The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-20
THAT AWFUL HORROR
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD,
Caused by an Operators Neglect The
Wilderness tn Shich II. Happened
-Reseuing the Victims A
Graphic Account OF the
Terrible Disaster.


Terrible Disaster.
NEW YORK, Oct. l9.-Tne chief news
OF the morniag Is the terrible railway
accident on the Pennsylvanis line.
Although the collision occurred soon
after 5 O'clock last evening, the mes- |
greness Of details l2 hours aftsrwsrda
proves that we have bowling wilder
ness In Jersey meadows, only three
miles from the city hall, as impenetrs-
Bile and as distant as the SlerraNev adss.
Though there are no fewer than eight
railway tracks at the point in question,
still there Is not q habltsble house in
either direction for miles. The precise
spot of tho collision was under the
chute beyond the west end OF Hscken-
SACK bridge. An express srain ran into
an Immigrant train, Knocking the ca.
boose that was at the rssr OF the latter
ecross the cast trsok; both trains were
bound west, Before the track sould
be protected across which the cabooss
had been thrown, u passenger train on
the Lehigh Valley road =
GAME THUSDERINd UP THE BAsr
TRACK
splintered the already dismantled Ca
boose, and was itsslf derfiled, tho en-
gine plunging down q steep embank.
ment anticipating over iuto the mud
In which 1t settled four feet. The bag.
gage car followed the engine away
down the bank, and the smosing car
also left the track. The omigrant train
was fllled with passengers, MANY OF
thom women. After the Immediate
shock many of tho paSseugors joIped
the rain hands in their search for ths
hur to whom they were guided by
tho cries OF tho victims. The area OF
the disaster WAS not moro than the
length OF two oars. Two aosd boClies
were at once pulled out from
under the csboosa, one
woman, whose head mad been out of;
tha other was tbs body OF d man,
crushed bsyond recognition. A man
with his head bleeding WAS seen
crawling up tho bank, over which the
engine had toppled. He was
OWEN NALL, THE ENGINEER
OF the Lshigh Valley cypress. Others
were round in tho csrs. A woman Law
ON the floor near the rear door of the
car that immsditaly preceded the ca
ooose on the omigrsnt train. The car
was toiescoped. As Man raised her,
her leg dropped cut OF her
uresa' IL had heen cut Off at
the thigh. Word was sent
to Jersey City, soon aftor ths acci.
dent, and at $3.50 O'Clock relief train
arrived ut the scene OF the wreck. and
with u p0ftion Of the dead and Wound-
ed at once returned to jersey CITY, and
another arrived to take its place, which
at 10 O'Clock went back with the rest OF
the dead and wounded. The accident
was caused by
THE DELAY OF THE EMIGRANT TRAIN
in getting out of tho way. It had left
Jersey City at 500. the express follow
Ing at S:l5. Tho emigrant train stopped
ae the chute for coal, had loaded and
was backing slowly. when the express
came along, not having bsen warned
Dy the operator at tho block station 81
Marion.
MORE FROM THE WRECK.
JERSEY CRY, Oct. l0--The bodies of
two boys and woman were found
this morning under the Lehigh Valley
engine. The bodies have not yet been
identified. Thomas r. Pratt, tele-
graph operator at idarion, has been
| arrested.
Pratt, who is 20 years old, is an ex-
perlenced operator. Ho admits he did
not give the right signal. He SAYS he
was advised by hia friondu TO desert,
but ne refused TO do SO. He is held to
await the action ofthe ooroner's Jury.
The three bodies discovered this
morning, buried beneath the front OF
the Lehigh Valley engine, were
brought to thls city and placed la the
morgue.
THE WOMAN UNKNOWN AND UNRKcoa-
NIzARLE.
| The two boys were apparently about
ten years OF age.
that remains Of the wreck IL the I.e.
high Valley engine, which Ia COM
| pletely destroyed.
1t is thought that moro bodies will
be found. There have been eight
deaths in all, and most OF the wounded
| will probably die. The depot Is sur.
rounded by crowd awaiting news,
and great oxcitemont prevails here,
Tho bodies az the morgus have not
been identified
Following Ia q full list of the dead
| and wounded ss far as Is known:
KILLED.
Karl Henry Grommer, aged 30 wears,
Norwegian; mead taken of.
An unknown boy, aged eight years;
horribly crushed.
off.
Eulins Arreares, aged 20 years, died
at 81. Francis hospital.
| -Four more bodies wero found this
morning under tho wrecked Lehigh
Valloy locomotive. They haye not
been Identified.
, Two unknown boyh wero found uu.
der tho pilot truck, ono aged eight
years and tho other ~.
An unknown woman whose head
and arms we're gone and romans bsd.
ly mangled.
An unknown man, bsrnod 10 crisp
was found five foet below tho surface
or the wreck.
All tho bodies wefo then sent to
Spiors morguo.
! THE WOUNDED
brought to Jersey City, were sont ia
81. Frances hospital. They arc;
Marinus Klinzer, Norwegian; bad
Doh logs and skull fraeiured. II0
Owen Hnll, tho engineer Of the III,
high Valley train; severe contusion
% anont tho head aud neck, but still
Stuart A. Bowers, fireman OF tho
lsehigh Valley train; skull fractured
and inlefal injurlss. He can not live.
Aalph Curry; Englishman; injured
about the neck, not dangerously.
| Christina. Rolstea; Norwegian; Leg
preken and ipjufod informally. Con-