The news & observer., 1901-02-23
ZEN PEOPLE ARE KILLED
The Number Of Injured is Upwards of
Twenty. Five.
SCENE OF DISASTER RUsTlNG's SIDING
This is Eight Miles South Of Trenton on the
AmbOy Division Of the Penns, ,lyania
Railroad. The Collision Due
70 Misunderstanding.
70 Misunderstanding.
(py the AssocIated PROSE }

Trenton, N. j.. Feb. 2l--One OF the
worst collisions in the history of the
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad occurred about $50 o'clock this
evening at Rusting's Siding near Borden
town and about eight miles south OF
Trenton. The Nellie BLY," express from
New York for Atlantic City collided with
passenger train No. 33o running from
Camden 10 Trenton. The number of
dead so far rs known is ten and the
number OF injured is upward of twenty
five
a special train at about o'clock from
the scne OF the wreck brought four dead
bodies and eighteen wounded persons to
Trenton. The wounded were distributed
among the three Trenton hospitals.
Oiher wounded passengers were taken 10
Cooper Hospital at Camden.
Among the killed were Walter Earl. en-
gineer of the Express and James Bir-
mngham baggage master of the local
train. Most OF the killed were italians.
Frank Boland, passenger on train
No. $50, an employe Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, had both legs cut of.
The doctors say he will die.
Michael McGraw, fireman on the rNel-
lie BY was badly injured, but is ex-
pected TO recover.
Fraak Thompson, engineer Of No. eco,
had leg broken and is badly bruised
he Is in precarious condition.
Edward Garwood. fireman ON No. 800
was badly bruised by jumping but will
recover
Edward Sapp, conductor Of no. $50. was
also injured hv being thrown forward on
the floor Of the rear car of his train.
His wounds are not believed 10 be Sc
rious.
Most OF the remaining dead and injured
are Italians. The Italians were riding
i'll the smoking car Of the express train.
They We're being taken TO Atlantic
City to do some worl. for the railroad.
The trains collided at full speed and
both engines were completely demolished.
The forward car Of the express train. in
both instances a combination baggage
and smoker were entirely demolished also
and to add 10 the horror the wreckage
TOOK fire. The second car of the Nellie
Bly, turned over on it's side and the pas
sengers had TO climb out through tho
windows. In this they were assisted bv
passengers from the cars that did not
leave the track. The track at this point
is so close 70 the Delaware and Raritan
Canal that the passengers in getting out
of the overturned coach got into the
canal, and many OF the bodies OF the dead
and injured had to be taken from the
water.
Thomas Lawrence. Of Trenton, said be
saw one man buried beneath the ruins
and crying for assistance. He tried 10
pry him out. but found he could do moth
ing to help him. lie believes the man
perished in the flames. The scene OF the
wreck was far from outside assistance
and when the wrecking train arrived from
Trenton il was after dark and the work OF
clearing up the debris and removing the
bodies was necessarily slow
The Nellie BIZ" was running in three
sections and it was the third section with
which No. $50 collided The local train
had taken the siding to permit the OK
press TO pass. and il is believed that
through some misunderstanding or mis-
take the local came out ON the main tract,
after the second section had passed, mis-
taking it for the third section.
The latest information shows nine
persons killed outright besides Frank
Boland. who is expected to die from hia
injuries. Eight bodies have been
brought to Trenton and at least one is
known to be under the debris.
The identified are:
WALTER EARL, engineer of the ex-
press train.
JAMES BIRMINGIIAAT. baggagemas-
ter of the local train.
FRANK HILL, of White Hill, a rail-
road employe, who was a passenger on
the local train.
JOHN GATES, of Trenton, passen-
ger ON the local train.
-Four Italians whose names have NOT
been learned
Birmingham's charred body was taken
from the wreck late tonight and brought
to the Trenton morgle, where all the
bodies new are. Thirteen Of the eigh-
teen injured .laborers are Italians.