The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
FATAL WRECK ON THE ERIE.
TWO SECTIONS or THE MILK
TRAIN IN COLLISION.
Ono Man Killed and seventeen Injured
Paterson Musician Loses nm Arm
with q Diamond Ring on One Finger
Tho Arm and the Ring Recovered

Ono Man Killed and seventeen injured
Patterson Musician Loses nm Arm
with Diamond Ring on One Finger
Tho Arm and the Ring Recovered
MIppLETowN, n. Y, Aug. 20.-By the
error of an Erie operator, rear-end col'l-
sion occurred on the Erie Railroad one
mile east OF Turner's at $50 O'Clock this
morning when the locomotive OF the second
section OF the west bound milk train, with
q clear block ahead. running fifty miles
nm hour, crashed into the rear coach OF the
first section, demolishing it and telescope
ing the combination smoker. baggage and
mail car ahead.
Thirty-five persons, including passengers
and railroad men, and nearly all OF them
mapping, were seated in the two coaches
OF the forward train when the crash came
The forward combination car was OF smaller
dimensions than the car in the rear, and
when the smoke and steam had cleared
away the forward car was found wedged
inside the rear car as neatly as II done to
order, with most OF the passengers writhing
in agony in the general mixup Of seats and
other debris from the interior of the cars.
Those not rendered unconscious crawled
through two windows that had been broken
out by the crash, thereby escaping possible
death from the great volumes OF escaping
steam.
The crews of both trains who had not
been injured went to work heroically rem
dering assistance to the injured. The
dead body of Conrad Scheib, the stationary
engineer of Paterson, N. j., was found
literally broken to pieces. dozen were
next taken out unconscious, among them
being F. F. Hatfield, musician, OF 1888
Ninth avenue Jersey City. He had been
among the seepers, sitting upright in his
seat, with his head resting on his hand
and his elbow on the car window sill. When
he was extricated from his pinned-down
position among the debris his right arm
was found to be severed at the elbow and
was missing.
when he realized his loss his first thought
was for a diamond ring which ne had worn
on on. OF the fingers OF the missing arm.
Tn, he pluckily Joined in the search for
the lost member, which was finally found,
and he with his remaining hand re-
moved the gem from the dead finger, after
which he again lapsed into Inconsistencies
and was removed in special train to tho
Suffern Hospital He is suffering from
shock an may die.
Follow N is partial list of the injured:
George W. Fredericks. Chester. y. u, Erie
milk agent; bruised
William j: Sayer. chester. y. T.. Fred
eriCkss clerk: bruised.
Walter Seyb bolt. 483 Garfield avenue, Jersey
City serious e9 GG 1n, Rr,rswc, strss+
'eFsSf r 'H HSallFe f 7ss Ninth avenue, Jersey
City; arm cut Off. taken to SufTern, y. Y.
+. ii. Mcneil, mail clerk. Port Jervis; back
bruised
A. A. Hustead. mail clerk. Bath. n. Y:
Michael Collins. Goshen; head. legs and
X; ". Tyson. e West is4th street. New
Richard Gunther. i52 Broome street. New
York; scalp wound
The Rev; F. s. Flath. 23s Wyons street.
Brooklyn; head and arms bruised.
George Shannon; Port Jervis both legs
Edward j. Kordula. $40 East Fifth street.
New York: leg and abdominal injury.
d. F. Musbaum. 1874 Water street. New
York; left leg and left side bruised. ,,
H. W. Schimer, Martin $ Greek. Pa; bruised
ao a. W Wv ogel. 17i5 Empire Building. New
York; right arm and face cut.
Operator Dicks, the young man to whose
carelessness the accident is attributed,
was Immediately laid off duty, but he will
be detained by Coroner Heaton for the
inquest which is now in progress. Charges
Of criminal negligence may be laid at the
Young mans door and may be brought
TO the attention OF the next Grand Jury,
which Is soon to convene. Dicks was
night operator at Turner's He had re- |
ceived a signal from Operator Sweeney, |
at Newburgh Junction that the first section |
of the train had passed there. He left his |
kew, and thinking when he returned that the |
first section Of the milk train had passed. !
Dicks signalled the towertnan at Newburg I,
junction for a clear block, The first sec |
ton, after passing the Newburgh Junction
tower short distance, had mishap to |
ita engine, and while it had stopped for |
repairs the crash came
Immediately upon the receipt of the |
news Of the wreck at Jersey City the wreck |
ing train and hospital car were sent out
All the doctors who could be reached be- |
tween Suffern and Newburgh were pressed !
into service and despatched with all pos |
sible speed to Newburgh Junction, where ,
the work of caring for the injured was
already under way under such shelter
from the soaking downpour as could be
improviSed.
Additional assistance was obtained from
Port Jervs and Grevcourt.
The Rev Frederick s. Flath, one Of the !
persons injured in the wreck, is the assist
ant pastor of ST Paul's Lutheran Church.
Wyona street. East New York. He is 9S
years old and lives at 23s Wvona street
He left Brooklyn early yesterday morning
10 visit his parents. who are on a vacation
al Pine Bush, Orange county, " Y. His
father, who is past or of the church of which
the Young man is the assistant pastor
suffered a slight stroke Of paralysis last
week He has been married thirteen years
and has one child.