The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-18

the men engaged in removing traces
thereof, it was difficult to ascertain Most
of those present were in the employ of
the company. They referred the re-
porter to the main office for any informa-
tion.
Only one of them saw the accident. He
was one of the men employed. and es-
capped by jumping aside. He was still
very nervous He refused to make any
statement. One of his relatives are
among the dead Along with the patches
of blood and such portions OF the remains
of dead and wounded bodies still uncover
ed IL the battered dinner cans, with the
contents of the workmen's dinners lying
along the tracks showed that these had
been fastened to the workmen's 5 bodies
while they worked. Pickaxes, shoVels.
crowbars, etc, lined No. .-one' track. The
lla nslleS of some were broken and spi1nt-
cred Despite the efforts to cover up
traces OF the awful event enough was yet
left, with knowledge already gained TO
imagine the horrible ms uantaneOus picture
that was flashed on the brains Of the men
sent into eternity and that which causes
the escaped to shudder.
Word of the accident was received at
Police Headquarters at exactly S.35
o'clock by telephone from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. -Four patrol wagons
from the First, Second Fourth and
Sixth precincts. the city ambulance and
the morgue wagon were immediately dis
patched to the railroad depot. They
reached there ten minutes before the
train bearing the dead and injured ar
rived and fifteen minutes after the train
came in the dead were taken to the
morgue.
mach patrol wagon brought the re-
serves from its respective precinct, and
the work of removing the mangied and
ons was hastily executed. the injured
man WAS taken out first and hurried off
to the hospital in the ambulance His
name is Frank Swarzkowski He is ia
tally injured Another OF the unfortu-
mates, krank Levons8ie, died on the way
to this city.
The list Of the dead, with the exception
of one man whose name IS unknown, is
as 0lloWs:-Michael LaWless. Joseph
Calonse. No. 394 First street; Angelo Pugo,
No. 4g2 Second street; Frank Rondisskie,
Frank Dul1assizle, Thomas Dougherty, No.
2I0 second street, Joseph Stinziano, No. Ill
Canal street. Joseph BrOskie No. s02
Second street; Nicholas Luccio OF Second
street; Joseph Smith, Frank Ievonskie
of Steuben street, ana an unknown man.
The unknown man was aired this morn
ing and the tiInekeeper had not recorded
his name.
Out OF the nineteen men who were in
the accident nine were killed outright.
Michael Miller and John Wannell, two of
those who escaped death, We're only
slightly injured and went home upon
reaching this city.
A force of policemen, under Chief MUIR
ply, Inspector Lange and Captain Cox,
were stationed at the Greene street cross
ing this morning awaiting the arrival of
the bodies. The CHIEF had ordered pa
troll wagons from the First, Second
Fourth and Sixth precincts and the
norgue wagon to the spot and these
were backed up to the track to convey
the remains to the mCrgue. a few nfal-
utes after ten O'Clock a box car, drawn
by a locomotive, came down The hill
and the crowd rushed to meet It, be-
cause 1t contained the victims of the aw-
fui accident.
Hall dozen men volunteered their as
sistance and the door of the car was
opened and horrible sight was eN-
posed. There inside. side by side, lay the
dead, mangled, crushed and, in some in-
stances, almost unrecognizable. Blood
from their wounds covered the ticor and
stream oozed through the flooring and
dropped on the axles of the Wheels be-
s4eath.
"A thirteen-inch she'll. Chief Murphy
truly reaarkeds could scarcely nave mu-
Tenderly the mangled forms were ilfted
into the wagons and covered with oIaE-
kets, and the hands OF the helpers wsfe
wet with blood. Che crowd shuddered
when an nl-shapeN mass Of flesh and
clothing was carried out. It was a young
man and half his head had been carried
away. his DdCk Was RfOkGA 6HQ HIS
arms and legs were bent and twisted IN a
fri3htful manner.
The police arrangements were admir-
able, and the grueSsms duty was carried
was possible. In half an hour all the
bodies were removed and men at once
washed out the car.
The scene at the morgue at the June
tion was a most gruesome one. Word OF
the accident had preceded the arrival OF
the bodies, and when the four patrol
a great crowd had gathered about the lit
tie brick building Twelve bodies in all
were deposited a the morgue. Seven were
put into rough pine boxes, and the biQoa
oozed from the cracks ard covered the
floor The boxes were stained deep fed
from the blood of the victims Strange
as it may seem, every one or the unIYf-
tunates was hit on the head. An exas1lin-
alton Of the bodies showed the skulls 3f
every one of the twelve to be crushed ln-
to almost unrecognizable masses.
BY the time the assIstaLsts 1tssd ad az ! tae :;
taken a list of the clothes that came with
the bodies. Patrolman John Salmon, Of
the Communipaw avenue station, arrived
to note the names of those Identified, and
those who identified the victims.
Mrs Stinziano was the first visitor, and
she identified the body Of her husband;
The woman was very calm and showed
not the slightest signs of emotion or tears.
The couple had only been married since
July last She wanted the body taken
Immediately 10 neT nome Oh SSstfldi eeteSt
but ii had not been viewed by the County
Physician However she sat down TO
await her coming, to get the burial per-
nit.
Thomas Dougherty was recognized by
James Connors, with whom he boarded en-
Second street. Dougherty was single and
was about IA years old. A Pole by the
name Of Luizi Cobari. who resides on Sec
ond street. recognized four of the victims
Joseph Braskie Nicholas Luccio, Joseph
Calosue and Angelo Pugo. No one had put
in appearance to claim the other bodies
up to two o'clock.
Hundreds OF people passed In and cut
Of fhe little dark room where they had
gazed upon the remains of the victims,
but the above named men were the only
oneS recognized.