsburg,
who keep hotel there. Mr.. Bcilstein has fearful
scalp wound. His wife has also a scalp wound and
is otherwise injured. The other person at the lren
ton House is the little girl who was with the old
lady who died at the depot.
Alr. and Mrs. Bealstcin and Miss Pennington are
being cared for at the Trenton House, III Trenton.
All the other injured were either sent TO their own
homes to the University Hospital, TO the Cont
mental Hotel in Philadelphia The operator, who IL
also the swltchnan, and whose duty IT was TO close
the switch ran away Immediately after the accident
occurred and has not yet been found
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
The train leaving New-York at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon for Philadelphia ran off the track
at point about four miles east of Trenton n. j.
The prime cause of the accident a misplaced
switch, but, in consequence of the warning
given by distant danger signal, the en-
gineer had reduced the speed of his train,
50 that the engine and the baggage car an
parlor car passed over the switch in safety. But,
is supposed on account of the breaking Of a switch
rod, the three remaining passenger cars left the
track, one of them turning on its side, while
the two others were badly broken. The following
is list of the killed and injured:
Killed-Augnstus b. Ritter, of Philadelphia Fa-
tally injurcd-Mrs. Pennington, Philadelphia lsince
died. Seriously njured-Dr Thomas Murphy,
Frankfort, Penn. G.. p. Bealstein, Pittsburg. PENN
Mrs. Beastein Pittsburg Penn; Mary Magure,
New-York; W. II. Frsntcnthal. Washington. d. c.;
Ella Chapman No 263 West Twenty y-fifth-st., New
York; A. W. Scott, Germantown, Penn; Louis
T. Scott son Of the above, Germantown, Penn Less
seriously injured-Bridget Boomer No. 200 Clin-
ton-avc, Philadelphia; Martin J. Conwell, Milton.
Party; William Abbott No. 916 Wslnut-st., Pha-
drDhla: L. II. Deacon, No. 1S MuTay-st., New
York J. Sanders Reed, Indianapolis Ind; Lewis
Stern. Boston Miss Pennington. Philadelphia. The
bodies Of Mrs Pennington and Mr.. Ritter are at
Trenton, in charge of the coroner.