The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-17
A RAILROAD CRASH.
TWO TRAINS COME TOGETHER AT
M00REST0WN.
NO PERSON KILLED, BUT SEVERAL
INJURED.

M00REST0WN.
NO PERSON KILLED, BUT SEVERAL
INJURED.
MooREsTowN, N. j.. August IL. =
A RAILROAD accident occurred here this
morning, in which two engines crashed
together, damaging both to u consider
able extent, breaking up n Of the
passenger coaches, and resulting IN
injuries to a number OF the pass, myers,
none OF which, however, were of .
fatal character.
The second section Of the west-bound
train from the seaslioIe. Beach Haven
and TuckertOn, due at East Nooie.-
town at 9 O'Clock, was. under the
schedule, obliged to 60 on the siding
there, In order to allow the Long
Branch express to pass. Engineer
EnOs Reed and his conductor, Elan A.
Gross. had only a few minutes before
Leen referring to the ''meet"a at M00res-
town, AMI the conductor supposed, OF
course, lie would take the sidiBg. But
instead Of doing SO, Engineer Reed
pulled the throttle and started for West
MOorestOwn The engine had hardly
passed the Chester avenu road crOss-
Ing when Conductor Gross pulled
sharply Oh the bell rope.
Noticing that the train did not
slacken its speed, he again gave the en-
glneer HE bell, al The same time pull
Ing on the cord that operates the air
brake. BY his time the engineer was
doing his best To stop the train, which
had just stopped when the Long
Branch express came dashing around
the curve that obstructs the view ut
that point. A collision was inevitable.
Engineer Reed tried to start Ills train
back, but seeing that he had no time,
both he and his fireman. William Em.
mons, jumped for their lives. Both
escaped unhurt.
Before they could turn around the
crash came, and both englnes were
locLed tose; her. The forward a on
,he east.bound train reared III the air
and then settled down on the rails,
while the tank WAS driven half way
into the forward car on tile west-bOund
tram, and the tender was knocked all
out of shape. Amid the crashing Of
glass the a%ifrighted passengers slowly
crawled out of the cars. while u lew re-
manned in their seats, as If too
much frightened to move. A report
that the boilers were about TO burst
caused a momentary stampede. but the
scare was sOOn al aged by the state.
nient that both boilers were all right,
and that there was no further danger
from that quarter. Both engines were
considerably damaged and u or two
car platforms smashed. This was the
extent of the damage to the rolling
stock.
The passengers Immediately received
the attention Of the citizens who had
been attracted to the scene by the
crash, and who came In crowds to see
the wreck. There were quite u num-
Der of passenger who received slight
injuries In the shape OF cuts from
broken glass and bruises from being
thrown from their seats. These were
promptly looked after by the citizens.
DR.. j. e. Stroud and DR.. +. u. Stroud
10th went TO work to Dress the injuries
as fast a. they could, In which they
were assisted by DR.. Williams, Of Pull
aCelphia, who was D passenger on the
train and who escaped unhurt.
THE INJURED.
The injured ones, with Q few excep.
lions, gave their names, which aIe Is
follows:
! Richard S. Ridgeway, Assistant
Prosecutor OF the Pleas Of Camden,
head cut and side injured.
II. b. Smith, Philadelphia, head cut
and u partially severed.
Maria N. Robinson, Germantown.
head and neck mi red, also suffering
iro N conclusion.
Mrs. Roberts, Philadelphia, head
injured and teeth knocked out. Her
infaut child also had its head cut.
Edward Mason, Camden, baggage
m lster, bruised about the body.
Berthe Balm, Camden, head cut and
bruised.
Jack Huston. engineer. sprained
ankle.
john Huston, engineer. bruised
about the shoulders. Y.
Herbert Wiley, Camden, hip
! wrenched.
|. Z. Il. Cranmer' cut oy
broken glass. c
FRANK uowie, UAn.usn, lnlown
through . Window slign.iy oIuiseo.
lie Injured passengeis MeIe oos'
patched 10 tneiI a~estlns..on 80 soon -
the wreck could 10 cloareu away,
a'ter several noa,s .a. "V,a ~ sns
part OF 'ne" ie'A"s 'to ~ 49,
and ..I.cS" Huston was The engineer