Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-20
QUICK DEATH COMES
TO NINE CHILDREN
Trolley Oar Wrecked by
Train at Newark, N. J.
FIFTEEN OTHERS ARE INJURED.

Train Running at Full Speed Strikes
Trolley Car Loaded With School
Children With Frightfm Results
Many of the Injured My Die.
Newark, n. j., Feb 1S-Running at
almost full speed, a train on the Del
aware, Laokawanna and Western rail
road crashed into trolley car loaded
with pupils on their way to the High
school this morning.
Eight or nine children were killed
At least fifteen were injured, some so
badly that it is feared they will die.
Killed:
Miss Lohenbure.
4. Maud Baker.
Emily Wenbach.
Emily E. sshoII.
Evans s. Eastwood, Jr., 23 years of
age, skull fractured and thigh brok-
en- died at the hospital
The injured:
Helen McCord, 16 years old.
T1llie Gerachty, II years old.
Nina Bull, II years old
Margaret Cammerford, 10 years old,
In serious condition.
Minnie Lyttle, IA years ofeage.
Fannie Nevious, is years of age.
Viola III, IT years old.
Frederick Lindsey. II years of age.
Marion Price, II years of age
Am unknown girl; likely to die
Oscar Barclift, of Gladstone, n j.,
engineer of train, cut with glass about
the head and bruised
The accident occurred at the Clifton
avenue crossing, long noted as a dan
gerous spot
The trolley car was one of the spe-
cial vehicles which the North Jersey
Street Railway company runs between
and 8 o'clock five mornings in the
week for the special accommodation
OF the High school pupils. 1t was
crowded with young men and women
from all parts of the city many of
whom had transferred from other lines
Immediately after the accident had
been reported, all the police reserves
Of the second precinct were sent to the
scene to keep back the crowd, which
gathered almost Immediately. The
train which caused the accident was
the Delaware and Passaic express
There Is some question as TO wheth.
er both crossing gates were down when
the car and train approached the cross
ing at the same time.
The motorman 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 tracks. A 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, were preeipitated under the
wheels of the engine. To some death
came Immediately. Others fingered
moment in fearful agony and then
expired.
A most heartrending scene was pre-.
sented to the sight after the train had
crashed into the car. The dead or
injured children lay in all directions.
Word of the calamity soon reached
police reserves every ambulance in
the city was soon on the scene. The
motorman's skull was crushed. and it
Is thought he Will die.
The trolley car could not be stop.
ped, although the motorman appeared
to make frantic efforts to do so.
The conductor of the trolley car,
George Gould, said:
1T Is the custom for trolley conduc.
tors to stop their cars as this crossinu
is approached, and as the cars stop,
to run ahead and see if the track is
clear
i should have done that this morn.
Ing had | not seen that the gates were
closed. Naturally I concluded that
the car would stop and the first thing
knew of danger was when we went
crashing through the gates"
Policeman Stucky, who was a wit.
ness of the accident, said the trolley
ear had projected about feet over
the track when II was struck. There
were about II children on the front
platform grouped around the motor.
man
1t is not known whether they ham.
pered his movements.
From among the mangled remains
of the dead children the uninjured pas.
sengers Of the car picked the injured
ones up and carried them to temporary
places Of refuge. 1t was work that
required the stoutest hearts The
mangled and mutilated bodies caused
many to turn away shudderingly.
Passengers on the train heard the
screams of the children two blocks
away before the train struck the ear.
AS an illustration of the force of the
collision, the front part of the car was
picked up three blocks farther down
the road between the two tracks
The engineer was dazed and it was
almost necessary to pull him off the
engine
Miners Given Increase