Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-12
Among Injured
Were Rev. and
Mrs. Hancock.
ARE OUT TODAY
Had Their Grandson Cooper Run.
yOn With Them Train Crashed
Into Open Switch and Down
Embankment, Killing One,
Injuring Thirty-three.

HTtc iIOul tillS CltJ, tWO VI WuOiu
were hurt, were among the thirty
three persons injured in the wreck in
which one passenger is known tol
have met his death yesterday at Eat
ontown, when the Atlantic City Filler
on the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey left the rails after running into
an open switch. They were Rev. and
Mrs e. G. Hancock, and their grand
son, Cooper Runyon, parents of Mrs.
w. Parker Runyon, and the small son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Runyon. They re-
side with Mr.. and Mrs. Runyon at 63
Water street, and were on their way
home from Atlantic City, where they
have been for six or seven weeks. Mr.
and Mrs. Hancock were slightly hurt,
but their young grandson escaped
without injury, his good fortune be-
ing due to the fact that he is child
and consequently of light weight. He
sat in the seat next to the window,
Mr.. Hancock sitting next to him on
the aisle side of the seat. Mrs. Han
cock sat directly in front of them,
their seats being just about midway
between the two ends of the car, a
rule which Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock OBJ
serve always when travelling.
Both Were Hurt.
Mr.. Hancock was hurt about the
shoulders, and Mrs. Hancock's right
leg was injured. All were shaken up
and more OF less bruised. They were
in the first day coach between the
combination smoker and the Pull
man cars They did not pay particu-
lar attention as to what car of the
train they boarded at Atlantic City,
stepping into the first one. they came
to. The fiier does not stop at this
city and the passengers for here in
tended to change to a local train at
Red Bank They came home a short
time after the accident on special
train which the railroad company
sent to the scene of the wreck. Their
trunk was battered beyond further
use. Friends are advising Mr.. Han
cocy to enter suit against the COM
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock are
both entirely able to be about today.
Mrs. Hancock's Story.
Speaking of the wreck Mrs. Ham
cock said today that the windows of
their car were shattered and the car
went into the ditch at the side of the
track, being telescoped at both ends.
'The car in front of ours" said
Mrs. Hancock, stood up nearly on
end and then gradually settled
down." This car was the combination
baggage car and smoker in which
George w. Van Duzer, of 221 West
123d street, New York. a musician,
who met his death, and most of those
injured, were riding
"Our seats went from under us"
Mrs. Hancock said, "and the car went
off toward the ditch. We thought
that more than one was killed"
Engineer Escapes.
Engine No. 572, with Elisha Egg
bert in the cab, and Robert Hackett,
fireman in the rear of the engine, was
on its way from Atlantic City to New
York, being due at Red Bank at
1880 O'Clock. This engine figured
In a. plunge from the Newark bay
bridge last year, when life was lost.
The train consisted of locomotive,
tender, smoking car, day coach
and the Pullman Falcon in, the order.
Each car was filled with passengers
from Lakewood and Atlantic City,
the train being due to arrive in Jer-
sey City at 11:19.
Van Duzer and Meloch were mem
bers of the Elite Musical Four, which
had been playing at Atlantic City.
The other members of the troupe
we're Edward De Voc, of Brooklyn,
and John M Kimmell, of New York,
who were only slightly injured. Many
passengers were severely bruised and
cut by glass, but all the rest miracu-
lously escaped serious injuries, al
though all had thrilling tales to re-
late The engineer escaped injury.
but the fireman, while badly bruised
about the hip and elsewhere on his
body, will not be laid up long.
The accident occurred in peculiar
manner, and there are two theories
as to how it happened, 1t took place
just west of the Eatontown freight