Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-27
EXPRESS STOPPED BEFORE
IT REACHED STATION
Accommodation Train Struck Rear
Coaches While Running at Full
Speed Car Is Telescoped by
Tender and Englne--An
OtfiCIdI!Investigati0n. 4
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Camden n. j., Dec, 27.-.Three
them dangerously, as the result OF
rear end collision between trains
on the elevated tracks of the Penn
sylvania railroad near the station In
this city. OF the injured Ii Is be-
| iieved that several more at least
will die while several will undouht-
edly be crippled for life.
Several passengers, in escaping
from the wreckage. fell from the
elevated tracks to the pavement be-
| low, distance of thirty feet or
more.
Flames added to the terror that
prevailed but prompt work prevent
ed the fire from spreading to where
| the injured were pinned beneath
the debris until all had been remove
ed.
The trains that collided were the
| Atlantic City express and the Penn
berton accomm odation train.
Stopped Before Reaching Station.
The express train for some reas-
| on. stopped before it reached the
station and the Pemberton train,
with a heavy load of passengers
lcrashed into the rear coaches, liter
4 ally tearing them to splinters.
"A 4heaSy fog prevailed at the time
OF, the accident so that the trainmen
say they could not distinguish the
tail lights on the express.
The engineer Of the Pemberton
train said that when he did finally
see the express, 1t was too late to
stop.
Engineer Stuck to Cab.
4 He threw on the air brakes and
ciung to his engine. He escaped in
jury although his cab was crushed
While men and women were
struggling over the debris, blindlS
cropping through the heavy fog fol
a place of safety, the alarm of fire
was given.
There was a terrified scramble or
all sides, several women fainting
Half a dozen passengers were pin
iosed underline debris in the wreck
ed coaches and 1t took half al
b0ur's work to release them. Th'
fire meanwhile was held in checl
and finally extinguished before 1
had done much damage.
Three Die in One Car.
The greatest casulty was In tn
first car OF the Pemberton train
This car was telescoped by the ten
I der and engine and torn into frag
ments. II was from this car that thu
, three dead bodies were taken AM
where most of the seriously wound
, ed people were found.
The passengers, as soon as the.
Z escaped from the cars, aided tn
trainmen in resculng the injured
There were several physicians ol
the Pemberton train and they rem
dered valuable aid.
Women tore their linen under
skirts into bandages for the use o
several most severely injured.
The injured were taken to hos
pitals here and at other point
along the line.
An Official Investigation Ordered.
The officials saw they will begil
an investigation at once, TO discov
er the cause OF the wreck and ft
the responsibility, II any attaches.
Some of the passengers charg
, , the accident TO the carlessness o.
the part of the crew of the expires
/, train.
! They have not yet explained VIII,
their train was stopped before
reached the station without putin
out warning lanterns along tn
track to the rear. The Pembertol
! train was running at high rate o
speed and struck the express unde
|. full steam.