THE ENGLISH MAIL THREE TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Thirteen Persons Killed and Many Wounded.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 129, 21 November 1885, Page 4

THE ENGLISH MAIL THREE TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Thirteen Persons Killed and Many Wounded.

JbkseyCity, Oct. 18.—On the meadows four miles west of this city, a collision occurred between two trains this evening, which resulted in the death of eight persons and the injuring of several others. The Pacifio express, leaving here at 8 15 o'clock, ran into a westorn-bound emigrant train which had stopped at the coal shute on the flackensack bridge, knocking a portion of the latter across the track of the Lehigh Valley road. Shortly afterwards a Lehigh train, eastward bound, came thundering along and clashed into the wreck The emigrant train was just pulling away from the coal shutes when the accident occurred. A dense tog prevailed at the time. The bodies of a man, woman and boy, which were brought here, have not yet beeu identified. The wounded were brought to the Jersey City depot, wnere available ambulances were in {waiting, and were conveyed thence to St. Francis Hospital. They were : Miss Arnals, a Norwegian, aged 35 years, en route to Madison, Wis. Both her legs were cut off, and injured about the head. She died in ten minutes after arrival. Marinus IClinger, a Norwegian, aged 18, en route to La Junta, Col., where his uncle resides, was crushed about the head and shoulders; died at midnight. Christian Bolsted, a Norwegian, 30 years old, en route to Minneapolis, sustained a compound fracture of both legs and was probably fatally hurt. Stewart A. Bower, fireman of the Lehigh train, aged 35 years, is maried and resides at South Easton. Pa. j j

A Disaster in New Hampshire. Concord, (N. H.), October 18.—An accident on the northern division of the Boston and Lowell Railroad by which three persons were killed and five others injured, occurred this morning between East Andover and West Andover. The Chicargo fast freight left here with a double header and when it reached West Andover, where it was to be side tracked for the down passenger train, it was discovered that the train had broken in two. Engineer John P. Emerson started back in search of the missing cars and the passenger train men were informod of the mishap to the freight train. The express stopped at Andover Center to leave off some passengers and pulled out again. About half a mile further on a collision between the passenger train and a section of the freight train occurred, both going at a high rate of speed. The recoil was yery heavy and both engines were badly smashed. The tender of the passenger locomotive telegraphed to the mall car. As soon as possible trainmen were sent to the scene. Both engineers and brakemen, after a long search were found dead in the debris. The express messenger and baggage-master were imprisoned in the wreck and it was necessary to cut them out. Both of them were in a baggage car, which took fire, but the flames were extinguished without damage. There were two clerks in the mail-car, one of whom was injured. Aside from a severe shakiug up none of the passengers were hurt. Graves, aged 60 years; John P. Emerson, engineer of the freight train, of Concord, aged'3o, and William Harvey. StPaul, October 4. —A terrible accident happened on the Fergus Falls branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad, seven miles west of here, this morning, by which five men lost their lives and thirty or forty more were more or less injured, John Robinson's show left Wahpeton, D T., for this place in two sections. When within seven miles of Fergus Falls, near a small place named French, the head, or baggage, section broke in two while going up a heavy grade, and ten or twelve cars went flying back at a terrific rate. On the rear train were three sleeping cars occupied by workmen, over 2,000 in number all of whom were sound asleep and not aware of the impending danger. The cars which had broken loose increased their speed as they approached the second or cage section, and probably had run a mile before they struck it. The engineer of the rear section saw the cars approaohing, but only had time to stop his train before it struck him. The result was soon apparent. More than a hundred men were buried in the debris. The scene can hardly be described. The night was fearfully dark, and the groans of the men were appalling. The people in the rear section at once began the work of removing the men, five of whom were found dead and many others wounded and bleeding. Word was at once despatched to this city, and a train, in charge of superintendent Vining, at once hastened to the scene, and the dead and wounded were brought to this place. The work ot removing the men from the debris was a sorry task. A man, alive and uninjured, was taken from under two dead ones, and it was simply a miracle that he escaped.