The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-12-02
DISASTROUS WRECK.
Train. Crash Into Each other at ia.
Ztrrson. y. J.-six Killed and
Many Iniured.

New York. Nov. ao.-The cast bound
BuffaloeNpress on the Delaware, Laeka-
WANNA 4 Western railroad. while stand
ing outside the station at the Van Win
kle street crossing Paterson, y.
j., Wednesday night. was run into by
swiftly moving accommodation train
bound from rhillipsburg. y, J.. TO Jer-
seN City. At least six people were
killed and there are now 20 injured az
the hospital in Paterson, Of whom some
viii probably die, while some Of those
not seriously injured were able 90 SO to
their destination. The casualties SO far
as known are;
pEAp-Mrs. Mary Roc. Ithaca n y
one unknown woman. two unknown men.
an unknown little gir. an unknown hoy
INJURED Miss AEuos Macdonald. OK
fotd, n. Y, beth legs broken, Samuel
Mendheilson, Wukesbarre legs broken,
Miss Mamie Doyle. Bnghamton, arm
broken and crushed Miss is!Eaie Kane.
lluEhamton, feet crushed David Roe.
ithaca. husband of the woman Killed, right
leg crushed. Oscar Aronsau, Scranton. Pa.
l"xs crushed; John White, Ithaca, leg
broken, badly cut by glass, Louis naron,
Dover. \, J., face aud body badly cut;
Louis Freedman, Scranton, Pa. legs
crushed aud head bruised, Charles Rem
sen. iiroekiyn, thought 10 he internally In
jured. William q, ossell Chicago. leg
crushed Daniel Maxwell, Iiaekettstown.
n. j., seriously bruised and cut. - Me
Ccrmack resident of Michigan, slightly
injured, able 20 proceed Go New York
The Buffalo express was waiting for a
local train To move that had been de.
layed at the station. and the Phillips
burg accommodation WIS following the
express but short distance behind.
/ The two rear ears Of the express were
broken &c pieces, most Of the pas euprrs
on them being either killed or injured.
! The engine OF the Philllpshurg train
was completely wrecked. the engineer
and fireman escaping by jumping,
Apparently the engineer of the phil-
! lipsbutg accommodation aid not no
tice that the express drew mp some 300
feet west Of the depot The express
was Is minutes late aud the necommo-
dntiou was following very closely
When Engineer ltenrton saw the lights
ahead the distance was too short 60
avoid collision His train was going
at full speed The engine plunged into
the rear car Of the express. a Pullman
day coach, and plowed through the
heavy timbers almost its entire limit
This car WIS lifted from the track and
pushed 10 the next 10 the last ear. also
a Pullman. carrying off It's cud aud al
most completely telescopnR II. The
engine OF the Philiipsburg train wa
1 a a.
iirc. but the hhmes were soon extin
Ruishcd.
within few moments police re-
serves. Grrmcn and great crowds o
people came TO the rescue ~ those IL
the terrible tanPlc OF wood and iron
From thcwrcck came Frunns and Ahrickl
and prayers for death or dellycrnnce
IT. was Intensely darl, at the scene, and
a. the broken wood was taken out Of IA,
wreck II was thrown TO the sides of The
tracks Then II was set on fire 10 fur
nish Hight for the rrseucrs. The fire
men. police, train hands aud severR
score 81 citizens turned in 90 rip ~,
fearful Pile TO pieces. II Wns dcsifabl,
TO draw the engine out but this could
/ not ne zone bF' uNhF ~ WOMB itAHll ~
death to some 81 those imprisoned ~
the debris. before The wreckage was
attacked there was body ~ mar
hanging half way ont Of one Of the real
windows on one side and woman hang
ing from q window on the other eide
Both were In rear seats in the rear car
and when the engine hit he car aud tore
through II their manglcd bodies we're
crushed through the wiBd0Wsnbd hung
between the sides of the car and III,
engine, The rcScuers took men and
women out Of the wrrckaRc IN rhpi,
succession, and they were hurried nwaS
to the hospitals. Ia many cnses IL wal
necessary 10 chop away the wfeeknR,
about the injured IN order TO get then
out One man was found STANDING
upon his bend ia u corner. held fast by
the wreckaRe which had piled about
him tie was taken out unconscioni
and IL Vas thought he was dead. but h,
revived and proved 10 be slightly in
jured.