Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-06
ENGINEER Is SCALDED
TO DEATH IN CRASH OF
FLYER NEAR TRENTON
William Jordan Killed as Chi
cago Express on P. R. R.
Crashes Into Derrick of
Wrecking Train
FIREMAN BADLY H U R T

One man was killed. another seriously
scalded and all traffic on the New York
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
suspended for several hours last night
by a wreck near Lawrence. n. j. Many
trains out OF Broad Street Station In this
city were held up as long as an hour
waiting for news that the tracks were
clear or that other routes for the trains
had been prepared. Traffic communica-
tons were not re-established according to
schedule between Philadelphia and New
York until midnight
The man killed was William F. Jordan.
of Trenton, N ]. He was engineer of
passenger train that crashed into the arm
of a wreck derrick, which was at work In
removing the wreckage of a derailed
freight train, His foreman, Aloysius
Keenan,, had his thumb mansled and was
scalded by the explosion of the standpipes
that caused the death OF the engineer.
The all-steel cars of the express train
prevented a serious smash-up, say rail-
road officials
The accident was caused by an empty
westbound freight jumping the track.
The end car toppled over on an ad-
Joining track, blocking it, A wrecking
crew was summo ned from Morrisville.
when the Chicago express, unaware OF
the danger, crashed into the Srm of the
wreck-derrick, The massive steel arm
broke the standpipes OF the locomotive
and the tram came 10 u sltHuSNiiiG biSSA-
ing the traffic on the division.
ENGINEER sCALDED.
When the pipes burst, there was = ter
rifc explosion of steam. Engineer Jordan
being enveloped. His fireman. Keenan,.
also got some of the steam about the
face and chest. Ambulances were rushed
from Trenton and the two men taken TO
st. Francis Hospital. Trenton, where Jor-
dan died toda.'
The Congressional Limited from Nssh-
ington to New York was rmong the fiy-
ers tied up by the wreck. The Pennsyi-
vania Limited and other fast trains were
run back to Bordentown, N. j.. and
thence to New York by way OF Perth
Amboy over the old Camden and Amboy
Railroad. The railway company was
able TO send very few OF the trains.
bound from New York to Philadelphia,
over the same route, but II was unable
10 handle more than a small portion OF
the stalled trains in this way.
TRAINS RESUME.
Communication between Philadelphia
and New York was re-established, how
ever. later In the night by using the
Philadelphia and Reading system out OF
PHILADELPHIA The service could not be
guaranteed, prospective passengers were
informed
n was long after midnight before the
two tracks were cleared and trafic re-
sumed. Track No. 1 was cleared and
opened at 1e;15 o'clock and Track No. I
shortly after II o'clock.
The wreck occurred IN a peculiar man
nsr. An empty boxcar became deraiied in
the process OF shifting and the freight
to which II was attached buckled up.
Other cars toppled over or were derailed
until there was a mass Of cars Jammed
over Tracks No. and l. The freight at
the time OF the accident was running on
Track No g.
The wrecking train made its way TO
the wreckags over track No. 2 II had
barely had time 70 shift e derrick into
place and make start on the work OF
repairing the damage before the express
from New York dashed into the protFnd-
in arm OF the derrick When the hIer
struck the derrick IL almost rode up on
top OF the wreck
The engineer OF the flyer barely had
finas to apply the brakes and bring his
bursting engine 60 stop before he came
10 tbs ureekage OF the freight train, about
1oo xards beyond the derrick.
Al the trains out of the Pennsylvania
station az Philadelphia departed on time
Tor tuo hours after the time or the
wreck as no word vas seat Ehers q any
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