Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15
RAILROAD TRAINS COLLIDE
a Series of Accidents Occur
on the Jersey Central.
FERRY BOATS RUN TOGETHER
A Groat Crash, Followed by
an Exciting Panic.


Three Trains, and II Serious Collision
ON the Railroad Occurs--nne Woman
Fatally Hurt and Ten Others Injured.
JERSEY CRY, n. r., Dec. S.--A Long
Branch express train crashed into the rear
Of all eastern local on the Central railroad,
NJ the lJanforth avenue station, ut II. %
this afternoon The rear passenger tav
coach was telcscopcd. One woman was
badly, perhaps fatally injured, and 10
other passengers received more or less seri-
Gus injuries.
The accident Was due to a delay of 10
minutes TO the trains, caused by the Cen
trail railroad ferry boat crashing into n
transportation boat, in the fog, in New
York Bay.
The following injured persons were
taken to the city Hospital:
John I. Fidelale, advertising agent, of
Jersey City, compound fracture of the legs.
George u. Lamsun OF North Broad street,
Elizabeth, compound fracture of the legs.
MISS Gllrov of No. ll75 Washington
street Elizabeth, laceratcd about the body
and injured internally. She may die.
The following were taken to private
houses in Greenville:
Orlando Demorest of 81 Barrow street,
injured about the head and legs and in
tcrnally.
u. c. Chevcr, 40 broadway, New York,
left arm broken, nose broken and injured
about the body.
James Ross Of Bound Brook, head cut
hip injured and back strained.
=. =. NJ. Hersiield, 22l East iSth street, New
York, head cut, arm injured and back hurt.
houis Iellner 100 suffolk street New
YORK, injured about head and body. severe
scalp wounds and left arm fractured.
i. j. Muller, Park avenue Plaintield,
back injured aud nose broken
head and hips.
W. II. Park, Red Bank, lost Two toes OFF
right foot head cut and arm injured.
There was Il singular chain of evidence
preceding this Al II 80 O'cluck the Wash
ington flyer, Easton local and Long lirai,ch
express trains leave the foot of Liberty
street. y dense fog hung over the river
ana the Terry traffic was being carried ON
with the usual carefulness
The Central ferry boat had reached mid
stream and was stcaming along slowly,
when suddenly one of the Central Com
pany's heavily laden transportation boats
oomed up before the ferry boat, and be-
fore the engines could be reversed there
was terrific crash The passengers
rushed wildly about from side to side Of
the boat and the greatest confusion pre-
vailed. Quiet was finally restored. and il
was then discovered that the front rail of
tIlt lNlIl bbdL llilu DHGtl carried AWAY and
a few windows broken.
The panic-stricken passengers were
huddled together in the ladies cabin
shrlektng and crying, when the captain
appeared among them and assured Them
there was nothing to fear. The boat PRO
ceeded more slowly to Communipaw and
arrived there 10 minutes late.
The three trains We're quickly made up,
and the Washington flyer was the first 10
draw out of the depot. Then followed the
Easton local, in charge of Engineer VOL
Nertun OF Eli2abethtGrt. The Washington
train had passed Danforth avenue within
llve minutes at Il terrific rate of speed
Engineer WolvertOn was running more
cautiously and had scarcely passed Dan
E0rth avenue when q rear brakeman dis
covered the body of q woman lying on the
track about so yards below the station.
lie pulled the bell-cord and the crew
hurried back to care for the supposed
injured woman, The discovery was
quickly made that the woman, who was
Slckly, had tainted and fallen on the
track and had not been struck by the
IRAN. The crew returned to the train,
which lay about $50 yards below the depot,
and the signal to start was given. The
tram was scarcely moving, when the Long
Branch train, in charge Of Engineer Mui-
lord, rushed out Of the fog, and before the
collision could be avGrted or warning given
crashed INTO the rear car of the EaStOn
train, HE smashing Of glass and crash
ing If wood, with an accompaniment of
shrieks ana grOunS, were all that reached
the ears of the passengers at the depot.
The car was completely tclcscuped, and il is
miraculuusthat only lOol the 10 occupants
were injured. Both trains were quickly
brought % c standstill, and then the work
of rcscur began From underneath piles
of splintcrs and wrecked seats men and
women, With blood streaming from
wounds and scratches of all kinds, were
rescued
MIR. G. II. Fresch, assistant train master.
said: The accident was caused by the
fog and the sliding Of the wheels Oh The
slippery tracks. 1t was entirely unayoida-
bic and no human agency could have pre-
AZ the City Hospital the doctors were
performing an operation on Miss Ciiroy.
she was accompanied by Miss Mary say
bolt, of Avenue Il, Grecnvilc, an entire
stranger to her. Miss Saybult aided tho
physicians to care for Miss Gilroy at the
scene Of the accident and went with her ID
the hospital. She said She would stay with
her until the operation was completed.