New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-03
Particulars Of the Terrible Accident on t5s
New-Jerrey and Philadelphia Railroad

As tie -srv tan froru Philadelphia arrived Win
two rifles q Prnctcn. y. j. a; 3; o e-oes \ y -
.srday xa.rs re track q s.orgs.se c. re De-aN
sna Rsrsa Cana ire sT;es rot eng u proper oroei
through ,oras fsu., q some Of re PsFsen' aa'ns
charge ire locomotive was thrown into ne cana .
se.hsr with tie MAJ AID baggage car nd he 'udasn
/ conclusion causing ire trSt passenger car 70 &c
eo-,,ts,efv -u-tsd and broken % pieees-scsreely
80, b, II but Via, was severely bruised and man
I'D or killed outright The nsneer seeing ihe danger
is,o.s OF into tie Cana and swan ashore IL nexi
ear 2, became detached by the eonezssion, and 10
rsr.on 10 il OF he remaining cars vss Al a. Injured
| Tso.e ps..engsrs Ebo hsa luckily escaped innie-
sia,e,y sei 20 work 70 extoste the rest; Axes were
procured and those fastened IN the cars y broken
timber. and shattered seats taken out a. quickly As
possible ard carried shade "a ire ornk Of me
Cana
Two men were killed almost instantly, and = tn'ra
died shortly after the accident happened Seventeen
otbers a. passengers, were swtully Wounded-'one
/ Of whom were ncf expected 20 survive but saoli
time Among ne in 1-ed were Eve or sx females one
oolored wousn Most o.; those hur; either had ireiI
egs Or arm. broken, Or badly ca; and bruised on
the head and breast face one person BY the name
Of Walters of Pot;srle Pa Who was standing on ine
platform At the time the coneussion took place. vas
j
est difficulty that he could be ex,rested His les was
broken below the knee In several places, and deep
gs.h Vas cut 10 bis thigh Notwithstanding the pain
fui nature Of his injuries be possessed the most sur
pr.ins courage and fortitude and throughout al the
tedious operation. Of setting HE eg - vel IS Al the
scene Of the accident he maintained cheerful sPrts and
patient endurance much % that hs conduct was The
subject Of general remark and commentator among
/ Al. who witnessed 10.
| Another a female whom We had occasion 10 observe
more particularly. was Injured seriously internally
she was travelling alone with young child. and on her
wsv toa Quaker village IN Connecticut her name We
could not learnl sso bore her suaerngs With quiet
endurance that could not help but awaken the most
synpsih1 ng feelings in her behalf AL in fact bore
their excruriatins sus-rings with most commemorate
patience and resignati.n.
| The Mavor of Princeton and one or two physicians
we're quickly on the spot and rendered a.. the sssst
ance in their power The passengers oil sided 70 the
best n their ability and in the most gym 2aihinng man
per Bruised and broken limbs set and 5andsged
water and spirits were carried around to each sufferer
and everything done that possible 70 alleviate their
sus-rings
In the course Of hour or two, al we're In stua'
ton 10 BE- carried train Of baggage cars that had
been sent on from Princeton and after being carefully
placed upon boards and cushions they were taken 10
the depot and distributed among the nearest dwellings,
where physicians were promptly in attendance 10 care
for their njares.
The accident detained the passengers for New-iork
a., ~ four hours-those for Phadeyhs being sent
as soon possible after the sufferers were cared for
We heard Of but one occasion for ceusure to the
conc &c, Of the passengers, and that toward the
uueens conduct Of one who hsd the assurance to ask
the conductor to pay him bsck his fare, while al
around him were busly engaged IN extrics,i ting the
dead and wounded from the crushed car. This same
individual tined hard to se up a Eight or some other
dHcui'y Of the the house where most Of the in
,urcd had been carried but be was quickly silenced
by the indignant spectators who htsrsy ried bun
scross the street 10 receive iacSng in the anal hut
be wss ,et OF With only bloody for his mpu
dence
We shall not sttsmpt 10 describe tie awful and heart
r'ueug scene who're the accident occurred The dead
and diving strewn song on the bank Of tbs Cana the
g-oan. Of The wounded-theis easstly countena nces
and msn. ed odes. presented spectacle seldom Wit
messed
As to the Cause Of the accident and upon whose
shoulders the blame properly resis we leave to the
proper authorities go ascertain That thorough ard
searching saon 90 ihe whole matter should -
Instituted universal opinion expressed among
the passengers.
We understood that scutcni AZ present a, TIC time
of the sccident engaged procuring the names Of
the dead and injured and they viii doubtless be fur
hished for publication.
The following scoount was furnished us by
another friend VINO was s passenger in the train,
and " no. as We know was arnong the most sctive
10 aiding the sufferers
serious accident occurred on the New Jersey Rail
Road yesterday morning 10 the o'clock train from
Philadelphia at the turnout about miles south Of
the Princeton Basn-ihe cause was that the switch
vas misplaced.
The engine on TIRE track into the canal (Which
here runs parallel with the road taking with II the
tender and baggage car the two former lett bottom.
side up and tae baggage completely submerged
The Engineer and Fireman escaped from the tran
and escaped injury not however with the psssen
ger. in the second class and FIRST passenger ess-the
platform Of the latter rsus above that OF the former
Way until the Two became. as 10 were .hut
into each other the Two occupying the ordinary space
OF one
The sight when the writer who vas in the third
pissssg car reached the question, Wss OF the
most sgoni1ins chsrscter-three human being. being
suspended by their lower Limb. from the wreck, head
downward. and obliged 10 be supported by hand
could De removed from their distressing position Tns
sight together with the srosns and shrieks Of tue
wounded, was sufficient 20 uumAn many present while
others % toe passengers among whom elderly gen
tlemsn named Chase, Of Baltimore, aud Mr. Haichin
500 OF Phlsdeph la conspicuous Tor The coolness
aud Judgment with which they directed their eforts)
ID al that men could do O. relieve the sufferers
Being hear o. Princeton relief soon obtsined and
the Cd clock n. trsin arriving from NeW.York the
wounded were orou. The Princeton Depot and Drs
Dunn. >chencS md Clough took them ID charge. ami
never has the writer more care and sohcigude
shown for suffering humanity ihsn here exhibited
- physicians passengers and railroad employees Mr
| ConeveT ~ Trenton died N lew minutes after Toe
collision, also lsborlng man. name not known. Nrs
HoAnssworh and another .sdy, not sscertsined.
sy apparently st the point Of death when the eft
PRINCETON. Mrs Il held il her a The tine O, the
sccidens infant .vs weeks Old which escaped nury
shile Mr. Il himself was badly bruised about toe
head and breast ~ % be considered dangerous Its
singular fact hist IN this orst ess
mothers with infanrs-the former we're much eui Aad
injured While the latter escaped circana.t.sce owing
no doubt - TIE mother. instnervsy leaning
.hiealn. each her precious eaArse from ihres,sEis.
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