The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-07-14
HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Tueniy four Persons Killed and Thirty three
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| oUio"S'y Ay"'eu'
Our citizens have already heard ofihe COL
lision of cars on the Susque hanna railroad,
on he evening Of the fourth Of July, and
their hearts have been panied on learning
the outlines of this truly sad and affective
event, which there little or no doubt, judy
| ing from the account which follows, was
the result Of gross and palPable careless.
ness. ..r -wl. Hrt .fi.
Mr.. C. C. Fulton. who is one Of the pro.
pretors Of the Baltimore American, and was
u passenger in one OF the wrecked trains,
has furnished the following particulars Tor
that paper, which were yesterday published
in nm "extra from that establishments
| The narraiiye of the accident will, we doubt
not, be found us reliable us il was possible
to obtain amid the excitement, and henrt.
rending scene by which he was surrounded.
Washington Sentin.l. ..i, .,.p
IRON, ne baltimore american Ertra eCyssfsrdsy.
At about six O'Clock last evening u report
reached the city, which spread with ielo-
graphic velocity, from one extremity ~ tho
other. that an awful accident had occurred
to two Of the trains on The Susquehanna
railroad, bringing home the excursionists to
Riders Grove, whittier from four TO five
thousand Of our citizens had proceeded in.
special trains in the early part OF the day.
Bad ns the accident proved to be, rumor
magni6sd it ien.fold, causing the greatest
CONSERVATION and distress among tho friends
and relatives Of those absent, and Calvert
Station was soon thrOnged with an excited
mass Of people, anxiously waiting up top past
midnight for intelligence from the scene Of
the disaster.
At 25 minutes past o'clock yesterday
forenoon the regular train for York left CAL
vert station, consisting Of four passenger
cars and q baggage car, all with the excep.
ton Of the last car well filed with passen-
gers. Mr.. William Scott was conductor, nc.
comp,nied by Mr.. Hollins and other officers
Of the road. who were repairing 10 Riders
Grove. to assist in the arrangements for tho
safe return Of the o. cursionists.
On arriving ut the Relay House, The York
train, according 10 orders, proceeded to lay
of ON the Green Spring switch, where tho
instructions were that It should wait until
the excursion train or trains passed. The
express train from York, due early in the
day, which had been thrown out Of time,
was waiting at the Relay, and after il bad
passed down towards Baltimore We waited
for one excursion train, of about sixteen
cars, crowded 10 excess, which passed down
without giving any information " tho con-
ductor that two other trains were coming,
which unfortunately proved to be the case.
The road being now supposed TO DO clear
the York train again took the main truck,
and proceeded OF, and had scarcely got ful-
ly under weigh. when, about three quarters
OF mile from the Relay, and about mile
FROM Riders, q terrible crash, accompanied
by rush Of steam. brought oil who were
uninjured ~ their Feet and on escaping from
the wrecked cars, n most hear-rending scene
presented ITSELF that il were impossible to
describe in all its horrors.
Immediately in advance of us was train
Of Two passenger cars, and the
ten burtben cars which had been fitted up
to carry passengers, all OF which were Oiled
10 Overlooking. This train was backing
down towards Baltimore, the locomotive be-,
ing reversed, and the two passenger cars
ut the head of the train. The locomotive
Gu the York train was going ahead IN its
usual position and although neither train
was moving mt extra speed, the two passen.
ger cars at the head oil the excursion trim
offered but little resistance. and were com.
pletely crushed together, the rear car pass.
ing entirely through the foremost one, and
both being alled with passengers, the des-
truction OF life and limb was almost unpre.
cedepted. so - '-,f. 80.
The centre OF the foremost oar was hlled
with tue dead, dying and wounded oil
wedped together In one mass, with tho fag-
ments Of tho car and the seats 90 compact,
that It required bal! hours time and tho
use of axes TO rescue the wounded. "A mum.
Der of females and children we're taken out
from among the dead scarcely injured, whilst
through the floor of tho car wera seen tho
limbs Of some who had been In
family struck dead, 1876. -. -, rfin
Among the dead in tho contro Of this car,
VAS Mrs. Robinson, named 10 The list below,
young and beautiful woman (; and Henry
clay Jedera, the son OF Madison Jeesrs,
right and beautiful boy, tho bodies OF wnom
we're so wedeed among tho fragments o. the
wo cars, which had been run through eaen
like q telescope, that u was impos:':
,le to exlrcae them. without hsnling ontpe
OF the upper car by the locomo-
;ve ,b;cb was also necessary 10 release