St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-16

Into the Rear End of the Dover
Express, Telescoping Two Cars
A Heavy Fog the Cause of the
Trouble-List of the Killed and
Injured.
New YORK, Jan. ia frightful ac-
cident occurred this morning on the
west side of the Hackensack bridge, on
the Morris & Essex branch of the Della
ware. Lackawanna Il Western railroad.
The train winch leaves RoSeville at 8
o'clock crashed into the rear of the
Dover express, telescoping two cars.
Fifteen passengers in these two cars are
known to have been killed, and at least
twenty-five are terribly injured. The
conductor of the wrecked train is Jere
George. He was not injured. The
Dover express passed through Roseville
without stopping. The train which ran
into the express is the regula r
commutation train. 1t pulled out
OF Rosevlle 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 eXprhSS slowed
up. For what reason is unknown, but
it is thought the engineer could not see
the signals, because Of the dense fog,
and that he slowed up his train to avoid
danger. The Communication train follow
ing 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 it. Although he re-
versed his engine. he could not prevent
collision. A ponderous locomotive
crashed into the rear car. throwing it
from the track for quite distance. This
car and the one ahead of it were COM
pletely wrecked. Both cars were full
dea tn or
TERRIBLY MANGLED.
The engineer of the Communication
train is missing, and said to be among
the killed.
The brakeman of the rear car of the
Dover express discovered that a wreck
was inevitable. and shouted at the top
of his voice: Jump for your lives,
another train Is coming behind, and will
be on us III minute" The warning
cry was sufficient to put the entire rear
car Of the express in commotion.
Passengers rushed pell nell for the
nearest means of exit. Some jumped
through windows. in their haste, while
tine majority rushed to the doors. In
the excitement some fell on the floor,
while others tumbled over them. Be-
fore all the frightened passengers could
make their escape, the Orange local
crashed into the rear car, telescoping ir,
and driving it into the car ahead, also
teleScoping that, dealing death. on ell
sides. A passenger who reached New
York said he had counted fifteen dead
bodies alongside the wreck, and that
others were thought to be dead.
The following is corrected list of the
killed. At VOke's mOrgue, HOboken:
WILLIAM R. ADAMS, Summit. N.
j., married, leaves widow and five chill
dren.
w. j. TURNER, Baskln Ridge. N. ].
EDWAND KINSEY, Barnardsville,
JOHN FISH, Summit. N. j.
j. .PURRINGTGN. Short Hills. N. ].
JOHN Ii. RIMMER. Summit, n. j.
1. j. RYAN, Milburn, n. j.
At Crayne'S morgue-
EDWIN MORRELL, Summit, N. j.
- FRAZER. residence unknown.
WILLIAM FURGEUSON, Summit.
n. j.
The following are also reported dead:
bnt so so far have not been located:
DR.. James Doty, Raskin Ridge, N. j,
- Rich, Summit, n. j.
w. l.. Guilladeau, traffic manager Of
the Old Dominion Steamship company,
resided at Mont Clair, and leaves a
widow and family.
Theodore White Jr., Newark, N. j.
d. Cameron, Newark, n. }.
j. Durieton, Snort Hills, n. j.
John Brunkhill, residence unknown.
A list of the seriously injured, as far
as ascertained, is as follows: Fred
Ferguson, Summit, Nj, badly crushed.
| will probably die; Miss - Ferguson,
| lam Barcliffe, Gladstone, n. D., scalded
| Louis Rodine, Newark, N. j., badly
| crushed; Edward PIerson, Newark, back
and head injured: Frank Schultz, son
| of Carl Schultz, New York, badly in
| jured.
The collision is said to have been due
| to fog. Trains always slow up when
! approaching the Hackensack bridge. II
| is said that the South Orange train was
running so close behind the Dover ex-
| press that there was no time to send
| back flagman. AS soon as the acci-
dent happened word was sent to jersey
| City, and wrecking trains were sent out.
| Ambulances and physicians were sent
injured. Several persons died after
| being taken from the wreck. The train
people did all possible for the relief of
| the suffering. The track walker is said
to have placed torpedOes OH the track
| as signal for the Dover express tC
| stop before crossing the bridge. This
accounts for the train stopping. All of
the occupants of the wrecked car, which
was the smoker. were men. This ac-
| counts for the fact that no women were
| killed.
| IL is said that the South Orange train
| was running at higher rate of speed
than it should have been when ap-
| preaching the bridge. The passenger
train was reduced to splinters, and pas
sengers and wreckage were strewr
| about in a radius of fifty feet.
The dead had the most agonizing eX-
| preston Of fright and pain upon their
| features.
The cause of wonder was how any
| person escaped alive. That the speed
of the South Orange train was greater
than twenty miles an hour SCENE to be
beyond doubt, judging from the force oi
the collision, as it is known that the
Dover train had not entirely stopped.
Miners Go to Work.
MCKEEsPoRT. Pa, Jan. 15.-TwC
thousand miners went to work today il
the second pool in the pit between this
city and Elizabeth. The mines resum
ing are Stones, Richer's. Aliquippa
Crump's, Walton's, Fosters, Camder
and all the smaller works. The men gt
to work at the two-anG.one-Quarter
cent rate. Joseph Walton has promised
his men steady work for the next sil
months at 24 cents.
Pardon Game Too Late.
| WHEELING. w. Va, Jan. ia dis.
patch was received here today an
nouncing that President Cleveland haC