The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-28


his train past block signals.
Three cars were teescoped and de-
stroyed. the ruins being still In flames
at midnight, five hours after the acct
dent, when the last OF the dead were
just being taken away.
LIST OF DEAD:
John Davis. Philadelphia, engineer of
Royal Blue flyer
Horace @. Hand. cashier OF New York
bank home in Plainheld.
Edgar w. Williams New York lawyer,
home in Plainfeld.
C. p Thayer. Plainheld, secretary to
Senator Thomas G. Platt.
Harvey Patterson. Plainhed.
G. f. Reed. Plainfeld
r. V. Chandler. Plainheld.
Thomas Cummings, former Yale quar-
ter back.
Edward Flynn. Plainneld.
LIST OF THE INJURED:
Samuel Mccarthy. Logansville, Pa.
fireman Royal Blue train will die.
Frank Clark, Plainheld; both legs cut
off: will die.
Mrs. D. c. Batch. Plainield. injured
about head: will die.
Everett Reighton, Plainfield. both legs
cut off; will die
-.
Howard II. George, Plainfield.
James r. Clark. Plainheld.
Fred Kavin, P1ainf1eld
NJ. V. w Clark, Plainfeld.
August Queanan, Plainheld.
r. M. Alger. Dunellen.
Perry Irving. Dunellen.
Mrs. r. Harris. aged 50. Elizabeth.
Mrs. Harris daughter OF Montclair
Lizzie Arthur Voorhees,.
Ida b. Clark. Plainfield
Frederic Smith. Painield.
August Inman. Dunellen.
Frederick Keenan,. Dunellen.
a. F. Chase, Summerville.
Miss Cutter. Painheld.
A. NJ Cline, Plainfeld.
II. A. George. PiaInneld.
Miss Everett. Painheld.
William Geddies of Dunellen. both
legs broken.
George Chandler. spine injured.
Mrs. Belch. both legs broken and body
crushed. ~
Mary Ryan. injured about head
William Van Venter, cut about body
and face.
Everett Reighton. both legs cut off
Mrs. Lizzie Keller. scalp torn OF.
Mrs. Quelan. bruises about body and
head.
Edward Clark, Plainneld.
William Sampson, Plainheld.
William Dunn, Plainfield
George Force, Plainheld.
Mrs. u. Cumm'-~ Plainheld.
T.. NJ Brokav'. q t,dinfeld.
Miss Cora Brokaw, Plain1eld.
Frederick Kannen, Plainfeld.
Roy Apgar. Dunellen. y. J.
William Frederick. Dunellen. n. J.
Missing-Edward Flynn. employed by
II. r. Clafiin company, New York, and
Henry Cummings. a brother of Thomas
Cummings, who was injured. Both arc
believed TO be dead.
SIXTEEN CHARRED BODIES.
Sixteen charred bodies have now been
taken out. Eight dead were either re-
before the fire or died after being |
taken out OF the wreck.
The train which was run into left New !
York at 5:4S and runs express to Bound |
Brook, making stops at Elizabeth, West
field and Plainhed. Beyond Bound !
Brook il runs as a local. The Royal |
Blue train left 10 minutes later, but |
travels at higher speed and makes no
stop except at Elizabeth. II Is scheduled |
TO overtake the slower train just beyond |
Graceland, where the latter switches |
from track 3 to track 4 TO permit the |
Royal Blue 10 pass.
Last evening a freight train was |
blocked upon track 4, and the local re-
track 10 Dunellen and there take the out /
side. or No. track. Shortly after re- |
ccvlng orders tho train had 10 stop for |
n hot box. which delayed II. so that when |
Il got under way again IL was due at |
Dunellen I,
1t had just started and was moving |
slowly when the Royal Blue travelling |
apparently at full speed-which at that |
point usually approximates 81 miles an /
hour-crashed into the rear end
The heavy engine Of the Royal Blue |
tore It's way into the rear car. and at |
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, I'm 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 en-
ylnecr and fireman Sticking 10 their posts
and going down in the wreck
Passengers on the flyer say the engineer
applied the brakes hard Just minute or
20 before the wreck The train ahead |
had sent a hagman back. but II seems ne |
was recalled when the train got under
way. and although he left torpedoes, the |
Royal Blue did not heed them. or else
was going too fast 10 stop In the short
distance remaining. The man who went
back to flag the train had Just swung on
10 the rear end OF his train and 10 among
he dead.
100 DEAD AND INJURED.
The engine and the three worst wrecked
'ars were piled into an awful heap, con-
a lining at least 100 dead and injured |