New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-04
Fatal DISREGARD OF ORDERS.
THREE MEN KILLED BY COLLISION.
THREE OTHER MEN DANGEROUSLY HuRT-fAsr
FREIGHT TRAINS MASS OF WRECK ON
THE JERSEY CENTRAL RAILROAD
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Wilkesbarre Penn, Dec. 3 tspeciaD'-shorty oo
fore day-brcak this morning. two freight trains on
49, rosov Cer,r., Raroad came into collision while
rpnninr at high rate Of speed at point near soio
mons can an order station the mountain Det"eeh
hero and White Haven. Both trains were reduceu
TO piles Of ruins. Three men we're hiheo' anu 'i'o'
perhaps fatally hurt. Tho killed are hcharu rcaioo'
engineer; Jacob Vogart, fireman William r'n'or' "i0
man. The injured F. W. Howorth' ens'nooi ;
Robert Rhode. brakeman; James HoIsider brakeman
The conductor and the other brakemen escaped with
slight injuries. The fast freight train Tor Easop
and New-York passed at :0s, one hour ana forty
minutes behind time Its orders were to run to Solo
mons Gap regardless Of all other trains The north
bound fast freight train from NewYork was also late
and at Penobscot received orders to run to Solomon
Gap and there further orders. Engineer Pcarce
slackened speed at the Gap and several men got on
board A red light displayed, but tho mon
told him. as Is alleged, that there orders, and
that everything all right and he pulled open the
throttle. mile and half down the road, and while
running at tho rate OF twenty miles an hour, he saw
the head light OF the southbound train approaching on
the single track 1t was only hundred yards away
There were two shrill, piercing whistles blown stimuli
tancousy then terrible crash, grating OF car TIM
bers cries OF pain and agony the Kissing OF seam tho
rushing around OF with lanterns, the appeals OF
the injured for help, all followed by solemn stiffness
and feeling Of anxiety and sadness to those VINO
escaped with their lives 1t was dark and the Work
of examination by the few whose bones were not
broken was painfully slow. The headlights had been
extinguIshed the engines smashed to pieccs the
he ayy irons twisted like twgs into every conceivable
shape, and there nothing to guide the VOL 1ers
except two common lanterns. mountain OF
ruins confronted them. Cars wcrc splinteied TO
ATOMS and their contents piled all round. There
wes no semblance left Of either train and but little
rema ned of the huge locomotives that few minutes
before were painting aud putting at the command OF
their masters. Word was sent to soomon's Gap, and
to Penobscot, and large number Of section hands,
raiIro ld.rs and others soon gathered on the spot
The work Of getting at the dead and injured men
hidden under the pile Of debris was slow and
laborous undertaking. The first man reached was
Engineer Howorth. Conductor Campbell found him
we ged between tho irons In the cab, which was
covered with wreckagc and lying upon its side. His
hand was still on the lever and his left side was
badly scalded By the escaping steam. The next man
who was rescued Engineer Richard Pearce. he
found beneath the rema,ns Of his engine WITH
Ia er in the day The two fremen vogart and Eh er,
not found for ssyer hours their RotS SSao Of
them must have been Instantly hilled.
FATAL COLLISION NEAR NIAGARA FALLS.
Lockport, n Y, Dec 3 (SpeciaD-A terrible rail
road accident happened at MerrItton Ont, nine miles
from Suspension Bridge, on the Grand Trunk shortly
after midnight this morning. loaded coal train,
bound for Hamilton from. Port Erte ran into freight
train lying a spur, pling up shattered cars for
nearly 200 feet The engineer Of the coal train James
Williams, was instantly killed. his body being cut in
two. Michael Sherry, his fireman, had his head ai'd
one arm cut off, his body being fnghunly man.
gled. Georg. Milan. brakeman. was also killed
The engineer Of the freight found nsensible
under the wreck of his engine. HIS head open
and he was suffering from internal injuries. Robert
Laurie his fireman, and the os OF the crews escaped
nnlniIired. The tracks now clear.