New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-20

the Pennsylvania Road at the coal shoot the
meadows, mi lway between Marion and Harrison at
) 80 p. m. yesterday. Two persons were killed
and ten passengers were injured. The following is
the official report of the killed and injured
given out by the railroad company:
KILLED.
ELEWTTT Robert Of Nnwark
MAR1INDALE, Herbert j.. engineer, OF Jersey City.
INJURED.
sTNHSBrHY, NJ. o. Newark.
McLANE. T.. OF Newark.
ESTTY. George. o. Newark.
G1NNFGER Mosos, o. Newark.
ASHLEY. William. Of Newark.
SWAIN Charles j.. OF Newark.
DECKER. Ms. A.. OF Newark.
RE>TLI.I Miss r.. OF Newark.
I;EQCA. IL. rard T.. Of New York.
sClIHGFDKRAUT, Wolf, OF New York.
OSBORN L. X. Newark. leg Lro,en.
PHILLIPS william. Newark. SPINE injured.
BERGER. Iienric:il. Newark, broken.
The Newark train left Ncw-York at 4 80. It
was pretty well filled II consisted of combi-
nation smoker and baggage car and three coaches.
1t was under the charge Of the engineer, Martin
dale. 1t stopped at the cc4l shoot because some
thing wrong about the gearing of the air
| brakes. Tho engineer got down from hi, engine
and taking blazing coal oil lamp, crcpt under
| his engine. According to al reports he un-
! der there when the crash came As as the
Newark 'ran stopped the rear brakeman was srnt
back with red lantern fully 800 feet 10 the
| bridge which spans the Ilackensack River. Di-
rcctly behind the Newark local came the express
train. which leaves Ncw-Nork at ) o'clock
This tram is "nyrr,' and usually races
across the meadows. This train con-
sisted of smoker three Pullman
coaches, dining ear. a Pennsylvania parlor ear
and one day coach The brakeman Of the Newark
train, from tl" reports Of all the witnesses, did
his full duty II" saa. the Chesapeake and Ohio
flyer" rushing along and franticay waved his
red lantern before the train. 1t was then cross
/ ing the bridge acroS, the llackcnsick River. He
coull plainly zoe that apparent heed pail
10 hl- warning. Again and again h" waved his
red light. bu' on went the train. lie stood di-
rcctly in the mldll of the track until the train
vas almost upon him. Then hr dashed aside Just
! in time to save his own life The next moment
the train swept Icy Inn and few moments later
| il" heard the crash as the express" dashed into
the rear of the newark " local.. directly ahead.
\ number of passengers were standing on the
rear platform Of the Newark train when the
/ brakeman Was signalling the express 10 stop.
They saw that collision was inevitable. and
! Jumped for their lives, at the same time giving
warning cry 10 the passengers in the last car.
All OF those who Jumped escaped unhart. One
mau within the ear Heard this cry of warning
and looking back. saw tho headlight Of ihr ap-
preaching locomotive II was too ,atc for hlm 10
egrarr ny tho door. Staadiug up iu his seat, he
shouted at the tpp Of Lis lun@s: Rush TO the
| forward part of tine ear. quick Hurry for your
| lives, \ train j, coming into IL from behind.
Hi, man sat"l the lives of a number of people,
for they tool, the warning and flew to the fore
ward end of the car This mans name was Will
lam Phillips, who lives AT No. 81 Ncwst. Newark.
~ he tod tie reporter: 81 saw there was not a
moment to hc lost. | saw the train comm; upon
Us and warned the passengers in the car. | then
smashed ont the glass in the window Of the ear
l.y which | was sitting. | sprans through tn"
| window. and | rcrollcct nothing more. ! struck
on my back and must have rolled down the eril-
bankment, for ! picked up unconscious after
ward
The force of Tie collision drove the Newark
train ahead fully 100 feet. The crIlncrr. Mar
| tiudalr was crushed under the wheels of hl'
| loa,mo. i've Tn" crash could be Heard for great
distance. The engine OF th" express, under the
charge II Frank Farrell, plou.h'd into ~" Last
car Of the local. for twenty feet. ripping II
npcn ~ if It wcI" cardboard bon. HE iorr oi
the collision drove the next coach ahead INTO IN"
rear Of the coach directly before it fIr distance
of tom tcct On tie front seat of the coach next
to ,h. rc,r one. on the left hand side, sat
! I DI,,itt. Of Newark He was killed in
stantM. one of his legs was torn of. and
his throat was cut as clean ~ II done py q
| knife After the collision his dead body
was found tightly jamncd between tue coacl
i'm which he sat and that ahead ot H.
The woodwork Of the entire front oi IN" ear i'S'c
nuon the lower portion Of his body and over ''iiS
,,. tLn ulat(orm of the coach ahead. which had
hoe, raised np and damned over that Of the ear
IN vbich thc prpfc-,or had been sitting. Fifty
- ,r;oJ % Iift tbe mass of wood and iron from
rho boiv. but were unable 70 move II. lh' d'do
..,. ,,.',. ,,os not removed until train-wrcckcrs
arrived A.. g..
Franz Farrell. engineer of tn" express train, Is
,or,.d o. have made the following statement
to ono of the passengers, who subsequently 'oii
:, ,o the rcporter and vouchcI for It's truthful
ness:
"Thc signal station near the bridge over the
u,c,c,sacl, River showed the white light. !ndi-
oo,irr that the Newark train ahead had passed
cut or fine block, thus leaving 1t open Tor the
Cbcs,pcakc and Ohio to com" on. According 10
Lc rulcs of the road, but one tram - allowed III
| tbe block at time. Signal towers are SET @'
certain distances apart along the road To Indicate
,h. hlocts | looked up at the signal station py
l,bc bridge and SEEING the white light, threw 'he
throttle wide OPEN for | wanted 10 make time
In looking up at this white light did not see
the rear brakeman of the Newark local, standing
on thc ground directly underneath the light way
inc his red lantern A few moments later saw
,hc red lights at the rcnr end of the Newark local
standing on the track directly ahead. reversed
the engine but il was too late
| Earr
from their cab is not clear; reports vary on THIS
ro;nt Toithcr the engineer nor the brakeman
couId b. found subsequently, Both are reported
nnhurt except in the way of bruises.
| Inst ~ the collision occurred another train ar
| -, ,,..r foam Newark TO NcW-lOrk. Ii