Delta chief., 1885-10-21
FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY COLLISION.
Three Train', Caught in Fog. Try to Pass
on the Same Track.

on the Same Track.
JERsEY CITY, October lS.-On the
meadows, four miles ives. OF this city, colli-
sion occurred between two trains this evening
which resulted in the death OF five persons,
and the injury Of several others. The Pacific
express leaving here al i5 O'Clock ran into a
Wes,ern-bound emigrsnt train, which had
stopped at the coal shutes on the west side Of
the HGckenssck bridge, knocking a portion of
! the latter across the track OF the Lchigh Val
ley road.
Shortly af,crward n Lehigh Valley train,
westbound, came numbering along ard crash
| ed into the wreck The dead were all on the
emigrAnt train as were all the injured. The
brakeman Of the latter train was among the
| victims. The wreck Is the most frightful on
the road in yesrs. Three of the dead have
been brouRh: TO Jersey City. They arc man
and a woman, both decapi:sted and terribly
margled, and boy OF twelve years, who had
| both legs cut of. Their names have not yet
been learned.
II Il impossible now 10 obtain full list OF
the injured. II is said thA: there are many
more under the wreck. The latest iuforma-
ton places the number Of killed at eight.
The cmigrAnt train was Just pulling away
from the coal chut,s when the scciden, oc-
Cured. A dentc fog prevailed al the time
/ The bodies Of the man, woman and boy which
were brought here were taken ,)Ispeers'
morgue. They have not yet been identified.
The wounded woic brought TO jersey City De
| pot, whore all the available ambulAnces were
In waiting, and they were conveyed thence 10
st. FrApcil' Hospital. Among them were
EmleuiA Amcars, Norwegian, aged IS years,
en- route to Madison, Wisconsin. Both legs
were cut OF and she WIS injured about the
! head. She died ten minutes after her arrival.
MArinus Klinger, a Norwegian, aged IS, en-
route TO La Junts, Colorado, where his uncle
resides, crushed about the head and shoulders.
| He died at midnight Christian G. BAlstead,a
Norwegian, aged 20 years, en- route TO Mime
apolis, Minnesota, compound fracture of both
legs; probably fatally hurt.
AHoyRER COLLISION.
CoSoonp, New Hampshire, Oct 1s-An ac-
cIdent on the northern division q the Boston
4 Lowell railroad by which three persons were
killed and five others were injured occurred
this morning between East Andover and West
| Audover. The Chicago fast freight left here
with double header and when It reached
| West Andover, where II was to be detracked
for the down passenger train, It was discov
cred that the train had broken iu two, and the
nginecI, John ?. Emerson, started back in
search OF the missing cars. The passenger
train soon csme along and the train men were
Informed OF the mishsp to the freight train.
The express stopped at Andover Center TO
leave some passengers and pulled out again.
About half mile furtAer on the
collision between the passenger train
and the section of the freight occurred,
both going at high rate Of speed. The recoil
was very heavy and both engines were badly
smashed. The tender Of the passenger loco
motive telescoped the baggage car and the lat
ter telescoped the mail-car. As soon as pos
sible the train men were sent to the scene.
Both of the engineers and brakeman, after
long search, were found dead In the debris
The express messenger and baggage master
were imprisoned In the wreck, and Il was nee
essary to cut them out. Both OF these men
| were In the bsggsse-car, which took fire, but
the Himes were cxtipguished without damage.
There were two clerks in the mail-car, one Of
whom WAS injured. Aside from severe shak
ing up none OF the passengers were hurt. A
wrecking train and medical assistance went
from here and the track was cleared before
night.