Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-13
WRECK NEAR NEWBURG.
A Number Of Lives Lost on the West Shore
Railroad.
Collision Between q Freight and Passenger
Train on an Open Switch Early
This Afternoon.

NEwBURa. N. Y, July ia terrible acci-
dent occurred here at u O'Clock. The west
bound West Shore train, due here at 1904. ran
into an open switch half a mile south of the
depot and bad smashup occurred.
-Four bodies have been taken out Of the
wreck.
large number Of badly injured are being
taken in all kinds Of conveyances to the hospi-
tai. 1t is said that there are from eight to ten
killed and over . dozen injured.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
The train consisted Of engine No. 200, Shelby,
engineer, baggage car, three day coaches and a
Wagner car. The train was we'll filled with
passengers. Car No. II, in which nearly oil the
Casualties occurred, had every seat filed.
The train was few minutes late at Corn
wall and made the distance from
that place to the southern limit
Of Newburgh at a very rapid rate. 1t
crossed Quassack creek mile south Of the
station, ran few rods further under the Penn
sylvanis Coal Company's bridge. then ran into
an open switch into the West Shore yard.
In that yard train was standing ready to
pull out on the main track. The day express
engine struck the freight engine with terrific
force.
The engineer jumped, but a little late and
was slightly hurt The fireman also Jumped
and escaped injury. The train crashed through
the freight and all the passenger cars we're
more or less smashed. Day coach II, following
the sleeper, had its side torn off and the trucks
torn out.
The scene in this car was terrible. Several
persons were killed outright and nearly all the
rest were more or less injured.
Those who we're able to walk started out on
foot for the station, and were seen with bruised
and bleeding faces making their way painfully
and slowly in the hot sun.
DOZEN DOCTORS ON HAND.
Mr.. VIM. 81. Callahan of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, Office force, near the scene,
heard the crash, and upon learning the cause
sent word to the central telephone Office to
notify every physician in the city to go to the
scene and within half an hour there were
dozen doctors attending to the wounded.
Several clergymen, among whom was the
Rev. James B. King, were also present to offer
consolation to the severely injured.
THE DEAD.
The dead are as follows: Unknown woman Of
stout build, weighing about 100 pounds.
Her hair was brown, wore an OPEN
face gold watch and chain, turquoise earrings,
had on . blue striped-calico dress with white
stripes Wore two rings and had on black
striped stockings, the stripe going around the
leg.
Of medium height and build. inclined to be
plump. She wore dark blue clothing fashion
able shoes, high heels, cloth tops.
An unknown woman, elderly, with grayish
hair, wore q blue satin dress. with white
and yellow figure, plain white underskirt
black stockings. There was an enlarged joint
on the toe of the right foot. There were black
mitts on the hands. She wore q silver breast
pin, blue enameled. star shaped.
child twenty-one months old; the parents,
Burnhrm Emerson and his wife, were both Sc
verely injured.
An unknown woman Of stout figure. about
five feet in height, broad face, gray hair. wore
q spotted calico dress.
Unfortunately in the confusion articles that
might have aided in the Identification Of the
dead were separated from the bodies
and 1t will be impossible to get the names
until the coroner shall have made his investi-
cation. However, in a purse was found an
envelope, bearing The address Miss Jane J.
Cooke, Is billiard street. Cambridge, Mass"
railroad pass bore the same name, and
visiting cards and other papers also bore the
name Of Cooke. In another lot was found
book belonging to the Working Girls Club
OF Newark. NJ. On the card in the book was
the name Miss Mary highlander.