Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-07
Pale Lights in
Fog The Only
Warning.
FIFTEEN HURT.
Passengers Hurled the Length
Of Car Near PIainsbOrO and
Buried in the Debris Hur-
ried to Trenton Hospitals
Some Cannot Live.

NEW DIbOlNON w lOINb Vncty IA
head-on collision occurred on the
Trenton-New Brunswick fast line
trolley at 11:40 o'clock last night in
which fifteen persons were injured
and several of them are not expected
to live The accident happened near
Plainsboro and a special car with
doctors was sent out from Trenton
as soon as word of the affair was re-
ceived. The injured were taken to
Trenton and are in the Mckinley and
st. Francis hospitals there.
The Injured.
These were taken to st. Francis
hospital:
George Devine, Trenton, contu-
sions.
David Moon, Trenton, contusions
on head and body.
]. j. Mariner, foreman Harrison
Construction company, of Ohio, en-
ployed in New Brunswick, cuts on
head and contusions.
Harry B. Stein, Hamilton Square,
scalp wounds.
Conductor Harry Bohnberger, of
car 1947, Trenton, scalp wound,
contusions on the body.
Enslie Hopkins, Trenton, face cut;
went home.
Chas. Vaughn, New Brunswick,
bruised forehead.
James Daley, New Brunswick,
right leg injured, cuts on the head.
Richard B. Cauldwell New Bruns-
wick, both legs bruised, arm injured.
The following victims of the wreck
were taken to Mckinley hospital:
David Chamberlain, Plainsboro,
deep cash across back, face and eyes
injured.
John Vanderveer, Dayton, lacerat-
ed back, three ribs fractured.
Robert Laird, Jr., Trenton, con-
ductor, but on this trip was acting as
motorman Badly lacerated face and
scalp, left arm fractured, lacerated
fingers and right leg injured below
the knee. Laird is in serious con-
dition.
George Glenn. New Brunswick.
several slight scalp wounds.
The cars that crashed were Nos. l l
and 1947. No. II was a west bound
car, in charge of Conductor Robert
Laird of Trenton, and Motorman
Joseph Murphy. also of Trenton. No.
1947 was in charge of Conductor
Harry Bohnenberger of 1872 Adeline
street and Motorman William Titus
of Is Nelson street, New Brunswick.
The story told by the passengers
seems to agree that the cars were go
ing at high rate of speed. Absolute
ly no warming was given, and when
the crash occurred the two cars were
telescoped and buried the passengers
in the mass of debris. Confusion
reigned and it was some time before
the Mortified passengers could ex-
tricate themselves from their perilous
positions.
Above the noise and din could be
heard the means and cries of the suf-
fering, injured persons, and above all
was heard the cry of Mrs. Helen Ba-
nisse of New York, who was on the
east bound car. Mrs. Banisse was ac-
companied by her child and husband,
but none of them were injured.
When the collision happened the
westbound car was being operated by
Conductor Laird. Motorman Murphy
was on the rear platform. Laird was
caught beneath the controller and af-
ter much difficulty was extricated.
The rear of the care came in with
the crash and Murphy was caught
! lust as he was about to jump. Muir
ply was not badly hurt. Laird was
relieving Murphy for few minutes.
No Headlight.
Motorman Titus, when seen by a
! reporter, spoke of the accident as
follows: ''When we reached the
switch / had clear block and went
through. The fog was thick and I
= could not see any car approaching.
Suddenly saw the form of the car
loom up in the darkness and the light
shining through Que of the top win
dows. There was no headlight that
/ could see, and the windows seemed
to be drawn.
II saw that a collision was inevi-
table, and plugged the car. jump
ed. Barring a few slight bruises |