The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-02
D. L & v. SMASH.
Many Passengers Iajured
on the New York Yes
tibu1e Train.
JUMPED THE TRACK NEAR CORTLAND
Mrs. McQuillan the Only Person
Killed-Relief Trains on
the Wing.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Sept. 2. 1s97.-Train
No. 4. the New York Vestibule Train On
the Delaware, Lackawanna e. Western
Railroad. leaving Syracuse at 9 o'clock.
jumped the track at Blodgett's Mills, the
first station south of Cortland, and pluug-
ed through the station buildings. The
locomotive, baggage car and two coaches
went entirely through the structure. Sey-
eral people are reported killed. A relief
train has left Cortland. with every avail
able physician, for the scene of the
wreck. A wrecking train has Just left
Syracuse. No information is obtainable
from the railroad officials here. superin-
tendent A. C. Schwarz, of the D., L. &
W., was one of the passengers on the
wrecked train, but has wired his wife
that he was uninjured.
The following was killed.
Mrs. J. H. McQuillan, Philadelphia.
These are the injured
Mrs. H. D. Carter, New York; slightly
injured about the face.
Mrs. Carter's two grandchildren, slight
ly injured.
Mrs. DR.. Rogers, of Wilkesbarre; ieft
side and face hurt; not serious.
A. D. Wallace, Cortland; left arm
broken.
Miss Maude Graham, Cortland; slight
ly injured internally.
Violet Heiman, II years old, Philadel-
phia, scalp wound.
Deman Nell, 10 years old, Philadelphia;
foot crushed.
H. R. Heimerle, porter, Pullman carl
lips badly cut.
Mrs. Connell. Scranton; hand badly cut.
- Connell, daughter of Mrs. Connell.
cut about the face.
A. H. Schwarz, Superintendent D. l..
&c w. r. R.; cut about the face and
hands.
A special to the Herald from Cortland
this morning gives this story of the mis-
hap
southbound vestfbule train No. 4. on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad, which left Syracuse at nine
o'clock this morning, was wrecked at
Blodgett's Mills, the first station south Of
Mrs. J. H. MeQuillan OF philadelphia,
who has been visiting her daughtsy-iu-Iaw
at Glen Haven, was killed and @ large
number were injured.
1.-THE first news of the accident which
reached Cortland was q telegram from
Blodgett's Mills calling for a wrecking
train and physicians. The railroad com-
pany's representative at the station in
this village requested the local telephone
exchange to call out all the physicians In
town at once, and in a few minutes
special train bearing as many surgeons as
could be found was sent to the scene of
the accident.
Nearing the station at Blodgetts Mills,
the main line takes a curve. At a point
a few feet north of the passenger station
building, the Pullman car of the fast ex-
press, which does not stop at that sta.
ton, while going at full speed, left the
track and plunged into one corner of the
building. The passenger cars were crush
ed and the occupants thrown in all di-
rections. One woman was killed OUT
right and several seriously injured
The wrecked train left Syracuse on time
at o'clock this morning. Superintendens
A. H. Schwarz was among its passengers.
The first report of the accident was re-
ceived shortly after eleven o'clock. Train
Dispatcher Ferris at once ordered out
the wrecl1ing train, with its full crew.
The train was speedily got ready and
with two empty passenger cars was sent
south at 1889 o'clock.
Superintendent Schwarz was bruised
and scratched but otherwise unhurt. The
little station was forced off it's founda-
tioriS.