The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
DEATH TRAP AT THE SWITCH.
Err KILLED AND TWENTH-BIHE IN
.,r.ED IN A WEST SHORE a ACCIDENT.

the NewburRh STATION ana Crashed Into
a, Freiaht Train In the Freight Yard
Tho Track Seemed Clear and No Salts
factory Explanation Can Bo Given-The
Side OF One Passe NIGER Car Torn Out and
Here was Where the Fatalities Occurred.
NEwpuRGH. July 13.-Almost within sight OF
the railroad station hero tho West Shore day
sYnress with every passenger coach filled
and people standing in the aisles. went to
.rash Mt loon to- day and at the rate OF fifty
miles An hour A misplaced switch. or. as one
NJ the railroad men explained 1t, an iron
humper on the track. threw the racer of her
eourse to a siding leading into the West Shore
ir,lght yards Tho passenger coaches jumped
the track. and. after crashing into a freight
train. came to q halt only when the engine
that drew them ran head on into another en-
zine that was waiting to pull out OF the yard.
Tho crash OF the collision was heard half
a mile away. One coach. No. II. the third
from the engine. was completely wrecked. It's
ls.t side was torn off and every seat in II
thrown from it's fastenings. This car was
Allied will passengers. and only on passenger.
aman who was standing up because he could
not get q sent, escaped uriniurod. Five dead
bodies were taken from the wreck OF this
car. one OF the injured died tonight,
and half dozen others who were in It
received injuries from which they will proba-
bly, die. Newbureh's hospital has every cot
filed with tho wounded and every doctor In
the city has had all that he could attend to
since the accident Here is tho list OF the dead
AMI wounded:
EsrnsoS ApplH g. sstaukst. !. l.; skull crushed
KLExa Mas. ELIZA. Is, of Highland Falls; both legs
broken; died after being taken out of wreck
McHrLl- Juui. 10. so Lee avenue. Brooklyn, frso,
tursd kull and right leg broken.
RKiLLEr, RosT, 40 years. West Parkway, H. r, cook
Smith: neck broken. both legs broken and left
arm torn out.
wRicnr PAULINE. 80, 80 Lee Avenue. Brooklyn, skull
fractured and left arm broken.
Not ,dentined-woman with Jewish features aged
about 80. of slender build and neatly dressed. with
jswslry. Had ticket from New York to Hunter and
return and handkerchief marked F.; skull fractured
INJURED.
AxprRsoS. Mrs. R. E., wlfe Of train conductor Jaw
btoken; sent home.
BIaeEa j. C.. 70. West Haverstraw, timeh eeper At
West Shore station; leg fractured and badly bruised
BARE s. B. commercial traveller from Brooklyn;
badly injured internally.
Coor MISS JASK. 90 Cattskil: broken Jaw and severe
internal injuries; will probably die.
CuRris Rev. T. T.. coored, pastor OF Second Baptist
Church. Catskii- scalp wound: went home
ELEEgsoS, Is. L.. setanket, I. l.; right arm broken
and severe bruises.
ElsxRsoS. MRS n. L.; left thigh fractured.
EvEHLf. MRS. MINNIE. coored. Charleston. o. Sc
vsre body bruises.
PRrnrSruRa Mr.. s. j.. Syracuse: face badly cut.
Rowland. FREDERICK. 81, Now Durham. N. J.i frao
tured skull: may de-
HARVEY. Ronrnr. II. 200 Hart street. Brooklyn,
hight leg broken in two places
HARvEr. MIss Z. H.. Up. 200 Hart street. Brooklyn,
compound fracture OF left leg.
Hon.Asp FRED. New Durham. engineer OF freight
Eaiu; skull fractured; will probably recover.
HUTCHINSON. MAcsIk 49, 10 Griffith street. Rochester,
sealp Wounds
AlcHrl, Mrs. 80 Lac avenue Brooklyn; severe scalp
wounds
Aicnrl, TITLE 49, fractures OF right thigh and Jaw;
Vtl probably recover.
NICKEL FRANCES. II: right arm broken.
Michel LlLr. 8; right leg broken.
NkLsos JAMES, ~. Macon. Ca, train nswsboyi frao-
tured SKULL will probably die.
RrARpos LAURA. %. Highland Fasi both legs broken,
will recover.
Ben. juno. CHARLIE, p weehawksn: knee injured,
Ags cut. and bruises
RUSH. CHARLES Union Ilill, \. j.. brakeman. bruised
and hurt on leg; sent home.
ssr,al INJURIES. broken ribs. and severe shouki viii
yWG,gsi' r New York; badly shocked,
Engine 2oo' body bruises and shoulder injured.
A score or more OF persons with triHing in
lurles went ut once to their homes.
day express is due here. 1t is one Of the fastest
tfains run by this road, and at this time OF
year X filled with visitors for The Cats.
train pulled out of v eehawken at 1O:25 this |
morning It was composed Of engine 200 and.
Smlpker S93. passenger coaches. 40 and II. |
the Wagner Palace car harne brinGnG
sone q the coach passengers had to get seats
them hey a WI hs oh 2r
Gsr on the trai In that was upinIured. Up from |
Meehawken the train made its usual fast time. |
e eimn ne open WINDOWS the passengers caught
cool breeze. With the thermometer dancing |
AROUND the eighties and nineties II was pleas |
and the aountry to look f fonw ARD to .a as
arelisf after the hot journey. In the smoking |
ear the n. heat was intense. Many Of the men
ing In the occasi onai breath Of air that came in
.shGGagh the windows. Heat waves lowered
lines Of steel seem to CULVER.
That is the kind Of u day that a locomotiv
Hs. than Gys
fhsm qulyer but Engineer Daniel Schslb who
baa sh aa Of the train. 10 big man and
ssp pSR that rests on biz shouldeTs, and
tRs tra pi Everything seemed to pc ali right
esne f Of Inv va Ell h Pa and then With
zoo res onded TO the lever and was again on
its way to Nswburch. With Engineer Sehelb
train crew we're e9sads wl Echaaa
anderson. whose wife WAS with him; Baggage
man J. l. Moore. with John Phillips as an ex-
Head brakeman Il. G. Warren.
.Approaehing Newburgh Engineer schelb.
ss shitgitng out OF MS cab. was looking for the
snetwork OF tracks that feed the West Shore
freight IRE yards. He says that this target was
TT IT, for esar track It was set rghs alter
not deceived. At any rate. there was no slack
Sfnting OF speed. and the heavy engine dashed
, nv1a tho cut at the Pennsylvania Coal Compa-
G r. p pockets With the man at the lever trust
., This Is one OF the most dangerous points on
sno trucks near Newburgh, and only a week
tgo freight train was thrown from the rails
~ a. misplaced switch; On the right Of the
ht rejgnt and their treste on which they run
r. y mo switch that sends the north bound
thIa slllas either on the main track to the New
eosl irsIGht yards to the right and beyond the
Ion oehne was ut his station. His duties are
Will y, and something's he handles the flag as
s ,ST ri here an automatic signal. When tile
,nsar Tor north hound trains he also set sig.