The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-14
CRASH At NEWBURGH.
Fatal Accident to West Shore
Express Train,
FIVE PEOPLE INSTANTLY KILLED.

Eighteen Seriously and Number slightly
Injured -- OF the wounded Two WIN
Probably Die-The Trnin Jumped the
Track and Ran Into Freight.
NEwBUBGH. N. Y, July 14-West Shore
day express No. 1 was wrecked in the West
Shore freight yard here. The train con
sisted of locomotive No POO, baggage aud
express car, smoking car, two day
coaches and the parlor car "Lurline." The
engineer was Daniel Shelb and the con
duotor Richard Anderson. The train was
few minutes late at Cornwall, four miles
south of here, and was running very fast.
When it reached the switch which con
meets the main line with the West Shore
freight yard, mile south OF the station,
the engine picked up, it Ia supposed a
oose object, which caused It to jumpupon
frog and leave the track.
1t ran upon the ties a distance equal TO
the length of the train, and It then crashed
Into n freight train standing in the yard
The crash was terrific The freight train
was being made to start southwark, aud
was waiting for the express to pass The
freight train had locomotive No 206. in
charge Of Fred Holland. The express en-
gine was evidently further off the track
than the remainder of the train and when
1t struck the freight engine 1t was thrown
to one side and the tender torn from It,
The engineer, upon feeling the engine
leaving the track shut off the steam
whistled for brakes and he and the fire
man jumped. The latter, Charles Willis,
ruptured n blood vessel and was bndly
bruised He was taken to hospital The
engineer escaped with very slight injuries
Fred Holland engineer, had his skull frac-
tured at the base and was out over the
eye. 1t 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 in
jury. Day coach No II was filed with
passengers, 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 No. II was
ripped off, and the end nearest to the
| smoker was smashed. All those who were
killed were on that side of the car.
Walter NJ. Berard, assessor Of Highland
Falls, was the only passenger in this car
who escaped injury. He said that he oc-
! cupied scat behind three women. Across
the aisle were several ladies and children,
He noticed little If any shock when the
| car ran over the switch. The crash came
! after the train had gone several yards on
| the side track. There was lull for mo
ment, then everything 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 broked into pieces, but he
,caped as by miracle.
The paror cars trucks were broken. but
the passengers, except for being severely
shaken up, were not injured The railroad
and coal dock men in the neighborhood at
once went to the place of the accident and
began to clear away the wreekage and to
! pull out the dead and wounded The DO
lice and physicians of Newburgh were
notified, and about dozen of the latter
hurried to the scene and began caring for
the wounded;
The following were killed:
Mrs. Eliza Klemm, wife of Antoine
Klemm, of Highland Falls, N. Y.
A 2-year-old child, daughter of Burn
ham Elberson, of Setauket, L. |. Her
parents were both injured.
Rose Reilly, who lived as a cook with a
! family at West Park, and was identified
by Nh Smith, her employer.
Mrs. Pauline Wright of Brooklyn,
mother of Mrs. Michael, who, with sew.
eral of her children, were injured
! An unknown woman, apparently about
81 years old, of Hebrew cast of counte-
nance. She had open faced gold watch
and chain, turquoise ear drops, and wore
a blue calico dress with white stripes.
Eighteen people received serious Injuries
and a number were slightly hurt. Those
whose wounds are likely to prove fatal
are:
Miss Jane j. Cooke, of CatskiIl, head
cut and injured internally; c. G. Sistaire,
about 30 years old, internal injuries.
Twenty-one of the wounded were taken
to st. Luke's hospital, this city, where the
surgical staff is atTording all possible re-
lief. The nurses are assisted by number
of ladies and gentlemen from Newburgh.
Coroner Corwin empanelled jury which
looked over the ground at the wreck and
adjourned until o'clock this evening.