Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-15
WRECKED IN THE FOG
A Passenger Train Runs Down An
other Near Hackensack. N. ].
NO fLAGMAN WAS THERE 10 WARN
The Disaster Apparently Due to
Gross Negligence.

Gross Negligence.
WHAT THE PASSENGERS SAY.
HOBOKEN, N. J.. Jan. l5-The South
Orange accommodation. on the Delaware
and Lackawanna railroad. ran into the
Dover express this morning at the draw
bridge, just beyond Hackensack The last
car. combination smoker and baggage car
and the passenger car immediately IN front
or n, were smashed to kindling wood.
Twelve persons were killed and twenty tu-
5ured.
The engineer OF the South Orange accom-
mediation and the fireman Jumped from
their engine. The engineer was severely
injured by being thrown against an en-
banknent, and 1t is said he will die. The
fireman was so badly scalded that IL 10 said
he. too, will die.
The reason given for the accident n that
on account Of the heavy fog the engineer
OF the South Orange accommodation train
Old not see the Dover express In front oe
him.
A Passenger's Narrative.
Mr.. J. M. suydam. who was a passenger
oh tne Soutu orange accommodation train,
says:
THE Dover express left Dover NJ
7o'clock. stopping at Summit to take on
two passenger cars OF the Passaic and DEL
aware railroad from Basling Ridge and
Bernardville The South Orange accommo-
dation left South Orange at O'Clock Just
west OF the Hackensack bridge the Dover
express slowed up, and at the time Of the
accident was going at the rate OF not more
than six miles an hour. The fog was quite
heavy. and the South Orange train. which
was running on time at the rate Of about
twenty miles an hour. ran into the rear OF
the Dover express. telescoping the two
| rear cars from Basking Ridge and Bernard
VILE The combination smoking and bag
gage car was entirely wrecked. There were
probably fifteen persons killed, and, with
one or two exceptions. were those who had
been riding in the combination car. The
scene Of the accident was frightful The
dead and injured were piled up along the
high embankment at the side OF the railroad
track. The forward cars OF the Dover ex-
press were not wrecked. but the passengers
were thrown from their seats. and q NUNS
Der were bruised and otherwise injured"
The Ffreman's Story.
The engine Of the South Orange train was
NO. Co. anu WAS known - tue w. ~
Lewis" 1t was also badly wrecked. ale
though IT did not leave the rails. DAVID
Hoffman. the engineer, was ser1ously IN
jured and was carried TO the baggass cas
OF his train in an unconscious condiuon.
His legs and head were cut and he - SUP
posed to be internally injured.
His fireman, II ing Metz. when asked
about the acciden. said that the nrst inti-
nation that he had OF danger was when he
saw the red lights on the rear car OF the
Dover express only about twenty-five feet
ahead Before the engineer had time to have
| the air brakes put on the collision occurred
The engineer was thrown from his seat ana
Metz was also injured about the head and
body. Metz said that the fog was 20 heavy
that they could not see the lights Of the
forward train until they were almost up to
it. He said that no signals had been given
by the Dover express. which was thrss
minutes behind time.
According to the best reports no one was
killed on the South Orange train. TAo
brakeman on the rear car OF the Dover e.
press. II Is understood, was getting ready
to signal the rear train when he saw the
headlight Of the engine looming up through
the fog, and at once saw that he was too
late. He rushed in the baggage car and into
the passenger compartment OF the combi-
nation car and was just giving the alarm OF
danger when the crash came.
The conductor Of the Dover express was
Jeremiah George He refused to make any
gineer of this train.
Caring for the InjareA.
The accident occurred At $50 O'Clock
As soon as the forward cars OF the Dover
express could be cleared away from the
two wrecked cars and the engine OF the
South Orange train. the dead and wounded
were placed In them and taken to Hoboken.
where medical attendance from the hos
pitfalls had been asked for.
Some Of the injured were taken to the
Young Mems Christian Association rooms
at the Hoboken station.
The Injured.
The injured SO far as known are a. fos.
lows:
NJ. G. Nilho. Newark. left side and lsG
injured.
Fred Ferguson. Summit. severe internal
injuries: viii probably die.
Miss Ferguson. Summit, n. J.. severe n.
jury on the head.
William Barcliff, Gladstone, N. J., scald.
ed with steam
Louis Bodine, Newark. student at Collegs
Of Physicians and Surgeons. injuries on
head and body.
Theodore White. Summit. N. J.. internal
injuries.
Miss White, New Jersey. head severely
injured.
Edward Gray, Summit, n. J., leg injured.
Conductor Reid of South Orange accom-
mediation, ankle sprained
Edward Pferson, Newark. back and head
injured.
w. J. Russling. Newark. head injured.
Col Schultz. Murray Hill collar bone
dislocated.
J. q. Stearns. Springfield, N. J.. sprained
ankle and scalded by escaping steam.
Andrew Rolliff, clerk. Garfield Bank. New
York city. head crushed: will probably die.
Edward Gray, Summit, n. j.. internal
injuries.
I. II. Nichols. No. 2ss High street. New
ark. cut on head and face. and two nngers
broken.
Washington Irving. Short Hills, N. j.,
head and body injured.
II. A. Wintermut. No. s1-2 High street,
Newark, arm broken, head injured.
Richard Morrell. brother OF Edward Nor.
rell, severely injured about the body ana
head.
jeremiah George. conductor OF the Do
yer express, ankle sprained
Dewitt Wheaton, brakeman OF the Do
49, express. internal injuries
The bodies of the dead were mostly badly
mutilated.
Only Identified Dead.