Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-05
AN EXPRESS TRAIN
Crashes into a Special Excursion
Train on New Jersey Railroad.
List of Dead Namber Fifty and Injured
Fully sixty-ssekeninE Scene. mt TN.
MorEne and Observation-Disclosures
biiity Not Yet Fixed.

riblc railroad catastrophe took place
on the Meadows. about two miles ont
OF this city. shortly after ESQ o'clock
Thursday evening, resulting in the
death OF - people. so far as now can
he learned and the wounding of SO
others train left here consisting of
seven cars over the West Jersey rail
road bearing special excursion of
ked Men and their friends. of Bridge
ton, y. j.. aud Salem, and had reached
the crossing of the Reading railroad
when II was struck by the $40
down express from PHILADELPHIA.
dcmoli>hing two cars and telescoping
the two following. The engine of the
Reading train became u total wreck.
killing the engineer and fatally iniur-
ing the fireman, and the car behind
also was thrown from the track and
many of its occupants killed or in
jurcd.
The responsibility of the collision
has not yet been placed. but William
1hurlow, the operator at the block
tower situated at the crossing, has
been placed under arrest lev order of
the coroner.
Leaving this city the tracks of the
West Jersey road run parallel TO those
of the Camden ~ Atlantic until after
they cross the drawbridgc. when they
switch OFF to the south, crossing the
Reading road at an obtuSc angle
John Grciner, the engineer of the
West Jersey train, saw the Reading
train approaching the crossing at "A
swift speed, but as the signals were
open Tor him 10 proceed on his way he
continued. His engine had barely
cleared the track OF the Reading when
the locomotive OF the latter train which
left Philadelphia at GAO struck
the first car full i'm the center.
thowing it far off the track into "A near
by ditch, and completely submerging
it. The second ear of the West Jersey
train was also carried into the ditch.
the third and foarth cars being tele-
scoped. The engine of the Reading
train was thrown to Che other side of
the track, carrying with it the FIRST
coach. y few minutes Gfter the COLI
sion, TO add to the horror of the situa-
ton, the boiler of the Reading locomo-
tive exploded, scalding several To death
and casting its boiling spray over many
of the injured passengers.
As soon as the news reached this
city it spread widecast and thousands
OF people itockcd TO the scene. The
road leading 10 the place of the COLI
sion was "A constant procession of
hacks, busses and bicycles and all
kinds of vehicles. while thousa ads of
pedestrians hurried along the path TO
render what assistance they could or
to satisfy their curiosity
Darkness fell quickly and the work
of rescuing the injured and the dead
bodies was carried out under the lurid
glare of huge bonfires. 1t was a rrue-
some sight presented to onlool<crs as
the mangled and burnt forms of the
dead were carried from the wreckage
which bound them and laid side by
side on the gravel bank near the track
with no other pail than the few odd
newspapers gathered from the passen-
gers. The wounded were quickly
gathered together and carried by train
and wagon to the Atlantic CITY hos
pital. where six of them died shortly
after their arrival
The old Excursion house at the foot
of Mississippi avenue was converted
into "A morgue and thithcr the dead
We're taken. At late hour Thursday
evening there were 20 bodies laid out
ged This city is terribly excited over
the accident. The streets in the vicin-
ity of the Excursion house and the citv
hospital, as well as the road leading to
the scene of the accident, being packed
with people anxious To learn the latest.
The Bridgcton and Salem excursionists
who escaped injury were brought back
to this city and sent home on a special
in. r.l T., IL = -
ing.
James Hoyt, secretary of the depart
ment OF public safety, Immediately.
upon learning the extent of the catas-
trophe, tclcgraphcd for the Philadel-
phia emergency corys, $50 of whom re-
spondcd, and hnrried to this city on a
special train, which left Philadelphia
at lO:45 p. m. These surgeons mater
tally aided the volunteer corps of this
city, who embraced almost every ply
stefan at present within its confines.
Many of the injured were taken to
hotels as the city hospital soon became
ovcrcrowdcd, About 30 of the wound
cd had their injuries dressed and were
able TO proceed on their way. 1t is ex-
Pectcd that fully dozen of those now
lying in the hospital will not survive
tHclT injuries
Mrs. Edward Farr, the wife of the
Reading engineer who met death while
performing his duty and was found
with one hand on the throttle and the
other ON the brake when informed Of
the accident and her husbands tragic
death, was unable 20 Withstand the
shock and fell TO the floor dead
PHILADELPHIA, July 3t.-Advices from
Atlantic City 90 the Offices OF the Phil
adelphia a. Rending road i'm this city
Friday morning place the number OF
killed in Thursday nights railroad ac-
cident at -, including the engineer
and fireman of the Reading train.
There are no new developments re-
garding the responsibility for the ter
rible loss Of life, but the ac-
cidcnt seems TO have resulted
from the failure OF Engineer Farr. of
the Reading train, 10 obey the signals
at tho block station which, IT, Is gcncr-
ally agreed. were set against his train
ard required full stop. Engineer
Forr and his fireman were both killed.
Engineer Kriner. OF the West Jersey.
says that as he ncarcd the crossing ne
saw the Reading train approaching
~ ON the opposite direction. a Camden
md Atlantic train was also eoruf.,e,