Arizona republican., 1903-01-28
APPALLING WRECK
 OK JERSEY CENTRAL
At Least Twenty Four Persons Are
 Known to be Dead.

New York, January 27-One of the worst and most appalling railroad ! vracss that has occurred fn the vicin- 1 ity Of New York in many years. the es- timatad loss cf lir- ranging from twelve to thirty persons. took place tonight at 1 GracelaEd, on the Central railroad of New Jersey near WestfeId. N. J.. when the Royal Blue Flyer express pl.wed at top speed into the rear Of local train.
 At 1:40 o'clock this morning it is i known that there are twenty-f four dead.
 Immediately after the crash came three Of the shattered cars of the local i 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 con. sumed.
 On board the flyer all the passengers although badly shaken up. escaped in jury, except for trining bruises. The dead taken to the morgue at Plainfeld are.
 EDGAR WILLIAMS of New York, lawyer.
 C. C. SAVER of Plainficld. HARRY c. HAND. New York.
 HARRY PATTERSON. Dunuellen. GEORGE F. REED. Scotch Plains.
 THOMAS CUMMING. PlainfeId.
 ROWLAND CHANDLER. Plainfield.
 EDWARD FLYNN. PIainfeId.
 The. list Of injured at the hospital in Plainfield numbers twelve.
 The passengers in the two forward If lA fret
 from the express and every one in the heishDorhood started to work at once to get out the injured before the flames could reach them. At times the flames reached the 1escuers and their clothing took fire but they worked on tbouqb in constant danger of being killed them selves. Some of the injured burned to death in spite of the men wh6 were working with desperation to save them The flames soon gained complete mas tery of the last two cars.
 Bremen from WestfeId were su,o- moned by telephone but arrived too late to save many lives. Surgeons were called for from Elizabeth. West held and Plainfeld, and there was a score on hand. The parlor cars of the
 Royal Blue line train were converted into temporary hOpitals. The dead as they were taken out Were laid in a row alongside the track until means could be found to convey them to Plaindeld
 nc hremen after a time mastered names. Then the wreckage was at- tacFed and the work of recoverine, the bcdies was begun. Out of the first car elght bodies were taken. The sight While the wreck was burning was hor- rtylng. Men could be seen in the Wreckage pinned fast amid the timbers or the cars and struggling to free themselves while the flames roared around them. The rescuers were beIn- less to aid them as they had already been driven from the wreck by the flames. One of those who tried to take out mar pinned down found that he was held down by one leg near the ankle and seeing it useless to do any, thing else, is said to have frallv sev- cred the mans leg and then carried him to one of the cars
 The rescuers and rescued were badIv burned. When the engine plowed into , the rear car it partly split the car open and at the same time lifted it uD and onto itself This car was the first co take fire and most of those in it are dead. Some of them are believed to be , beneath the overturned engine Those . in the car ahead which was lifted oyer the rear ear, suffered most