Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06
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Enuine in Collision. he'll in Some Particulars.
RS HURLED FROM RAILS SHE APOLOGIES TO HIM
Rail Of She Is Sorry for Great
Crash Jersey City Wrong Done Him
)T BALL PLAYERS ON TRAIN NOT HER ENEMY, HIS REPLY
tmouth Team Held UP and 10
days +,on. Aoa;ns+ Friend ~ Her
Will Delayed Lover Bordere
Passenger Train and Light
Engine in Collision.
CARS HURLED FROM RAILS
Open Switch or Broken Rail Cause Of
Crash at Jersey City.
FOOT BALL PLAYERS ON TRAIN
Dartmouth Team Held Up and To-
days Game With Princeton
Will Be Delayed.

NEW YORK. November 6.-Five per-
cons. four known to be railroad employees.
'were killed and six passengers seriously
and a score slightly injured in collision
between Pennsylvania railroad train No.
1o4. from Philadelphia. and an engine
running light on the elevated tracks Of
Che railroad in Jersey City today.
The engines and all the cars. except the
rear one on the train, left the rails and
the smoking car and both engines were
overturned. The killed:
John Stilley, Trenton. N. j.. engineer OF
train 104.
John Monroe. Perth Amboy. engineer of
light train.
James Mcclure, Newark, fireman. light
engine.
Specia Droskie. track walker.
An unknown man.
The more seriously injured are an un-
known man, who will probably die:
George E. Spittlehouse of Elizabeth. N.
j.: Miss "A. G. Brook of Elizabeth, n. j.. (;
A. c. Allison of New York; George l.
Purch of Newark n. j.; William Irving Of
Allendale, n. j.. and Max Donaldson OF
this city.
Daniel Harrington, a towerman. who
was arrested, was discharged by the po-
lice after II had been shown that the
the accident occurred. An investigation
by the railroad officials led to the decIa-
ration that the accident probably was
caused by a broken rail near the switch
steel box containing $4,000. the prop
erty of the Adams Express Company. In
the express car. was Immediately placed
under guard when the collision occurred
and later safely removed from the wreck.
Due to Misplaced Switch.
The wrecked train left Philadelphia at
b:5S O'Clock this morning and was run
ming at fair speed along the elevated
structure in Jersey City. Near Brunswick
street an engine running light on the
adjoining track was met In some man
ner. possibly because OF . misplaced
switch or q broken rail, the light engine
and the passenger num- crashed together.
the light engine sideswiping the inbound
train.
Practically all the injured passenger
were in the smoking car. which wae over
turned. Six were badly enough hurt to
require hospital attention. The others In
jured sustained cuts from flying glass and
minor contusions and shock.
Engineer Stilley was taken out dead
from beneath the tender OF his overturned
engine. The light engine was also over
turned by the crash and Engineer Monroe
The wreck caused a serious interruption
20 traffic. the tracks being blocked for
several hours.
Foot Ball Players Delayed.
The members of the Dartmouth College
foot ball team. on their way to Princeton
for the annual game. to be played this
afternoon with the Nassau eleven. were
among those delayed by the wreck. A
number Of excursion trains crowded with
Princeton alumni. on. their way to witness
the contest. were stalled several hours.
Every effort was being made by the Of
fic:als of the line to move these special
trains forward. but at noon the Likelihood
was that the game. originally scheduled
for 80, would have to be postponed for
an hour or more.