Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13
STATEMENT OF THOMAS HICKS.

Mr. Thomas Hicks, The artist in The first with
Miss King Of New York city They occupied seat WIN
in four Of the Of the car the right hand side Ia
cln. tie Mr. Hicks described The scene as l"o"s
Tue cars were seemingly going al The usaa rate ~heh,
wiih'ht warning or iniimaton oi any hiho; nc oe. M
front part OF the rushing toward hun IN lfnSens f
rasscngrs being tossed In the air Ike chnii nashed W
against the Top Of The car AMI ;hrown about IN hurricane
u Instruction. In instant he found Miss King gone
from his side and himself crushed under the partially fallen
roof and surrounded by choking atmosphere in the midst
OF shapeIcss mass Of ruins, dead hudirs every hand
and he iikcncd ca! rapidly filling with He began
feeling among The wreck and under the for his com
| p.n,n hut she nowhere be found He continued
Inc So, rch ill the had risen his chin time which
h. ,IucJ 10 have been about ten minutes when dspaDg
of her recovery lie looked about for mode escape Just
behind him. the corner OF the car, ne behed aperture
Though which liz cLwleI Ia te Top Here lie fingered
with view Ia renew the search for his companion, when
by one, who asked MN Tor whom he
looking.
lie desc,n.d the laJys dress when his interlocnnr in
formed him to his n.xprrsbIe astonsment and rraica-
that SHE had Just out upon the 'rach. -: n',
tanned afterwards that The front OF Tie car was so'e ~
by the concusson and that the top OF !. was sp
open lacry IN The side where he sat- and thls nccasoeo
that side the roof 10 fnl II also appeared that during
the instantaneous process OF splitting open The top OF uie
"a, ana the fall u the ceiling Miss King without any know
ledge nr agcnry Of her own had been projected through me
crerce upon The tap 81 The car And here without having
even heel, vet but with wound in the face, she
found herself with another car prccpitaed upon IT. whc
passed her AMI umhJ over into The river beside me wreck
Of IN. first Her cacap aud manner Of il, especially W..
mrac. MIR Hicks called out when he discovered ~ =
means escape those in the car 50 DC ef "f,r IN
lvlng To hear, pointing 10 Tue way " sc''.;s ' ' ~
so but one -on avail himself vi the notice or escape In
any way Miss King while upon The top Oh me car am
assured observed hand thrust ont OF 'he water, when
proved That OF person struggling uhucl 'r tuo
bis She resoutey removed The obsruci"nS anu saved
the mans lie
uuRr IscipEsTs-A BRIDE KILLED
Edward j. B,uwn ol The firm Of +. Brown " 20, ~
York, in The baggage car, and slightly nJ"feu
Nj Calhoun +. Sanger vi Brooklyn had nnro" rs'h',
having Ir The forward ua moment before II "'''
over.
in M, Dr
day evening going ap"a. their honey moon ~ Boa
"u when hCr happiness ahatcrc'. aud ne uh"fi"-
nate bride. with Jewels and robes sill on Der ua''-
nlriy met with watcry grave There are many incidents
nj til. heart ling nature" that had w Inn" ." spare
=. rn4I relate, bat the following must shict: young
u,r.l.rnan hy the at Robinson asked us II We had
ncar " H., ~ If ,lrs ami Mis Robinson rs" had Jns
,,pr ,.ir rars upon Ilrir dad bodies he was the s'n
an. brother y! the two liiess iciicI We lni lHi 10"
ruii.; h. a!moa; rr"Aci
Sir Allen Goss md lis aged nlahin sister from POUCH
kccpsr were on baa.d He dangerously wonnl.l IN
the head and slr killed by spntcrs Of the broken
Mr. and Mrs James Mills Of New York city, dangerously
wounded returned 10 town. aud axe under medical treat
meat.
II was stated the place that the engineer Daniel Tuck
.r run The irawbrihee II Straprd last -umm-f
an. Tia, he had COLLISION p":tc!.es-r
crrg!mln nnd IN vic had .Lst change! seats "':.
sailor The sailor Killed and 'hr othef- escaped
james GOiburn about 50 ycara oi age, rom Hc!
mnn, Me- was together with his brother in company
wh hi- employer Mr. Ring, and his wife IN The second
car His brother Instantly killed C0.5ufn bt@ae ou
pt one the and helped Mrs Ring out and then
got himself in fall hr had his right SHOULDER broken
Slr. Ring also ESCAPED.
It was firs reported that r Holmes, the poe, and sur
grun board but gi tD .an mai he remain
I'd IN New York city. Dr. Warren surgeon q Boston, r.
Ccycd slight Commissions, ana remained ~ attend upon NE
wDnnird until late
One gentleman named lo2er among The dead, but his
place 81 residence not lscerIaned he 10 believed 10 De
from thu S0uh) Several thousand dollars 10 Eastern money
found in his pocket and new IN me possession Q!
Mr. 1hos Warner cashier of The Fhirfei County BAnk !"
The vlliuec.
One y0Gag had splinter u some "H inches crane
driven directly through as ieinp-s Dther- hii !htR
mutiilicd present no i.uIjn .eTn1iihCc
DR.. William Cecil Dwight, "ho was aiHpng Tue deal was
eminent physician and surgeon OF Moscow, tennessee
county New York. While Attending the Medical owen
he read very valuable memoir On ct"r"orn IL was
lhr eldest 81 the laIa Cecil Dwight oil Northampton
Mass and nephew al President Dwight.
Rev Mr. Chicken Baptist Missionary, reported rs Injured
gentleman we'll known the ndcfi.hb!e head ni HE
German ElplsiS Nh Unckcna place CT r=aIdancels ham
burg visit this country al tn. tife lie Ter the puf
pose obtaining the sympathy and assistance Of American
churches Tor The oppressed Bap!sls o Russia and o'hef 1ef
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