The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-06

able to move its principal trains fairly
close to schedule time.
Tench. of 224 Wright street, who was
one of the injured. is 81 years old and
has a wife and -four little children de-
d upon him. Mr.. Tench has only
been back at work a, few days, having
been laid up for some time as the re-
suit of an accident three months ago.
The wreck caused a serious Interrupt
ton to trafle, the tracks being blockea
for several hours. The members OF the
Dartmouth College football 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 Oh
excursion trains crowded with Prince
ton alumni on their way to witness the
contest were stalled several hours.
Every effort was being made by the
oficials Of the line to move these spe-
cial trains forward. but at noon the
likelihood was thai the game, original
ly scheduled for 2:30. would have to be
postponed for an hour or more.
Daniel Harrington, of Monmouth
street. Jersey City. the towerman at
1Fuu6Nltk SltCCts NdS
charged with criminal negligence.
Harrington, the towerman, who was
arrested, was discharged by the police
after 1t had been shown that the
switches were all properly set at the
time the accident occurred. An inyesti-
cation by the railroad officials led to the
declaration that the accident probably
was caused by a broken rail near the
switch.
Harrington, the towerman, who Is
said to be responsible for the wreck
has been in the employ of the
vania Company for twenty-eight years
and always in the same position, that'
of towerman. His wife was Frustrated
when she heard the news of the wreck.
She lives at 1877 Monmouth street with
her husband and six children. Accord
ing to Mrs. Harrington, it is her nus
bands first accident in all his railroad
experience,
Th. wreck wrought inconvenience not
only to those passengers OF the ions
line of trains which were stalled along
the meadows, but to men and women
who were waiting on the platforms at
Pennsylvania stations nj who were
told of the wreck.
Horace p. Cock, of the Cook & Cen
ung Company, Jersey street, this city,
was probably expressing the indigna-
ton of hundreds when he told h fol-
lowing story of his experiences in the
STAR office today:
Il bought a ticket for Red Bank. and
was waiting to take a train at the
South street station at $3.50 o'clock"
said Mr.. Cook. cat 10 o'clock | In
quired concerning the delay Of our
train, and could get no information
from the agent. At 1890 I reminded
the ticket agent OF the provision of the
interstate law and demanded
he find out tor me what was holding
up our train. He t~elephoned, and told
me of the wreck. Many others had
been waiting for n hour without be-
ing told about the accident. Tickets
were sold during that time"
Edward c.. Runyon, of las Ridgewood
avenue, who was on his way to New
York, and was standing on the front
Of the smoking car, described
experience as follows:
IT was standing on the 'front.' plat
form OF the smoker with a number of
other men. The shock of the collision
a very severe one and the smoker
derailed and overturned. | was
partially on the platform of the bag
gage ear and did not fall. The pas
sengers of the smoker began to crawl
through the windows on the upper
side. I saw but m man who seemed
to be seriously injured. The passenger
coaches were soon emptied and as there
was no way of getting to the street
the passengers made their way along
the tracks to the station. about half a
mile away"
The bodies of the five men who were
killed were taken to Hughes's -morgue.
who seemed seriously enough In
1ured to warrant It were taken to st.
Francis, tie City and Christ hos
In Jersey City.