Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-02-08
TRAIN WKECKEKs.

ViIltamOuS and Determined Ef-
forts Lrst Wednesday Night to
Wreck Car on the MilIvilIe
Line.
A most determined and villianous at
tempt was made Wednesday to throw
loaded trolley Car off the track on the
turnpike line. The attempt was sue
cessful as far as to getting the car off
the track but If wrecking 1t with poe
sible damage to life or limb was in
tended, this was happily unsuccessful.
The $50 p. m. car left Bridgeton for
Millville that night on time with Tai
ley at the motor and Mccormick con-
ductors There were six passengers for
Millville on the car two of them were
gentlemen and four were ladies. Ooe
of the men was Mr.. Broadwater, the
railroad men did not know any of the
othe
When the car was going down what
is known as the Jay Field hill, Just
this side of Charles Dicks property, 1t
ran into an obstruction and was
pitched off the track. The car was
under full headway and going at a
high rate of speed The shock was
terrific and the people Ia the car were
thrown In confused heaps from their
seats: the motorman was knocked eff
his feet, but fortunately, no one re
ceived any injury.
At the point where the wreck oc-
CURED, which is along the property OF
Mr.. jacob Kienzle, there is road
crossing Mr.. Kienzle's land. Across
this road was placed large sign ex-
tending from posts on each side of the
road entirely across it. The sign was
a warning that the road was pri-
vate road and persons trespassing
would be dealt with according to law
by the proprietor, Mr.. Ktepzle.
This sign and posts had been pulled
up and placed across the railroad
tracks; the posts of the sign being fast
ened under the bond wire and made
secure, so that the obstruction would
be effectual.
The car reached the obstruction
about 9 so O'Clock, and as soon as the
motorman and conductor had collected
their wits, they went to the Dick house
where they procured team and Mr..
Mccormick came with 1t to Bridgeton
for Superintendent Deloury.
Mr.. Deloury procured teams and
drove out to the wreck, and got the
passengers; by this time the power
machinery in Millville had shut down
for the night.
Mr.. Deloury drove over to Millville,
taking the passengers over. and had
the power started again; he then re-
turned to the wreck, got the car on
and returned 10 Bridgeton, reaching
here soon after O'Clock this morning.
There is nothing but the merest con-
lecture as to the dastardly perpetra-
tors of the cowardly act. This is the
second attempt to wreck car on this
road since the accident to Frederick
Gould, and there are those who are
willing to attribute these acts to
Gould's friends
Those, however, who know Gould
and his people, do not give this theory
moments creden
The only clue to the parties who
placed the oordwood sticks upon the
traks some weeks ago, which is an ex-
ceedingly slight one, Is that on the
evening of that occurrence, Belford
Pierce, 1t is reported, was driving out
OF town to his home In buggy when
he passed three men who appeared to
be partially intoxicated. They asked
him for ride, stating they were going
to Millville and had been left by the
trolley car. Pierce did not take them
up, as he was near his home, and they
passed on. That evening the car struck
cordwood sticks placed upon the
tracks.
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