Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-31
THE CAMDEN RAcE-FRrGHTruL ACCIDENT

On Wednesday the second trial for supremacy
between the celebrated racers Fashion and Peufono
took place over the Camden Course, opposite Phil
adelpha. Fashion, this time, came off victorious
having won the race in two heats--the day warm
and the track somewhat heavy. A friend, who
was present. gives us the following brief account
of the race:
Aer the dreadful accident day. the race between Pen
iona and Fashion off, and victory restored to the brows
Of the latter at Camden the aures which her more Southe
competitor had snatched from them at the Union Course
mus may victory perch alternately on the banner Of the
south and the North, but-may the Union be perpetual
The story is shortly told, thus.
FIRST neat: Fashion took the lead and kept it time, 49,
Second heat Even, if they had been pair of samese
twins until they entered the first quarter of the fourth mile
Here Peyona (the vorte at the start $500 to S2O, fell
back into the wake Of her ung competitor She
ing to the motions Of her rider looked back with her biz eves
at her rival and seeing she had all her own way led her
in several lengths ahead and passing the Judges stand under
pull back, in ST."
Of the accident above alluded to, and concern
ing which our city was yesterday filled with such
distressing rumors, we copy the following account
from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Yesterday day Of much excitement at the Camder
background and its vicinity Thousands passed over the ri
country, to the great between Fashion and Peyfona
The to take place at o'clock and that hou
approached the stand became crowded. and the excemen
deepened in intensity On the principal stand there cou
have been less than fifteen hundred persons too man,
for Its strength.
When Peyona and Fashion were brought out and the rae
was about to begin there sudden movements sort
general bending forward to catch view of the celebrated
stand which wavered toered and cracked AT first part
ed and fell gradualya least sufficiently to give
mentary, and only momentay, warning of danger Their
the whole centre Of the ponderous mass containing stories
and more than hundred feet in LENGTH fell with reme
dous crash.
The scene that ensued beggan all description. The cry
Of panic and alarm truly appalling and it impossible
for time discover the Of the injury and the belief
at first general that great number Of lives had been lost
Poles promptly obtained keep the crowd back and to
remove the ruins and lumber The ground floor
pied with eating drinking and gambling tables, and contain
ed great number Of people, of whom among the
wounded.
1t occupied about half hour to clear away the
rubbish Meanwhile, the reports of the exagge
rated character and by the time they reached the city the
number Of killed placed by several of them
hundred As far have been able ascertain, lt
was Immediately lost, although boy carried away ap
parenty dead, and it feared that five others dan
gerously if not fatally wounded
The of some of the sufferers are Mr. p. o. Daniel
Mr. E. Ovenshine, Mr. Straton W. p. Way, Mr.. McElroy,
Mr.. Price, James Torber Garrick Sharpe John Kisey,
Reuben Hanes, - Copeland, - Singleton, James Nc
Man, --- Riley, William Beebe, Patrick Quigly Thomas
Reynolds, Thomas ]. Hough, Samuel Mckinney, Vim. Cal
houn and William Franks The wounded in all will amount
to nearly thirty but the majority Of them glad say
danger Most Of the sufferers conveyed home
and while the ground attended by Dr. McCeIand
and several other physicians
AT first the excitement painful that il thought
the race would be postponed altogether but the alarm sub
sided in in the Of hour and the
took place.
The Philadelphia Times says that after the race
another match between Fashion and Peytona was
Immediately proposed, is said to be run over the
Canton Course near Baltimore, for $4,000 aside
to fairly determine the championship. 1t will com,
off very soon.
Fashion out Of the Virginia bred mare Bonnes a. Ble