Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-20
NEU JERSEY HORROR CAUSED A SURPRISED
Terrible Results Of a Train COllid-
ing With a Trolley Car.
DEATH TO SCHOLARS.
They We're I'm Route TO the Newark
High School and at Crossing a
Swiftly Moving Train HIT
the Local Vehicle.

Newark. n. J.. Feb l9.-Running
al almost full speed a train on a Della.
ware. Lackawanna and Western rail.
road crashed into a trolley car load.
ed with pupils on their way to the
high school this morning
Eight Of nine children were killed.
and az least fifteen injured. some so
badly that Il Is feared they will die
The accident occurred at the Clifton
avenue crossing long noted as a dan.
gerous spot The trolley car was one
OF the special vehicles which the
North Jersey Street Railway company
runs between and . o'clock five
mornings Ia the week for the special
accommodation Of the high school pu
pills u was crowded with young men
and women from all parts Of the city.
many whom we're transferred from
other lines Immediately after the ac.
eidont had been reported all the police
reserves Of the Second precinct we're
sent TO the scene 10 keep back the
crowd. which gathered almost imme.
diately.
The train which caused the accident
was the Delaware and Passaic *.
press. There Is some question as
whether both the crossing gates were
down when the car and train ap.
preached at the same time The mo
toiman saw the train and put on the
brakes with all his force. The car
however, slid upon the icy rails until
the front platform projected over the
tracLs moment later the crash
came The pilot OF the engine struck
the front platform and tipped the car
over The pupils by the force OF the
collision we're precipitated under the
Whoels OF the engine To some death
came Immediately. others fingered a
moment 10 fearful agony and then ex.
pired. a most heartrending scene
was presented to the sight after the
train bad crashed into the car. Dead
or injured children lay In al dlrcc.
tions
Word Of calamity soon reached the
authorities In addition 10 the police
reserves every ambulance In the city
was soon at the scene The motor.
mans skull was crushed. and Il is
thought he will die
The trolley car could not be STONED
AlnouEh the motorman appeared 10
make drastic efforts to do So
The conductor OF the trolley car.
George Gould. said III Is a custom
Tor trolley conductors To stop their
cars as this crossing Is approached
and as the car stops 10 run ahead
and see u the track Is clear. should
have done that had not seen that tbe
gates were closed Naturally conclud. /
eu mat car would stop. aud the FIRST
thlhg ! knew Of danger was when We /
went crashing through the gates.
policeman Stuchy said the trolley /
car had projected about four feet over
the track when IL was struck There 1
were about twelve children on the /
.F"ht platform grouped around the mo. /
torman. He saw the accident
From among the mangled remains
OF The dead children unlnjured passen.
gers Of the car picked up the Injured .
ones ana carried them to temporary .
places Of refuge Il was work that /
required the stoutest hearts. The mu.
u.aioi bodies caused many 90 turn |
away shudder.ngIy
FasaD1sors un the train heard the
screams of the children two blocIs
away before the train struck the car
As an Illustration OF the force ~
The collision, a front part OF the car
was picked mp three blocks further
down enc road between two tracls
inc engineer was dazcd and IL was
io pull him on the engine.
known dead Miss Lohenburg. Maud
hahgr Emily Weinbach. Emily h
sholl' Evans 5 Eastwood. Jr.. twenty
three Years of age. skull fractured
and thigh broken. died