Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
A SCENE OF TERROR.
Three Men Killed and Eight Seriously
Injured In a Wreck On
THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING.
A Late Construction Train 0vertsken BY
the Fast Express
THE PASSENGERS MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
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TRENTON, N. j., Dec. 3.-The fast e1-
press on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, leaving New York for Phila-
delphia at p. NJ. and due at Pennington,
seven miles from this city, at 5:15, crashed
into construction train, a half mile east Of
the Pennington station, and as result
three men were killed, eight more or less
seriously injured and three cars and an
engine totally wrecked.
The killed are Frederick McCaron, of
Philadelphia; Michael Maloney, of Tren-
ton; Thomas Fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia,
all track laborers. The injured are Charles
Wilson, of Germantown; Frank Rodrigue,
of Philadelphia; Isaac Marquis, Of Phila-
delphia; DR.. A. Fl. Dey, of Trenton; james
Isaacs, of Philadelphia; Charles Druiding,
of Philadelphia; Oscar Tessner, of Phila-
delphia, and John Ward, of Trenton.
Rodrigue was the engineer of the express.
One of his legs was broken, his head was
cut, and it is feared he is seriously injured
internally. Tessner was the fireman of the
same train. He was cut about the head and
arms, and both his legs were bruised. The
others were less seriously injured.
The Construction Train Too Late,
The dead were removed from the wreck,
and late tonight brought to the morgue in
this city. The injured were all removed to
their homes. The accident was due to the
lateness OF the construction train in reach
ing siding to get out of the way of the
express. The three men killed were in
passenger coach attached to the construction
train. The collision threw the engine of
the express train and also the smoking car
down a steep embankment, and upended
one passenger coach of the express. Rod
rigue and Tessner sprang from their caboose
before it reached the ground.
Drs. Hart and yelling, of Pennington,
were called to the scene of the wreck, and
with the assistance of DR.. Dey, dressed the
wounds of the injured. The express train
Is the fastest on the road, and Rodrigue,
the engineer, is noted for his skill and
nerve The railroad men gathered about
the scene of the accident tonight and
agreed in acquitting him of all blame.
A Scene Of Terror.
DR.. Dey was found at his residence to-
night with his head and hands bandaged.
He said he had never witnessed such scene
of terror in his life. Men shrieked and
women tainted. Four of the cars on the
express train were derailed, aPullman coach
alone keeping on the track.
None of the passengers could say how the
accident occurred. They felt the shock of
the accident, and saw one car 60 down the
north side of the embankment and another |
down the south side. Both were totally
wrecked, but the passengers all escaped |
death. The doctor considered their escape |
miraculous. The railroad employees refused |
to give any information tor publication. |
Coroner Coulter did not arrive on the scene |
until 10 o'clock, and he at once ordered an |
inquest At midnight travel on the line |
was still delayed.