The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-11

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The accident is believed to have re-
suited from tower operator having low
cred his signal too soon. and this was
admitted by d. w. Cooke, general pas
senger agent OF the Erie railroad. who
! gave out statement in which he said
The operator IN the tower failed 70
set the block signal against the train fol-
lowing"
The train which was run into was a
special. carrying members OF the First
Pfaftdeutscher association Of Hoboken on
ths annual outing. and had 500 passen-
GsrA
The train consisted of IL cars and two
water and the train had moved up and
stopped with the second engine beside
the tank, when the regular train drew
near. The nagman of the special sig
nailed the engineer OF the oncoming train,
but owing TO a cSurve in the road his
nag was not seen until too late.
II n claimed that the engineer OF the
regular train had slowed down 10 about
ten miles an hour before he crashed into
the special. but his engine tore through
the rear car the greater part of it's length
and drove the forward end OF that car
into the car ahead. The killed and in
5ured were In these two cars.
CARRIED OUT THE DEAD
Fortunately the wreckage did not catch
fire and the work OF taking out the dead
and MANNED was accomplished quickly.
The passengers from the unin1ured
r,o has ro ha cir nd inip In ha
and the residents OF Midvale. many OF
whom had heard the crash, assisted
them.
The dead were soon laid beside the
track and the injured were carried 10 the
nearby houses. all OF which were thrown
open TO them.
While physicians were being sent for
women Of Midvale brought bandages and
other articles that could be used In car
ing for the injured.
An engine and cars were sent from Lit
tie Falls TO the scene OF the wreck and
~ rapidly as possible the most serious
~ hurt were prepared for transportation
by train to little Falls and thence 10
|ersey City or Hoboken.
The less severely hurt were continued
under treatment In Midvale until later in
the day. All those hurt were eventually
taken either TO their homes or TO hospi-
tails.
As quickly as possible the officials OF
the road induced all who had no friend
Or relstive killed or injured 10 board the
nsut train and proceed to Greenwood
Lake. Those who did not care for the
trip TO the lake after Witnessing the
scenes In two wrecked coaches were pro-
vided later with return transportation.
TRAIN CREW DISAPPEARED.
The engineer and fireman OF the resu-
lar train disappeared from the scene Just
after the accident. They both escaped in
jury by Jumping just before the crash.
In the forward cars OF the special train
the shock OF the collision was only slight
ly felt and many OF the passengers did
not know for some time that an accident
had occurred
County Physician Mcbride took charge
OF the bodies and transferred them TO
Little Falls. There Assistant Prosecutor
Ralph Shaw OF Passaic county rendered
the use OF building as a morgue This
Was accepted. as II saved the inconve-
nience OF transferring the bodies to Pat
erson.
The work OF clearing away the wreck
and raising the blockade on the road was
not accomplished until after o'clock
IN the afternoon. The operator in the
tower was Walter Richards. He would
make no statement and was relieved and
le1t the scene soon after the accident.
"A great crowd remained at the scene
during the entire afternoon. many OF
whom were seeking Information regard
Ing relatives and friends who were on the
train.
BABY BORN IN WRECK.
During the excitement immediatel
after the wreck a woman gave birth 10
child In one Of the cars after she had
learned that her husband and one OF
her children were among the injured
THE DEAD.
Those killed and identified are:
:. HENRY OTTERsTEDT, Hoboken.
WILLIAM wMDEMEyER, JR., Ho-
boken.
WILLIAM REM. New York.
MRS. ANNA LEMkHoL New York.
WILLIAM LANE. Hoboken.
HENRY BECkES. Hoboken.
WILLIAM ROHFINC. Hoboken.
GEORGE SCHEEn. Hoboken.
WILLIAM w1NDERNECHT. Hoboken.
HENRY KOCH. Hoboken.
TSADORE MANSER. Hoboken
FRANK HoLNwEDDELL (childj. Ho-
beken.
GEORGE McDERMoTT. Hoboken.
WILLIAM wIsTOw. West Hoboken.
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