Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-20
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PLAINF1ELD. N. j., April ia Lelieh Valley
train collidei with a Philadelphia d Reading train
ut the crossing of the former road with the Bound
Brook IL Philadelphia this morning. The rear
coach OF the Philadelphia train was overturned and
at once caught fire. All the passengers were ex-
treated before the flames reached them, but tl,ir-
teen received injuries. The badly wounded are
John w. Gray. engineer of the Lehigh Valley loco
motive, adangerous cut in his head and death likely
TO result. An unknown man was struck on the fore
head and conclusion of the brain is probable. The
Lehlgn valley locomotive and the passenger train
left ADJOINING depots at Bound Brook at the same
tlHe' ana from there to the scene OF the accident
the tracks run nara!iel. 1t is stated that the crew
OF the Lehigh Valley locomotive abandoned it after
reversing. Some passengers declare the loc1mo-
1--WE and tram raced all the way from Bound Brook
to the crossing. The rear car of the Philadelphia
tram was entirely burned and the one ahead badly
wrecked. The Lehlgh Valley engine was ditched
and smashed.
The engineer of the Lehigh valley locomo-
tive claims to have been given the safety signal,
and Agent Pickle, on the engine, corroborated
nm, and says he remarked that the passenger
train did not seem to slow down, but supposed
1t would do so as it neared the crossing. He
warned the engineer to look out when he saw
the passenger train dashing ahead. The en-
slncer replied, Too late" but reversed the
engine. Master Machinist Maxon, on the cab
Of the Philadelphias& Reading engine, Gays
they were shown white signals until within
twenty feet of the crossing, when the red was
suddenly flashed in their faces. The passen-
SeI tldiu was on schedule Hne ana the lOCOInO-
tive running wild. The former had the light
of-way. Those injured not mentioned above
were:
Mrs. Henry B. %Caufman, Plainheld. rescued from
debris after her clothing was on fire, slightly hurt
on the hand and Drost1ated by the shock; ex-Sena-
tor Rynier Fl: Voighte of Sommerville. triainp
bruises; w. b. Mason. Sommerville, Unionist
Gazette. and John Runyon of Dunellen, slightly
injured.
The man at Muhlenberg hospital has been
identified AS John Lachenemaer of Philadel-
phia. All the injured were taken to their
lomes or houses of friends in the vicinity Of
the disaster.
A FREIGHT TRAIN IN A SWAMP.
tuesday a Minneapolis & st. Louis freight train
consisting of the engine and nineteen cars, was
stalled on Il grade between Helena and New
Prague. gradually started backward from the
weight OF the train, and was soon flying down the
grade at a high rate of speed. After running a
comparatively short distance. it collided with a
second train, which was following closely, throwing
tho engine and nineteen cars of the front train
into the waters of a deep slough
adjoining the track. and playing havoc with
the rolling stock generally. The train men having
been made aware of their peril, escaped injury by
jumping into the water in the slough, and escaped
with no other injuries than a severe ducking. In
the tram there was a carload of horses, four of
which We're killed outright. and the others more or
less injured. Another car was loaded with buegies,
which were broken to %splinters.