Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
WRECKED IN THE AIR
Trains Crash on the ViaduCt
in Camden, N. J.
THREE PASSENGERS DEAD
Dozen Others Seriously Injured,
Nearly Burned.
FOG SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE
Debris Caught Fire and Rescuers
Had Hard Work, to Reach
the Scene.
THREE PASSENGERS DEAD
FOG SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE

CAMDEN \. J., December 2I.-Three
persons were killed and seventeen in
jured in a collision on the elevated tracks
of the Pennsylvania railroad just outside
the station here today, when Pember-
ton accommodation train ran into the
rear of an Atlantic City express. "A
heavy fog was the principal contributory
cause of the accident. The dead are:
c. P. Soutgen, Stanwick, N. j..
]. l.. Garbarini, Mount Holly, n. J.
T l.. Webster, Merchantville, n. ].
The injured:
Robert Clarke, Merchantville, con-
fused chest and legs and ears cut.
Carl Piggett, Merchantville; slightly
hurt.
Howard Street, Merchantvile: bruised.
J. X. Mendenhall Hainesport, n. j.;
badly hurt.
w. H. Abbey. Mount Holly; slightly in
jured.
William Mason, Mount Holly; badly
hurt
Samuel Dobbins, Mount Holly; slightly
injured.
A. H. MulfOrd, MerchantVllle; Dauly IN
jured.
Bernard Steward, Merchantville; badly
injured
Harry D. Snyder, Merchantville; chest
hurt.
william Dix. Merchantville: hand cut.
H. j. Cooper, Mount Holly; leg and
face cut.
l. d. Roberts, Moorestown; slightly
hurt.
John P. Slater Merchantville; shaken
up.
j. L. Slater. Merchantvile; shaken up.
s. L. Page, Moorestown: leg broken.
The trains involved were the express
from Atlantic City and the Pemberton ac-
In Camden station at S:31. There was a
very thick fog when the accident occurred
and, it is believed that this condition is
the primary cause of the collision
Said They Were Cautious.
The express train was made up of two
baggage cars. one parlor car and three
coaches, and the accommodation train
consisted of a combination car and four
coaches. Both engineers claimed they were
running cautiously as they approached
the station The Atlantic City train was
due to arrive first, and II was stopped
lust as 1t was about to enter the station
The engineer of the Pemberton tram, De
cause of the fog, did not see the Atlantic
CITY train. 1t is said, until he was close
upon it. He jammed brakes down, but 1t
was too late.
The tender of the Pemberton train
telescopel the first car of its train, KILL
ing three persons and injuring at least
four The rear car of the Atlantic CITY
train was wrecked, but not so badly as
the first car on the Pemherton train. SO
Tar as known no one Was killed on the
Atlantic City train, but about haif
dozen persons were injured.
Wreck Caught Fire.
The wreckage Immediately took fire
from the hot Goals from the Pembertonl
locomotive, and the police and fire de-
partments of Camden were called into
service. The fact that the collision oc-
Cured on the elevated structure made
the work of rescue difficult. The rescuers
could not reach the structure from the
street, put had to go to the wreck from
the station at the foot of Market street.
Hurried to Hospitals.
All available help from the station and
men from the railroad yards and shops
were pressed into service, and the in
jured were quickly taken from under
the mass of wreckage and conveyed to
the Cooper Hospital and@the West Jer-
sey Hospital. The fire was extinguished
before it reached any of the victims
pinned under the wreckaEe. One of the
dead was identified as z. l.. Webster of
Merchantville. N. ].
None of the cars left the elevated
structure. Il