The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-19
ANOTHER Victim DEAD
Terrible Sufferlngs Of the Vie
TINS Of the D., I. & ".
r. R. Accident.

Before the day is out there will probably
be another death due to the D., L. & w.
tragedy of Monday. At nine O'Clock this
Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, said he did not
expect Edward M. Clark of Basking Ridge
to live three hours. The man is very low
and respiration is irregular. His wife and
sister are at his bedside. Yesterday a large
bouquet of flowers was sent by some un-
known friend. Clark recognized these with
a smile of qualification. Clark has been suf-
fering from a confusion of the chest. Last
night he appeared slightly better, but a sud
den change came over him at three o'clock
this morning and he has been sinking since.
There may be another death besides that of
Clark before night.
MINCHER DEAD.
Charles E. Mincher, of Summit, who sus-
tanned a severe scalp wound, loss of one ear
and injuries to the abdomen, besides other
internal injuries, died today at half-past ten
o'clock. He was twenty-seven years of
age. When he was taken to st. Mary's
Hospital it was not thought his condition
was SO critical as it was.
Christopher Arnold of Newark, suffers ex-
crutiating pain from a compound fracture of
the leg and thigh. The leg has been alnpu-
tated and his condition is low. 1t is thought,
however, he may recover.
Theodore f. White, Jr., thirty-two years
of age, of Summit, was removed yesterday
afternoon, at the instance OF his friends, to
the Presbyterian Hospital, New York. The
other patients are doing nicely, and the last
may be dismissed from treatment by We'd
nesday of next week.
ENGINEER HoFFMAN'S R
Engineer David Hoffman, of the South
Orange local, left the hospital this
afternoon. His friends removed him to his
home in South Orange. He would say
nothing further this morning than the in
terview published in the morning paper.
He does not consider himself entirely at
fault. He declares that no signal was given
as a ~precaution to slacken speed.
II blew" he asserted, 'saslong whistle as L
passed Sanfol's Crossing, and it must have
been heard to the Hackensack river. | was
not signalled by flag, torpedo or whistle by
the train ahead. Not until I was directly
upon it was l aware of the Dover express
being in front of me. | reversed the engine
and jumped. | heard the awful crash. ltis
not right to blame me solely. | was not run
ming at a high rate of speed, not much faster
than twenty miles an hour. Had L run
slower | would AVE been run into by the
train following me-"
By this it would appear that the time
table is at fault. Hoffman claims he left
Newark three minutes late. His usual rate
was IS miles an hour. The next train after
should come along six minutes afterwards
according to schedule. Hoffman being three
minutes late from Newark, had not much
time to lose on the meadows, he AYERS
SUPERINTENDENT REASoNER RETICENT.
Superintendent Reasoner was questioned
this morning. He said he had read Hoff-
mans statement, but would express no
opinion at present. The reporter asked him
again concerning the schedule, and Mr..
Reasoner answered that if the company did
not consider the running leeway sufficient be-
tween the trains it would be changed. As long
as trains are On time the time table works.
Another investigation will be heard this
afternoon at the company's office i'll Hobo
ken. Private citizens will be heard" said
Mr.. Reasoner this morning. lie would not
give their names, as the 'sprivate citizens"
ing hit not like them published.
At one o'clock this afternoon Clark's con-
dition remained the same as this morning,
with no p%erceptible change. He may live
until tomorrow morning.
THE ~CORoNER'S INQUEST.
Coroner Volk has notified several of the
D.. L. & w. officials to attend the inquest
next Monday evening at Quartette Gu
Hall. They are:-Superintendent Reasoner,
Assistant Superintendent Griffith, Secretary
Bray, Master Mechanic W. H. Lewis and De-
tectfve McKenna of the office. Conductor
W. 7. Rundio, Baggagemaster George K:
LaRue, Brakemen Frank Manning and
Andrew w. Bilsbey, Engineer David Hoff-
man and Fireman Erwin Metz, of the South
Orange Local, No. 81; Conductor Jerry
George. Baggagemaster Abe Ayres, Brake
men John Pruice and De Witt Wheaton,
Engineer George Sucker and Fireman
Frank Cooper, of the Dover Express, No
90. Others will be notified who witnessed
the accident.