The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-08
AND CASUALTY.
TERRIBLE WRECK IN NEW JERSEY.
Oil Trains Collide and Nearly Burn Up
New Brunswick and Causing Sew
eral Deaths-Fire, at Wash
ington-Other Mishaps.
Two Freight Trains Collide.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb. IA
collision between the east and west
bound freight trains occurred on the
PennSJ lvania railroad bridge over the
Raritan river, this morning. The oil
tank cars on the train exploded and sent
their burning contents running over the
bridge and down the cutters. The
bridge at the present moment is on
fire, as well as the large manufacturing
establishment of Janeway u Co.
A LATER REPORT.
AT o'clock this morning an extra
freight train from Philadelphia, owing
to a broken track, stopped upon the
bridge over Raritan river for repairs.
While waiting, the through southern
freight, which left Philadelphia at 0:39
through the city, and Y not
until within 900 feet OF the caboose Of
the extra, did the engineer see it. The
brakes were applied, but to no purpose.
The engine OF the freight struck the ca.
boose OF the extra, telescoped it, struck
the oil-tanks, OF which there were four
in the train, and an explosion followed.
Immediately the burning oil poured
down from the high bridge into the
streets below, ran through the cutters
Wv II tllo SIibSbN lHLb VIC lNdEItdu CANAL.
This being covered with ice, the oil ran
over the ice down the canal to the wall
pay er manufacturing establishment of
Janeway IL Co. THIS was soon totally
destroyed. Seven dwellings opposite,
in the immediate vicinity of the ccl.
lision, and just under the long railroad
bridge building, used as box
factory by the consolidated fruit-iar
company, were destroyed. The flames
then spread to the main factory OF the
company, which was wholly destroyed.
by o'clock this morning the flames
were under control. The wood work of
the bridge was burned. The damage 10
that structure is not yet estimated.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Engineer French and Fireman Harri-
rison, OF the regular freight, jumped
from the engine when they saw an in
eVltable collision, and escaped with but
few bruises.
A brakeman on the front of the train,
FRANK DUMAS, OF Kensington, Penn
sylvania, failed to jump and was carried
| down IN the wreckage into the street
below and was roasted TO death.
PAT DOUGHERTY, jr., a young me
chanic of his city, fOolishiy entered
the BURNING building of Janeway IL Co.
i'll search OF tools, and has not been seer
since. 1t is feared he too has been
victim of the most terrible fire the city
ever had. But for the favoring wind
the whole manufacturing part of tn,
city would have been destroy ed. At II,
point in the whole road could an acci
dent have occurred at so disastrous
place. The burning oil from the car
literally poured over and was flunj
upon the roofs of the manufacturing es
TO ltl suh Ytln mt htNlN InEN
motive and the uneXploded oil tanl
stand on the track.
PROBABLY ANOTHER VICTIM.
II is now thought brakeman on th,
oil train was also burned u death.
THE Loss
II estimated to be between $500, 900 AM
$l,000,0O0.
Fire engines were sent to aid th,
burning city from Elizabeth and Jerse,
City.
Only one span of the bridge was dam
aged. The bridge was the finest on th
Pennsylvania road.
All travel on that road is greatly de
lsyed as long as doIours have TO b
made.
The loss on Janeway IL Co.'s builC
) ings,, stock and plant is $4,000; il
sured for SOL 600.
The Consolidated Fruit Jar company
loss Is $500,Oel; fully insured.
The loss TO railroad property cannC
be ascertained for lack of willingness
on the part OF the officials to impart th
information.
The loss on dwelling houses
100000.
The insurance is distributed among
: large number Of companies.
The bridge was not weakened an
trains are now running on time.
One Of the burned buildings was a sta
BILE containing a number of horses; al
were burned TO death.
The accident was caused by the care
lessness of n telegraph operator not Civ
} the proper signals ON the east side {
} the Raritan river.