The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-16
DUE 10 DENSE FOG.
The Terribly Disastrous Collision on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Road.
At Least Fifteen We're Killed Out
right and over a Score Were
Injured.
There Was q Dense Fog and the
Trains We're Running PerilOusly
Near Together.

New YoRK, Jan. 16.-The accident on
the Delaware, Lackawana and Western
road near the Hackensack bridge was
one of the worst ever known
in this section. The train which
leaves Roseville at o'clock, crashed
into the rear Of the Dover express, tel
escoping two cars. Fifteen passengers
in these two cars are known to have
been killed, and at least 25 are injured.
The conductor of the wrecked train 10
Jere Geore. He was not injured.
How the Accident Occurred.
The Dover express passed through
Roseville without stopping. The train
whi.h ran into the express is the regular
communication train. It pulled out of
Roseville four minutes after the express
had disappeared in the fog in the direc-
ton of New York. On approaching the
bridge over the Hackensack river, the
express slowed up. For what reason IS
unknown, but it is thought the
engineer could not see the signals, be-
cause of the dense fog. and that he
slowed up his train to avoid danger. The
communication train following did not
halt at the bridge. but Came along at its
usual rate of speed. The engineer saw
the express when less than 200 feet from
1t. Although he reversed his engine he
could not prevent collision. A ponder
GUS locomotive crashed into the rear
car, throwing it from the track for quite
q distance. This car and the one ahead
of it were completely wrecked. Both
cars Were full Of passengers who were
crushed to death or terribly mangled.
The engineer of the communication train
is missing and said to be among the
killed.
Saw It Was Inevitable.
The brakeman Of the rear car OF the
Dover express discovered that wreck
was inevitable, and shouted at the tor
of his voices Jump for your lives, an
other train Is coming behind, and viii
be ON MS in a minute" The warning
cry was sufficient to put the entire real
car of the express in commotion. Pas
sengers rushed pell NELL for the nearest
meansof exit; Some jumped through
the windows in their haste, while th'
majority rushed to the doors. In th'
excitement some fell on the floor, whil,
others tumbled over them. Before al
the frightened passengers could MAX
their escape the Orange local crashes
into the rear car, telescoping it an,
driving it into the car ahead, also tel
esccping that, dealing death on all sides
A passenger who reached New Yorl
said he had counted 15 dead bodie
alongside the wreck and that other
were thought TO be dead. ..s.s
All the KfIIed Were Men.
As soon ~ the accident happened wor
was sent 10 Jersey City, and wreckin
trains were sent out. AmLulances an
physicians were sent out with appliance
for the relief Of the injured. Severs
persons died after being taken from th
wreck. The train hands did all 5ossibl
for the relief of the suffering. Th
trackwalker Is said to have placed torp,
does on the track a. signal for th
Dover express to stop before crossing th
bridge. This accounts for the trai
stopping. All of the occupants Of th
wrecked car, which was smoker, wei
men, which accounts for the fact thu
no women were killed.
It is said that the South Orange trai
was running at q higher rate of spec
than it should have been when approach
ing the bridge. The passenger train W,
reduced to splinters, and passengers ar
wreckage was strewE about in q radi,
OF so feet.
M'he dead had the most agonizing e
p ,ssion Of fright and pain upon the
features es.s s. ].
The cause Of wonder was how al
persph escaped alive, That the.speed
theBouth Orange train was greater ths
20 miles an hour seems to be beyol
doubt, Judging from the force Of Il
collision, as ~ y known that the Dov
train had not fatiEslz stepped.
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