Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-16
FURTHER DETAILS.
Frightful Wreck on the Rail at
Hackensack Bridge.
ONE TRAIN CRASHES MToAKo
Two Cars Are Ielescoped and the Re
suit Is Q Fearful Loss Of
Human Life.
A WARNING THATCAxE TOO LATE.

The Bralseman On the First Train Saw the |
Other Approaching and Shouted to the
Passengers to Jump for Their Lives-Thc
Colli~ior Occurred During . Fog. which
Caused the Engineer tn Slow Up at the
Fsridgc-The List Of Victims.
New YORK, Jan. l6.-A frightful acct
dent occurred on the west side of the
Hackcnsack bridge, on the Morris and Es-
Sex branch Of the Delaware, I.ackawanna
and Western railroad. The train which
leaves Roseville ut = O'Clock crashed into
the rear of the Dover express, telcscoping
two cars. Fifteen passengers in these
two ears are known to have been killed
and Mt least twenty-five are terribly in
jured. The Dover express passed through
Ro>eville without stopping. The train
which ran into the express is the regular
communication train. 1t pulled out Of
Ecscville four minutes after the express
had disappeared in the fog in the direction
of New York. On approaching the bridge
over the Hackensack river the cypress
slowed up, for what reason is unknown,
but il is thought that the engineer could
not see the signals because Of the dense fog
and that ne slowed his train toayoid dan
ger. The communication train following
did not halt at the bridge but came alcne
at its usual rate OF speed. The engineer
saw tie express when less than two hun
,ircd fec, from it. Although he reversed
his engine he could not prevent a coli
lisop.
Crashed into the Rear.
The .pondcrous locomotive crashed into
the rear car throwing it from the track
for quite distance. This car and the one
ahead of it We're completely wrecked. Both
cars Were full of passengere who were
crushed To death or terribly manSied. The
: engineer Of the communication train is miss
; ing and is said to he among the killed.
The brakeman o. the rear car OF the Dover
express discovered that n wreck was in
[ cvitablc and shouted at the top of his voice
"Ju;np for your lives; another train is COM
: ing behind and will I've on Us in n minute. 5"
4 This warning cry was sufficient to put the
e entire rear ear OF the express in commo-
{ ton. Passengers rushed nell pell for the
/ nearest means Of exit. Some jumped
= through the windows in their haste while
: the ma iority rushed To the doors. In the
1 excitement some fell on the floor while 9TH
: crs tumbled over them. Before all the
. frightened passengers could make their es-
: cape the Orange local crashed into the
rear car. telescoping il and driving it into
the car ahead. also telcscopinS that, deal
Ing death on all sides.
The List Of Dead.
, There is much difficulty in identifying
. the dead and injured. OF the bodies the
I following is n correct list of those who
|, have been identified: Edward kinsey,
Bernardville, y. J.: William j. Turner,
I Baskin Ridge, leaves n widow and four
children. Summit, y. j.: J. II. thinner,
y summit: Edward Morrell. Decamcron. y.
!. j.: - Burndhill: \. Hoffman: T. J. Re
gan, Miiburn, y. j.; John Fish. summit.
y. j: DR. John Doty. Easkin Ridge; -
!, Ferguson. Summit. y. j.. died on the way
u TO the hospital: ". l.. Guiladeau. traffic
manager OF the Old Dominion Steamship
r company. resided in Mont Clair, leaves a
= widow and family; Theodore White, Jr.,
c Newark; ID. Cameran, Newark; j. Durin-
ton. Short Hills, y. J.
/, y list of the seriously injured rs far as
ascertaincd Is follows: Fred Ferguson,
l. Summit, badly crushed, will probably
$ die; Miss Ferguson, Summit injured abou,
the head: William Barclifie, Gladstone, n
d J.. sc2lded: Louis Bodine. Newark, \. J..
n badly crushed: Edward Picrson. Newark
N back and head injured: Frank Schultz
New York, badly injured.
I The collision is said TO have been due tC
Il fog. Trains always slow up when up
10 preaching the Hackensack bridge. It j.
said the South Orange train was running
=, SO close behind the Dover express that
:. there was no time TO send back "a flag
i; man.
Relief sent sr0m Jersey City.
As soon Us the accident happened, wore
~ was sent to Jersey City and wrcckinl
trains were sent out. Ambulanccs ant
's physicians were sent out with appliance.
vi Tor the relief of the in urcd. Several per
sons died after being taken from the wreck
r. The train hands did all possible for the re
o. lief OF the suffering The track walker i
oi said to have placed torpetloes on the tract
as a signal for the Dover express to s:ol
Of before crossing the bridge. This account
for the train stopping. All Of the Occu
e. pants of the wrecked car, which WIS tn
IL smoker. were men. This accounts for TIN
~ fact that no women We're killed. II /
said that the South Orange train WI
o. running ut II higher rate of speed than i
of should have been when approaching tn
y. bridge.
IL The passenger train was reduced 4
spiinters, and passengers and weckag
IA were strcwn about in "a radius of fifty feet
al The dead had the most agOEiZing expires
nj, sion of fright and pain upon their features
The cause of wonder was how any perso
-. escaped alive. That the speed of the Sout
- Orange train was greater than invent
- miles an hour seems to he beyond dout
Judging from the force Of the collision, n
1t is known that the Dover train had nc
entirely stopped.