The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-16
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED.
4 DISASTROUS RE<k-EyD COL
LIyf0N IN NEW JkRSET.
One Train Daring n Fog RIMS Into An.
other, Teiescopins rwo Hesr Cars-List
OF tho Dead and Injured.

NEW YORK. Jan. l5.-Eleven people
were killed. and twenty eight injured, In
a rear-end collision on the Delaware.
I.ackawanna ana Mestern railroad. )uS
west OF the bridge over the Hackenssck
river. this morning. The trains were the
Dover express and the South Orange ac-
commodation.
The Dover express left Dover at !
o'clock, stopping az Summit TO take on
two passenger cars OF the Passaic ana
Delaware railroad, from Basking Ridge
and Beruardsv,l!c. The South Orange ac-
recommendation left South Orange al
o,cIock lust west OF the HackensacS
bridge the Dover express slowed up anu
~ Tho time OF the accident was going NJ
the rate of not more than six miles an
hour The fog WAS quite heavy anu
the South Grunge train, whicn was run
ming on time. at the rate OF about twenty
miles an hour, ran into the rear OF the
Dover express. telescOping the two rear
cars from Basking Ridge and Bernards-
Vile. The reor car. which was cotnoiha-
tlon smoking aud baggage car was en-
tirely wrecked, and among It's inmates
most OF the deaths occurred.
The list Of the dead are officially given
out as ivllo~s' - .,,,,-
ADAMS, william H. fsh dealer sum
| n,itt. \. j., leaves ave children
ARCH. John, ciVn engineer. Summit
| n. j.
CAMERON, d.. Summit, n. j.
DOTY. Dr.. druggist. Baskins hidse'
FERGUSON. william, summit, \. j.
| an employe OF the auditors ofce. West
| err Vnion Telegraph CO., New YORK.
tlNSEY, Edward. Bernardsviiie, ~ D.
| MOKREEL. Edward. summit, y. '''
salesman for the smith Premier iype-
prERINGTON. John. shorthili. n. j..
manufacturer OF glue, NO. ie wafer
| street, New York. :.
RlNMER. John H.. summit, ~ j..
cashter for 5 \. Boosock, No S5 broad
street.
RYAN. Patrick, eiiiburn, n. ).
TURNER, W. j.. Dasking Ridge ~ d.
book-keeper
The Injured.
The following are the most seriously in-
| jured. - In
Arnold. Christopher. snorthill, n. ], IN
| ternal injuries. 49,.
Barcnft, William Gladstone, \. D., pou-
" scaideu. and suffering from shock.
Cowan Harvey y, Baskins hldse' ~ -"
probably fatally injured
Clark Edward NJ, Bashlng ildSs, ~ -
leg broken and lacerated hea9.
Ferguson. Frederick, summit y. j., In
| mred about tne head and shoulders and
| broken leg He IL a son of William Fer
gls0n, who Was killed
Gardner. Arthur. shorihlil, y. j.. inter-
nally injured, VIII probably die
Gray, r.. w. summit. y. j., fractured
| LEFT leg: amputation necessary.
Hoffman. David. South Orange, ensineer
of the Dover express, severely injured
Washinpton. Hiylng. Shorthill, y. J' III
| iured about body aud spine. ~ -
scnultz. carl H.. Jr., Murray I'M. n 30
son or the mineral water Manufacture,
| severe internal injuries ana leg D'o"e"'
| win die. , ., ,hs
White. Theo., summit. \. j., son ' OF sno
Rev. Dr. White prori'cent New ''eiseS
| divine compound fracture OF the leg.
A daughter Of William Ferguson was
among the less seriously hurt. None Oh
the nassengers on the accommodation
train were hurt teyond shaking up
How D.; q ca ed.
rho forward cars OF the Dover ex-
nroes vere not wrecked. but the pas
seneers were thrown from their seats
and . number were bruised and othef-
wise injured ,..,.., ,ra,,
me nreman Of the accomme daiion Tram
said that the first intimation that ne mao
~ danger was when he saw the reh
llghts on the rear car OF the DoNer 'A-
; nross. only about twenty-five feet aneap'
Refore the engineer had time 10 nave 'i''
2 air-brakcs put on the collision occusr'n.
the engineer was thrown from his sea'
and stunned. The fireman was also IN
iured about the head and BODY he
said that the fog was so heavy iha'
they could not see the lights OF Inc
forward train until they were almost VI
10 IL. lie said that no signals ma.
been given by the Dover express aithouSn
II was three minutes behind time.
wn,k Narrowy ~ ."
HIGHsTOWN, y. j., Jan. D.-As tns
| passenger train due here AZ 5'S' ,ilil
| afternoon on the AmbOy division OF th'
pennsylvania railroad reached lonely
snot between Old Bridsc and Spotswooi
| the engineer. Isaac Wortz, pat on tnt
air-brakcs just in time 70 avert bac
wreck. which might have resulted III
. gerious loss Of life and property. Across
the track was piled a dozen railS aNe
railroad ties securely wedssd- Ihe en-
rine drove upon the obstruction VIII
such force, however, rs 20 drive some o
the rails under the locomotive, hitinS ~
I gf.. off