The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-06
HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
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COLLISION ON THE SUSQUEHANyA RAIL Road.
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TWENTY-FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
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1HWTY-TNREE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
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NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
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From the Baltimore American, July 81
city SSsh sa s, a's reached tho
extremity TO the other that an awful railroed accident
nad occurred to two OF the trains the
ha'roao bringing home the excursionists to ri ,er's
Srove whher from four to five thousand Of citizens
na0 racetded in SPECIAL trains earv part OF the
gay RAG a. the accident proved to be rumor magnied
tthioid causing the greatest CONSERVATION aud dis
tress among the friends and relatives OF those
ana cllvet Station was thronged wi AN excited
49,, people snxous'y waiting for Intelligence from
AT 70 minutes past O'Clock yesterday afternoon the
sego"s S Tor York lett Calvert station consisting Of
Tour cars aud baggage car-an vita the ex.
c. tion OF the last well filled with passengers Mr.
william scott was conductor accom- panied oy Mr.. Hi.
10 RIDERS Or 10 assist in tho for the
ie return of the excurhonists On arriving at the
W., 10 Sc, tue York tram, according to orders, pro-
ce'TA 10 lay OIL on the Green Spring switch where the
ins were that 1t should wait until the
train or trains passed Ths train from York.
due early in the day, which had been thrown out OF
ime, Was waiting at the Relay ard after IL had passed
doan towards Baltimore waited for one exc sjon
an of about sixteen Gals, crowdei to excess, which
paseh Gown without giving Information the con-
ducior that two other trains were coming which unor
tunately proved to be the case.
train again took the ack and proceeded on and
bad scarcely got fully underwegh, when about three
quarters OF mi'e from the Relay and aboa. mile from
iuutrs terrible crash cc0mpaned by rush of steam
rught all who were uninjured to their feet aud on
escaping from the wrecked cars most heart reading
scene esented ITSELF that 1t were possible to describe
Immediately in advance of us was train consistir of
TWO cars and the ten burhen cars which had
pren ntted up to carry passengers, all OF which were
Ged to overflow. This train backing down towards
Bsmore, the locomotive being at the rear and the two
cars at the head Of the train The locomotive
on the York train going ahead in its usual position
and although neither train moving extra speed
tive cars at the head Of the excursion train
oneied but hie resistance and completely crushed
the passing entirely through the fore
most one and both being 6ed with passengers the de-
struction Of life and limbs almost unprecedented
The centre OF the foremost wn With
dead, dying and wounded, all wedged together In one
mass with the fragments Of the and the seats 80
compact that 1t required half hours time and the use
OF axes to rescue the wounded. number OF females
and children were taken out from among the dead
could be seen the prorudng limbs Of who had been
insta tabtly struck dead.
Among the dead in the centre Of this car was Mrs.
Robertson, named in the list below, young and beau
iful woman and Henry Clay JeIsrs, the son Of Madi
son Jefers. bright and beautiful boy the bodies Of
whom were wedged among the fragments Of the two
cars which had been through each other like teie-
scope that u was impossible to extrcac them without
bauipg of the fragments of the upper by the loco
motive which also necessary release the large
number Of unfortunate creatures who stll remained
wedged between the forward carssome sil alive and
literally torn to pieces but in the effort recover
those in whom life stn remained 1t became necessary
On all the platforms OF the wrecked cars the destruction
Ct life and limb was immense, and the being so
closely wcdgcd together 1t utterly impossible for
more than hour to relieve any Of them although the
Of the sufefe caused the most an
exerticns for their
On the platform at the head of the excursion train
four men caught by the fore part of the engine
two Of whom instantly killed, and the other two
fast by their limbs, suffering the most excrucia
the locomotive. They both tainted from exhaustion
before they could be rescued, requiring than an
hour Of incessant labor and one Of them subsequently
Two three instantly killed also on the front
platform OF the York train, one Of whom Bonjamn
manfuy at his post his brake cndeayorine to check
the destruction.
The accident occurred at twenty minutes past Eve
O'Clock and it half past O'Clock before the last
body taken from the wreck. The dead, the dying
and the wounded, strewn about the grass OF
the bodies horribly mangled whilst the broken limbs and
deep gashes in the b@des of the wounded rendered
certain that many were injured beyond recovery.
a PSweriuIy built man, one Of the men conneetea
O'Clock, with bodily injury but the he
relieved from the he became insenbo and
in his dying agonies his body fairly bounced from the
Messengers were sent to the city, Immediately after
the accident, for relief, and number Of physicians,
whose names did not ascertain, wore soon on the
ground, also were number from the vicinity, who
abored unremtingiy to relieve the sucrings Of the
unfortunate creatures strewn about.
The trains from the city did not however, reach the
Of the accident until after O'Clock in the morning,
at which time there about three thousand awaiting
conveyance homo all the cxcursionists having arrived
from the of their festivities the OF DEATH
The first train carried in the and children aud
the second the wounded who all taken TO the in
Urinary for medical assistance, and reached the city at
II O'Clock at night of them suffering intensely.
Not less than thousand Of those that escaped Injury
walked home by the Falls road many carrying their chill
crcn in their arms, through heat and dust, for nine
miles.
night-twenty four in numbcr-and, when spread out
the platform at the depot presented spectacle Of
the most horrible character.
The following is list Of the dead and wounded far
as they can be obtained at this early hour -
LIST OF KILLED.
The number actually dead Is twenty -four, whilst the
the list of dead will be considerably increased Most OF
the dead were unknown, and the following comprise all
the psmes could ascertain
Henry Rey nolds head crushed and limbs broken.
Benjamin Merry man, baggage master, head crushed
Mrs Robertson, widow lady, residing ropplcton
street, between Cove and Lexington. Her head was
crushed at The moment of the shock.
Henry Clay J fhrs, OF Maids Jefers, about ten
years Of age, had his bead crushed.
black man, name unknown lives with Mrs nic,.iu-
son Gorsuch about eight miles from the CITY, the
York road.
Martin Boyd cabinet maker canght between .he en-
gnc and fist csr. and ives instantly killed.
Matthew Mccormick, lives Al the corner OF Howard
and Richmond streets
- porscy. con Of Mrs dorsey, Tayettc street, near
the Union Bank.
Twelve olher deed bodies an men,) not recognised
LIST or woUvpED.
Michael y Graham, badly bruised md cut.
Michscl kreiss, leg brosen.
S SsSsei i caesrau' % badly al cur crushes sas 'i''u
John Scott conductor left ankle and right leg broken
}. Il. B.lnps, leg broken and head cut.
franklin : BilInrs, snhle broken.
J. Louis Wsmpler leg broken.
Benjamin L. Billups, legs badly cut.
Henry Bfiglcr, leg broken AMI bruissd
raniel Wolfe, leg broken.
Joseph I. Norris, leg deeply gashed.
John Hassop, leg cot and breast Injured.
James Irigce badly crushed
Z Thomas leo, head cut an ankle injured
Patrick iitzgerad, severely cut and bruised.
- Parsons, both legs broken, from Washin ton
Factory.
Infant child scalded.
Thos. Horsey, leg SMASHED.
Samuel J. Sorncrs, leg broken.
james Rey nolds, breast injured, leg broken
- Rose, legs mashed.
Joseph Bell scaldei and arm broken.
william steinhagon, both legs broken.
1faas johnston janitor Of the Male High School both
legs crushed.
Thomas OSeiii, thigh crushed.
Edward 0iNein, head cut, and leg injured.
There four others with their legs njur ed, who
declined 70 give their nsmes.
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