The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-22
FAST TRAINS COLLIDE
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE PENN.
SYLVANIA NEAR RAILWAY, N. j.
Two Men Are Killed and Ten Others
uaIty Due to Heavy Fog.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Two of the fastest
express trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad
came into collision early this morning at
Colonia, a small station in New Jersey, just
beyond Railway The early Washington ex-
press, going at the rate of forty miles an
hour, crashed into the rear end of the Pitts
burg flyer, a Chicago and New York
through train, tearing the rear car into
kindling wood, killing two persons and
badly injuring ten others. A heavy fog pre-
vailed at the time and the Pittsburg flyer
was going slowly, while the engine driver
was endeavoring to read the signals. The
engineer OF the Washington express sup
posed he had clear track.
The Dead
WILLIAM o. DE WOLFF, of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, clerk in the accountants Of
flee of the Ohio River Railroad.
l.. f. knight, coored. porter of the Pull
man coach Bartholdi. He had relatives in
Boston, his home.
The Injured
MRS. JULIA LEVY, Brooklyn. N. Y,
bruised about body; taken to New York
Hospital
J. E. WELSH, Jersey City, conductor of
taken to Christ Hospital, Jersey City.
b: f. MEAD, Brooklyn, N. Y, left leg
broken; taken home
agent of the c. & N. w. Railway, collar
bone broken; st. Francis Hospital, Jersey
City.
l.. F. KEPPEY, Brooklyn, N. Y, slightly
injured; taken home.
j. VANDERGRIFF, of Philadelphia en-
gineer Of the Washington express. cut
about the head; st. Francis Hospital, Jersey
City.
S. ZANE, Princeton, N. j.. fireman,
Washington express, scalp wounds st.
Francis Hospital. Jersey City
slightly hurt.
G. B. EWING, of Newton, Pa, mail CLERK.
cut about arms: sent home.
j. G.. GEARY, of Harrisburg, Pa, mail
clerk, injured about head
About twenty persons were cut and
bruised, and nearly ali of the occupants of
both trains in collision were thrown from
their berths. The collision occurred be-
tween train No. TO- known as the Chicago
and New York express, and train No. 6,
known as the Eastern express. When
three miles from Railway, N. j., shortly
before O'Clock, the Chicago. and New York
express was stopped, according to its engi-
neer. by signal A rather heavy fog pre-
vailed. The Eastern express, coming up
from behind at about twenty miles an hour
dashed into No. 10, sending a baggage car
off the track and crushing through into the
Pullman sleeper Bartholdi, which contained
fifteen passengers and the Pullman conduc-
tor and colored porter. The engine Of No.
G did not come TO a stop until half of the
sleeping car was kindling wood. The col
ored porter and De Wolfe were caught up
on the top of the boiler, their bodies twist
ed together with debris and much man
aged and the tender was thrown from the
track. Beyond the smashing of a Southern
Express car and car platforms, train No. 6
suffered no damage and none of its passen-
gers was seriously hurt. Previous TO the
collision John Vandergriff, the engineer of
train No. 6, and his fireman jumped off
Both received scalp wounds.
Train No 10 was composed of mail and
express cars. The Barthoidi was the only
passenger car it carried. The rear baggage
car was empty and proved but slight inn
pediment to the engine of No. 6. which
forced its way through. The passengers in
the Bartholdi were thrown forward amid
broken woodwork, escaping steam and fly
ing glass. The car toppled over on its side
and lay slanting against the bank The
unhurt passengers scrambled through the
windows. For two hours two women and
two men lay pinned down by debris suffer-
ing from their injuries. 1t was impossible
to get them out until after the arrival of
the relief train which came about $50. The
passengers of both trains were brought to
New York on other trains. The engineer
of No. blasfies the thick fog for the acci-
dent.