New-York tribune., 1903-01-28


rairoa cling in New-Jersey occurred half mile
from Westfeld last evening when more than
score of persons Were killed and many others
were injured. An express train dashed into the
of commuters train which had been held
up by a hot box and had been kept on the ex-
press track by the staIling of freight train on
the outside track Three rear cars of the local
train and the locomotive of the express train
were demolished
The Philadelphia express train involved in the
collision known the Royal Blue tram
AS the locomotive ploughed its way INTO the
train ahead it fell over on it's side W. E Davis
the engineer. and S Mccarthy his fireman, stuck
to their posts and went down in the WrecA-
They were in the Muhlenberg Hospital in Piain-
field last night and the engineer died at late
hour
Passengers in the express train escaped IN
jury. Some of tham said last night that the
engineer set the brakes hard about a minute De-
fore the shock of the collision came. He had
run past a block signal.
The fragments of the three wrecked cars
caught fire from the locomotive, and several
persons who were pinned in the wreckage were
burned to death. Several persons died a1ter
being rescued The number of the dead could
not be ascertained at a late hour last night
Eighteen bodies had been recovered from the
wreck last night, and at late hour the crews
of two wrecking trains were still searching III
the ruins of the burned cars. Thirteen OF the
bodies recovered had been burned beyond rec
ognition. They were removed to Plainheid Al
together twenty -four persons were known 10
have perished in the disaster
Following ara as complete lists of the dead
and injured as could be obtained early this
morning:
CHANDoR Rowland R. of Mill-st
DAVIS W E. of Philadelphia engineer Of the ex-
press
FLYNN Edward West Front-st
hAV2: Was iiasta a clerk in New-York City,
PATERSON Harry. DuneIen. clerk.
REED George E. of Scotch Plains
"a States En Express Copan broadway Libertys
WILLIAMS Edgar. East sixth st. New York lawyer.
formerly secretary of United states Commission IN
Porto Rico.
This list does not include number of charreo
bodies which are on their way to Plainfeid
from the scene of the wreck.
THE INJURED.
BEIsIIf Mrs P1alnfe:d both legs broken and body
BKoKAw. E. NJ. West second-st. Plainheld. slightly
BRApFoRp Roy. Park-ave Piainheld. injured face
head
fF9KaM sisb'y m5s injured Cora West Second st. ' ~
CHANDLER George. Dunellen. spine injured
CLARK James F. Philadelphia, seriously and prob
ably fatally hurt.
CLARK. Edward Ninth-st Painheld both legs broken
CUNNING Thomas of Putnam nave
ford
badly
CUNNING Mrs D. somerset-st. Plainheld. injured in
' body 95t and face badly cut.
DUNN. William NorwoOd-ave:. Plainheld. right leg
broken and and bruised
EVERETT. Miss Mildred. Somerset st. Plainheld badly
FREDERICK. Wilson of DuneIlen. scalded about the
body
body thar he i' cannot recoTe5
FORCE George Front-st PIanfeId about the head
GEDDIEs William. DuneIlen, both legs broken.
GEORGE Howard r. Craig Place Plainield leg broken
GEORGE. Edgar brother Of Howard only slightly in
GsING Percy NJ, DuneIlen. leg
KANNEN. Frederick. Maucn Chunk ave, Piainheld
leg crushed and body badly cut
KELLER Miss Lizzie FIanfeid. scalp off.
LINE. y. NJ. PAS East Front ST. Planheld. scalp
wound and injury TO back
5iss5 dd Dody DIARIES r'nhed many cuts and
MArTERwUND cueran. P:aindeld injuries
RYAN. Mary P1ainheId injured about head
SAMPSON. William Fffth-st-. Plainhed, cut and
crushed body
VAN i,c. yENToR William. Fai"Held cut about body and
Elias Giles. employed in a wholesale drysoods
house. in New York. is missing.
Maxwell Honeyman. of Grove-st, jumped
through window of one of the cars and
cut by the glass. but went home.
Survivors of the wreck said last night that
the scenes which followed the crash were fear
full. The engine and the three wrecked
piled into one heap, containing dead
and injured. From the heap came awful
screams for aid. A minute later the situation
became more terrible, for the wreck caught fire |
from the locomotive. The screams of the in
jured in the heap were intensified when the |
flames added to their agony.
The passengers in the two forward cars of the |
first train and all the men from the express and !
every one in the neighborhood started work at /
once in trying to get out the injured before the /
flames could reach them The rescuers worked !
like heroes. At times while some of them were |
in the wreckage trying to take out the injured |
the flames reached them. and their clothing took |
fire. but they put it out and worked on in con-
stant danger of being killed themselves.
Some of the injured were burned TO death in
sight of the would be rescuers. who stood by
them as long possible
The fremen from Westfield reached the scene
within Il short time and attacked the flames.
They came too late. however. to save many lives.
Doc tors were called for from Elizabeth, West
field and Plainfield. and there were a score on
hand
The paror cars of the Royal Blue line train
were converted into temporary hospitals. and
the cushions and berths were turned into use
for the injured. The dead, as they were taken
)ut. laid III alongside the track until
he