The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-05
ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADS.

ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADS.
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The Late Catastrophe ON tho BeIvldere and
Delaware Railroad-Fursher Particulars
Death or Another nlan-The CORNERS In.
quest upon the Bodies
FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.
John Conroy, who was terribly mangled al
mentioned In yesterdays report Of the above accident
and who 1t was expected could not survive, died
as had been anticipated, Wednesday about norn
There are about injured but have been able
10 ascertain their names from the circumstance of the
homes being in different places at some distance fro
each other, along the line of railway between Lambert
vile and Milford. OF these latter three have been very
seriously injured and in great jeopardy-nameIy,
James Dignan the brother of OF the killed Johu
Dgnan This man has received compound fracture OF
the leg, so that at tho least he will lose the limb
nothing worse happens The Of the Others we be-
ieve are Hunt and Augan who are wounded about the
and other parts Of the body that they may
likewise considered in great danger. The remainder are
net 80 severely injured but matter Of COURSE there
mas been barely time as yet to give Judgment
upon their condition All Of those killed were lsborin,
men employed on the works in progress about Msrd and
between this latter place and Lambertvie They were
lrshmen. and presume Roman Catholics for five OF
the dead bodies inferred on Wednesday afternoon Ia
the Roman Catholic cemetery at Iambertyi adjoining
the Mount Hope cemetery belonging to the town. and the
other six will be buried to-day husdsy) at O'Clock p
M, the Rev Henegan, Roman Catholic priest Of Lam.
bertvile. officiating IN both There was large
crowd collected to witness the ceremony of nterment on
Wednesday and doubtless there was as large Yesterday
for the railroad and other works Nave bcen stoned
the accident no one having been at work since the
event.
ACCOUNT OF THE PLACE wHEcs THE ACCIDENT
HAPPENED.
Bulls Island, correctly spelled, Booles Island
Ia the name given to the locality where tie acci D.
penes from smsli itIsnd opposite m the Della ware
which is united TO the main land dans thrown ACROSS
this porson Of the river to the right bank going up ON
the Jersey side Ths object OF this dam 10 to furnish
supply o. water to canal which FROM this spot to
Tentou serving the main feeder the Delaware and
RaSitan canal which has Of its at the
sbeve named CITY, The Belvdere ani Delaware railroad
commesoes at Trenton, aud passing through Lambert.
vs ns Usen rs lar as Milford aod La nbert
wa se s r. ia Roasu aSSu' en- miles from at place.
SIX or seven miies from sambertyle The railroad is
carried along me bank OF the Delaware the Jersey
hnes faw helds on acc'IeDg to tho Of the
caty In this instance at Bulls or Booles Iland 1t is
snoI. from the river aud separated from 1t by
the feeder or canal already mentioned For TIE COZ.
viz =. ~ se sraoe OF tne hhe there Is an embank
a,S ~ p,aer =, ao1ns six ieet on one siee aad
aa. iv % on ''9 o'ner' ana mere II was that the
s ,s . sos ss appesrs tnat It Is customary
iad % asi t; h y, .ne worhmen TO run wnnt Is
caeu I've us'n, oe.Ween Aamoertville and MAord,
sy ~ ~. a ohms aEu oscA eeain az night This sraia
, ..oson ' .es Deu PisSe Nv n. ana 10 yons
sha ~ - -od - cn up ,h ,o Wola%en % VINO nve aions
- - -. ~, " y leoi ~ .neir work. aa the
4; a.a a ~ p,a so o'o, ai.nouen ~ IS
o,pna ars aisvs a. bonnS a an ' msJory Q, tns
W. Aa.;a 80 .ha 49, ~ ~ eo nrs, named a.sce.
- Is ~ ~ ;; o . 20, aio % = iAis1 nu,npSr OF isporers
Sap3 -. 10y has,s ~ oas - 20 osna' seVeea
s .,,;' ~ Net. W. AiaAo ue VI .ne same means
~ ~, eess 80; ~ @ wiz, M. m; IN tne eveaing,
% e m,s,in ana DSoa @ nvl .h mora 70 LemDert'
w, "a P.sss m - a. III. o. saey requrre 20 gsI oat
~ Wy tssao.s poIDs W suo,I n.nies ine train as
ne mrta @ t ua oynsisos Of usn,,
pS t ;n Ait W i ;' suon o. % aie gensisiy
oseo iSr carving 1rt, along railroad lines In pro.
$3.50 $3.50 = .to - -; tt e, -. ~ ILLS @ ls.anoo, ..s, wrsnos
cushing the cars sorwasd wbsb c;rc,mstsncs i
P,;n ~ aan+ a. ,r;w;n - ,hs. 80 s w oA
PAL p ' ~ ,t tS az ah,t o. NAV pa. ol .ns ms
poo,e,. leland cor IN aJrsnns snna., 10 sh.5 DJ o
at the noise made start to cross the line before the
hsa, ~ she fo,vara car wbora ths sn,r,a, hs - I
between Il and the rail. was Rushed forwasd . con
s;ds,obIs aat,nca A. last the cos !, tba H., 80,
ca that ensned ra5s issnarata agot Au $50; % o. sf
Forward car almost n tba air sicb Iat
~ bsy;Yg thna ioet H. eonihy;na u;tchod frvaa
tL draooiao .s,ar ~ &C. ~ a.; - .ha
cars in continnea line ,rish tha arcsn,ion 20 ona
hh ;scoJ ovsr on ~. nthe G ;ae in;un n, ~ uo th
, .b W. oa ~ - v t ~ ~, sss 9n.y .ue
nI.css yb;s to,amost car roed or niycbad eona ds
snre OF into the field below and tho other cars fo sa
&C., ,ho coISrr not he nn bss hnLa ',.1 h .s
ere terribly shattered and the nassengers tbrorn ony
ausing the dreadful catastrophe which has been already
given. ten men having been killed on the spot
dreadfuy nured that he oed the day three Others
80 severely wouned that they are hardly expected to sur
yve aud about twenty Others iess injured The
superior weight the locomotive engine stesdy
Ia te place. for tbe used very light, not being
just mentioned regular passenger cars, otherwe
the accident might have bean OF mere fearful descrp
ton. Indeed, when we rtfecs upon ths number OF
seLgsrs in the train about $50 men, Il is sur orsng
that all number have 5seo killed and wounded for
Il might naturally be supposed that eater number OF
lhis living freight OF human beings would have been
hurled into destruction IL wss g,ea misfortune that
the epeipe was placed behind for u s reasonable to con-
cude that n had beer paced In iront the accident could
not have we happened In the hrst place the engnesr
would beye seen the ANIMAL aud would have therefore
aken the necessary TO prevent the collision
In the next place mad been impossible TO prevent the
collision the COW catcher In front would have throwa
the obstruction on one side, ana nave prevented
any further mischief Besides, nom his position Ia
sdya,ee, the engineer could nave used those mean,
prevent, or at Aast modify the danger. Every sen
,cs ~ pubinr The along insta of be engine
IN arn IL Nor 4 n any na.ton of the oTsn "a tss II
was train for the odation of the workmen II