The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-16
THE DEADLY CAR LAMP.
1t Causes Cremation Of Child
After a Railroad Collision.
TEN PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

A Train on the Camden and Atlantic Road,
of the Pennsylvania System, Crashes Into
n Car Containing Colored Sunday School
Excursionists.
CAMDEN, n. j., Aug 16.-One person
was killed and a 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 accOmmoda-
lion train crashed into the rear car of an
excursion train from Lakeside, at Liberty
Park station Immediately after the col
lision the rear car of the excursion train
caught fire and was completely destroyed
The car was ignited by oil from the lamps
of the car.
Marshall Johnson, the 6year old son of
Rev. Marshall Johnson, pastor of the
African Union Methodist Episcopal
church, of this city, was burned to DEATH
and the following are the more seriously
injured:
Maggie Cannon, aged 10 years. Camden,
incised wound of breast and legs burned /;
Daisy Nahen, 8 years, Philadelphia,
sprained ankle; John Wilson, 40 years,
Camden, badly shocked and burned on the
face and hands; Lucy Buckman, 25 years,
West Philadelphia, shoulder fractured
Matilda Quash, Garretsford, Pa, ankle
sprained; Carrie Quash, 20 years, Carrots
ford, hip injured by jumping from car
window; Mrs Marshall Johnson, wife OF
the pastor, injured on back and hips; Mrs.
Lizzie Watts, Camden leg injured; Mrs.
Mary Jane Growers, West Philadelphia,
injured about the body; James Growers,
West Philadelphia, injured about head
/ and body.
/ The train was in charge of Conductor
| j. J. Kay, and was the first section of
| fifteen cars which left Lakeside Park at
| 7;0S p. m, having on board the parents
and scholars of fourteen colored Sabbath
| schools from Camden, Philadelphia and
several counties in Pennsylvania. 1t had
stopped at the station to let off passengers
from South Camden. The headlight of
/ the Atlantic City train was seen as it
rounded the curve at City Line, and a
panic ensued 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. johnson seized her boys hand and
started for the door, but in the crush of
struggling humanity he was wrenched
from her grasp and trampled upon by the
excited passengers. The crash then fol
lowed, and in a moment the car was
ablaze. An alarm was sent to the Cam
den fire department, and the engines
quickly responding the flames were
quickly subdued. Young Johnson's body
was afterward found under the car
burned to a crisp. 1t had fallen through
when the floor gave way.
The Atlantic City train was in charge
of Conductor William Butler, Engineer
Charles Glendinning and Fireman Sam
uel Hinchman. The forward part of the
engine was stove in, the smokestacl
broken and the pilot knocked off. Thc
men declare that they did not know of thC
presence of the excursion train at the sta
ton until after having rounded the curve
and it was then too late to avert the acci
dent, although the lever was reversed, the
airbrakes applied, and every effort made
to prevent a collision.
A. r. Johnson, the operator at the sta
tion, asserts that his signals were correct
and Engineer Butler claims that so werC
his when he left Collingswood, the frs
station beyond Liberty Park.