The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-07-06
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Scores of People Wounded and Sew.
eral Killed by Il New Jersey Rail-
road Accident.

Scores of People Wounded and Sew.
eral Killed by Il New Jersey Rail-
road Accident.
The express train leaving Long Branch at
sos o'clock last Thursday morning on the
Central New jersey railroad met with ter
riable accident while crossing the bridge over
branch of Shrewsbury river near Little
Silver station. Six cars-four ordinary pass
enger coaches and the smoking and parlor
cars-left the rails and ran over the ties of
the bridge, tearing them to flinders. The cars
kept on the bridge until the train was half.
way across, when the four passenger coaches
and smoking car went over into the water
with a terrible crash The cars landed on
their sides in about four feet of water. The
scene that followed beg,ars description.
The cause ofthe terrible disaster was the
changing of the track for the Monmouth
Park races which commence Saturday next,
the frog at which was not properly spiked,
and when it waa struck by the engine it
spread the track and tore up the rails for
over 100 feet While the engine and for
ward cars were piled up on the side ofthe
track, the succeeding five cars plunged for
ward on the bridge and were precipitated in
to the water. 1t was inexcusable careless
ness on the part Of those intrusted with the
task of faltering the track.
Chas. NJ. Woodruff of New York and J. E,
Mallory, banker of New York, are both
dead. Ex-President Grant had knee slight
~ bruised. The following persons were
slightly cut and bruised:
]. F. Page, VIM. Toner C. H, Tucker. F.
II. Hall, Ed Webb, s. NJ. Lehman, Mrs.
Chas. Fewkirk, L. NJ: Galloway, S. P. Long,
G. f. Scotield, D. W. Shaw. Jas. Brooks
Samuel Selgman, NJ. f. Reynolds, J. c.
Westeryelt c. r. Fowler, William Dinkens-
field and wife, Morris H. Brown, G. r. Blan-
chard, r: B. Minturn, w. C. Stokes and E.
Webb, all of New York; c. J. Fox, Rich
mond, Va; A. H. Stillwell and wife and Miss
Annie Scott Philadelphia; John Buckalew
J. Il. Carmichael and H. c.. Fahlkerson.
Elizabeth, NJ; w. G. Hilner, Ocean Beach
n: j.; c. H: Randall, Camden, n J.; Henry
Mordicai, Dallas, Tex, and J. F.. Bedford.
Elbcron, n. J.
Every soul had received some hurt more
or less serious, and although they bore it in
the best part, it was hard to hide their all
ments, and in this scene the characters who
had played their part in larger areas in the
world were not Unworthy of their training.
From one of the windows hand issued and
drew up after it strong vigorous body. A
face appeared, with beard and mustachc
besmirched and bedraggled. The clothing
had been wetted by the mud Of
the creek but the face was calm
and imperturbable, and even in that scene
Of horror it was amusing to sec that between
the firm, closed lips was clenched the stump
OF cigar. The light had gone out in the
wctting and scramble in the dark but it re-
mained all the same and so from this con-
fusion arose General Grant. When he had
reached plank and saw there was nothing
about for him to do he quietly stalkcd away'
His hat was gone, he was mud spotted and
bore painful bruisc or two but he coolv
donned rediculously small derby he picked
up and went quietly away.