Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-18
oRUsHED UNDER a TRAIN.

nv tho Fall OF . Trestle ut FairvieW,
N. T., Terrible Accident Results-
Three Laborers Instantly Killed.
Tygenty.El9ht others Extricated by
Their Companions Are Found to BE
Badly Injured.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia construction
train used ON q temporary railroad in con-
nection with the building of the new tun-
mel at Fairview, N. j., fell through the
trestle at half past 10 o'clock this morning.
Three men were killed and twenty eight in
jured.
The men were Italian laborers. They
were at work under the trestle. Many of
the injured were badly msngled and not ex-
peeted to live. They were brought to st.
Aary's hospital and Christ's hospital, Ho-
boksn.
Contractors Broadway and Hickey are in
charge of the work of constructing the Pal
isade tunnel, near Fsirview. The tunnel Is
about midway between Granton and Ridge
field.
A temporary trestle had been construct
cd across the lowlsnds, leading to the
mouth of the tunnel. Over this trestle
construction trains had been run. The
trestle appears to have been weak.
| At half past ten O'Clock this morning q
large gang of Italians were working under
meath the trestle. They were engaged in
filing in dirt and stones about the frame
work of the treatle. These Italians are
known by numbers. No one knows thei,
names.
A heavily laden construction train wal
run mp on the trestle. This train was load
ed with dirt and stones to be dumped down
between the tracks. where 1t was to be used
in filling in. The Italians were working
directly underneath the train.
Suddenly there was . crash and tht
sound of breaking timber. The heavily
loaded train disappeared in a cloud Of
of the wounded Italians were heard. The
entire load of dirt and stones, together
with the train, had fallen upon the Italianl
and they were imprisoned under tons o.
stones, dirt and broken cars.
For time those who escaped the acct
dent were spellbound with fear. The.
were powerless to aid their imprisoned
companions. Then, as by q common i'm
pulse, they rushed forward and begsl
tearing away the macs Of debris that helt
fast their fellow workmen. Picks, shov
L OAo o3A A1AA6 "C4o uSOA Al Pu1lluk oW6,
the load of timbers, stones and dirt tina
were slowly grinding the life out of the I'M
, fortunates.
Here and there arms, legs, hands ant
heads were ct On protruding. Groans I'M
derne ath fastened the work of the rescu
srs. One by one the bodies of the Ital
tsns were drawn out and placed upon tn
ground.
Three men were dead. Twenty -eigh
: others had broken arms, legs or ribs.
Dr.. Ayers of Fairview was quickly sun
|, moned. One man, Hungarian, wa
! found ltfeless with his skull crushed; an
: other was also dead, with CHASTITY woun
! in the side aud throat, while third ha
= been crushed to death.
The engine did not fall through the tres
tie. Had 1t done so it would have sdde
to the horrors of the situation. The eI
Gaping steam and the hot Goals from th
furnscs would have made the disaster mol
terrible and would have undoubtedly hay
U caused more deaths outright
Is Ambulances with attending surgeon
were dispatched from Christ's an
;. st. Mary's hospitals, Hoboken. tt
. bodies Of the injured were remove
to the two hospitals Those of Il
Italians who were able to 90 hon
did 80 after their wound w.re dressed
the ambulance surgeons. Word was sc,
to Coroner Volk and he took charge of Il
10 bodies of tue dead Italians. which we
ID subsequently, removed to his morgue
I'd Washington street, Hoboken.
The trainmen who were working on t
=. construction train saved themselves
NC jumping. They heard the cracking timht
oa and realizing that they were in great da
no no ger. jumped for their lives. They we
u y just in time.