The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
The COLLISION ON THE CAMDEN
AND AMBOY ROAD.

The telegraph made brief mention of the col
lision on the above Road, which occurred on The
afternoon of the 9th inst. We find the follow
ing PARTICULARS of the accident () in the N. Y
Herdld Of the 10th:
Tie passengers who left in the boat for Am
boy It 3 o clock yesterday afternoon, left Am
boy N the cars, at 5 clock, en- route for Phil
adelphia-,he engineer driving on al his ut.
most speed, to gaia some twenty minutes lost
| time On reaching Oldbridge, seven miles
] from Amboy, the conductor espied the train
from Camden with FIVE cars, full of passengers
coming towards him and before the Amboy
| tram could check its speed, they came in full
| collision, crushing and breaking the engines,
ana making perfect wrecks Of two OF the cars
on each train, killing four and manning large
number of passengers. The following are the
names of those killed and wounded on the train
from New York:
Oh. Dustin, Esq, New York, was on the
tram accompanied by his wife, three children,
and awhile woman as nurse, all Of whom were
caught under the two cars, which Tapped on
each other. Mr.. Dustin was slightly bruised,
his lady was more severely hurt, and the two
elder children severely bruised, whilst the nurse
and younger child, about two years old, were
instantly killed.
An unknown woman, apparently Irish, was
sitting IN the same seat with Mr.. Dustin snurse
and child, and was instantly killed
A German, name unknown, was also killed
in the same car He appeared about fifty years
ofage, and had in his pocket gold watch and
some money, which were taken charge OF by
the agent Of Ludlum s. Co. 9 Express.
Thaddeus Wentworth, of Philadelphia, was
seriously bruised.
James Mccormick, wife and daughter, of
Harrisburg, were slightly injured.
Misses Bechler and Alwick, in company with
them, were also slightly bruised.
Mi. Commerlorth, Of Louisville, Kentucky,
slightly bruised.
Albert Ebberman, Of Philadephia, seriously
injured in both legs.
The following were in the train coming
from Philadelphia:
John H. Rowland, of Norfolk, Va, and fam
lily, all slightly bruised.
Mrs Maynard and child, of Washington; child
badly cut in the face.
Joseph Davis, of Morristown, New Jersey,
seriously bruised--thought dangerously.
Rev. James Peryance, of Mississippi, wife
and child-all injured; child had his thigh bro.
ken; Mrs. P. totally disabled by injury to her
hips; Mr. P had his foot smashed.
Mary Jane Skely, of Philadelphia, slightly
hurt.
William B. Raylea, of Union, Broome
county, N. Y, cut and bruised.
The disabled cars on the train from New York
were piled on top of each other. Those the
other train had their floors torn out, ard the
seats entirely racked 10 pieces by the hind
wheels and trunks becoming loose and flying
against the floors. There We're many very mar
row escapes of life among which was that OF
Chas. c. Fulton, of Baltimore. who fell thro'
the floor Of the car on the track, and escaped
without injury.
The indignation of the passengers was I'M
bounded. A meeting was called on the spot,
and resolutions denouncing the company and its
officers guilty Of the m-s st reckless careless,
ness, adopted.
The engineers and conductors were inmedi-
ately arrested, and will be held 10 answer the
result of the coroners inquest.
The following resolutions were adopted nan
imously by the pass Myers:
Resoioed. That the wounds and deaths which
have occurred on this occasion, the result
OF the bad arrangement upon the Camden and
Amboy Railroad, and the reckless careless.
ness of the persons employed by the COM
pany.
Kcsotrsd, That the use Of telegraph, $50 in
dispensible upon single track Railroad) might
have prevented this sad catastrophe.
Resotred, That the existence Of single track
railroad between the cities of New York and
Philadelphia is dsgracefu to the company that
enjoys so lucrative monopoly, and to the com
,nunities that tolerate it.
Resolrsd, That these proceedings and resolu
tons be published in the public papers.