Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-12-03
CARS CRASH
INTO HOUSE
Peculiar Accident at the
Pennsylvania Yards in
Fayette Street Tod ay.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
Brakeman Who Stuck to His
Post Had a Narrow Es-
cape from Injury.

A railroad wreck that delayed traffic
on Fayette street for several hours, de-
molished portion of house, damaged
the running gears of q large scenery
car and nearly resulted in the killing
of William Robinson, of Jersey City,
occurred a few minutes before IL
o o'clock today.
The accident occurred a few minutes
after the 11.47 Pennsylvania train, Of
which Louis P. Booz is conductor, ar
rived at this city. A freight crew with
an engine, were drilling the cars ON a
sizing. As the engine was pushing a
string of six cars towards Fayette
street on the track furthest east, at a
fair rate of speed, the engine slacken-
eu up. But, through the negligence of
some yardman, the coupling pin be-
tween the engine tender and the ad-
joining car had not been adjusted and
tne engine parted from the train which
ran down the track breaking down the
bumper and sent baggage coach, full
of scenery, through the fence and
across Fayette street into two story
frame house owned by Thomas Langan
and occupied by some Danish families
Brakeman's Narrow Escape.
William Robinson, a brakeman, liv-
ing in Jersey City, who was in charge
of the mandrake on the forward end
of baggage car No. 561s, which went
through the bumper and crossed Fay
ette street, had narrow escape from
serious injury or death. As he stood
with hands upon the brake wheel, he
realized his perllous position. He stuck
to his post and jumped after the car
had come within two feet of going
into the house owned by Thomas Lam
gan.
The front porch Of the Langan house
was demolished as was the northwest
corner of the structure. Residents in
the building did not dare enter or
leave it by the front door for several
hours, while the car stood there and
engines were drilling and occasionally
bumped into it.
The trucks, brakes and strap rods
under the baggage car were broken so
that the car will remain useless until
repaired AS far as can be learned,
none of the contents of the car, which
was scenery for "The Montana Limit
ed show which plays here tonight,
was damaged.
The head cars after crashing against
the bumper struck a quantity of bar
relied meats and provisions belonging
to the Hammond Beef Company.
Passenger coach No. 1906 was the one
coupled to the scenery car and did not
entirely leave the tracks. The bumper,
fence and curb stones, were the only
distractions that prevented the head
baggage car from going into the frame
house to much greater extent than it
did. The car blocked the entire street
for time.
On the first floor of the part of
the building damaged by the crash
Stephen Ellis and family live The
upper floor of the same portion of
the building is occupied by Chris
Harriskov and family. Mrs. Harri-
skov. who is in a delicate state of
health, was considerably affected by
the shock.
The scenery and stage property
were removed from the car shortly
after noon. The wreck will not in
any way hinder the performance at
the Majestic theatre tonight, but the
stage settings and scenery will have
to be sent away In another car to-
night after the show.