Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-28

81. Ian 2S-Up to noon To-
N i .o,ol Loss of life by last nights
r. a, 'SS' on the Central railroad Of Of
/ , S,.,p ct Graceland, was believed
Y. n, these IS bodies had peeh
IT,. = and 10 we're held at Plainiiela
|, u,s S From the wreeNas 70
we're taken, and two men, W.
, ~, engineer Of the Reading ex-
~, Wa THOMAS Mccarthy fireman.
N a hospital today t,,,red
l nam yery severely the nos,
y n today we're, however, tna'
4 r9rhaps with one Or two eN'sp
| IN you'd recover ,,oood
4 s u, FOR the accident IS placed sol
h. ''s abroad officials on Ensine ( !,
1, me Philadelphia & Reading
4 y ,nd according to a policeman
4 ,sos Davis from the smashsl
0OI na V admitted that he
\, bon sbances and disresarded the
'aS. .iynals because he expected TO
"a and green lights change TO
y g n, Na nesred them. They did not
r. mi II was too late to stop ana
Il l,siant the crash came carrying
4 ~ y, more than a score. The scenes
E,isg the wreck were unusually
Esi efb acause the ears we're splinter
/, lindline wood. hot Goals from
Esgipe Are box poured out and me
4 sas soon burning hercely. what
4 there had been in rescuing the
HI IN the last car OF the local
H he given up as the flames spread
|pp5olbtedly some Of the wounded,
Esoned By the debris, were burned
bath 40 ,oool
Eicb ali those who were killed were
i we're well 10 do residents OF
kGeld n. j., and nearby towns VINO
4 returning to their homes from
nlaces OF business In New York.
u wreeEIng crews worked all night
N he bodies from the wreck
ri BY the collision Of a Philadel-
4 Reading express and local on
fentrala Of New Jersey at Grace
I'M In all q bodies were taken
The weckage,
|polIcemln who aided In the work
kscue. made the statement today
knlng Davis
assisted In carrying Engineer
Il from his engine. He was ter
! injured He said, i am response
Ior The accident. saw the danger
D but expected It 10 turn white =
y statement made last night that It
Il Royal Blue express OF the Il. "
|hlch ran into the local express
erroneous. There was no B. ~
|aln In The wreck,
! greckIng crews at work began
|ear The tracks and get out the
5 and we're assisted by hundreds
|,rsons from Westheld. Crawford.
f6eld and other places, who had
brought 10 the scene by the news
! collision. Big bonhres We're built
Be wfsckage and OF old railroad
10 light w the scene and enable
ben to see to work. More than a
kgnd persons remained ON the spot
lIght end there were many pitiful
! as bodies were dug out and rec
led by relatives and friends.
II Thayer who was Killed, was
itary to Senator Thomas c. Plat.
tain With the bodies Of l3 victims
Is wreck arrived at Plalnfeld at
} NJ Many Of them were not rec
Fable The people Of the city were
frenzy Of grief. An sorts Of ru-
were aaoat and it was reported
the number Of dead would reach
indrsd or more. The great ma
q the desd and injured were
B residents q plaln0eld or lived IN
hborlng places and were Well
In Mary OF them were wealthy
nalers who had places Of business
eR York, Il Is known that more
y were injured but many Of them,
they had their wounds dressCN.
to their homes without giving
names, The stories OF dreadful
EMS accompanying the collision
numerous. The engine that drew
''pfess plowed half way through
ear car Of the local before Il came
slandsllll Bodies were crushed
's' the front Of the locomotive. on
'llot and on the crown sheet and
only be removed after the fireman