The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-22
Ten Persons Killed Outright
and % Wounded.
WRECK CAUGHT FIRE.
Victims of the Accident Crawl
Through Car Windows
And Find Themselves in the
Raritan Canal.


railway occurred at about $3.50 o'clock
last evening at Ruslings siding. near
Bordentown, and about eight miles
south of Trenton The Nellie Bly, ex-
press from New York to Atlantic City
collided with passenger train No. 800.
running from Camden to Trenton. The
number Of dead so far as known is ten
and the injured upwards of twenty-five
a special train at about 8 o'clock from
the scene Of the wreck brought four
dead bodies and eighteen wounded per-
sons to Trenton The wounded were dis
tributed among the three Trenton hos
pitfalls. Other wounded passengers were
taken to Cooper hospital at Camden
Among the killed was Walter Earl,
engineer of the express, and James Bir-
mingham, baggagemaster of the local
train. Most Of the killed were Italians.
Frank Boland, a passenger on train No
$50. an employee Of the Pennsylvania
railway company. had both legs cut off
The doctors say he win die
Michael McGraw. fireman on the
Nellie Bly," was badly injured. but is
expected to recover.
Frank Thompson. engineer of No. $50,
had a leg broh en- and is badly bruised
He is in a precarious condition
Edwin Garwood, fireman on No. $50,
was badly bruised by jumping, but will
recover.
Edward Sapp, conductor Of No. $50,
was also injured by being thrown for
ward on the floor OF the rear car of his
train. His wounds are not believed 70
be serious.
Most Of the remaining dead and in
jured are Italians The Italians We're
riding in the smoking car OF the ex-
press train. Taey We're being taken to
Atlantic City 20 do construction work
for the company
The trains colided at full speed ana
both engines were completely demol-
ished- The forward cars Of each train,
in both instances, combination bag
gage and smoker were entirely demol-
ished also. and the wreckage took llre
The second car of the Nellie Bly,
turned over on ITS side and its passengers
had to climb out through the windows
IN this they were assisted by passengers
from the cars that did not leave the
track The track at this point IS 50
close to the Delaware and Rarltan 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 he taken from the water
Thomas Lawrence, sof Trenton, said ne
saw one man buried beneath the ruins
and CRYING for assistance He tried 70
mr. him ont hut he found he could do
nothing to help him. He believes the
man rcrished iE the flames. Inc scene
Of the wreck was far from OUTSIDE as
siS+aDce and when the Wrecklng tram
arrived from Trenton it was after dark
and the work of clearing UP the debris
and removing The bodies was necessa-
rily slow.
The Nellie Bly, was running in three
sections and il was the third section
with which No. 800 collided- The local
train had taken the siding to perInis
the express TO pass, and 1t IS beneNeu
that through some MISUNDERSTANDING or
mistake the local came out on the man
track after the second section had
passed. naistaking it for the third sec
tion.
philadelphia Feb 1.-THE survivors OF
the wreck of the third section 81 me
ssrTa11sa T3Ixss express were brought 70
~amf1en. III u ii a special train Six Of
the injured were removed 70 1copeIz A -
r,S+al and the others who could stand the
55a11r17ev were transferred and after an
hours wait in Camden We're taken 70 AZ
Ianfic CITY along with the passengers VINO
-4-ara NOT hurt The injured taken to
Cooper hospital are all Italians They
Unknown Italian: skull fractured; un-
conscious and will die
Senrotia Vincene. 30 years or age COM
pound fracture OF the leg and Jaw.
Lawrence. Mesa, As years old con-
'u Frank Betfack. g years old, laeerated
Wort zuvarta. As years of age. of New
York lacerated wound Of scalp, confusion
pedro Pedricki. n years Of age, COM
pound fracture Of the leg.
Michael MCGOWAN of Jersey city, rlre-
man Of the express. was badly cut about
the head and Internally injured. He was
taken to Atlantic city
The train reached Camden shortly after
9 O'clock. The passengers were sorry
looking lot Many of the women had
either their heads or arms tied up ana
number of men We're also bandaged-
Among those who We're on the train
were John Jorol0Tnan and family OF New
York ex-Judge William Kelly of New
York, George Enger. South Orange n Il;
Amza Lyon and family, New York; VIII
liam Williams, Indianapolis; Charles ~
Fort. Albany, n. Y.
was bruised about the body and Mr. Fort
and his wife were slightly injured,
With the exception of slight cuts and
bruises the others escaped injury
The story Of the wreck as told by the
pe The Ss Biy'' express was made up
of a day coach containing. as far as
en- route to Atlantic City &c do corstruc-
ton work a baggage car, day coach.
coaches The car containing the Italians
was directly behind the engine The ex-
down lfcIn sew 10fk a1ld was stoWl1lS
up just north Of BordentOWn when the
is a curve The first thing the passcn-
gers knew was a. sudden J0lIng of the
putting on the brakes, and the next mo-
nent a terrible crash Both engines were
twisted iron. The car containing the Ital-
ians was crushed to splinters and all OF
its occupants were buried under the mass
the first car and the third car crashed
into the mass and tumbIed into the drv
canal alongside the railroad The latter
coach was filed with passengers from
New York and all went down with the
car Everyone. however. got ont or was
chopped free from the car some Of the
passengers being quite severely Injured
III the canal had been filled with water
many would have undoubtedly been
drowned before they could have escane1
from their prison. The remaining tl1ree
cars did not turn over
The WTeckage took Ere from the en-
gines and it is believed that q number ar
the Italians who were not killed o11frief1f
were burned ia feafF Tlr1e - 80 go