Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
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Wrecked Cars and Killed and wounded
JERSEY Cry, n. j., Jan. 15.-Twt
passenger trains on the Delaware
Lackawanna &c Western railroad col
llded this morning, while crossing tn,
Hackensack bridge. Both trains wer,
badly wrecked and it is reported that II
lives were lost.
SAW SEVERAL DEAD BODIES.
HoBoKEN, N. j., Jan. 15.-A pas
senger from the wrecked Delaware
Lackawanna & Western train, VIII,
walked in from the scene of the dis
after, states that he saw several deat
bodies in the wreck. He says ther,
We're at least 10 persons killed.
The train on which most of the
casualties occurred was the express
from Dover, due in New York at s, AZ
q. m. IL ran into the Orange local which
had slowed up at the bridge on account
of the fog.
THE STORY OF A PASSENGER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Mr. j. M. Suy.
dam was passenger on the South
Orange accommodation train on the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail.
road which crashed into the end of the
Dover express, just west of the Hacken.
sack bridge, this morning, says:
The Dover express left Dover at Z
O'Clock, stopping at Summit to take on
two passenger cars of the Passaic &
Delaware railroad from Basking Ridge
and Bernar:sville. The South Orange
accommodation left South Orange at g
o'clock.
Just west of the Hackensack bridge
the Dover express slowed up and at the
time OF the accident, was going at the
rate OF not more than six miles an hour,
The fog was quite heavy and the South
Orange train, which was running on
time at the rate of about 90 miles an
hour, ran into the rear of the Dover ex-
press, telescoping the two rear cars
from Basking Ridge and Bernardsville.
The combination smoking and baggage
car was entirely wrecked.
NIhere were probably is persons
Killed, and with one or two exceptions
were those who had been riding in the
combination car. The scene of the acct
dent was frightful. The dead and in
Jured were piled up along the high en-
bankment at the side Of the railroad
track. The forward cars of the Dover
express were not wrecked, but the pas
sengers were thrown from their seats
and number were bruised and other
wise injured"
ENGINEER BADLY INJURED.
The engine of the South Orange train
was No. S5, and was known as the W.
II. Lewis. 1t was also badly wrecked,
although it did not leave the rails.
David Hoffman, the engineer. was
seriously injured and was carried to the
baggage car of his train in an uncon-
scious condition. His legs and head
were cut, and he Is supposed to be in
ternally injured.
His fireman, Irving Metz, when asked
about the accident said that the first
intimation that he had of danger was
when he saw the red lights on the rear
car of the Dover express, only about 25
feet ahead. Before the engineer had
time to have the air brakes put on, the
collision occurred. The engineer was
thrown from his seat and Metz was also
injured about the head and body. Metz
said that the fog was so heavy that they
could not see the lights on the forward
train until they were almost up to it.
He said that no signals ha6 been given
by the Dover express, which was three
behind time.
TOO LATE WITH HIS SIGNALS.
The brakeman on the rear car of the
Dover express, it is understood, was get.
ting ready to signal the rear train when
he saw the headlight of the engine
looming up through the fog and at once
saw that he was too late. He rushed into
the baggage car and into the passenger
of the combination car
and was giving the alarm of danger
when the crash came.
The conductor of the Dover express
was jeremiah George. He refused to
make any statement, as did also the fire.
man and engineer of his train.
DEAD AND WOUNDED TAKEN OUT.
The accident occurred at $50 O'Clock.
AS soon as the forward cars of the
Dover express could be cleared away
rom the two wrecked cars and the
,ngine of the South Orange train, the
lead and wounded were placed in them
md taken to Hoboken, where medical
attendance from the hospital had been
Isked for. Some of the injured were
aiken to the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms at the Hoboken sta
ion. Some of the injured are.
Catherine Herman, aged so years, of
Vest 18th street, New York, broken
I'm and cut on head.
L. w. Gray of West Summit, leg
roken.
Minchner, aged so years, of
Jew York, internally injured.
Edwin M. Clark of Basking Ridge,
Who has an office at No. 1863 Front street
Jew York, broken leg and lacerated
Wounds on the head.
With the Bradley & Currier Company Of
Jew York city, leg broken and other
INJURIES.
3. Morrell of Summit, lacerated |
Wounds on head and arms.
Henry s. Cowan of Basking Ridge, |
fatally injured.
w. FL. May, Summit, arms and hands
ut.
Roalafs, Newark, internally In |
lred.
Miss E. A. Mills, Newark, injured |
bout the head.
E. w. P. Carson, Newark, cut about
ne head and face.
w. Rushing, Newark, cut about the
ody, head and shoulders.
L. Bodine, Summit, student at the
ollege of Physicians and Surgeons,
lew York, cut head. Mr.. Bodine gave
considerable assistance TO those of the
ijured who were unable to help them
elves.
f. W. Ferguson, address unknown,
ljured about head and shoulders and
$50 broken leg.
The bodies Of the dead were mostly
ably mutilated.
John Fish of Summit. N. T.. was the