The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-28
THE STORY IN DETAIL Z
"A Partial List OF the Dead and Injured
-. Made Up To-day.

Z Made Up To-day.
New York, Jan. 2S.-One of the most
appalling railroad wrecks that has oc-
Cured in the vicinity Of New York for
many years, the estimated loss OF life
ranging from twenty to thirty persons,
took place last night at aGraceland, on
the Central Railway Of New Jersey near
Westfield, N. j., when a Philadelphia ~
Reading express ploughed at top speed
into the rear of a local train Of the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey.
Immediately after the crash three of the
shattered cars of the local train took fire,
rendering impossible the rescuing OF many
Of the wounded who were pinioned fast
under the wreckage. Many bodies are
believed to have been consumed. ,-.
y The sight while the wreck was burning
was horrifying Men could be seen in the
wreckage pinioned. struggling to be free,
while the flames roared around them
The rescuers were helpless to aid them,
as they already had been driven from the
wreck by. the flames. Z.
Many imprisoned ones begged for death
and imp1ored those who were laboring to
get them free to crush their heads with
the axes they were using to chop away
the wreckage.
In all twenty-one bodies were taken
from the wreckage. The following iden-
LITIGATION of the dead have been made:
RowLAND-R. CHANDLER, Planfield, N. J.
THOMAS A. CUMMING, Plainfeld.
EDWARD FLYNN, Plainfeld. - % -. .
HARVEY $. PATTERSON Punellen; n, j.
G. P. THAYER, Plainfield.
Fl. W. TOMLINsON, Plainfeld.
EDGAR W: WILLIAMS. Plainheld.
w. L. DAVIS, engineer of the express -
FREDERICK WALLER, Plainheld.
Fl. G. HAND, Ilainfeld, N. J.
r. B. SHANDO, Plainfeld. ri. ~, -
HARRY ROGERS PlainHe1d. II.
CRAIG BALDWIN,, Plainfeld. e. III e.. 4
The injured, so far as known, ARE as
follows: ~. 4
Richard Clark, Plainfeld. both legs broken;
William Sampson, Plaindeld, cut and bruised
about the body: Wilson Frederick Dunelfen
held face cut; William Dunn, Plainheld, right
leg broken. face cut and bruised; George Force
Plainheld cut on head: J. H.. Freeman. Plainheld
badly injured about the head and body; Howard
r. George, Plainheld, leg broken and scalp in
Jured: Edgar George, slightly injured: Miss Mil
bred Everett. Plainfeld, badly injured abou
body Rose Bradford. Plaindeld, injured on face
and head: Miss Fannie Canavoe, body and fact
badly cut; Frederick Kannen. body and fac,
badly cut: Roy Apgar, Dunellen badly injured
about head: E. M. Brokaw, slightly injured
William Geddes. Dunellen. both legs broken
George Chandler, Plainfeld, spine injured
Charles Longworthy. Plainfeld, injured on body
Miss Beleh, Plainfeld, legs broken and bod.
head: William Vanventer, Plainfeld cut abou
face. land body: Everett Reighton, Plainfeld, boil
legs cut on Miss Lizzie Keller, P1ainfeld, seal
torn off: Percy Irving, Dunellen, legs crushed
Mrs Queloan. plshfeld, injured about body AM
head: James F. Clark, Philadelphia, seriousl
hurt about head and body. q
1t Was the Engineers Fault.
w. E. Davis. the engineer of the Read
ing express died to-day Policemal
1urch who aided in the work Of rescue
made the following statement too day con
corning Davis:
II assisted in carrying Davis, the en-
CINE driver from the engine He was ter
ribly injured. He said: I am responsible
for the accident. / saw the danger sig
nal, but expected it to turn white.'''
A statement made last night that /
was Royal Blue line express Of the Bal
tinore & Ohio company which ran int
the local express was erroneous. Their
was no Baltimore & Ohio train in tn
wreck.
The .wreckins crews at work began t
clear the tracks and get out bodies, an
were assisted by hundreds of persons fror
Westfield. Crawford Plainfield and othe
places. who had been brought to the seen
by the news of the collision. Big bonfire
were built Of the wreckage and of oil
railroad ties to light up the scene and en-
able the men to see to do their work. Nor
than thousand persons remained at tn