The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-22
By WRECK IND FRE
MANY KILLED AND INJURED IN
ACCIDENT ON PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
CoLLIDED AT FULL SPEED
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS CAME
TOGETHER HEAD-ON WITH
FRIGHTFUL CRASH
TALES OF THE SURVIVORS
Italian LabOrers Pinned Under BIaz-
ing WrecEage Burned to Death
Despite Heroic Efforts
at Rescue.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 21.-One of t!ae
worst collisions in the history of the
Ferth Amboy division of the PennsyI-
vania railroad occurred this afternoon at
Ruslings Siding, near Bordehtown, arl
about eight miles south of Trenton. The
Nellie Bly, express from New York to
Atlantic City collided with Passenger
Train No. $50, running from Camden to
Trenton. The number of dead 50 far
known is ten, and the injured upwards Of
twenty-five.
Among the killed was Walter Earl, en-
gineer 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 employe Of the Pennsylvania
Railway company had both legs cut off.
The doctors say he will die.
Michael McGraw, fireman on the Mel
lie Bly, was badly injured, but is eX-
pected to recover.
Frank Thompson, engineer of No. $50,
had a leg broken and is badly bruised.
He is in a precarious condition.
Edward Garwood, fireman in No. $50,
was badly bruised by jumping, but will
recover.
Edward sapp, conductor of No. $50, was
injured by. being thrown forward on
the floor of the rear car of his train.
His wounds are not believed to be Sc
rious.
Most Of the remaining dead and in
jlired are Italians.
The Italians were riding in the smoking
car of the express train. They were
being taken to Atlantic City to do con-
struction work for the railway company
SCENE OF TERROR.
The scene of the wreck is described
by those who were present as horrify
ing The two trains oollided at full
speed and both engines were completely
demolished The forward car of each
train in both instances, a combination
baggage and smoker, We're entirely de-
nolished also, and to add to the horror
the wreckage took fire. The second
ear of the Nellie Bly," turned over
On it's side and the passengers had to
climb out through the windows. In this
they We're assisted by passengers from
the cars that~did not leave the track.
The track of the Pennsylvania is so
close to the Delaware and Raritan ca
nal, that the passengers in getting ont
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.
The scene of the wreck was far from
outside assistance and when the wreck
ing train arrived from Trenton it was af-
ter dark and the work of clearing up
the debris and removing the bodies was
necessarily slow.
The Nellie Bly, 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
express to pass, and it is believed that
through some misunderstanding or mis-
take the local came out on the main
track after the second section had pass
ed, mistaking 1t for the third section.
BURNED BEFORE THEIR Eyes.
The survivors shuddered as they de-
scribed the scene of carnage. They sail
the cries of agony coming from under
tie wreckage where the Italians were
confined was heartrending. The mass
took fire from the wrecked engines and
it is believed that a number of Italians
who were not killed outright were burn
ed to death. One of the first bodies
taken out was that of Engineer Walter
Earl, of Atlantic City, who was in charge
of the express. He was killed instantly
is head having been cut off The body
of James Birmingham, Of Berdentown
N. j. baggagemaster Of the local train
was found. Willing hands went instantly
to work, and it was due largely to The
uninjured passengers that many lives
were saved.