The sun., 1903-01-28
trying TO sst % his mind BY tslliag TO
any one Who would listen last night.


bring an engine to the scene. They az
once began throwing water on the blazing
cars and no one will ever know how many
lives were saved by their action.
Tho wreck WAS still so hot. however.
when the flames were beaten down that it
was almost impossible 10 dig far into it,
The putting out of the fire. too. shut on
much Of the light which had guided those
who were pulling the injured and the dead
out Of the tangie
There was no simplifying Of the confusion
as the night went on.
TRAINYuL or DOCTORS.
A trainload Of doctors came over from
PlainHeld. where suburban train had been
emptied and turned back as special
Among the doctors who were on that train
were Drs. Harrison, Sinclair, Smith and
Tubbs and ten or fifteen Others.
The train on which they went down was
used for taking many Of the injured back
TO the PlainAeld Hospital which Ia partly
supported by the railroad.
OF fifteen injured persons who were taken
into Mrs. Hankinson's house. Ave died
almost A quickly as they we're laid down
and eight others we're pronounced beyond
ali aid.
There we're fifteen others in the house
of Mrs. Gltick. and many in straits almost
a. sore
LOorRRs.
Though the country about Crawford and
westneld Ia almost altogether country
OF private houses. the rescuers were fol-
lowed close by hoodlums who came to loot.
number OF tough-lookinG tramps were
clubbsd from about tho wreck by men who
were infuriated by the sight OF criminal
greed.
Mry. Hankinson looked up from tending
some OF the wounded in her house TO sac two
tramps searching the pockets Of man
who was lying on the floor of her kitchen.
She told them to get out and they laughed
At her. She caught up q revolver from a
bureau drawer and drove them out OF
the house at the point Of It.
Everybody was too busy trying TO make
easier the sulferings Of the I'M jured founder
take to make prisoners Of these wretches.
SEARCH FOR THE DEAD.
At midnight there were still hundred
and more men working under the direction
Of the railroad people trying to fnd dead
and injured under the debris.
General Manager and Vioe-President
W. G. Besler Of the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey lives in North Plainfeld. He
took charge OF the wreck as soon as he
arrived. close after the arrival Of the west-
held Arsmen. With him was Superin-
tendent Of Motive Power Mcintosh.
Al 10 o'clock last night they ordered
wrecking train sent from Easton TO Grace
land. They had not time to explain why
they called the wre cking train from Easton
rather than from Jersey City.
A. the night went on the railroad au-
thorities grew more and more hoe-
tile to any efforts to hnd out the facts
about the wreck. At midnight they had
reached the stage of forbidding their own
employees or other citizens to give out the
names Of the dead or injured and circulated
the usual warning that any railroad en-
ployee who answered any question Of q
reporter a. to the cause Of the accident
should lose his place.
SIGNALS SET ALL RIoHr.
Before this embargo was finally estab-
lshed. however, q number Of railroad men
had told Sun reporters that the signals had
set themselves properly against the Phil
adelphia express and that fireman was the
proper distance behind the Easton eX-
press with q rcd lanter
A number Of persons at the Westheld
station corroboratsd this statement and
said they saw the fireman up the track
waving his lantern as the Philadelphia
express rushed by him.
II was said also that there was a freight
train on the fourth track n. tho Crawford
station which prevented the Easton ex-
press from taking that track as it would in
following tie regular routine.
A disregard OF signals. exactly like that
Of last night. occurred at Menlo Park. N. j..
on the Pennsylvania Railroad about two
months ago. II was proved at that time
that the engineer had run ny properly act
signals and a Hagnsn before his train
hit the train in front OF him. Only one life
sns lost In that accident
OF the injured Howard J. Runyon is a
director Of the New York and Mercantile
Exchange at Harrison street. in this
city Edward b. Clark IL an insurance man
in Cedar street
lawyer Williams. who wa killed. was
counsel for Andrew F. Power. Shirley
Dsra's son, who had the Governor Of Rhode
Island in New York police court last fall
Mr. Williams war private secretary to
Dr. H. X. Carroll Of North Plainfeld, whom
President Mckinley sent as a Commissioner
10 investigate conditions in the Philippines.
Mr.. Williams made the trip with him.
Mr.. Williams was well known in Plain
field and was a prominent member Of the
Firt Presbyterian Church there and was
vary active in church work He leaves n