The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-10

A TRAIN WRECK
KILLS THIRTEEN

Continued from First rage
rived at Bound Brook. switched over 20
the other track. switched back 10 Ne"
market and reached New YORK III sal0sS
The third section Of this train was az
most an hour late Its seven cars were
crowded with four hundred excursionists,
most OF them from Mount Carmel ana
Shamo,in. Mahanov city. Hazelton. ASH
land pottsyillo. Pa. The party was traV-
Cling under the auspices ~ the busile''
Mems Excursion. an annual event ""'."
many n,tronize FOR a three days trip u
Now York Their train switched over a.
Bound Brook and proceeded IKE me ~,
ceiling sections on the westDounu u"'''
Meantime there had been "di,lns az
Newmarket a local train that phes iesu
Ill, hctu,eop New York and Bound
Rroof Owing 10 the traffic OF an so'hB
on one track II was almost an hour ia'e-
4 SCENE OF HORROR.
,rbcro ,rere only few passengers
aboard I'm the cab Of the excursion
engine Engineer Peudergrast saw ,he
local as IL came around the curve W I'm
brakes on and sparks dying from tue
wheels the excursion train bore oi"n.
The passengers. alarmed at the con'lii"
wishing. opened the windows MOTHERS
snatchod their children 10 their arms
men started from their seats. Dut Delole
fhcv coufd find out what was the matter
th,,. ,,ero hurled headlong knocked sense
Ices and many killed The engines from
which both crews had jumped came TO-
rethor with an awful crash. The eNcur-
sion train was probably going az ABOUT
fifteen miles an hour. The local engine,
as 10 tripped in its faster flight turheu
A complete somersault. and came crash
ing down beside its now demolished oD-
struction
~ was in the first car Of the excursion
train that AN the deaths and most ol the
casualties occurred. The other cars,
thOugh their occupants were nddly
shaken stayed on the track and were IN
condition 90 be hauled Off. From DUN
nclen. Bound Brook and other places
doctors were quickly summoned. Rchet
and wreckng trains were quickly on
hand As the dead were pulled out OK
the wreck they were put I'm the rear car
of the excursion train and taken 10
Bound Brook. The injured were put
in the cars Of the local train. Twenty
one we're taken 10 Pianheid Hospital
while the less seriously went on TO Jer-
sey city and New York
WRONG ORDERS.
Rick OF the local was found ON the
tracks so badly injured that little hope
was entertained OF his recovery Dc
spite the blood that flowed from ms
mouth. Rick gurgied out some one gave
wrong orders. l know how 1t happened
bat ] can't speak now In thls cohile'
ton. w o. Strigg the superintendent OF
the Eastern and Amboy Division OF tne
T.ehieh Valley said: THE accident is
evidently due 10 a biunder In orders.
on this section OF the Lehigh valley
the block system is not IN use. The
train dispatcher az Easton. who has
charge of the territory. Is said 20 have
wired TO the operator al South Plainheld
ID let 40. %. the local come through,
but later there came "a message from
Easton to hold an west-bound traffic.
% is alleged that the latter message
was overlooked. signal Man Brennan,
who threw mp his arms as the train
passed has mo- wire and nothing 20 do
with the dispatchiug u trains.
Almost an the dead wera killed In
stantly. As the daylight began 10 die
huge b0nhres made of the car timbers,
were lighted by the side of the track
and by thd glare of their flames the
wrecknc crews worked their ponderous
dcrricks. Both engines were complete
wrecks. They We're dragged along by
ropes attached tO other engines. Inc
row.
The vicinity of The railroad crossing
where the trains crashed is somewhat de-
serted. THE occupants OF Tie houses
nearby did everything in their power TO
assist the wounded When the dead ar-
rived 40 Bound Brook. eight We're lelt in
the car that brought them from che scene
of me accident and five were laid out
f1r th- coroner iu the freight shed close
ly
The wreck in the early morning was
tha third freight wreck which has taken
place within week on that part OF tho
fehich Valley Line between Bound brook
and Newmarket Many of the persons
who were ON the wrecked train were
brourh, 20 New York this evening. For
the most part they were able 20 take care
of themselves and went To- the hotels.
Harry Butland. was the operator NJ
South Paindeld ard 10 was he who gave
the signal for the local 90 proceed. But
land stated that he received no orders
~ hold the train and as the track was
supposed t0 Dee clear DO allowed the tram
20 go upon the single track