The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-08
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TEN BADLY HURT.
Shocking Accident on the
Central Railroad Near
Danforth Avenue
Station.
MISS GILROY MAY DIE.
Delayed Trains Crash Into Each
Other and Cause a Fear
! full Smash-up.
FThe Fog on the River the Ultimate
Cause of the Calamity.
CARING FOR THE INJURED
Three at City Hospital. the Others
Taken to GreenvilIe Private
Houses.
FThe Fog on the River the Ultimate
Cause of the Calamity.
FOR THE INJURED
Three at City Hospital. the Others
Taken to GreenvilIe Private
Houses.

There was a shocking accident at the
Danforth avenue station OF the Central
Railroad at twenty minutes past twelve
O'Clock this afternoon.
A Long Branch train crashed into the
rear end Of an Easton local, completely
te~lescoping the rear car, iniuring one
lady to such an extent that recovery is
impossible, and injuring in various man
ners and degrees nine other passengers of
the same coach.
The accident was due to a delay of
fifteen minutes to the trains, caused by
the Central Railroad ferryboat crashing
into a transportation boat. in the fog, in
New York bay.
The following is the list of injured:-
Al THE CITY HOSPITAL
The following injured persons were
taken to the City Hospital:-
JOHN Il. FIDEDALE. advertising agent
of Jersey City, compound fracture of the
legs.
GEORGE D. HANSON. of North Broad
street, Elizabeth, compound fracture of
legs.
Miss GILRoY. of No. 1175 Washington
street, Elizabeth, lacerated about the
BODY and injured internally. She may
die.
AT PRIVATE HOUSES.
The following were taken to private
houses in Greenville:-
ORLANDO DEMEREsT of No. 81 Barrow
street, New York, injured about the head,
legs and internally.
B. G. CHEvER of No. 120 Broadway,
New York, left arm broken, nose broken
aud injured about the body.
JAMES Ross of Bound Brook, head cut,
hip injured and back strained.
S. NJ. HERsFIELD of No. 224 East Forty
eighth street. New York. head cut, arm
injured and back hurt.
LOUIS ZELLNER, of No. 100 Suffolk
street, New York, injured about head
u body; severe scalp wounds; left arm
fractured.
F. J. MULLER of Park avenue. Plain
field, back injured; nose broken.
E. E. RUNYoN, of Plainfield, injured
about the hips and head.
W. H. PARK of Red Bank, two toes off
on right foot, head cut and arm injured.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
The story of the accident as learned
from the officials of the road at the actual
scene is as follows
AT halt-past eleven O'Clock the Wash
ington Flyer, Easton Local and Long
Branch Express trains leave
the foot of Liberty street.
A dense fog hung over the river. and the
ferry traffic was being carried on with the
usual carefulness.
The Central ferryboat had reached mid
stream and was steaming along slow
ly when suddenly one of the
Central Company's heavily .ladened trans
portation boats doomed up before the
ferryboat and before the engine could be
reversed there was a terrific crash.
GREAT
The passengers rushed wildly about
from side to side OF the boat.
The greatest confusion prevailed.
Quietness was finally restored
and it was then discovered that the front
rail of the ferrybost had been carried
ava and a few windows were broken.
The panic stricken passengers were
huddled together in the ladies' cabin,
shrieking and crying when the captain
appeared among them and assured them
that there was morning to fear.
The boat proceeded more slowly to
Communipaw n arrived there fifteen
minutes late.
ALL OFF TOGETHER.
The three trains were quickly made up
and the Washington flyer was the first to
draw out of the depot. Then followed
the Easton local in charge of Engineer
4 Wolverton of Elizapethporr.
BODY ON THE TRACK.
The Washington train had passed Dan
forth avesue witnin tse minutes