The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-21

filed to their full capacity with commut-
ers. on their way to their business in
New York. Just before reaching the
eastern end of the tunnel train No. 20o. on
the Northern Railroad of New Jersey
Branch, west bound was passed. Engi-
neer McKinnon opened his throttle wider
TO give the train the additional speed re-
quired to take the train up the incline,
which leads to the track elevation. The
locomotive jumped forward in response
to the touch and had greatly increased
tion on the track. The shock threw the
wheels from the rails, but the engine
plunged on, swaying violently to and fro,
now up against the south wall of the
tunnel, the contact ripping and tearing
away its upper works. now bound to the
other side of the track until about thirty
feet east of the mouth of the tunnel 1t
fell over on the left side, with crash
that startled the neighborhood for
blocks around The first crash following
the locomotive went over on its side
after it and cloud of steam which es-
capped from the overturned locomotive hid
the scene from the gaze of those who
had been attracted by the crash.
The cries of the passengers as they
escaped from the wrecked cars and clam
bered over the wreckage into daylight
and the awful uncertainty of what hor-
rors the escaping steam and the deep
seemingly able-darkness Of the
tunnel hid, made the stoutest blanch and
Sink back. But the hesitancy, if any,
was only momentary, and the employees
of the road in the vicinity rushed to the
scene to render what aid they could to
the injured. An alarm was sent to the
police, and the hospitals were called upon
to send ambulances to the scene as rap
idly as possible. Captain John F. Kelly
of the Seventh street station, and Captain
Kelly of the Oakland avenue station.
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the spot in the patrol wagons. They
We're quickly followed by ambulanees
from ST Francis Hospital. The two po-
lice captains so disposed their men that
the crowd which had been attracted were
driven back and the railroad company's
employees were enabled to go to work
without being interfered with Attention
was at first directed to rescuing the in
jured Locomotive No. 1853, which was
drawing the east bound train, was lying
on its side between the rails. 1t was
perfect wreck The cowcatcher, smoke
stack. bell, sand box, whistle and most
of the cab had been torn away. The en-
gine was lying on its left side and it was
thought that the engineer and fireman
were in the wreck.
a gang was started to dig them out
and had hardly started to work when a
horrible object. crawling on hands and
knees. came out from under the debris
before their eyes. 1t was human body.
The flesh of the face and neck was black
ened and hanging in shreds and the
clothing was in tatters. The being
and writhed in agony. DR.. o. J.
Russie of ST. Francis Hospital, who ac-
the ambulance, Immediately
took charge of the man, and after afford
ing him temporary relief, had him car
ried tenderly to the ambulance. 1t was
poor Marks, the fireman, and glance
told that he was mortally injured. He
was sitting on the left of the cab when
the locomotive toppled over on that side
scalding steam that almost parboiled him.
How, after this, he had vitality enough
terrible experience puzzled the physicians.
About the same time workmcn on the
other side found McKinnon, the engineer,
lying near his engine. He was uncon-
scious and the blood was pouring from 6
deep cash on the left side of his head.
The escaping steam had caught him also
in its deadly grasp and he was horribly
burned on the legs and lower body. He,
too. was attended by Dr. Russie and hur-
ried in the ambulance to ST. Francis's
Hospital There the two men were made
as comfortable as possible and after
their wounds had been dressed it was seen
that Marks would not recover.
In the meantime the police and the rail-
road men were at work looking for other
casualties AS the frightened passengers
came pouring out of the tunnel it was
learned that the west bound train was
ierailed about hundred yards inside the
tunnel Before entering the tunnel trains
west bound slack up and enter the big
bore at a reduced rate of speed. 1t was
owing to this that the west bound traia
was not badly wrecked. 1t, too, struck
an obstruction about the time that /.
passed the Greenwood Lake train. and
was completely derailed. but it was GO
ing at such slow speed that the eng;-
need was able to stop it before any of the
ears turned over. There were very few
on the train and no one was
hurt.
The workmen found young Morris sit