Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-21
CRASH IN A DEPOT YARD.
Women the Victims of a Railroad
Ii.as .er.
A Fast Moving Passenger Train Runs
Into a Freight.

West Shore day express No. l. due at New
burg, N. Y. at l2O4 P. NJ, was wrecked in
the West Shore freight-yard, Newturg. Five
women were killed and many more wounded.
The train cons sted of locomotive No. 200,
baggage and express car, 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 Newburg. and was running very
fast. Wien it reached the switch which
connects the main line with the West Shore
freight-yard. mile sou of the station. the
engine picked up, 1T is supposed, loose OBJ
ject, which caused it to jump upon adrog
and leave the track 1t ran upon the ties n
distance equal TO the length of the train. and
il then cras. ed into freight train standing
In the yard The crash was terrific. The
freight train was being made up TO start
southwark, and was waiting for the express
10 pass. The freight train had locomotive
No. FOG, in charge of Fred Holland. Ire ex-
press engine was evidently father OH the
| Track than the remainder of the train, and
when it struck the frei hit engine it was
| thrown TO oneside, and the tender torn from
1t. The engineer, upon feeling the engine
leaving the track, shut off the steam, whis-
4 tied for brakes, and he and the fireman
| jumped. $500,
= The latter. Charles Willis. ruptured blood
vessel. and was badly bruised. He was TAX
to the hospital The engineer escaped with
very slight injuries. Fred Holland, engineer
of the freight, had his skull fractured at tne
base, and was cut over the eye. II is thouyh'
that he will recover. No one else On inc
freight was hurt. There were about dozen
persons in the smoking car, and nearly al
escaped injury. Day coach No II was filled
with passengers, every seat being occupied
Nearly all the casualties occurred IN this car
II swayed to one side, and st uck the proiec'
ting end OF O box car standing on sidt
track. The entire side of No. II was rippec
off, and the end nearest to the smoker wal
smashed. All those who were killed were Oh
that side of the car.
LUCKY ESCAPE.
Walter M. Berard, assessor OF Highlant
Falls, was the only passenger in this car wh'
escaped injury. He said thu he occupied {
seat behind three women. Across the aisl
were several ladi and children. He notices
little, If any. shock when the car ran owe
the switch. The crash came after the tran
had gone several yards on the side track
There was q lull for moment then every
thing became q scene of the widest confu
sion. and the air was filled with the cries ant
groans of the wounded The seat occupies
by Mr.. Berard was hroken into pieces, but h
escaped as by miracle. Tho parlor cars
trucks were broken, but the passengers, eX
cept for being severely shaken up, were nc
Injured.
r,eighborhood at once went to the place an
began to clear away the wreckage and t
pull out the dead and wounded. The polio
and physicians of Newbur5 were notified
and about dozen of the latter. hurried t
the scene an / began caring for the wounded