St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-14
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
WEST SHORE TRAIN RUNS MTO AM
OPEN SWITCH.
FIVE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
Twenty-One or the Wounded
Cared For-The Accident Oc-
Cured in Newburgh, n. "
Terrific Crash When the Ex-
press struck q Freight.

1904 p. m, was wrecked in the West
Shore freight yard today.
The train consisted of locomotive, a
baggage and express car, a smoker, two
day coaches and parlor car. The en-
gineer was Daniel Shelby, and the con-
ductOr Richard Anderson. The train
was few minutes late at Cornwall, four
miles south of here, and was rnnning
very fast. When it reached the switch
which connects the main road with the
West Shore freight yard,a mile south of
the station, the engine picked up, it
is supposed, loose object, which caused
it to jump upon a frog and leave
the track. 1t ran upon the ties a dis
tance equal to the length of the train,
and then crashed into freight train
standing in the yard. The crash was
terrific. The freight train was being
made up TO start south and was waiting
for the express to pass. The freight
engine was in charge of Fred Holland.
The express engine was evidently
farther off the track than the remainder
of the train, and when 1t struck the
freight engine it was thrown to one
side and the tender torn from it. The
engineer. upon feeling the engine leave
theItrack, whistled for brakes. and he and
the fireman jumped. The latter, Charles
Willis, ruptured blood vessel and was
bruised The engineer escaped with
very slight injuries. Fred Holland, en-
gineer of the freight. had his skull badly
fractured, but it is thought that he will
recover. No one else ON the freight was
hurt.
There were about dozen persons in
the smoking car, and nearly all escaped
injury.
The first coach was filled with passen-
gers. every seat being occupied.
Nearly all the casualties occurred in
this car. 1t swayed to one side and
struck the projecting end of a box car
standing on a side track. The entire
side of the coach was ripped off, and
the end nearest the smoker was
smashed. All the killed were on that
side of the car.
Walter NJ. Berard, assessor Of high
land Falls, was the only passenger in
this car who escaped injury. He Occu-
pied seat behind three women. Across
the aisle were several ladies and chill
dren. He said he noticed little if any
shock when the car ran over the switch.
The crash came after the train had gone
several yards OH the sidetracK. There
was a lull for a moment, then every
thing became scene OF the widest
confusion. and the air was filled with
the cries and groans of the wounded.
The seat occupied by Mr.. Berard was
broken into pieces, but he escaped as
by miracle. The parlor car trucks
were broken, but the passengers, be-
yond being severely shaken up, were
not injured. The railroad and coal
dockmen i'll the neighborhOod at once
went TO the place of the accident and
began to clear away the wreckage and
to pull out the dead and wounded.
The police and physicians of New
burgh were notified, and about dozen
of the latter hurried to the scene and
began caring for the wounded.
The following are killed:
MRS. ELIZA KLEMM. wife Of An
tome KIemm, of Highland Falls, N. Y.
A ATWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD Of Burn
ham Elberson, of Setauket, l.. l.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, about thirty
four years old, of Hebrew cast of count
enance.
UNKNOWN WOMAN with gray
hair, stout, about five feet tall, broad
face. She had an arm torn off.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, about thirty
years old. of medium height and build.
In the confusion articles that might
have aided in the Identification were
separated from the bodies, and not until
the coroner makes his investigation will
the names of the unknown dead be posi-
lively known.
The injured:
Charles Willis. of New Durham, fire
man on passenger engine, ruptured
blood vessel in right breast, legs severe
ly injured. Is expected to recover.
Fred Holland. of New Durham, engi-
neer of freight train, had skull fractured
at base and received severe cuts over
eye and other injuries. Will probably
recover.
Miss Jane }. Cooke. of Catskil, head
cut and injured internally. Wounds
probably fatal.
John Robinson, Jersey City, shoulder
dislocated. collar bone broken.
G. q. RiStaire, internal injuries, re-
covery doubtful. He is thought to be a
commercial traveller.
Five members of family of the name
of Michael. of Brooklyn, mother and
four daughters, were all more or less
injured. Mrs. Michael was cut on the
head, Fannie was bruised on the cheek,
Julia. ten years old, arm and leg frac-
tured, Lily, thigh fractured and bruised.
Judge Charles F. Rub, of Union
Hill, n. j., scalp wound and leg broken.
B. Hardy. Brooklyn, leg broken.
Mrs. n. R. Harvey, New York, leg
broken and head cut
Minnie Everly, colored. of Charleston.
S. c., head cut and bruised.
Burnham Elverson and wife, of
Setauket, l.. l., parents of the child
killed. Mr.. Elverson has broken arm
and severe bruises; Mrs. Elverson, left
knee fractured and head cut.
Frank c. Berger, of West Haver-
straw, severe bruises on the leg and cut
on the head.
George c. Horabin, Cornwall, foot
badly cut.
Andrew O'Brien, of Cornwall, face
and head cut.
Matthew Talbot and his boy, of New
burgh, bruised and cut.
There were others less seriously in
jured. Twenty-one of the wounded
were taken to st. Luke's hospital. this
city, where the surgical staff. headed by
DR.. Borst, is affording all possible re-