Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
A REMARKABLE WRECK
Only Two Killed in Terrific Rear
End Collision.
ON THE "PEMMSY" RAILROAD
Impact Teleseoped Three Passenger
Coaches.
40 INJURED; 3 FROM THIS CITY
Many Wild Runaors Of Loss OF Life
Statement OF One on the
Wrecked Train.
ON THE "PEMMSY" RAILROAD
D INJURED; 8 FROM THIS CITY

Running at great speed past q signal set
against it and q fagman who was wildly
waving warning to the ensinssr Of dan
ssr ahead, q New York express train bound
for Philadelphia on the. New York division
Of the Pennsylvania railroad crashed Into
stalled Long Branch express at Edding-
ton, nineteen miles north Of this city, to-
day, with the result that two persons are
dead and forty injured. several OF whom
are believed to be fatally hurt. That more
persons were not killed Is considered re-
markabIe. as three Of the cars Of the Long
Branch train were completely telescoped
by the terrific impact Of the heavy New
York express. The list Of dead and injured
are as follows:
Dead: Mrs. W. H.. Council. Trenton. N.
I J.. wife of railroad brakeman.
| Mary o. Malley, Railway. N. j.
The most seriously injured are:
| Mary Cronin. Philadelphia. fracture Of
| left leg and right leg amputated
| Nary Hale, colered. Atlantic City: body
| badly injured.
| j. III. Caswell. Washington. D. c.; frac-
| ture of right wrist.
| Miss Rachel Taylor. Red Bank. N j.;
general Commissions of body.
| A. ]. Conway. Central Falls. r. L.;
sprained back.
Mrs. ]. w. Gilliatt, South Orleans. Mass;
right side and right leg confused.
Egbert p. Buch. Stockton. N. j.: con-
fusion Of right leg and left hand
Thomas Scott, Providence. Il. l.; sprain-
ed back.
Miss Margaret Kratz. New Britain. Pa.;
confusion Of left arm.
Rosa j. LoWery, DowntngtoWn, "a;
Icontusion of both shoulders and hips
Mias L Weatherly. Trenton. N. J.; sprain-
ed back.
Miss NJ sswell. Trenton. n J.: right
side bruised.
Mrs. NJ. Hicks colored Bellairs Noun
tain, Pa: right side sprained.
Mras ]. Lefferd, McVeyton. Pa; sprain-
ed back.
John p Glasgow. Asbury Park. N. j.;
J. Manella, Trenton, N. j.: back hurt.
Albert ]. Stanton. New York. tooth broken
william c. whitmer. Rock Hill. s. c..
nose badly injured.
L Thomas ]. Breslin. FreehOto, n j.. sight
ly injured and shocked.
Louise Robertson. colored. Washington,
D. c.. confusion Of eye and face cut
Matilda e. Warrtck. colored, Washlns-
ton. p. c., badly hurt.
I Running at High Speed
The Long Branch train left the seashore
at ITO am. and was due in PHILADELPHIA
| at 9:31 and the other express left New
| York at 1870 and was due here at 9:35. At
Bristol, about four miles north Of Eddng-
ton, the New York express was fourteen
minutes behind the Long Branch train. and
was running at high speed in order to make
| I'D q loss Of nine minutes. The Long
| Branch express was compelled to stop at
| Eddington because Of a faulty airbrake
| and while the trainmen were trying to find
! the cause Of the trouble the rear brakeman
went back It's yards to flag approaching
! trains He stood about halfway between
the rear of his train and the automatic sig
| nal which was set against other trains.
| Engineman Van Arsdale Of the New Yorl
| express, who was not hurt, said he saw tn,
red signal as well the fagman, but wal
unable to bring his train to standstill. al
though he had experienced no trouble what
ever in stopping at Trenton. which was tn
last stop he had made. Rounding the curv
| near Eddington he was Mortified to see tina
| danger was so close ahead. and as he ha'
made every effort to halt his train withou
! avail ha could do nothing but wait for tn
crash.s
Cry Of Warning Too Late.
: The last four cars of the stalled expires
,, gers were strolling along the tracks wait
) | ing for the train to start. The instant the.
: saw tho on; ushing train they set up a CT
, of warning, but it was too late for any on
: in the last three cars to escape. The en-
z 9ire struck tho rear car with terrific force
= causing it to be completely telescoped TIL
/, next coach was lifted from its trucks an
forced through the coach ahead.
The havoc done was so great that 1t wa
z at first believed by eye-witnesses that ever
8 one in the last two cara had been killed
I | The wreckage was piled high in seem
| inely intangible mass but willing worker
. from the New York express, none of whor
: were hurt, and the uninjured travellers 9
b the Long Branch train quickly set to wor
| and found that most OF the imprisoned pas
!, sengers were alive. though many were un
: conscious Word was sent to the village @
Eddington. and several doctors Were 500
s | nearby towns were summoned by telephone
> In the course Of an hour the dead and a
y the injured had been rescued and laid o
t. the sides of the railroad. awaiting relic
|, | trains One train was made up at Bristo
e but before 1t arrived an east-bound NeN
york express was tagged. and some of tn
to Bristol, and others were Started fc
Philadelphia on the unchanged section G
the Long Branch train.
4 Excitement in Philadelphta.
Il In the meantime the Pennsylvania raj
Il | road had notified the Philadelphia polio
H | bureau to send to the West Philadelphi
II station all available ambulauces and ps
u lice patrol wagons. This was done an
h the unusual number Of such vehicles wal
II ing at the station caused much exoitemen
Il and started the widest kind Of rumors
II great loss Of life. Only five Of the ser
Il | ously injured were brought to this cit,
Il Some were taken to Trenton. N. J.. and Il
H remainder were cared for at Bristol tt
II | two dead passengers were taken to
II morsue in Bristol. where they were pos
II | lively identified later In the day.
Il After the. accident Fireman Boswick
Il the New York express said he found Il
II angle cock Of the third car OF his ira
II turned, which cut OF the air from all Il
II cars back Of the first three. Officials
II I the Pennsylvania railroad said tonight tn,
II they were unable to say what could ha,
H caused the 4ngle cock to be turned unle
II 1t was struck by something after the ira
II left Trenton.
Il A Passengers Statement.
Il H. Hoppe Of Gloucester. N. T.. was
III tha IN xufth xmyffo