The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-11-23
TOILERS ARE SLAIN.
Terrible Disaster on a Railway in
New Jersey.
During n Dense Fog n Train PlunGes
Into n Gang of Track LabOrers-
Twelve Are Killed and Sew
eral Hurt.

New York, Nov. 10. = During dense
fog Pennsylvania train ran upon a
gang of workmen on the Hackensack
Meadow.
1t lis now definitely known that twelve
men were killed and five injured.
Thomas Dougherty was supposed to
be on the lookout for approaching
trains. He was a considerable distance
up the track from the gang of laborers,
and he evidently did not see the train.
for he gave no warning. His body was
hurled 90 feet through the air.
Was Making Up Lost Time.
The train which ran down the work
men was a local from Midtown to Jer-
sey City, due in Jersey City at $40 a.
IN. The fog delayed the train and En-
gineer John Van Ostrand was endeav-
oring to make up time. His train was
running at high rate of speed, he be-
lieving there was nothing to obstruct
a quick run to Jersey City. The first
he knew that his train had run into the
men was when the engine Jared. Then
the cries of the men were heard and he
as soon as possible brought his train to
stop.
Horrible Sight.
Engineer Van Nostrand. spea king of
the moment when his engine plowed
into the mass of covering men who
stood huddled together on the track,
said: "It was an awful sight. There
was mass of legs and arms and heads
flying through the air. was drenched
with blood. l knew that something
terrible had happened and put on the
air brakes as hard as possible. The
track was drenched in blood. The
meadows and the track looked like a
battlefield covered with bodies. The
shrieks of the dying drowned the cries
of the Mortified passengers. Women
tainted and men turned away in hor-
ror."
Not One Escaped.
There were 20 men in the gang, and
it is reported that not one escaped in
jury. They were in charge of Forema n
William Cork, of Jersey City.
AS soon as the news of the accident
reached Jersey City Pennsylvania rail-
road officials went to the Meadows and
superintendent the removal of the dead
and injured.
When the engine which struck the
laborers reached the Pennsylvania de-
pot in Jersey City the cowcatcher was
red with blood from the men killed. A
boy. after the engine had stopped.
picked up hand from the cowcatcher
Double Wreck on the Rock Island.
Wilton, Ia. Nov. 19.-Twenty-two
men were more OF less injured in two
railway wrecks near here Friday dur
ing heavy fog. In head-end freight
collision on the Rock Island at Moscow,
Brakeman John Donahue was fatally
hurt. Brakeman Marshall Miller, had a
leg broken. Three other trainmen
were seriously injured. Donahue did
rot long survive. His injured COM
rades are being cared for at the Hotel
Ludlow here by the company's sur
geons Just after the Moscow accident,
a construction train which left here to
clear the wreck was struck by the fast
mail train. The crew of the mail train
failed to see the signal displayed at Will
ton to stop. The construction train
had on board about 20 men, including
section men and citizens of Wilton, 60
ing to the scene of the Moscow wreck.
Of this number II were more OF
less seriously injured, but none were
killed. Conductor Roberts, of Rock
Island, was badly crushed. The fire.
man of the fast mail, John Neiswanger,
of Davenport, was badly injured by
jumping from his engine. The others
injured include William Mcintyre, leg
broken, and Frank Anken, leg and arm
broken.