The evening world., 1905-08-04

Switch was Weakened.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
trestle from Bayonne to Eliza bethport
is the longest arross Newark Bay. II
carried four tracks and at certain
points switches are set by which trains
may be guided from on. track to an
ether. There is one of these switches
on the bridge about 500 feet east of the
draw, which is at the extreme westerly
end OF the structure.
Engineer Mooney who was making an
extra run on his day of to obl1ge one
of his friends, had lost a little time and
pulled out the throttle fora b'lrs. OF
speed after he had crossed the draw
The signals spelled a clear track all the
way.
The combination baggage car and
smoker, next after the special express
car. Jumped the track and ran r.a-IN
lCC feet on the ties. but fortunately
the coupling broke, and 1t was not
dragged into the Bay.
There were twenty passengers and
the baEgaGeman, Charles Mah"rcy. in
this car. Five other coaches. all
crowded. remained on the rails.
repairing the signals about the switch
mentioned. and It Is supposed that they
weakened 1t
Mooney put on the emergency brake
and shut of steam. He could have
saved himself by jumping into the bay
after this. for there was no further Use
for him on the engine, but he stuck to
his post
Fireman Jumped.
Luddel. the fireman. jumped just as
the locomotive .oppled over and landed
clear of the wreck. Altman, the keeper
OF the freak, was poor swimmer. but
struck out to get from under the ex-
press car. which looked as though 1t
might drop into the water any minute.
Mahoney, the baggaseman. jumped
from his car as soon as II stopped and
ran over the ties to where the engine
and express car had left the trestle.
Luddel was swimming alongside OF the
engine. bleeding from cuts in the head.
while Altman was struggling to keep
aloat some distance down The bay
Both were dragged out.
Wrecking crews were hurried to the
scene. Tho men soon found that In
the half elephant and half horse they
, had an obstacle on their hands OF no
small moment.
The beast is such fearsome sight
that IL was hiurd 10 persuade the
wreckers to go into the car with It,
With the rea. quarters of an elephant
and the front dcyeloI ment OF horse
the strange thing numbered around
uvoidiag for a long time every effort
&C get 4 rome around 1t.
~ Feared the Freak.
Finally Altman, the keeper, revived
sufficiently 10 take charge of the work
of rcscuing his freak He fastened
ropes around IT, but the beast refused
TO be pulled out on the side OF the car
and w-lk to the trestle. Then It was
decided to open a door In the lower
side Of the car, push BlLebell through
INTO !he bay and make 1t swim for
shore. Altman said that he feared Blue
abandoned,
The wreckers were almost frantic in
their anxiety to get at Mooney, with
one chance In a million that he might
be alive, but here was their work
baked by monstrosity which Altman
continually assured them was valued al
$2S, 900 and was fully insured. The ami
nal was not removed until the g. p c,
A., OF Jersey City. sent out a sling for
animals. by means Of which Bluebell
was hoisted to a fiatcar and thence con
veyed to another express car.
In the mean time three trucks were
blocked and the road was pretty ss-
{ectually tied up