Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
WRECKED AND BURNED
Excursion Train Tn a Rear End
 Collision Near Camden.
ONE KILLED AND A NUMBER HURT.
Immediately After the Crash the Rear Car Took Fire and Was Consumed-Trainmen Say They Were Ignorant of the Fact That an Excursion Train Was Ahead,

an Excursion Train " aS Ahead CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 16.-One person was killed and q score of others more or less seriously injured in rear end col lision on the Camden and Atlantic rail- road in the southern part of this city last night. The Atlantic City accommodation train, which left the shore at o'clock crashed into the rear car of an excursion train from Lakeside at Liberty Park sta- tion.
 Marshall Johnson, the 6-year-old son of Rev. Marshall Johnson, pastor of the Af- rican Union Methodist Episcopal church of this city, was burned to Neath, and the following are the more seriously injured:
 Maggie Cannon, II years, Camden, in- cised wound of breast and legs, burned; taken to Cooper hospital.
 Daisy Nahen, years, Philadelphia, sprained ankle.
 John Wilson, 40 years, Camden, badly shocked and burned on face and hands.
 Lucy Buckman, 25 years, West Phila- dclphia, shoulder fractured.
 Matilda Quash, G. ..rretsford, Pa., ankle sprained.
 Carrie Quash, 20 years Garretsford, Pa, hip injured by jumping from car window.
 Mrs. Marshall Johnson, wife of the pas tor, injured on back and hips. Mrs. Lizzie Watts, Camden, leg injured Mrs. Mary Jane Growers, West Philadel phia, injured about the body. James Growers, West Philadelphia, in jured about head and body. Train Caught Fire.
 Immediately after the collision the rear car of the excursion train caught fire and was completely burned. The train was in charge of Conductor J. J. Kay and was f frr of hot 1aft o1- side Park, having on board the parents and scholars of 14 colored Sabbath schools from Camden, Philadelphia and several counties in Pennsylvania. It had stopped at the station to let off passengers from South Camden. The headlight of the At lantiC City train was seen as it rounded the curve at the city line, and a panic en- sued. A rush was made for the doors and windows. and children were thrown from the car to the platform, while others jumped from the windows. Mrs. John son seized her boys hand and started for tho door, but in the crush of struggling humanity he was wrenchld from her grasp and trampled upon by the excited passengers
 The crash followed, and in moment the car was ablaze. An alarm was sent into the Camden fire department, and the engines quickly responding the flames were subducd. Young Johnson's body was aftcrward found under the car burned to crisp. It had fallen through when the floor gave way.
 Too Late to Stop the Crash.
 The Atlantic City train was in charge of Conductor William Butler, Engineer Charles Glcndcnning and Fireman L. Hinchman. The forward part of the en- zine was stove in, the smokestack broken and tho pilot knocked off. The men de- clare that they did not know of the pres ence of the excursion train at the station until after having rounded the curve, and it was then too late to avert the accident, although the lever was reversed, the air brakes applied and every effort made to prevent collision. The car was ignited by oil from the lamps of the car. A. E. Johnson, the operator at the station, as serts that his signals were correct, and Engineer Butler that so were his when he left CollingswOod the first station beyond Liberty Park.
 Most of the injured persons were re- moved to their homes or to adjacent houses, which were thrown open for their reception.