The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-19
PHILADELPHIA, September is, 1s4s.


Dreadftl Railroad .4ceident-Tpo Persons Killed
One hjured-The Hydrophobia Case.
A shocking accident occurred about haf.past l
O'Clock this morning, the Baltimore railroad near
Wilmington. The train that left this city at 10 clock
last night, detained for hour and half BY
car running off the track Grsy's Ferry. After
much labor the car was replaced, and the train pro-
ceeded at its usual rate As it neared Wilmington,
Mr.. John Bowling, the conductor, had taken his sta
ton the locomotive beside the engineer and in
tcipaton Of meeting the up train he directed the
gineer to proceed slo~y, to avoid all danger of
collision. With these precautions, the train had
rived within half mile of Wilmington when the
ductor concluding that the other train was awaiting
his arrival at that place, caused the speed Of his
train to be slightly accelerated The train
going at the rate Of about ten miles hour and had
reached the curve between the Brandywine Bridge
and Wilmington, when the up train was to be
approaching. The engine was Immediately reversed
The engineer and MIR. Bowling both jumped from
the engine on the opposite sides of the track. The
former escaped uninjured but the latter fell and the
express that thrown of the track by the COLI
sion, passed bis foot, crushing ii dreadfuy. The
conductor of the up train, Mr. John Wolf also on
the engine with thegepgneer, and by his directions
was proceeding very slowly The motion of the engine
was reversed Immediately on perceving the approach
of the other train and by this its progress
arrested and was stationary when the collision occur
red. MIR Wolf and the engineer jumped from their
stations and in this way saved themselves Michael
McDermott, the brakeman OF the up train at his
post the front Of the baggage car, and beside him
stood MIR. Chckerng. machinist. Both these unfor
tunate crushed through the door of the
car by the tender being driven against blythe col
sion Their injuries werelof the serious nature
and terminated fatally. McDermott died in about an
hour Chickering survived until after o'clock. The
engines sustained but little damage and can be repair
ed in few days. The tenders, express cars, and bag
gagecars considerably damaged, being thrown of
the track. The passengers though alarmed, escaped
any serious injury, which is mainly to be attributed
to the fact that upon the platforms at the
time Of the accident One Of the had it's platform
completely broken up that if any persons had been
standing upon 1t they would have inc vtably been hor
where his family reside 1t feared that it will be
cessary to amputate his foot. Nc Dermott belonged
to this city, and his family reside in South street
near the Gray ferry road Chckerng employed
in the Companys machine shop at Wilmington, where
he resided He German by birth. TIE conduc-
old and xperienced bands this read and
had taken every precaution to avoid collision. Un-
fortu pstey the steam whistles OF both trains
blowing as they approached mutually preventing
tach engineer from hearing the alarm made by the
approaching train.
MIR Cornelius Weeks the man suffering at the hos
pita with the attack Of drophba much worse this
morning and his death is hourly expected. The ply
sicians have now hope Of being able to raise him.
Gen Persifer + Smith was welcomed to the city. at
noon In the Hall of Independence, by Mr. Meredith,
the president of the select council lie replied in
very neat speech, returning thanks for the honor
done him. and dsclaming much Of the credit which
had been awarded for the victories in which he had
participated giving the need praise to the
officers who bad planned the actions and the indo-
mitsbe courage displayed by the prvates in carving
out those plans. After the members of councils had
been personally introduced, the citizens entered and
had the honor of taking the general by the hand
Colocel Harvey accompanied him. and was also warmly
received
DR. Collyer has advertised series of lectures to be
ilustI ated by his troupe of model artists ny
this evening at Pesles Museum. IL is not yet known
whether the authorities intend to prohibit these exhi
billions rs immoral not but his success will not be
comparable 10 his last visit.
The ancient collections Of curiosities, which, for
half century, has been the pride Of our citizens
and monumen mt Of the Peae family will be sold en-
Wednesday by thu sheriff for some debt owed by the
present proprietor,