New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
RUNNING FORTY MILES AN HOUR.

49,, "'l't ~ ',' NJ
loHs is in Lafayette, y. ].
RUNNING FORTY MILES AN HOUR.
The express train left Jersey City at SIP p m.
II was called the Royal Blue Line express, but
was known 10 the railroad men as train No go.
1t was drawn by Of the finest compound en-
gines of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.
No. $50. in charge Of Engineer Thomas. with
Fireman Orrell and Assistant Fireman Holland.
Attached to the locomotive were one baggage
car one smoker one day coach, and the Pullman
sleeping car Kiamens w +. snyder was the
conductor in charge ot the train. and James
Bragg WAS the conductor Of the sleeping car.
There only five passengers in the latter
car which was at the rear end Of the train. In
the day coach fifty passengers and twenty
men in the smoking car. Hopkins was
alone in the baggage car. After leaving Jersey
City the train wen, laundering along at the rate
OF forty miles an h0u-.
Fifteen minutes before the express train left
Jersey City, a train ol forty empty coal cars
pulled out Of the ycrd and started for Pha-
deIpha That train was drawn by locomotive
No 667 in charge OF Engineer Thomas A.
Foretsch who had Fireman George a Laub with
him in Ghe cab. There four tracks OF the
Central Railroad of New-Jersey. and the coal
train was on the fourth track, while the express
train was following the third track.
As the co0l train was passing the old Pamrapo
station al East Forty-ninth-st.. in the city OF
Eayonne, a coupling broke and allowed the train
- part nearly in the middle The fagman In
the yard just beyond the station noticed the
break and signalled ~ Engineer Foretsch to
stop. The signal obeYed so promptly that
the rear cars Of the coal tram. moving by their
own momentum. crashed violently into the cars
ahead and were thrown from the fourth track
upon the third track At the same moment the
express train was rapidly nearing the station
Laub Jumped from the cab Of his locomotive
with n lantern in his hand. but there was no time
u stop the express train Fo etsch saw what
coming, and jumped off on the other side
OF the locomotive Several other on, the
forward coal also jumped in time to save
themselves.
THEY THOUGHT THE BOILER HAD En-
PLODED.
Instantly there was terrific crash the
locomotive of the express train struck the
coal cars and the crash accompanied
by an outburst OF steam which caused some Of
the witnesses to think at the moment that the
locomotive had exploded The coal cars
smashed in.o kindng wood. and the heavy trucks
and wheels were hurled along the tracks. The
heavy locomotive ploughed its way along for
nearly 200 feet dashed against other coal cars as
IL
sid. Of the other locomotive IT. then fell on its
side Il complete wreck The Gao and tende~ were
b,o ken in pieces The baggage car was tele-
scopcd and its roof Torn completely away
The sn,9king-car was thrown from the ira Ks ana
is platforms were smashed. The day car re-
maineI On the track. but its platforms ana WIN
dows were broken The sleeping ear escaped
serious damage. For 200 feet the tracks were
torn Up and twisted out Of shape. Goals from
the wrecked locomotive set Gre to tn ruins of
the cao and tender.
M-n In the smoking-rar ana several 81 IN" pas
seEeers in the day coach were hurled from theiT
Seats in the crash, and as soon az the cars were
sui they made haste to escape. The conductor
and trainmen were with them. They hastened
forward 20 the wrecked locomotive In time 10
drag Engineer Thollas and Fireman Orrcll out ot
tne ruins Of the cab before the names could fedch
them.
CALLING; OUT THE POLICE AND FiREMEN.
An alarm was rung calling the police and Are
men Of Bayonne. and the hremen soon cKtil-
guisheG the flames. An ambulance was called
from the Bayonne Hospital AT the same time
Engineer Thomas was insensible and dying when
he taken from tht wreck. He was laid on @n
embankment beside the track until the amon-
lance arrived He was then placed in the amDu-
lance with Orrell. but he was dead when the am
oulance arrived at the hospital IL was some
time before Hollands mangled body could De re-
moved from the ruins Of the locomotive. ana IL
was score ned slightly by the flames.
hopkins was found in the wrecked baggage
car 1t was supposed at first that ne nad Deeh
dangerously hurt but when he was carried INTO
tne sleeping car he said he was only sunerih6
from an injury 10 his knee. and he refused 10 go
10 the hospital His escape from death was sui-
rris'nr No passenger except MI APPRECIATE
complained Of injury although some OF tnein h,'o
received slight bruises. and Mr.. Appegate de-
clned medical aid
local train arrived at the scene OF the disas-
Yer few minutes after the wreck occurred, ana