New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-18
PENNSYLVANIA FLYER
D|TCHED;; MANY HURT
When Revived Engineer. Pinned
Under Locomotive, Asks if Any
Passengers Are Injured.
LEAVES RAILS AT SWITCH
When News of Accident Near
Monmouth Junction Reaches
Trenton Road Stops Selling
Tickets for Eastern Points.

The engineer and fireman were in
iUred the former seriously and the pas
sengers were badly shaken mp. when
four coaches cf a fast train on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, which left Phlade-
phia al I O'Clock yesterday followed the
engine off the rails near Monmouth
Junction, y. j. The train consisted of
five Pullman coaches. four day coaches.
two baggage cars and a mail and ey-
press car. The wreck delayed the train
two hours and ten minutes.
4. J. Eawes, Of the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company of New York, who was
a passenger on the train. gave vivid
description of the accident.
THE train felt just as if it had run
into an immovable stone wall" said Mr.
Eawes and simultaneously all the pas
sengers i'm the car i'm which ] was seated
were hurled to the forward end in a
heap. The coach then tilted to one side.
and passengers were thrown against the
windows. many of which were broken.
There were screams of fright from the
women lndl SOuilueu pltllul' buA ~ vas
soon learned that none of the passengers
was badly hurt AS soon as | was able
TO get out. I ran toward the engine to
sec how serious the wreck Was.
Il found the engine lying on its side
and could hear groans from the engineer
and fireman, who were pinned under
meath Several passengers. including
myself. made our way through the es-
Gaping steam and managed to get hold
of the fireman and pull him out. He was
bleeding and badly burned. Others went
20 the aid of the engineer and soon they
were able TO drag him out from the
debris.
There were cries for a doctor follow
ing this. but unfortunately no physician
was on the train. Stretchers, however,
were obtained and the engineer and the
fireman made as comfortable as pos
sibe Cold water was poured on the
charred face of the engineer, and he
finally regained consciousness. His first
question was Are any Of the passen-
gers hurt?" None of the railroad men
will commit themselves as to the cause
of the accident. The engine left the
track at a switch that is controlled from
the switch tower at Monmouth Junction.
The switchman said the levers were
properly placed"
As soon as information of the wreck
was received at Trenton the sale Of
tickets for points east was stopped, and
passengers were told to take the Phila
delphia & Reading. Several westbound
trains were run through by way of the
Camden & Amboy line.
According to the report of the officials
Of the Pennsylvania company the acci-
y w York train was being diverted from
Track to Track in order to run
around Train rs a Washington express
coming east. The passengers Of the
wrecked train were brought to New
York on No. 2S7. a Long Branch train,
which left Monmouth Junction at 6:2J
y. m. and arrived at the Pennsylvania
station here at $40 p. m.
The train which left the rails was of
all steel construction. The company Off
cials said they We're unable to determine
I how the accident occurred. In their
opinion If the cars had not been Of steel
number Of the passengers would have
been killed. The engineer, II. A. Mar
tindale, of No. % Astor Place, Jersey
city, may die, while the fireman, j. c.
Ramsey. OF No. 1O4 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, has painful burns.