Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-11
WEDNESDAY MORNING
rendered the scene not unlike that of field Of
It'll.

From the evidence ut the inquest, and from
she statements of all who knew anything oil
tho matter, we learn that the signal ball bad
been lowered full Is minutes previous TO the
,ccident We could not learn from any pas
senger or citizen of the place, nor from the
evidence adduced at the inquest, that the whs-
tie for stacking speed had been heard or that
any attempt had been made to break up the
speed as 10 usual. This would seem to coun-
tenance the report that was currentin Norwaiks
to the effect that at Stamford. the Conductor
had told the Engineer 10 drive like hell
through Norw ak, as two men wanted to get
off there. and he would Sc. them damned first
Tribune report.
STATEMENT OF THOMAS HICKS.
Mr. Thomas Hicks the artist was in the first
car with Miss King of this CITY, They occu-
pied seat with in four of the rear end of tho
car, on the right hand side facing the engine
Mr., Hicks describes the scene as follows. The
cars were seemingly going at the usual rate
when without warning or intimaton oil any
kind he behrd the front part OF the car rush
ing towards him i'll fragments, the passengers
being tossed in the air like chaff dashed up
gainst the top of the car and thrown about III
hurricane of destruction In an instant he
found Miss King gone from his side, and him
self crushed under the partially fallen roof
and surrounded by choking atmosphere. IN
the midst of shapeless mass OF rulns, dead
bodies on every hand, and the darkened car
rapidly filling with wafer. He began feeling
among the wreck and under the water for his
companion, but she was nowhere to be found
lie continued the search till the water had ris
en- 10 his chin, time which hejndged to have
been about ten minutes when despairing of
her recovery, he looked about for mode OF
escape lust behind him al the corner fthe
car, he beheld an aperture through which he
crawed to the top Here he fingered with
view to renew the search for his companion;
when he was accosted by some one who ask
ed him for whom he was looking He des'
cribed the lady's dress, when his inlerlocutor
Informed him to his inexpressibe astonishment
and qualification that she had just gone out up
on the track. He asceraned afterwards that
the front of the car was stove TO atoms by the
conclusion, and that the top OF 1t was split o.
pen literally on the side where he sat, and tins
occasioned that side of the roof TO fall. Ii al
so appeared that during the instantaneous pro.
cess of fsplitling open the top OF the car and
the fall of the ceiling, Miss King without any
knowledge or agency of her own, had been
projected through tie crevice upon the top Of
tie car
And here without even having been wet, but
with a severe wound in the face, she found
herself with another car preclpitated upon It,
which passed her and tumbled over into the
river beside the wreck of the first. Her es.
cape and manner Of it especially was mira
Gle. Mr.. Hicks called out, when he discov.
cred the means OF escape, to those in the car
if so be there were any living to hear. point.
ing to the way Of getting out. But he saw
but one person avail himself Of the notice. or
escape in any way. Miss King while upon the
thrust out of the water, which proved to be
that ofa person struggling under the rubbish
She resolutely removed the obstruction and
saved the mans life.
MORE INCIDENTS.
A Young couple who weie married in New
York last evening, were gong to spend their
honeymoon in Boston, whe Their happiness
was shattered and the unfortunate bride with
her Jewels and robes still on her unfortunate.
y met with watery grave. There are ma
nv incidents of the most heart-rending ma.
ture, that had we time or space. We could re
late. but tho following must suffice. A young
gentleman by the name of Robinson asked us
# we had heard ofthe safety Of Mrs. and Miss
Robnson--(we had just espied their names
on their dead bodies)-he was the son and
brother OF the two hapless ladies'. We told
him the truth; he was almost crazed.
1t was stated at the place that the Engineer,
Daniel Tucker had run into the drawbrdge
AT Stratford last summer, and that he had col
lison at Portchester two years ago.
A clergyman and his wife had just chang
ed seats with sailor. The sailor was killed
and the others escaped.
/, was at first reported that DR.. Holmes, the
poet and surgeon, was on board, but we are
eladto learn that he remained in thisCity. DR..
Warren, surgeon Of Boston. received slight
cnntusions, and remained to attend upon the
wounded, until late last evening, when he took
the train homework.
One gentleman, named Lozer, was among the
dead. but his place ofresidence was not ascer
tanned, (he is believed to be from the South')
several thousand dollars in East~rn money
were found in his pocket, and are now IN the
nossession Of Mr. Thomas Werner, Cashier of
the Fairfield County Bank. in the village.