New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-04
The Late Railroad Accident.

We gatterG ieW more paruco'Ars Of the terri
be disaster ~ Princeton from the Trenton papers Of
gssierdsy morning Ihe Ners says the following 10
toe description oi tAs Dody of TIE stranger killed ~
tne accident yesterday taken a. the Coroner. Ia.
q.e.t
The deceased appears 10 ~ about o. year, old had
q black cashmere vest. gray mixed sAlnet yaata
looms short ~oalen stocking Nth white tops and io-s
broad Waite slspend-Is larru~ leather say aro4nd
waist rather built and short and appeared t.
De foreigner there no papers or uleulorandunn
on his person vita the exception Of pocket book and
ssecoud class car ticket Ine pocket contained eleven
dollars and taenty Elk cents, follows two one dol
Jar bills the Lancaster Hank Penn a one dollar bill
on the Cumberland Bank. Bfldseton y. J one gold
sovereign, three dollars and thirty I've cents silver
and four copPcrs
"A coon as convenient after the accident Coroners
Jury summoned and the following testimony was
Aaduced. We copy from the Trsaio, Ssals Ga.sus
Peier Gyis. sworn i started THIS morning 10 M.
cock ualn for N-~ YOrk When xot within nile
AID haf of Princeton TIE RAJ q ino track we're
10, rnuins fssi shOat he ordirarv speed ne s-rd-o
aiiroaed % tne sNlicl beilg tlFued od an saf.eed
Tue decreased Allied BY nc accident M Coaog.r
az under ne rubbish 90 hs s.te be lived some
ziirr he accident
CAarls ssrrosgA .~oru.-The switch ws.pot In 10,
shi place a. esl % noi alter the accident occurred
uoucrd nat % was OUT o ace / nelp ped The
body % The stranger oli of The Place found
af.er~ ard when fr.i M Conovsr be VA. Ia ihe
car. sitng AID canins oAck tas 10 or IS minutes AZ
by ,op The for~s car TIE middle car ~as snasaed
ard Is TOP passed throug the behind
passed under Inc oehind The locomotive and baggage
car eni 1io ne canal MS nan was 10 he car hai ~as
Ssh q NJ Conover trst u the trsic AS
thr cars wee gong a. 1e usuz speed ne psssel-
srr oi the iur~ AZ car were a. crowded 10 between The
Two under The trstcass mere much
confusion ila co-.1 coi iake much rOuce devoted
me switch
CAplss Sooa .~orn-Wss passenger IL tbe train this
morning. ne srsi .uumsuou had OF The accident
ia-4-Ag " ne over ne scrpcrs il ne
.hra from he crates boxing sa~ The top Of -h-
front car pass X over our beads jonathan fn .aI oy
ne stopped Ar The Op passed ogf hezis saw
he stranger y DO ~as A. rd De ulotoness snd an
med tetSeen me cars 10 slc- way that c0lculed he
dead ! WAS sN feet IRON him aia DOT see Mr
ConoveE assisted u getting he wounded cu the TO-
aeck .oi oE nc trsck On ihe .e And couse-
-rnt lie tou ua..-i --r ~ - 80 ~ - vxs
Mrssrs Gnm and D.cklusoa were on he Tishts.s
Besslsa kisa srn-Mas ~ The at ca VITA Judge
Barr ga ihe accident was caused oy Tie switch oeng
arned 90 not k1o~ la he swlIch had oek
employed 10 siiend ne s~teh I'D see h 4
MS morning .ooked a. The sWlch after ne Accdeui
~ Yards % don't know ls name, how ong be has
heen Tend ne switch ne cars gong a. he Or
diaaTy speed ne colclss do DOT disturb IS N ne
car here "as D ne sllrr lal seen Ia ne s~icl
wrong be cull llf have stopped lle Ean il -al-
.le e-s'sner VS. oo sleI- --s - -I.sl - - -
we're ooth up and 0n i1-r iee "nen lfst sa~ thril
Tie orrAkusn hurt me glr-r SAD he reversed
as engine and rans b.. bell 90 ~su the or-skman % l,
~ - eaA' le . regular e-sinrefs Las f-L -7 "a
before he rlnnns The mai ard put ne ovsi e.
1 -4l-~rs on The
here TIE iafy % ouFned uI o'clock this uortiag.
Nhen they NIL 50 10 examine tas sWltch-tender and
| ne fireman, Who have been sent Tor.
NJ OonoveE was highly esteemed citizen, who
'eA'es ~ii- and several children 70 lament his loss
reward Of $1,000 has been offered for The detection
and conviction Of the misere4ni who misplaced the
switch And taus caused this terrible disaster
| TEE PRINcEroS DIsAsTER-THEL.rKsr-
have adviees from Prnesion up to Ast evening There
| bad been no more deAihs and the wounded vsr.
/ dong vel.