The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-18
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

| A serious accident occurred yesterday on the
Camden and Amboy Railroad, as the train from The
East was approaching the depot al South Amboy-
The particulars of the affair." together with the pro-
ceedings of meeting Of the passengers subsequent
ly held have been communicated 10 us for publica-
tion, and are as follows:
| Al meeting Of the passengers between Philadel-
phia and New York, on board of the steamboat In
dependence, Thomas Dyer, OF Tioga county, Penn /,
was called to the chair, and j. Dennis, jr OF Ports
mouth, r. l., was chosen Secretary. Alter state
ment, made by the Secretary, that the brakeman
informed him that he was the only brakeman on
duty al the time and that the brake he tending
broke, and that he attempted TO reach another brake,
but did not In time to prevent the accident; as the
boat was near the wharf III was concluded to adj
journ the meeting to the Exchange Hotel Broad ST.,
New York, at O'clock, and that such passengers as
cannot attend, leave their names with The Secretary,
to be appended to such resolutions may be passed
at the adjourned meeting.
Ala o'clock the passengers assembled, and the
meeting was called to order. After some remarks
from the gentlemen present, the Secretary was re-
quesed 10 read account Of the accident prepared
on board the boat, which is as follows:
Railroad a6eidca--As the cars were descending
the road near South Amboy, the locomotive left the
train Of passenger cars as usual. As the road De-
scends towards the wharf, the cars proceeded with
increased velocity until they brought up against
two baggage crates upon car that came over by a
train before the passenger train forcing this car
against the crane used for hoising the crates
on board the boat, shattering it to pieces, and
carrying away the posts that prevent the cars from
running into the Dock forcing great mas Of mate
rails against the boat. Part Of the crane falling
upon the wheel house. broke il In, but fortunately
did not disable the boat II the boat had not been
lying there in all probability the whole train of cars
world have run off the wharf into the river Both
ends Of the except the two last in the train
very badly shattered, the first being damaged the
most, and was very badly broken. Most of the pas
sengers in the that seated the time oil the
accident escaped unhun, except that some were
slightly bruised by being thrown from their seats.
A lew Of the passengers who were standing on the
platform, at the end OF the cars, were very seriously
injured, viz:
Richard Butler, Of Patterson, N j., thightbroken.
VIM. Chequer, Washington City, compound irac-
cuiIdI uotfC vncn,
seriously injured, recovery very doubtful. (Since
deadly
James Aiken from Galway, ireland, recently
from Manaynnk thigh broken and his head bruised,
and severely injured internally.
James Fuller Skenealeles, N. Y, calf Of his leg
slightly bruised.
Calvin Burnell, Of Northampton, Mass, some
bruised but not materially injured.
A brakeman who was attending to the brake, an
Gle sprained and head bruised.
II appears by information obtained from the brake
man, that he was the only person having charge OF
the train Of five passenger cars and the relreshnent
car at the time Of the accident and that he aempt-
ed to reach another brake but did not succeed in
time to prevent the accdent.-N. Y. Jour Com.