New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01
Colgate & Co.'S
VIOLETWATER

Engineer Scott was running an excursion train
and had got n clear signal to go ahead, wheh
he saw Reading express rapidly approaching.
Notwithstanding the signals, he stopped his
train before reaching the crossing and the Read
ing train dashed by. and the engine was thrown
from the rails by an open switch located at that
point at the time. Scott was personally com
mended by Superintendent A. o. Dayton at the
time for his action.
All the railroad officials of the West Jersey
and Seashore Company agree that the red sig
nal was shown to the Reading train at the time
OF last nights terrible disaster. They say that
the system used is an electric block that locks
the switches and makes 1t impossible 10 open
them after a train has entered the DOCK
SIGHTS NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.
The early trains from Atlantic City this morn
ing contained number Of the survivors OF the
wreck who missed the special train last night
that arrived in this city about o'clock. Some
were cut and bruised, but they had escaped seri-
Gus injury. They are unable 10 give clear
account, Of the accident owing to the excit'ns
and terrible experiences that they passeu
through. They say that the cries OF the ihJureu
and dying after the crash occurred are SUI iiiis
ing in their ears and Will never be forgotten
Charles w Seeds of Bridgeton, was among
the early arrivals at the Federa'-s' s'a'ioh'
He saws no was in the fourth car which stands
almost on the crossover He was In the sxth
seat from the end when the front part or the
car back TO within three seats OF him was
smashed TO kindling wood He called TO ms
wife to follow and jumped out the window, land
ing on his head and hands. He hurt his leg ana
side, but quickly jumped up and looked arouhu
for his wife Not seeing anything Of her, he
it,,,1 mod I'M In he
full of smoke, but he saw HIS VIE goid Wa'cii
gIitterng on the floor He picked II UP ana
found that the chain had been broken En- D. ,ta d
piece of heavy timber that just grazed ms Wiie
He pulled her through thu window by IN" mar
of her head. Her back and one leg We're injured
Seeds found that his wife was nov serlouSiE
hurt and then he turned his attention 1" the
rescue OF the injured who were still fastened up
In the cars.
one little girl who was cut about the head ne
found was held down by q seat, ard he TOOK
her outside He next came across a woman
killed The top Of her head had been crushed
in and her brains oozng out The hames
from the blazing cars were fast creeping tow ei
her and he pulled the body away from the FIRE
He thinks il was Mrs. Trcnchard. lie assisted
in taking eleven dead bodies from the wreck
He saws that when he left Atlantic City THIS
morning il was reported that fourteen or me
injured had died in the hospital during the night
Seeds says that the excursion train stopped pc
fore reaching tn crossing. ana Wa'teu 10 re-
ceive the white light announcing that the ROAD
was clear for the train to proceed.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES.
Iosaph Allen. OF Bridgeton sat three seats
ahead IF Seeds When the crash occurred he
was thrown out in tho aisle. He continued to
hear the swapping Of the wood az II was ground
TO splintcrs and saw the debris completely fill
the seat he had Just been in. He quickly scraIn-
blcd TO his feet and jumped ont the window.
leaving his coat behind He says tina, the cries
Of the injured could be heard above the noise
Of the crashing wood and escaping steam. lie
had his leg injured.
T. NJ Allen, Of shiloh in the next to the
lest car. He was standing by the door facing
toward Atlantic City. The door was closed. but
wher the crash occurred II opened and II" was
thrown across the car. He was cut about the
head ana had HIS hip injured. His TWO sons,
Roy Allen, ageC ten. and W. q. Allen aged
twelve sitting in the seat with theT
mother The mother escaped injury. and the
two boys Were bruised about the head ana BODY.
Miss Lillian Tyler. Of Bridgeton, had her back
injured She up on train this morning
and arrived at the Federa-st station about II
o'clock She was so excited and overcome with
emotion that she could not control herself Her
hair hung loosely down her back while her eyes
We're filed with tears.
Benjamin +. Maui, of Bridgeton, veteran
Of the late war says that the sight last night
was the worst that he has ever Witnessed. ana
affected him more than any scene OF cainage
in a battle during his four years service in the
war The car in which he and his wife were
sitting had end completely demolished. ana
was soon filled with escaping steam. He told
his wife t. follow him and jumped out of the
window Before ne could get on his feet his
wife struck head first on his back. He said this
probably saved her life she would otherwise
have hit her head on the railroad tracks and
probably had her skull crushed. They were both
badly bruised, but otherwise escaped injury.
He said that most Of the people In his car es-
capped being scalded to death by jumping on.
the windows.
Johr s. Kelly. of this city. conductor OF the
West Jersey excursion train, had his les broken
in three places and was cut about the head He
was still alive this morning, but may die, and
could not make a statement.
William Souder and MS Wife who
ported among the missing came up on the
special train last night and were taken to their
home in BridgetOn.