New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30

moor The train consisted of four irstcsss two sec
ond class and two baggaE cars, and had on board a
large number OF pass ngevs; AT s.. George Il came
up with gravel train which was off the track. AMI
delsyed in consequence about hour and half.
When the train had got under way again a freight
train was in advance which it was obliged to follow
a. far IS Princeton, thereby losing considerable more
time.
AT IA. NJ, the train left London. Alter having
run some three four miles from tia; place the cyl
inder head Of the locomotive bursted which Of
brought the train to sstand-stil An engine was sent
from London which drew the train back to that place
ubcre another engine was attached, and the train
scsin started for Windsor, going quite slow, the con-
ductor having given orders to the engineer not 10 run
At a rapid rate as the night was dark and foggy.
When the train left London the second time, Il was
about four hours behind time:
A few minutes after o clock, when near Baptist
Creek the passenger train, which was proceeding 81
the rate of about 20 miles an hour came IN eoilslon
with a gravel train which was backing toward the
east AZ The rate of 10 or 10 miles an hour. The
Gravel train was composed OF fifteen cars, heayuy
loaded with wet gravel. The shock produceu oy me
collision was tremendous The seeondoIass cars
were smashed into atoms and nearly every person
in them killed or dreadfuly injured. Tse hrsi nrst-
class car was also badly smashed, aud most Oh the
passengers in the front part of It met with the same
fate as the passengers in the second, class cars
The scene presented after the collision was a3horr-
bic one. Inermixed with the fragments OF the bro
ken cars, dead bodies lay in prousion, many OF them
maDgled in the most dreadful msnnei while, rom
out the heap Of ruins, proceeded the groans and
shrieks Of the wounded.
The passengers. who were so fortunate as to escape
uniDjured, Immediately set 10 work 10 draw out the
wounded and the dead from the heap OF rdlus IN
which they lay. AT Ii o'clock A. NJ. the bodies OF
twenty-five men, eleven women, and ten children,
had been brought to light, and it was supposed that
from ten to twenty others yet remained to DC discoy-
cred. INVENT -oue men, aud twenty women ana chll-
dren, were found TO be badly ipjured-nany OF them
fatally Several of II dead were crushed out Of all
human shape, presenting Notwithstanding sight.
The two second class cars, which bore the main
brunt Of the collision, were hued with emigrants,
mostly Germans. The frst.cass car, number OF the
inmates of which were killed and others wounded,
also contained some emgranls.
The second third. and fourth irst-class cars were
somewhat injured and some Of the passengers re-
ceived some injuries but none, we understand, oil
dangerous character. - 49,
Mr. r p Toms of this city, who on board the i'll
fated train and from whom derived the greater por
ton OF tie foregoing melancholy particulars, informs
US that in the opinion of the passengers, no blame
attaches to either the conductor or engineer OF the
rger.train. The train was thrown behind time
by a series of unfortunate circumstances, over which
its officers had control, and every measure was
taken by them to guard against the occurrence OF
accident.
From all the facts we have been able to ascertain,
the fault OF the accident rests upon Waterman, VINO
fell asleep upon his post. and on waking informed
the master of the gravel train that the passenger tram
had passed. Supposing this to be the TACT the grave
train started and in short time came IN collision
with the passenger train. Two men on the gravel
The engineer and fireman of the passenger train es-
ceped almost rhiraculously from serious INJURY.
Among the passengers by the express train were
Thomas f. Mesgher and o. A. Bronson.
AT an early hour IN the forenoon yesterday several
ply scians from this city left for the scene oil the us
aster.
Our reporter has Just arrived (l2 Z. NJ. from the
scene of the casualty. lie reports the number OF per-
sons killed as forty-seven The following Is ahst OF
the killed taken from the minutes OF the Coroners
l. j. b. BoDTIsH Of Batavia, n. l., gong 10
Galesburgh, Michigan; had on person SGT ".
.. p GALLAGHER.
g. Young woman name unknown had on iut
gauntlets, gloves aud black silk bonnet with artih
Gals
4. Man. name unknown.
). Woman, with dead infant; had on person two
keys husband said to be No. d.
8. Child Of No. s.
7. f. ROBINSON, per receipt In pocket had sio' "
| in gold, and IS 60 in silver.
J. JoHy MARTIN, brakeman on passenger tram
had IS and key in pocket. ,-.,,
g. ROBERT 1HoRSToS, ibis wife badly inJured.)
10. HENRY mason, brakeman on gravel tram
| az 10 in pocket. r
! IL. 7. i. sAwIS; had watch on person. had lived
p. Female, unknown had on red dress, lace col
! ltr and gloves.
IT, Young girl. named MARY KINGSTON per paper
H. Female, unknown; middle aged; had earrings
Is. Young man, supposed to be JOHN DAVIS
! l6 Boy about 10 years old, unknown
II. Boy about IL years old, unknown
1s IRVING LESLIE, brakeman on giayel train.
| 49, Midde-sged woman, unknown.
90 CHAs. Robson, per name in B!oie on us
i person; had $50 in gold and IS cents IN silver
81. Female child about years old, unknown.
s2 Female child about years old, unknown.
%. Female unknown, had ring on finger.
"a. Man, unknown.
25. JACOB LUscHERi had due-bli from MARSHALL,
Michigan, and ss22 in money.
90. hoLLIsTER BRACE, elderly man. had sla in
! bills and SO 80 in coin.
"a. NATHANIEL OAKEs of Batavia, n. Y, going to
Galesburg, Michigan.
%. CoRSEIrs OAKEs, con of No. %.
90. ORILLA OAKEs, wife of No. 81
80. PHILIP BARRON, per papers found on his per-
son.
81 Female infant, unknown.
80. Male child, unknown.
80. - OGLIDDEs; had s23 on his person.
"a. Female infant, unknown.
IS. Unknown woman; had straw bonnet and snuff
box.
3G. EPHRAIM G. MoOER blind man.
g. Unknown man had go 90 on his person.
50. Unknown female, with cuns.
80. Unknown man.
40. Female child. about years old, unknown.
Il. MICHAEL FLY had Si2 on his person.
AZ. Unknown man.
40. Unknown woman.
"A. Youfg girl, unknown; had s9i on her person.
45. Unknown GIRL about Is years OF age.
40. MARTHA BoDFrsH, wife Of No. l.
A.. DANIEL DANES, cousin OF Nos. and 10.
The Coroner Jury will meet this morning at Chat
ham, whittier the bodies were conveyed last evening"
Twenty-four men, eleven women ana .l1 US Gnu
dren. are badly wounded and were taken TO Chatham
large number Of the passengers are more OF less
bruised. man by the name OF Irvine X. Beeeh, Of
Dundee. Yates County, ~ l., badly bruised but II
is thought will get we'll
Further particulars will be gwen to-ihofro"'
RuMOR OF ANOTHER COLLISION.