Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-21
JUMPED TRACK.
Five Coaches in Railroad
Wreck in Paterson.
One Girl Killed and Twenty.
seven Seriously Injured.
Only a Locomotive Remained on the
Rails-lt Was "Commuters," Train.

Paterson. y J.. Feb. 2O.-Au east
bound way train on the Erie road
jumped the track three miles east of
here. Monday. One girl was killed, and
many persons were injured. In re-
rpOnse to a telephone message sent ia
Paterson a special train with phvsi-
clans and nurses has started for the
scene Of the accident.
1t is reported THAI 20 persons We're
injured in the wreck. Erie cars were
ditched and some OF Their, are said Ia
have rolled down an cmbankment. The
train was known as the MiddIetown
Flyer and was going from Middletowl,
to Jersey city. The accidet happened
between Fairlawn and Battle Point or
the Bcrgra branch.
An official statement from the officers
of the Eric railroad in this city said
that the train when was wrecked was
a commuters tram which ran as local
from MiddlctoWn TO Suffer- and as eX-
press from Suff""n to Jersey City. Near
F'ai:lawn all five of the cars jumped
the track but the locomotive remained
~ the rails.
1t is supposed thai tie wreck was
caused by the breaking OF llange on
one of the car wheels.
The official reports to the Erie offices
has one girl killed ard - injured. The
train carried 100 passo myers most OF
for the days business.
Physicians wore rushed to the scene
&c the wreck from all directions. Seven
doctors were driven in haste from Pat
erson to Fairllwn in an ambulance: six
doctors were taken from Jersey City on
a special train ANA FIVE went from the
same place in anothe" train. Others
drove to the scene from Paterson and
Hackensack.
Relief trains We're sent to the scene
with AL possible haste, one going from
Jersey City, another from Paterson ana
A third from Waldvick.
The dead girl was Miss Grace Mat
thcws Of Middlctpwn. y. Y. An uniden-
titled woman is suffering from frdc-
turcd skull and will die.
1t was announced at the offices of the
Erie r. Il. 60. at Ii O'Clock that tho
injured in the wreck numbered A and
that they were being brought to Jersey
City on relief train.
The first Of the injured to reach Pat
erson was nan named Montgomery
of Suffern He was only slightly hurt.
lie said:
I'VE we're running lt a high rate of
speed when the accident happened. a
terrible joltinS was In" first intimation
that something was Hr,l- ard thea tn =
In, off
the rails onto the ties and then top
pied down an cmbanknrnt. Tho engine
broke away from the first car and kept
on the rails. The first car turned conf
pletrlv over ard Jay bottom W at the
notion of :he ditch while the three
ether cars turned ovC~ on their sides.
The train WAS we'll loaded and 4
large number of persons were injured
and one girl was killed. The work OF
r2scuing the injured WAS begun quick
" y; those who .ecancd Unframed and
persons living in In" Vicinity. As soo'i
as a telephone office could no reached
messages We're :."nt asking for as'is-
lance. When | left the scene of tn"
wreck almost all The injured seemed to
b. able 10 walk
MI Montgomery said that the loco
E.otive tender left the rails and was
followed by INC cars. About thousand
feet Of track was torn up.
The first and second cars were badly
wrecked. The third car. d smoker. was
not greatly damaged but all the win
COWS We're smashed
The last car was a private car owned
by The Tuxedo club and, like Tie third
car. it escaped serious damage. A
mu,nbnr of members Of the Cub wee
on the car and several OF them who
esca ped injury helped To care for The
wounded
At the Eric Offices la this cit. Il wis
said that all Of til" injured w"lc taken
10 Paterson and seven to SuHfcrn in
which latter place preparedness were
made To receive then in the Good
Samaritan Home.
Chicago. Feb. 20.-Two passengers
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