Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-16
REAR-END COLLISION
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED AND TWEN'
TY.ElCHT INJURED.
There Was Heavy Fog, and Two Coaches
Were Teiescoped-No Danger
Signals Displayed.

NEW YORK. January l5.-Eleven people
were killed and twenty-eight injured In
a rear-end collision on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad. just
west OF the bridge over the Hackensack
river. this morning. The trains were the
Dover express and the South Orange ac-
commodation.
The Dover express left Dover at 7
o'clock. stopping at Summit to take on
two passenger-cars OF the Passaic and
Delaware railroad from Basking Ridge
and Bernardsville. The South Orange ac-
commodation left South Orange at s
o'clock. Just west OF the Hackensack
bridge the Dover express slowed up, and
at the time Of tho accident was going at
the rate OF not more than six miles an
hour. There was quite a heavy fog, ana
tn, South Orange train, which was run
ming on time at the rate OF about twenty
miles an hour ran into the rear OF the
Dover express, telescOpng the two rear
cars-those from Basking Ridge and Ber-
nardsville. The rear car which was
combination smoking and baggage-car,
was entirely wrecked. and among its In
mates most OF the deaths occurred.
THE KILLED.
The list Of dead officially given out Is
as follows:
Adams. William r., iish-dealer. Sum-
nit. y. j.; leaves five children.
Arch. John, civil engineer, Summit,
y J.
Ferguson. William. Summit. n. J., an
employee Of the auditors office Western
Union Telegraph Company. New York.
Kinsy. Edward. Bernardsville. y. J.
Mcrren. Edward. Summit. y. j.: sal 49,
mar for the Smith-Premier Typewriter
Conf any.
burlington. John. y. J.; manufactures
of glue. No. 100 Water street. New York.
R!mmer John H., Summit, y. j.; cash
Ter FOR 5. y. Boosock. No 303 Broad
street. New York.
Ryan. Patrick. AIlburn, y. J.
Turner. w. j., Basking Ridge, y. j.;
bookkeepor.
Doty, Dr., Basklng Ridge, y. J.
Cameron. D., Summit, y. j.
THE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The following are the most seriously In
jUrcd:
Arl old Christopher. Short Hin, y. j.
internal injuries.
Harclift. William, Gladstone, y. j..
badly scalded and suffering from shock.
Ccvan. Harvey g., Baskng Ridge; prob
ably fatally injured.
Clark, Edward NJ. Basklng Ridge; LEG
broken and head iacerl,cd.
Ferguson. Fred. Summit, y. j.; Injured
about heal and shoulders. and leg broken
lie l. a son Of the william Ferguson, who
was Killed.
Gardner. Arthur. Short Hin, y. j.; In
tcrrally injured, will probably die.
GRAY. T. W, Summit, y. n; left lef
fractured. 5mputaLcn necessary
Hoffman. David, South Orange; engineer
OK the Dover express severely injured.
Riving. Washington. Short Hill. y. j..
in-Lrcd about body AMI spine.
Schultz. Carl H.. Jr., Murray IItll, y
J.; son Of the mineral-water manUfac
tlrer: severe internal injuries; les broken
will DIE
Wflte. Theodore. Summit, y. J.. son o.
the Rev Dr. white, prominent New
Jersey divine; compound fracture OF th'
les
LESS DANGEROUSLY HURT
4 daughter Of William Ferguson wa
auCng the less seriously hurt. None o
| the pass ngcrs on the accommodation
train were hurt beyond a shaking-up.
Tho forward cars OF the Dover eXpres
were not wrecked. but the passengers wer
thrown from their seats, and a numbe
| were bruised and otherwise injured.
The fireman Of the accommodation-trail
| SAYS the first intimation that he had o
| CANCER was when he saw the red light
On the rear car Of the Dover express, Onl.
| about twenty-five feet ahead. Before I'll
| crgreer lad time to haze the air-byake
| put on the collision occurred. The en-
| glI eer was thrown fro Il his sea- an
| ruu1 81. The fireman was also iaJJre'
| aiCut the head and body. He said tina
| the fog was 50 heavy that he could no
| see the lights OF the forward train unit
| they were almost up 70 them. Ho sat
! that 10 signal had been given by tn
| Dover express. although it was thre
| minutes behind time