New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-05
HURLED ONE HUNDRED FEET.
A STREET CAR STRUCK By A TRAIN IN
ORANGE.
THE DRIVER JUMPED AND RAN. BUT HIS CAR
CAUGHT HIM AND KILLED HIM IN ITS
wRECK-woNDERFUL ESCAPE
SEVERAL WOUNDED.

SEVERAL WOUNDED.
A terrible accident occurred at the Conc-st.
crossing Of tie Delaware, Lackawanna and west
ern Railroad in Orange yesterday afternoon, aud
resulted in killing ore man almost instantly, ana
vomding two women, with the destruction OF
street car The crossing is one Of the most DAN
cerous in the city, and an approaching train from
the East cannot be seen until close to the track
Ahout 5:15 n m. yesterday cor No. Of the
Orange cross-tcwn line approached the crossing
bound south In the George Spottls-
woodc wealthy coal dealer and contractor; !;
Thomas O. Ayres a wcknown citizen; Mrs Fran
els Hunt. the wife Of Newlork merchant; Mrs
Alfred Benedict and Mrs. William Cannan. The
car was driven by John Moore.
As the car ncarcl the crossing Mr.. Spottiswoodc
noticed that the gates were not down and that the
way was apparently clear just then the horses
steppcd OIL the track. An instant ia'er
a slirill scream came from LOCOMOTIVE
L. WAS the IIackettstown express which
n,sses through the Oranges at the rate Of thirty
miles an hour without stopping. The driver
hccame ratified" and instead of pulling up
short dropped his rcns. jumped from the car
and turned to run toward the station. All the
Messengers in the car jumped to their feet and
rushed for tho door. They all got on the car
before il was struck, except Mrs. Cannan, who
was on the rear platform when the crash came.
Tho heavy train. consisting of seven coaches ard
a BAGGAGE car. struck the street car almost In
the middle picked il up bodily and hurled 1t
for nearly a hundred feet on 10 the station plat
form II struck three Of the stanchions that
support the roof Of the platform and Strapped
them of like plpestcms. Tho car was hurled
into n heap on the platform, utterly wrecked.
The train was drawn by engine No. 1876, driven
by John Hun. and old and trusted engineer Inc
ar-brakes were put on as soon as the car appeared
on the track but the distance was so sh rt that
II was impoesiblc 10 check the speed Of the train
Tho headlight of the engine and the covcatcher
wcr, smashed by the force Of the collisi'A
The driver Of the street car in his excitement
ran twards the station. and when the car was
struck it was hurled against him and he was
crushed underneath it. He was horribly crushed
and manglcd. He taken out from unlcr the
wreck Of the ear in dying condition An an
bulancc was summoned and he was taken to the
Orange Memorial Hospital, but dci b'f r" reach
ing IT, He was married and lived IN llrnry-st
Nrs Hunt, who lives in Walker ROAD on th" 81 le
Of the Orange Mountain, WAS struck by some OF
the fying debris and was thrown TO the ground.
She was injured in the leg and badly cut about
the facc She was sent to her home. Mrs Ben
edict escaped without a scratch
The most wonderful escape that OF Mrs
Cannan She made rush for the door and was
tie last one 10 get out. just us she rcacl e. the
piatform Of the car the crash camc and the car
was knocked out from under her feet. some OF
her clothing caught on projection Of tie car, and
She WAS dragged along the side of the track, close
10 the flying train. Mr. Spottiswoode saw her
peril He sprang 70 her assistance and dragged
her away from the wheels just In time 20 slFc
her She was badly cut and bruised. An itallar
hoothacl, named Frank Malta was On the STA
tion platform polishing mans shoes. The man
saw the car flying towards him and sprang ont OF
the way The little Italian was not So forfunat"
lie was struck by piece Of one OF the wheels
which broke d small bone OF his risht leg tred'I
rick Miller who keeps the newsstand NJ me emu
Of the station, had a narrow escape. hrEc
niece of iron weighing nearly fifteen ponnds was
hurled through the air and. Just gTa2ine Ms
head hurried itself in thc shelves az M. hacN. 3.
Jobn Donohuc, the gatcman at the cr"s'i,s'
declares that he motiOncd 10 the driver oi ti'
car 10 keen back but none OF the passengers ~
tho car nor any Of the bystanders saw hni, anu
ali that saw the accident say tler" was ~ warn.
ING given An east bound coal train had just
nassed the CROSSING. and the gates were lowered
Tor ts passage When IT had gone hv, IN" gate
man raised the gates without satisfying himself
.hat the track was clear. There have been
numerous hairbrcadth escapes AZ this crossng' one
NJ the most dangerous in the Oranges