The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-30

| NEW YORK. Nov. 2a-The eastboand
| Buffalo express On the Delaware. Lacka-
| wanna e. Western road, while standing
outside the station at the Vausickle street
| crossing at Paterson, n. j., at 7:ss to-
night was run into by a swiftly moving
| accommodation train. bound from Phil
| lipshurg. n. j., 10 Jersey City. A. least
| six people were killed and there are now
twenty injured at the hospital in Paterson,
| several of whom may die.
List of the Dead.
The dead. as far as at present known.
| are:
Mrs. Mary Roe. wife Of David Roe. I,ha-
ca. n. Y. and two daughters
Walter Weibrock, Cornell college. Ithaca.
N. Y.
Miller Craig. New York
Unknown woman
The body that was thought to be that Of
boy proved to be the young daughter of
Mrs. Roe.
Those Who Were Injured.
The injured include:
Miss Agnes Mcdonald, Oxford, N. Y.
both legs broken.
Samuel Mendelsohnn, wilkesbarre, legs
broken.
Miss Mamie Doyle, Bingham,on. arm
broken and crushed.
Miss Lizzie Kane. Binghamton. fee,
crushed
David Roe. Ithaca, right leg crushed
Oscar Aronson. Scranton, Pa. legs
crushed
John White. Ithaca. leg broken. badly
cut by glass
n g.
badly cut.
Louis Freedman. Scranton, Pa, legs
crushed and head bruised
Charles Remsen. Brooklyn. internally
injured
William C. ossel. Chicago leg crushed
Daniel Maxwell. Hsckettstown, n. j.,
seriously bruised and cut
How 1t Happened.
The Buffalo express was waiting for the
moving OF a local train that had been de-
layed al the station. and the Phiii,pshurg
accommodation was following the express,
but short distance behind.
The two rear cars Of the express were
broken to pieces most OF the passengers
In them being either killed or injured The
engine of the philnppsburg train was COM
ple;ely wrecked, the engineer and fireman
escaping by Jumping. The engine plunged
into the rear car OF the express and Pull
man day coach, and plowed through the
heavy fimhefs almost It's entire length
This car was lifted from the track ard
pushed the next TO the last car also A
Pullman. carrying of rs end and almost
completely 'elescoping IL. The engine Of
the Phui'ppsburs train vas torn 20 pieces
The wreckage caught fire, but the flames
were soon extingt.ished
People Piled Up In the wreckage.
Within a few moments police reserves,
fremen and crowds Of people came to the
rescue Of those in the terrible tangie of
wood and iron
From the wreck came groans and shriekx
and prayers for death or deiverance. II
was intensely dark at the scene. and as
the broken wood vas taken out OF The
wreck 1t was thrown TO the sides of the
track. Then 1t was set on fire 10 furnish
light for she rescuers
Dtfficnit work of Rescue.
The nremen, police and train hands
and several score az citizens turned in 10
rip the fearful pile 20 pieces
II was desirable 20 dra tho engine out
but this could not he done because II
would result In The death OF sogne Of those
imprisoned ~ the debris. Before the
wreckage was attacked there was seen
the body Of a man hanging half way out
of one OF the rear windows on one side
and a woman hanging from window
on the other. Both were in rear seats
IN the rear car. and when the engine hi
the car and tore through II their rnanrtea
bodies were erussni through the windows
and hung between the sides OF the car
and the engine
Incidents of the Rescue
Cne man was found standing Upon his
head in = corner, held fast BY the wreck
age which had piled about him He was
taken cat unconscious and # wss
thought he was dead. but revived and
proved 10 he slightly injured.
Lizzie Kane, Of B3nghamton. was found
with Ter fee, held fast between two heavy
beams The remainder ot her body was
clear. but she had 80 tie there suffering
great agony while the men weve trying
20 get her ouc ey digging down through
heap q broken woed ara iron 20 free
the upeer linh-
Agnes Mcdonald. of Oxford. y. =, was
taken out with great difAcuiIy. Her
legs were fesrfuily crushed. She sus-
lerea terrible sgony Daring the half honr
u tuok to cut and free her
David Roe. who WAS Ia the b. ,spstal
aith his riShs les badly crushed became
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