The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-02-22
WRECK ON THE
NELLIE BLY, EXPRESS
Caused by an Operators
Mistake; Ten Killed Tyen-
ty- Five Injured
slllnna.McRae 49, 80.

Scdpps.McRae Press Assn
Trenton. W. g., Feb 2i-One OF the
mrost collisions IN the history OF the Am
boy division of che Pennsylvania railroad
occurred az about $50 o'clock tas even
lng at fusting Siding near Bordortowu
and about eisht miles south of Trepfpp,
1'he Nellie Biye' express from New
york Tor Atlantic city collicec with pas-
eenres train no 9l running from Cam
den to trenton The number Of dead so
far as known % Ten and the injured up-
wards OF twenty-five.
special train at about nine O'Clock
from The seenc - the wreck brought foui
dead bodies and eighteen wounded persons
10 Trenton The wounded were distrib.d
cd among the three Trenton hospitals
other wounded passengers were taken o.
Cooper h0aptsi at Camden
Among the killed was walter Earl en-
einoe.- Of the akpress and James hirming-
ham. haggagoman ~ the local passcn -cr
train Most OF the killed wcrc ittius
Frank BOiN.d "A passenger on train no.
ss0 an cmploye OF The Pennsylvania rail-
road cnmpany had both legs cut on The
doctors saY be viii die.
Michael MOGraw nreman on the Ncl-
ne biye wsts uadiy injured bvt Is expect
"a 10 recover
Prank ThOmnson, engineer of No. AD.
had a leg brokn and II badly bruised
he Is Ia pr0larious condition.
Edward Garwcoa fireman on No Eo,
WIS badly bruised by jumping. but win
secever
Edward SaEp conductor Of No 30 was
also injured py being thrown forward
on the moor of the rear car Of hts train
Hs wounds are not believed 70 bs seri
sua.
Most OF the rymaiuinE dead and in-
3ured are gtsiians The ltalians were rid-
lng in the smoking car Of the exrress
train. They wtro being taken 20 atlantic
city to do some construction work for
she RAILROAD company
Tiic two trains collided at fun speed
and both engines we're completely demol-
tshfa The forward cars of each trnin' IN
both Instances continuation baggage ana
smoker. were entirely demolished also
ana the wrrcsage took frs. The second
cav OF the Ncilio Blye turned over on
as side aud The passengers nnd to climb
aut through the windowa. in this the,
were assisted by passengers from the
ears That did not leave the track The
sr5ck AZ this point Is 50 close to che Della
ware and Raritan canal that the passen-
gers IA gottBg out Of the turned coach
rot 10 the canal and many OF tho bodies
~ the dead and injured hnd to he taken
from the water
lhamas Lawrence of Trenton, snid he
ram ono man buried beneath the ruins and
CRYING for assistance he tried 60 pry
nina ont hut found be could do nothins
tn help him He believes the man per
sshed IN tie namea. n.ae scene Of the
wreck was fir from outside assistance
ana when tho wreclSihg train arrived trrfn
trenton il was after dark end the work
20 clearing up the debris tsd rempNlns
the bodies was necessarily SLOW,
The Nellie Biye was running IN three
sections ana Il was the third section with
which No so collided The local tram
had taken tho Siding 10 permit the express
eo mass and It - believed that throush
some MISUNDERSTANDING OF mistake the TO-
cal same out on the main track AFTER the
second section had passed mistaking y
Tor the third section
rno injured taken to Cooper hospital are
III Italians They are
ifnknown. skun fractured. unconse'oes
ana viii die.
s.prota Vinconco 8 years old com
sound fracture OF the beg and jaw
t.awrenoe Messn, f5 years old con-
iusion of hip.
krank Bettuck &c years Of age, la
tefated wound of soalp
Wort suvarta. As years Of age New
york. laoerated wound Of scalp, con-
tuslon OF shoulder and arm
Pedro pedricl1i, ~ years Of age COM
uouui fracture Of Lex
Michael MCGOWAN OF Jersey I'y'
sreman OF the express. was badly cur
ahoit the head and internally Injured
44e was taken to Atlantic city.
rbo train reached Camden shortly are
ecr . oclocK. me passengers were
sorr,, looking lot Many OF the wom-
~ ma either their heads or arms ued
op ana were badly bespattered WIN
biooa A number Of raen were also
Dandeged ,.
Amonr those who were on the tram
49,, Yohr teroioman and family vl
80 YORK ex-Judge william Kelly o.
80 yorlgs George fngar OF Souu
e.anna N. j.; Amesa Lyon ana ial'
III of New York, W. N. Williams IN
st.nanolls. Charles N Port, Albany
X Wnilams bad an arm ana iel
nar ana WAS bruised ahoet the hoa'
ard M. Fort and MS wife were sl'Shp
b injured. ~ .... an,
with he exception Of slight cuts a"'
nrulsea tho others ESCAPED injury
srhe story az the wreck as tola o'
.bo passenger IS as folowH
rhd NAlnc by express was mape "
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