New-York tribune., 1901-02-22
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TWELVE KILLED in WRECK
BETWEEN FORTY AND FIFTY INJUREDS
SEVERAL PERHAPS FATALLY.
HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN ATLANT1N
CITY EXPRESS AND LOCAL TRAIN ON
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
NEAR TRENTON


Trenton. " j.. Feb. IS (speciaD.-A head-on
collision between the third section of what is
known the Nellie Bly," Atlantic City Express
and accommodation train the Camden and
Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at $50 O'Clock this afternoon resulted In the
death of about twelve persons and the injurin9
of between forty and fifty more.
THE DEAD.
The dead so far as known. are:
BIRMINGHANf James, baggagemaster trstn.J
EARLE. Walter. engineer Of the Nellie Bly,"
GATES John. potter, Of Trenton.
HALE, j. Walter. printer Of Trenton.
Who S %as passenger ' on the local train.
Unknown Italian top of head cut Off.
Unknown Italian. deep right eye and iefr ha
Unknown Italian. Had and gold pocket.
Unknown laborer. badly crushed and scaIdsa
Unknown man. body not vet recovered.
THE WOUNDED.
AS far as could be learned UP to last mtdnight.t
the injured Trenton
BALpEN Frank R.. of White Hill. n. j.. railroad -n-
Barbara Gien of New-York about the hands and
BEPBACH Frank of Brooklyn; ear and eyes cut
shoulder Injured
COSTELLO. Dominic. New-York broken ana
DAVIS Charles of Philadelphia: skull and
DoRIEGO Fred of Canal-st New-Yors; compound fracs
Of the leg
FEREELO Dominic Of New-York; severe scalp vounds-s
MESA. Lawrence York. right hip injured.
PEpRIcKI Joseph. Of New-York; compound fractures
sPES% sSy ta %infs" of internal ninT'e' prob
THOMPSON. F.. engineer Bordentown. N. j.; botni
rME sBd Cut sSsa ss 2t c sa sad Y soAH
aS5a3 the FRsada Rsad and Ii hmSs
Unknown Italian will die.
In Cooper Hospital at Camden:
BETTAcK Frank Iaceraed of scalp.
press badly cut about The and internally in-i
iured: taken to Atlantic city.
MESA. Lawrence confusion of hip.
PEDRICKI Pedro compound fracture OF leg.
sENROTA vincenzo. fracture leg and jaw.
zUvaHPA seap confusion NGsS o. Of shoulder and arm
Unknown italian black heard agsd about an, ioTsy % yesrs
Among those who were on the train were John
JeroIoman former president of the Board OF
Aldermen in New-York. and family; ex-Judge
William j. Kelley. of New-York; George Enser.
Of South Orange, n. j.; Amasa Lyon and family
of New-York: W. Nj. Williams. Of Indianapolis,
! Ind: Charles ~ Fort. Of Albany. N. Y. WILL
| Jams had an arm and leg hurt and was bruised
| about the body and Mr. Fort and his wife were
slightly injured. With the exception Of slight
cutx and bruises the others escaped injury.
/ The accident occurred at Smiths Siding. about
| four miles south of Trenton. Both trains were
/ running at top speed and the engines and frst
| two cars were completely destroyed. The exact
number of lives lost will probably not be known
until Tomorrow if ever. several persons are
| believed TO have perished in the fire which fol-
| lowed the collision.
| Smiths Siding is near the Delaware and Rarf-
tan Canal bank which is empty. and con-
sists merely of a side track which passenger
trains are accustomed TO pass. The accommO-
dation train No. 800 bound from Camden to
Trenton. and consisting of three cars. drew up
| on the siding to permit the Nellie Bly,. which
was running to-day in three sections. TO pass.
For some reason not yet explained, the accom-
mediation pulled out to the main track when
only two sections of the express had passed.
The train was light and gained speed quickly.
and about half a mile further on. while round
ing curve il crashed into the third section Of
the Nellie Bly," The shock terrific. and
the scene that followed one Of indescrtbable
| horror and confusion. The two engines were
/ demolished almost beyond recognition, and the
front cars of each train We're overturned, two
/ of them being thrown over the canal embank-
ment.
| The front ear on the Nellie Bly, was a combi-
/ nation baggage and smoking car. and according
/ 10 the best information. it's occupants were al
most all italian laborers or cOlored people. AT
least four of these are believed TO have been
killed and all We're more or less injured. On the
! local train were a number of workmen employed
at the Ironsdes Pottery. in Bordentown. and
living in Trenton. Several of these are reported
missing.
In the last car Of the Nellie Bly, were num-
! ber of delegates 10 the Grand Lodge. Knights of
Pythias. of New-Jersey. whose session concluded
here to-day one of these, the Rev. d. G. Cobb.
| of Wenonah n. j. was the first to leave the
car and followed by several others, he FASTENED
/ TO the front and began the work of rescue. In
| this party were W. c. Cowgirl. of PauIsboro.
and the Rev. Jesse r. Thompson. of Glass
boro v j. Their example fol-
| lowed by others. The car windows were
broken in and the wounded who could be
reached were lifted from the ruins. Many were
pinioned between the seats, and the cries and
groans were heartrending. To add the kOr-
ror of the scene. the engine cabs and the
wrecked cars took ire, and this prevented the
saving of several lives. Baggagemaster James
Birmingham of the local train. was among
those thus entombed both legs being firmly
fastened in the wreck. The rescuers worked TO
release him until driven off by the fire. while he
kept calling ptifully for help. Finally the fire
was put out by buckets of water. but when
Birminghams body was taken out he was dead
Walter Earle. of Haddonfield the engineer ON
the Nellie Bly," killed instantly. his head
and both legs being cut Off His head was
thrown about twenty feet by the force of the
! collision. Engineer Frank Thompson of the
/ local train badly hurt that il is believed
he will di.. Conductor Frank Sapp of the local
train. who was standing in the aisle of the rear
ear. fell on his face and slid the entire length
/ of the He was badly injured
| Many stories of miraculous escapes are told
/ by the surviving passengers. most of whom
however, seemed TO have but a confused idea OF
what occurred even for some time after the ac-
| cident took place. on account of the inacceSsi-
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