St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-09
BAD RAILROAD WRECK.
Three Men Roasted to cath and $1,000, 900
Worth of Property Destroyed.
And all Caused by the Criminal Careless
ness of a Telegraph operator.

New BRUNSWICK, u, Feb AT O'Clock
this morning an extra freight train from
Philadelphia, owing to broken truck
stopped on the bridge over the Raritan river
for repairs. While waiting the
through southern freight, which left
Philadelphia at 1890 p. M, came dashing
along through the city, and not until within
500 feet of the caboose of the extra did tue
engineer see it. The trakcs were applied to
no purpose. The engine of the freight struck
the caboose of the extra, telcscoped it, struck
an oil tank, of which there were four in the
train, and an explosion followed. Immedi-
ately the burning oil and wrecked cars were
thrown over and down from the high bridge
into the streets below.
THE BURNING OIL
ran through the cutters down the streets in
to the canal. This being covered with ice
the oil ran over the ice down the canal to
the wall paper manufacturing establishment
of Janeway & Co. This was soon toially
destroyed. Seven dwellings opposite in the
immediate vicinity of the collision and just
under the long railroad bridge, and the
building known as the box factory occupied
by the Con solidated Fruit Jar com pany were
destroyed. The flames then spread to the
main factory Of the company, which was
wholly destroyed.
By six this morning the flames were under
control. The woodwork of the bridge was
burned. The damage to that structure
has not yet been estimated.
Engineer French and Fireman Harrison
of the regular freight, jumped from the
engine when they saw the inevitable collision
and escaped with but a few bruises. The
brakeman on the front of the train, Frank
Dumas: of Kensington, Pa, failed to jump,
and was carried down with the wreckage
into the street below and
ROASTED TO DEATH.
Patrick Dougherty, Jr., a young mechanic
of this city, foolishly entered the burning
building of Janeway & Co. and has not been
seen since. 1t is feared he, too, has been u
victim of the most terrible fire this city ever
had. But for the favoring wind the whole
manufacturing part Of the city would
have been destroyed. at no point
on the whole road could the accident have
occurred at so disastrous place. The burn
ing oil from the cars literally poured over
and was flung upon the roofs of the manu-
featuring establishments. Only q battered
locomotive auu an UNEMPLOYED Oil tank
stand upon the track. 1t is now thought
that two brakemen on the oil train were
ALSO BURNED TO DEATH.
The loss is estimated at between $500, 900
and 100000 Fire engines were
sent to aid the burning city
from Elizabeth and Jersey City.
Only one span Of the bridge was damaged
The bridge was he finest on the Pennsyl-
vania road. ALI travel on that road is greatly
delayed, as long detours have to be made.
The loss on Janeway Il Co.'s buildings,
stock aud plant is s175, 600. Insurance
s65, 900. The Consolidated Fruit Jar COM
pany's Is $500, 600; fully insured. The loss by
the railroad cannot be ascertain1d for
lack of a willingness on the part of the off
Gals to impart information. The loss on
dwelling houses is $40, 900. The insurance
is distributed among large number of com
panies. The bridge was not weakened and
trains are now running on time. One
burned building was a stable containing .
numb Der Of horses, and all were burned to
death. The accident was caused by the care
lessness Of a telegraph operator not giving
the proper signals on the east side of Raritan.
ooh, Willie We have missed youw Since
you have been away, darling, I've not had
one soul 10 send to the druggists for my
DR.. ull's Cough Syrup; and WHEN my cough
syrup is gone feel like had lost my best