Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-19
FrichtfuI Railroad Accident.

DOMESTIC.
FrightfuI Railroad Accident
JERSEY CITY, October 1Sth.-The south
ern express, on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
ran into an immigrant train tonight near
the Hackensack river bridge. Several per-
sons were killed and many wounded. The
cars are now burning. All the ambulanees
in the city have been called out for the re-
lief of the wounded
SECOND DISPATCH.l
JERSEY CITY, October 1Sth.-Some of the
dead and injured are being taken to New
ark. Two women and man, who were
killed, and three of the wounded, have
been brought to this city. The accident
occurred to the western express and the
southern express.
THIRD DISPA1CH.l
PHILADELPHIA, October 1S.h.-It is an
nounced here that after the southern ex-
press ran into the immigrant train this
evening, near Jersey City, Lehigh Valley
train dashed into the wreck
FOURTH DISPATCH.i
JERSEY CITY, October 18th. - On the
meadows, four miles west of this city,
collision occurred between two trains this
evening, which resulted in the death of five
person and the injuring of several others
The Pacific express, leaving here at SIS
o'clock ran into the western-bound emf
grant train, which had stopped at a coal
shute on the east side of the Hackensack
bridge, knocking q portion of the latter
across the track of the Lehigh Valley road.
Shortly afterwards a Lehigh Valley train,
eastward bound, came laundering along,
and crashed into the wreck. The dead were
all on the emigrant train, as were also the
injured. A brakeman of the latter train
was among the victims. The wreck is the
most frightful on the road in years. Three
of the dead have been brought to JERSEY
City. They are a man and woman, both
decapitated and terribly mangled, and
boy of about II years, who had both legs
cut Off. Their names have not yet been OBJ
tanned. 1t is impossible now to obtain a
full list of the injured tits said that there
are more under the wreck. The latest in
formation places the number of killed at
eight.
FIFTH DISPATCH.I
New YORK, October 19th-A. M.-The
Tribune of this morning has the following
additional particulars of the wreck on the
Pennsylvania road: -Four cars of the
Pennsylvania and a locomotive and two
cars of the Lehigh Valley train were
wrecked. S. A. Bowers, fireman of the
Pennsylvania train, is among the wounded,
some of whom, it is believed, will die.
The accident occurred on the meadows, in
desolate place, not near any habitation.
The train which took out physicians car
ried also large number of railroad men.
Before its return ambulances from
the city hospitals and St. Francis
and Christ Hospitals had been sum-
moned, and were i'll waiting in
the Pennsylvania station at Jersey CITY.
UlinaS ArnaeS was taken to the St Francis
Hospital, and died Immediately after reach
ing there. The railroad officials were re-
ticent about the accident. 1t was stated
that a number of wounded had been taken
to Newark. The wreck made terrible
scene, all the tracks being Uttered. Travel
was not interrupted, as there are four tracks
at this point. Two Of them only were
blOckaded. Owen Hall, engineer of the
Lehigh Valley train, had his leg broken,
and was taken to Newark.
SIXTH DISPATCH.l
JERSEY CITY, October 10Th. M.-The
emigrant train was just pulling away from
the coal shutes when the accident occurred
dense fog prevailed at the time. The
bodies of the man, woman and boy, which
were brought here were taken to Speer's
Morgue. They have not yet been identi-
fed. The wounded were brought to the
Jersey City depot where available ambu-
lances were in waiting, and were conveyed
thence to the St. Francis Hospital. They
were Eulena Arneas, Norwegian, aged 50
years, en- route to Madison, Wis: both legs
cut off and injured about the head She
died in ten minutes after arrival
Marinus Klinger, Norwegian, aged Is,
EN- route to La Junta, Col, where his
uncle resides crushed about the head and
Oh III i 4, i
Balsted, Norwegian, 30 years. Ell route to
Minneapolis; compound fractures of both
legs, and is probably fatally hurt. Steward
A. Bower fireman of the Lehigh Valley
train, aged 80 years, married, resides at
South Easton, Pa. The passengers on the
Lehlgh Valley train were brought to jersey
City on relief train sent to the scene. At
midnight the fog was still prevailing on the
meadows, and it is feared that others will
be found beneath the debris. The full ex-
tent of the disaster will not be known till
morning
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
JERSEY CITY, October 10TH. M.-Su-
perintendent Crawford, of the New York
division, furnishes the following official
report to the Associated Press:
The particulars regarding the accident are as
follows: About S:35 tonight the Pacific ex-
press, NO. s, WeSt-DOunQ, ran INTO the rear end OF
an extra train, consisting of seven cars, loaded
with baggage, and eight cars carrying emf
grants, at the west end of the Hackensack river
bridge, throwing the rear car of the latter over on
the Lehigh Valley roads track. Before the
track could be protected Lehigh Val
ley east-bound passenger train (No. 19)
ran into the wreck. Three emigrants were
killed, and four emigrants and three employees
were injured. The employees were passenger
conductor +. r. ]. Ubenroth, wrist fractured
L. V. engineer owen Hall, injured about the
!, Loo
cut about the head and neck. The damage to
the engines and cars was not heavy. The in
Jured were brought to jersey City and taken to
various hospitals here. The cause of the acct
dent has not yet been fully determined
There was dense fog at the time.
JOSEPH CRAWFORD
Supt of Pennsylvania Railway.
Collision of Trains in New Hampshire.
CONCORD On. H, October 1Sth.-An &C.
cident on the northern division of the Bos-
ton and Lowell Railroad, by which three
persons were killed and five others injured,
occurred this morning between East Ando-
yer and West Andover. The Chicago fast
freight left here with the double-header,
and when it reached West Andover. where
it was to be side-tracked for the down pas
senger train, it was discovered that the
train had broken in two. The engineer,
John Z. Emerson, started back in search of
the missing cars, and the passenger train
men were informed of the mishap to the
freight train. The express stopped at An
dover Center to leave off some passengers,
and pulled out again. About half a mile
further on a collision between the passen-
ger train and a section of the freight
train occurred, both going at q high
rate of speed. The recoil was verv
heavy, and both engines were badly
smashed. The tender of the passenger To-
connective teleseoped the mail car. As soon
as possible trainmeu were sent to the scene.
Both engineers and a brakeman, after
long search, were found dead in the debris.
The express messenger and baggage-master
were imprisoned in the wreck, and it was
necessary to cut them out. Both of these
men were in the baggage-car, which took
fire, but the flames were extingllished with
out damage. There were two clerks in the
mail-car, one of whom was injured. Aside
from severe shaking up, none of the
passengers were hurt. A wrecking-train
and medical assistance went from here, and
the track was cleared before night Fol-
lowing is list of the killed L. Graves,
engineer of the passenger train, of Concord,
aged 6O years; John Z. Emerson, engineer
OF the freight train, of Concord aged 30
years VIM. Harvey, brakeman
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