Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-20
OF The DAY EXPRESS !
Five Persons Killed and Over
Twenty Injured.
CRASHED INTO A FREIGHT TRAIN
All of One Side of a Passenger
Coach Torn Off.

Only One Inmate of the Car Escaped
Unhurt--some Unknown Mishap Caused
the Train to Jump the Track at a
switch, While Running at a High Rate
of Speed, and the Fatal Crash Followed.
NEwBuReH, N. Y, July 13.-West Shore
Day Express No. ], due here at 1904 m,
was wrecked in the West Shore freight
ward here to-day. The train consisted of
locomotive No. 200, baggage and express
car, a smoking car, two day coaches and
the parlor car Lurline. The engineer was
Daniel Shelb and the conductor 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 connects the
main line with the West Shore freight
yard, mile south of the station, the
engine picked up, it is supposed, loose
object which caused 1t to jump upon u
frog and leave the track. 1t ran upon the
ties distance equal to the length of the
train, and it then crashed into freight
train standing in the yard.
The crash was terrific. The freight
train was being made up to start south
ward, and was waiting for the express to
PASS. The freight train had locomotive
No. 206, in charge of Fred. Holland. The
express engine was evidently farther of
the track than the remainder of the train,
and when it struck the freight engine it
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
fireman jumped.
CASUALTIES IN COACH NO. II.
The latter, Charles Willis, ruptnred a
blood vessel and was badly bruised. He
was taken to a hospital. The engineer
escaped with very slight injuries. Fred.
Holland, engineer of the freight, had his
skull fractured at the base and was cut
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 filled 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 box car standing on a
| side track. The entire side of No. Il was
ripped off and the end nearest the smoker
was smashed. All those who were killed
were on that side of the car.
ONLY ONE PASSENGER ESCAPED INJURY.
Walter NJ. Berard, assessor of Highland
Falls, was the only passenger in this car
who escaped injury. He said that he
| occupied a seat 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 moment, then everything became 9
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 a:
by miracle. The parlor car trucks were
broken. but the passengers, except fol
being severely shaken up, were not In
iured. The railroad and coal dock men il
the neighborhood at once went to thu
place of the accident and began TO cleai
away the wreckage and pull out the deac
and wounded. The police and physicians
of Sewburgh were notified and about
dozen of the latter hurried to the seem
and began caring for the wounded.
THE DEAD.
/, The following were killed:
Mrs. Eliza Klemm, wife of Anton
Klemm, of Highland Falls, N. Y.
A 2-years-old child, daughter Of Burn
ham Emerson of Setauket, l.. |. Her par
ents were both injured.
An unknown woman, apparently abou
81 years old. of Hebrew cast of counte
nance. She had an open-faced gold waite
and chain, turquoise ear drops, and wore
blue calico dress, with white stripes.
An unknown woman, with gray hail
stout, about five feet tall, broad face. Sh
wore calico dress, with pink and whit
spots and blue trimmings on the front Q
bodice. She had an arm torn off.
An unknown woman, about 30 years old
of medium height and build. Wore dar
, clothing and fashionable high-heeled cloth
!, top shoes.
In the confusion articles that might hay
aided in the identification were separate
from the bodies, and not until the corone
, makes his inquiry will the names of tn
unknown dead be positively known.
Among the articles found were librar
book belong to the Working Girls Club {
Newark, N. J. On the card in the boo
: was the name OF Miss Mary Highlander.
Twenty-one of the wounded were take
to st. Lukes Hospital, this city, where tt
surgical staff is aifording all possible relic
! The nurses are assisted by a number {
, ladies and gentlemen Of Newburgh. SCI
. eral who were slightly injured Wake
: away and their names were not obtaine
!, TWO MORE OF THE DEAD IDENTIFIED.
Two others OF the dead were identifie
this evening. One is Rose Reilly. 81
lived as q cook with a family of the nan
@ of Smith, at West Park, aud was identifie
y by Mr.. Smith. The other was Mrs. Paulii
Wright of Brooklyn, mother of Mr.
Michael, who, with several OF her childre
were injured.
NEwBuRGH, N. Y, July 1.-Two of IL
" wounded in the West Shore wreck her
died in St. Luke's H ospital, last nigh
= They were Julia Michael of Brookly
Il whose skull and thigh were fractured, ar
I Charles F. Sistare OF New London, Conr
/, who suffered from fractured ribs and i
i ternal injuries.
y The other wounded passed a comfol
! able night and in nearly every ca
i. marked improvement is noticeable th
n morning.
h The most hurt are Miss Jennie Cook
i Catskill, Fred Holland. engineer of Il
o freight engine which was smashed, al
4 John Nelson, newsboy of the passeng
d train. Hopes are entertained for their !
n coNery.
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