The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
Twenty TO Thirty Dead, and Scores
Suffering from Injuries Of
All Kinds.
FIRE ADDED TO HORROR
AND PROVE BACK PEOPLE TRYING
TO RESCUE VICTIMS.
Senator 7. c. PIatt's Secretary Among
the KiIIed-Many Charred
Bedies Unidentified.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-One of the most
appalling railroad wrecks that has occurred
I'm the vicinity of New York for many years.
the loss of life being from twenty
five to thirty persons. occurred tonight
at Graceland. on the Central Railway OF
New Jersey, near westheld. N. J.. when the
Royal Blue Line express plowed at top
speed into the rear OF local train.
Immediately after the crash three of the
shattered cars of the local train took fire,
rendering impossible the rescue of many Of
the wounded who were pinned fast in the
wreck Many bodies are believed to have
been burned. On board the flyer all the
passengers. although badly shaken up, es-
capped uninjured except for trifing bruises.
The dead taken to the morgue at Plain
field are:
EDGAR WILLIAMS. a New York lawyer.
e. p. THAYER, Plainfeld, secretary 10
Senator Thomas C.. Platt.
HARRY G. HAND. New York.
HARRY PATTERSON, Duellen.
GEORGE F. RED. Scotch Plains
ROWLAND CHANDLER, Plainfeld.
EDWARD FLYNN. Plainfield.
In addition to this list there are many
charred bodies unidentified still at the
scene of the wreck.
The list of injured at the hospital in
PIainfield follows:
EDWARD CLARK. Plainield.
WILLIAM SAMPSON. Plainfield.
MISS LIZZIE CUTTER, Plainheld.
WILLIAM DUNN. Plainfeld.
GEORGE FORCE, Plainfeld
HOWARD r. GEORGE, Plainfield.
MISS MILDRED EVERETT, Plainfeld.
MRS. d. U. CUNNING, Plainfield.
L. NJ. BROKAw. Plainfield.
MISS CORA BROKAw. Plainfield.
THOMAS CUNNING, Plainaeld.
FREDERICK KINNEN, Plainfield.
ROY APGAR and WILLIAM FREDER-
lex, Dunellen, N. j.
Others known to have been injured are:
WILLIAM GEDDIEs, of Dunellen. both
legs broken
GEORGE CHANDLER. spine injured
CHARLES LONGWORTHY. injured all
r over body.
MRS. BELcH, both legs broken and body
crushed.
MARY RYAN. injured about head.
WILLIAM VAN yENTER. cut about
body and face.
EVERETT REIGHTON, both legs cut off,
MISS LIZZIE KELLER. scalp torn off.
PERCY IRVING. Dunellen, leg crushed.
MRS. QUELAN. bruised about body and
JAMES f. CLARK, OF Philadelphia, seri-
ously and probably fatally.
The train which was run into left New
York at 5:45. running as an express to
Bound Brook. making stops at Elizabeth
westheld and Plainneld. Beyond Bound
Brook 10 runs as q local. The Royal Blue
at a higher speed and makes no stops, ex-
cept at Elizabeth. and is scheduled to over
take the slower train just beyond Grace
land. where the latter switches from track
No. on to track No. to permit the Royal
Blue to pass.
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
on track No. A. and the local received or
ders TO proceed on the express track to
Dunellen aid there take the outside. or No.
4. track. Shortly after receiving orders
the train Rad to stop for a hot box, which
delayed her so that when she got under
way again she was due at Dunellen. She
had just started and was moving slowly
when the Royal Blue. travelling. apparently.
at full speed. which at that point usually
crashed into the rear end.
The heavy engine of the Royal Blue tore
its way into the rear car. and al the same
time drove the forward end of that car
into the rear end of the car ahead. which in
turn was driven into the third car. and
this In turn was driven into the fourth car
from the rear. The fourth car was only
partly wrecked. but the last three were
torn to pieces
The engine OF the Royal Blue left the
rails and turned over on its side. the engi-
neer and firemen sticking to their posts
and going down In the wreck They are
now in the MuhIenberg Hospital. at Plain
field. and the engineer. II is believed. car
live only few hours.
Passengers on the flyer say the engineer
applied the brakes hard minute or so be-
fore the wreck The train ahead had sent