The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-14
CRASH At NEVBURGH.
Fatal Accident to a West Shore
Express Train.
FIVE PEOPLE INSTANTLY KILLED.

Sofiousiy anu NuihDef suEhttyl
injured OF the Wounded Two WIN
Probably Die-The Train Jumped tho
Track and Ran Into Freight.
NEwBuRoH, N. Y, July 14.-west Shore
day express No. was wrecked in the West
Shore freight yard here. The train con-
sisted 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 con-
ductor Richard Anderson. The train was
few minutes late at Cornwall, four miles
south Of here, and was running very fast.
When 1t 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 is supposed, a.
Dose object, which caused IL to jump upon
q frog and leave the track.
1t ran upon the ties a distance equal to
the length of the train, and it then crashed
into a freight train standing in the yard.
The crash was terrific. The freight train
was being made to start southwark, and
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
it 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 blood vessel and was badly
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 cut over the
eye. 1t IL 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. Il 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 to the
smoker was smashed. AL those who were
killed were on that side of the car
! Walter NJ. Berard assessor OF Highland
Falls, was the only passenger in this cal
who escaped injury. He said that he &C
cupied seat behind three women. Acros.
the aisle were several ladies and children
He noticed little If any shock when tn,
, car ran over the switch. The crash cam,
|, after the train had gone several yards OIL
the side track. There was lull for a mo
ment, then everything became scene Of
the widest confusion, and the air wal
filled with the cries and groans of tn,
wounded. The seat occupied by Mr.
Berard was broked into pieces, but Ii,
escaped as by a miracle
rha = IL L
: the passengers, except for being severely
shaken up, were not injured. The railroat
: and coal dock men in the neighborhood a
once went to the place of the accident ant
began to clear away the wreekage and t,
pull out the dead and wounded. The 20
lice and physicians of Newburgh wer,
notified, and about a dozen of the latte
4 hurried to the scene and began caring TO
Q the wounded:
The following were killed:
u Mrs Eliza Klemm, wife of Anton,
klemm, of Highland Falls, n. Y.
y A 2year-old child, daughter Of Burn
= ham Elberson, of Setauket, l.. l. He
! parents were both injured.
Of Rose Reilly, who lived as a cook with
e family at West Park, and was identified
!. by Mr., Smith, her employer.
e Mrs Pauline Wright, of Brooklyn
D mother of Mrs Michael, who, with sew
Ieral Of her children, were injured
An unknown woman, apparently abou
81 years old, of Hebrew cast of counte
nance. She had open faced gold watcl
@ and chain, turquoise ear drops, and wor
n blue cali co dress, with white stripes.
s Eighteen people received serious injurie
J. and number were slightly hurt. Thos
,; whose wounds are likely to prove fata
J are:
y ;, Miss Jane ], Cooke, of Catskill, hea
!, cut and injured internally; c. G. Sistairt
ii about 80 years old, internal injuries
r. Twenty-one of the wounded were take
It to St Luke's hospital, this city, where tn
surgical staff is aifording all possible r,
lief. The nurses are assisted by numbc
of ladies and gentlemen from Newburgf
i Coroner Corwin empanelled jury, whic
u looked over the ground at the wreck an
u adjourned until 8 o'clock this evening.