The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-03
the Dreadful Accident ON the Camden and
AmbOy Railroad.
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AmbOy Railroad.
FLorrscE HorEL, March I'd, 1850
Mn. EpIroR:-
Being In the yesterday, with my wife, when the
friehtful cdent occurred on the Camden and Amboy
Railroad, an enabled to impsrt o few particulars
that may not be unintersting to your general read
srs. The explosion took place about half past one
o'clock A. NJ, at white Hills. The report Was not
oud but the sudden impetus rent the train about one
hundred yards from the spot where 1t took place
throwing every from their seats; but most fsrtu.
nstsly ipjurng none Of the passengers seriously On
leaving the cars, beheld Of ruin and misery
that language can but feeby picture. The road was
pouRhed up ten or twelve feet and the rails thro
some Distance the massive engine overturned aud the
boilor blown out bent and broken two baggage crates
shattered TO pieces, the others iDjured the oil
Mister and other OF the engine scattered
in direction around the road tho sails OF sl,op
lying in the river on fire. and the premises opposite
likewise igpited. But from the wreck OF matteru
turned TO behold suffering humanity. we'd the
body Of Martin tiher the frat into the houas
his hands clsucted In agony the only evidence of
life; but in fey minutes his suffsrlngs over aud
his spirit was With God His appearance vas dreadful;
his eyes literally blown into his head his resting
bs cheek his face in fac, Of nutilated gors
his wife or mother could not learn which caught
bat one glance. and was oonducted away, uttsring
heart. repdipg shrieks. James Seward, who wa. not
employed on the lipe but had been to Philadelphia
ava was rsteinng was Killed instantly; ne was not
the temples John Flanagan the brakeman, scsrcsly
hrea hing tbs skin end flesh being torn from his fore
bead and the top OF his head laying the skull bare
Strange to say, there was not physician surgeon
smopg tbs passengers; but Dr. Cook and sssstants
irving from Berdentown. his wounds dressed and
his pain gave signs Of returning
nees but be must b. intensity injured and t seems
impossible that he survive.
W. FORBES, fire man. was but slightly injured. The
boy Z. Green'eaf was horribly scsaed aud 1t was
thought at first his sight gone; but seeing him
Is badly burned He lay writhing In pain praying he
might not die aud entrsstEg the doctor not to leave
hin Every attention Was paid to the poor sufferers,
and It being near the depot, another locomotive
procured As eoon the track cleared, with sad
hearts We were borne away from the melancholy scene
We reached the city about p. NJ, weary and
wretched and sought repose with hearts overflow
ing with gratitude to that Almighty Power who had pre-
The Of this melancholy catastrophe is q mys.
terry We were not going a. an unusual rate, having
Stacked mp - We approached the depot Should the
this unfortunate accident. We trust the Company
will provide for the families Of those who have bees
The ladies in the oars behaved with great presence
OF mind but one young lady afterwards ssd she felt
quite lively to think che bad scsped forgetting in
her selfsh consratustio the frghtful death and
feIipgs Of her fellow creatures A heartless woman
aiwsvs .esmed TO me an ally In Gods works; and
desrer than the gems of GolcondA the
started In the eyes Of my dear partner warm from
heart tsat loves the and suffering, she caught
sight OF the mangled bodies borne past the windows
We hope this cad accident will induce engineers
to be more careful Of their and others ves and
God grant the day may be far distant again be-
hold such scene Of human misery.
Yours truly,
A. w FENNO.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
From the Newark Advertiser, March al
when the train which left Camden at IL O'Clock
for New York had about reached white Hill, (uesr
Borcertowp.) the boiler Of the locomotive exploit
ed, inssn ly LII Ing the engineer, Martin Fisher:
and the fireman. James Seward aud go wauudng
john Flanagan, brakeman. that he survived but
short time The body Of the fireman driven
tirely through the roof Of the tender Fishers body
was thrown fifty yards ahead. Two hands, Enoch
Greenlesf and John Ford injured. Fisher. the
engineer, vss young man, and unmarried. Seward
bss left wife and children.
The engine mo 2e) Of the made
by Morris Co.. Of Philadelphia for the compsny, and
bad been In use only about sir weeks. IL turned
completely by the explosion and with the tender
IL perfect wreok The rails turned up and the
baggage cars demolished The boiler blown out
II cot with aknie 10 IL raid that just before the plo-
sion-ths sound OF which heard great distance
the train suddenly started ct rate equal 90 miles
On hour-wbich ascribed to the rapid formation of
steam from the ovness Of water None Of the psssen
gers were injured and they forwarded by
engine, while every practicable attention given to
the victims OF the explosion By the officers Of thu Com
psny and BY the oris ems.
An Inquest was summoned by Edward Robbins. Esq,
which rendered the following verdict viz: That Mar.
tin Fisher and James Seward to their deaths In
consequences Of the explosion Of the boiler Of Engine
No: 20. caused BY an insufhcieucy OF water In the
boiler at the time Of the explosion Flanagan OK.
pired after the inquest.