The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-21
TWO KILLED,
Nine HURT
Fog Causes a Serious Acct
dent on the Pennsylvania
Railroad Near Colonia.
LOCOMOTIVE CRASHES INTO SLEEPER
The Dead Found Locked IN
Each Others Arms on the
colliding Engine.
LIST OF VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT
The Injured Brought to Hos
pitfalls In This City on
Special Trains.
LIST OF VICTIMS OF THE ACCIDENT


There was serious accident on the
Pennsylyania Railroad this morning sew
en- miies west Of Rs9way, between Rah-
way and Menlo R5pk A western train
whiie standing on the track was crashed
into BY another fast train from the rear
tWo were Killed and many were wounded
The flrst news Of the wreck that was re-
liable reached this city shortly before ten
O'Clock 1t was brought by the passen-
gers on the st. Louis train No. g. which
passs1 the wreck at $40 o'clock. The St.
louis train took aboard several of The
passengers of the train that caused the
collision The railroad officers would
give out no news of the wreck. Super
intenGent Brooks was besieged by repor-
ters and persons making anxious inquiry
for friends supposed to be on the trains
that were wrecked. Not even the prop
er descriptions of the trains could be
learned from the train dispatcher.
The facts learned from the passengers
and employees on other trains were as fol-
iows:-The Pittsburg express. No. a
stopped near Colonia for ten minutes
The rear brakeman. William Heppenhei-
sner, cousin of General Heppenhelmer
President Of the Jersey City Board Of
Finance, was sent behind with a lighted
lantern to stop any trains that might ap-
proach from the rear. The fog was SO
dense. however, that the lantern could
not be seen the length of a single car.
Train No. rs. which is the second section
of the Jacksonville express, No 10. casne
| tearing along. the engineer all unconscious
of the fact that the Pirtsburg train had
Estopped or was anywhere near it. The
engineer in the fog failed to see Heppen-
hain,erss lantern ana ala mt
,,,'''. sf.sT 4,ra;s, ~ :, - Se
| seop> Tram no. - was mace
up of number of baggage and
| man cars ana o,,a slaaniy,e~ ear +ba
lass..,,es1,i = l.lS -
foaftholdl- lrain NO Is was the regular
Southern train, composed of baggage
cars. ordinary coaches and pullman cars.
a,, M. & se1iu 20
me sleeper on no. IL was the rear car
Il was filed with passengers, there be-
mo tx,-e,,4,,ea,,a ,,,,.sc,,- -, +t,a har4,,S
~ re -
Inc engine OF the JacksohVlile tram
| struck the rear of the sleeping car and
tore ona-third of t1a Nov +l,ro,,eh aha
1,ha ,.s+ ~, s,.s-s,,,. ,,,sr-
car. Ihe next car TO the sleeper, bag
gage car. was turned on end. The engine
! of tba Iss,rson,yilie train Was bad1v dam
l. = ---S go " -
aged. The cab was turned over the
boiler The two cars next the engine
x> 41. e ~. +.,1r ~. ,vara
noT aas1 unset ,sas The ENGINEER ana iireuer
IVY s ugses itls elSi eta 13 ~ ~
1omped from @ lne. cap as ine acelashs ,s f,, oG,
d + lio ~ ~; si.iSAit ~ ~ . :. ss.
,S MoSi,u, W. riicnss a ios ~ 10 3iS
aiii t ~ ue.sP. he cne'AieSA "e7 Ds'e1-
cut and bruised; tus4
ri M toses ss,. rrrtar Iy,Jebt an7
~, Ss 49, 1ii1 s,a
falinan cohouetor. J. r.; Welsn. nal oy1h
lsgs broken ana SIX OF the passengers m
ending one woman; n Were more Or iess ;sa ser;