Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-11

The passage of the express trains to and
from Cape May, OF the 80 minute sched-
ules is ansawe-inspiring moment for people
who happen at the station when they pass.
1t is 90 miles from Camden to the Cape
hence a 90 minute schedule means con-
tinuous run of more than mile minute.
At that rate these trains pass through
Woodbury.. The strains are Yestihuled,
composed of baggage, smoker, one to three
Pullmans and the finest day coaches drawn
| by the best engines, and are among the
handsomest trains run by the Pennsylvania
railroad
One of these trains leaves Philadelphia
at 9 a. m. each week day, passing Wood
bury at 8 %. She is always on time, and
the station loungers and people waiting for
other trains move furthe from the tracks
and stand around the corner Of The station
as she flies past.
Last Friday morning the flyer broke her
schedule. Instead Of passing on to her
destination, the great engine and nine
splendid cars lay piled in promiscuous
heap between the passenger and freight
stations in Woodbury., the engineer, Rich
ard Doughty, of Glassboro pinioned in the
debris Of his engine, while fireman B. F.
Turner, of Woodstown, was clear of the
wreck with a broken rib or two, and few
bruises. Ont Of the wreck of cars fright
ened passengers scrambled TO the ground
and to adjoining houses and to the waiting
rooms at the station.
The crash was heard far over town, and
the people hastened to the spot; the fire
alarm sounded, and the department. soon
had lines of hose ready to subdue flames
should they break out Woodbury. physi-
clans hastened to the scene, and the rail-
road people phoned to Camden for pbysi-
clans and nurses, who were forwarded on a
special Everybody believed there must
be many dead and wounded in the wrecked
cars.
But to the amazement Of every body there
were no fatalities, and the number of in
jured was surprisingly small, and the in
juries exceedingly trivial, except the engin-
eer and fireman.
Harry w Muller, plumber of Wood
bury, was just leaving the North platform
of the freight station when the engine
jumped the track. It seemed to him, he
said, as though the cars were coming di-
rectly at him, so he ran toward the green
houses. Before be got far the forward car
crashed into the station. He considers he
had lucky escape.
VIM. H Albright was at the station
when the express passed, and he turned to
take final glimpse of her disappear around
the corner, when he saw the engine leap
into the air and turn somersault, and the
coaches take the switch into the yard. 1t
was thrilling moment, he says, and when
he recovered his senses he was running
away from the wreck at his best speed
HOW IT HAPPENED.
At the (South end Of Woodbury. passen-
ger station is switch, over to the Della
ware river and other Lateral tracks of the
railroad system. This was open, and when
Doughty's engine, going mile a minute
struck this switch the speed was so great
that it jumped the connection and passed
on, while some of the cars took the switch,
and Others plunged after the engine. To
the fact that the coaches went at different
angles is probably due the happy escape Of
passengers from awful death Or serious in
jury
WHO'S TO BLAME.
Superintendent Lovett, Of the West Jer-
sey and seashore Railroad Company blames
Engineer Richard Doughty Mr.. Lovett
makes the following statement:
LovETT's STATEMENT