The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-08-18
More Wholesale Murder.


At half past four o'clock, on Tuesday
afternoon, 9th inst, the 2 o'clock 2. NJ.
train from Philadelphia, and the 2 o'clock
2. NJ. train from New York, while COM
ing round curve, at or near Old bridge,
on the Camden & Amboy Railroad, came
into terrible head and head collision
whereby some four or five persons were
Instantly killed, and a large number
wounded, some of them, it is feared, IA
tally. Horse expresses were immediate
ly sent to the two nearest stations where
aid could be procured, and locomotives
and cars were Immediately dispatched to
the terrible scene. The scene is desert
bed as battling all description, but the abb
sence of all screaming and unnecessary
noise was most remarkable.
1t is said that the cause of the accident
was that one or both of the trains were
out of time, and making for some station
at which to turn out and let the other pass
The engineers were seen to jump of
their respective engines Immediately be-
fore the collision. The name of the Phil
adelphia engineer, is said to be Isaac Da,
Wis, neither of them were injured.
The two locomotives were rendered
useless, and now lie amid the wreck, jam
med close to each other. Both of the en-
gines are said to be now having been on
the road bnt few weeks.
The collision was so forcible that it tore
up the track for considerable distance
The locomotive of the n Y train was bad
ly broken. The first and second passenger
cars of that train were driven into each
other, and broken SO much that the oppo-
site ends Of the two cars were driver
within seven feet of each other. All the
dead were in this crushed car. The pas.
sengers in the car which had thus slid into
the other, could not be taken out but by
removing the side of the car. One man, il
the n. York train, had splinter run un
der the leg of his pantloons, tearing them
open to the thigh, but received no injury
4 man who sat next to him was instantl
killed. Another gentleman states thai
he was asleep at the time of the accident
found himself thrown among mass o.
splinters; and crawled out under the bot
tom of the car.
D. H. Durkin, Esq, of N. York, wa:
on the train, accompanied by bis wife
three children and a white woman as
nurse, all of whom were caught under the
two cars which Tapped on each other
Mr.. Durkin was slightly bruised; bis Ia
dy was more severely hurt, and the two
older children severely bruised, while the
nurse and younger child, about two years
old, were instantly killed.
An unknown woman, apparently Irish,
was sitting in the same seat with Durkin'
nurse and child, and was instantly killed
A German, name unknown, was also
killed on the same. He appeared about
so years of age, and had in his pocket {
gold watch and some money, which were
taken charge of by the Agent of Ludlum
e. Cos Express.
In addition to these, about 90 persons
were more or less seriously injured. A
bucket of water was wanted for the wound
ed, and one of the engineers, who was
throwing water on the engine fire, was re-
quested to give it for this purpose, but he
churlishly refused. This so exasperated
the passengers that they were almost
ready to lynch him. The people of the
neighborhood and the uninjured passen-
gers were most attentive to the wants OF
the wounded.
The disabled cars on the train from
New York were piled on top of each
other. Those on the other train had
their floors torn out, and the seats en-
tirely racked to pieces by the hind wheels
and trucks becoming loose and flying a.
gainst the floors. There were many very
narrow escapes of life, among which was
that of Chas. 7. Fuller, of Baltimore, who
fell through the floor on the track and es-
capped without injury.
The Indignation of the passengers was
unbounded A meeting was called on
the spot and resolutions denouncing the
Company and its officers as guilty of the
most reckless carelessness, adopted.
The. Engineers and Conductors were
Immediately arrested, and will be held to
answer the result of the Coroner's inquest.
The name eff the New York Conductor
is Mascharuss; that of the Philadelphia
train is Graham.
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