Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-08
The Late Dreadful Casualty!
FURTHER PARTICULARS, INCIDENTS. &c.

FURTHER PARTICULARS INCIDENTS, &C.
coRosERs INQUEST,
Held yesa,day at the Calvert Station over the bodies of
Thomas Dorsey aud twenty Others killed by the Col.
lision the Suquehanna Railroad on the 18th of july
last by DR.. Stevens, assisted by DR. Goldsmith
The following gentlemen were summoned on the jury
Wm ii Stewart; Engine Cummiskey; J II Tatum; James
Barton; VIM Chcsgreen, w Conner: II Weaver; w G.
Tappan Henry Sem; VIM Hughes; Jas w johnson; J j
Kelly; w Bi1ler.
The examination Of witnesses was very long and search
ing, but nothing elected but what already known
The following the words Of the verdict Of the jury
The jury find that these deceased persons came to
their death from the careesness of the conductor Of the
accommodation train, Mr. William Scott in not strictly
observing the time in tho schedule We censurc the
officers oil the company in not being more specific in
their instructions to the conductors.
Upon the rendition Of this verdict coroner Stevens
proceeded to the residence OF WIN Scott, and made
formal arrest in the name of the STATE releasing him
parole until this morning, when bail required which
was promptly gwen.
Two OF the jury, Messrs Tappan and Barton) dsscned
iro the verdict unwilling put the burden OF respon
5hiiy on Scott, whose action, they commended not
inconsistent with his Instructions though he may have act
ed without sufficient caution under the circumstances
Aud the proceedings Of tie day were thus brought
close
Coroner Chalmers also held Inquest over three of the
| bodies, and the jury returned the following verdict
After July considering the evidence the late col.
siOn case the jury ndlst That the special orders is
sued 10 conductors running excursion aud other trains
between Baltimore aud point on the Susquehanna rail-
road, known Riders Grove the day of the I:h of
July last should have been explicit the occasion
I'll, That William Scott, conductor running without
due precauton, and out of time-thcrefore the jury
view the catastrophe originating negligence
OF the srossest possible nature and that the Suquesuna
Riroad Company is highly censurable and should be
held amenate to the grand Jury of Baltimore county
for causing the deaths of Michael Mccormick Henry Clay
Jeilers, aud other persons unknowu To the jury"
INCIDENTS, &c.
After the catastrophe, aged gentleman was observed
standing the body Of Mrs. Robinson in a most dis
'reSsed state of mind indrlgng in unavang
against himself for having persuaded her to
the excursion. tut the shcks of the women and chill
dren the bodies of husbands and fathers and the
wounded generally, the most appalling and could
not but the heart. Several OF those who
were crushed the platform had their wives with them
whose appeals for their was ucessan The wife
OF Martin Boyd compelled to stand aud her hus.
band die from heat and exhaustion and his body subse
queny lie for hour the OF the fire box of the
locomotive. Another wife waling the mutated
body Of her husband, and consuming herself for having
persuaded him, against his better Judgment he pre-.
sent.
gentleman from Washington who along side OF Mr
Cochran of the city, who killed, made n very
narrow escape Observing the rushing advance of the
broken timber Of the towards himself he auck y
throw his body sde when the very same timbers
struck Mr. g. in the face throwing back his head
ing the uguar vein and wind pipe and Of course killing
him.
Whilst the bodies were lying in the ware house which
was promptly and generously rendered for that purpose
OF those heart rending took place which
I'd characterize the dreadful occurrence throughout All
the bodies had been recognized by relations and friends
but one, and for some time the inanmae corpse un
| claimed, aud seemingly uncarcd for. young woman,
however appeared and mauiles;ng the deepest interest
Tor the OCCASION anXously inquired permission Of the
| icerJ TO be shown the body Upon approaching near
discovered il to be the last remains of George Duied
who was All Englishman, but recently from Virgin.
ia, aud who was to have been married TO her in few
days. IL Is impossible to depict the suffering which she
exhibited it than human nature could stand
aud che sWooned and fell to the ground Mr. James g.
kauelt was standing ut tho time, and succeeded in
restoting her by prompt application of stimulents.
Two Young ladies, daughter Of Dir. Cole, of Exeter
street. jumped from the window in the car 10 which they
were seated.
Mr.. j. NJ. King, of WATERFORD New York, was first n,
the scene and rendered himself by his aie.
Of the dead in which laudabe duty he ably assisted
| by Others.
group OF little girls hunting for their father
and brother, one Of whom they found mutated corpc
and tho other severely wounded.
son Of OILS Spear, E.q was seated In tho third car
nut tit III consequence Of the bad conversation some
youths who were sitting around him He reached
The rear OF the fourth few only before the
COLLISION thus, 10 all probability, saving his lie by his at
| Iachdehts to The principles OF morality.
The following are the names Of the parties who were
Ren 10 The nimafy, several Of whom very seriously
Injured Patrick Fitzgerald, Michal Cochran BENJAMIN
and franklin Blop5, Joseph Bell Gilbert Cile,t James
Dorsey James Reynolds, Martin Crogan, Daniel Wolf and
Charles Hamilton They all doing well at eleven
O'Clock this morning Dr. II. A. Jamison IN doing oil in
his power for the relief Of the suerers az are also all the
faculty Of the University Of Maryland.
TOWN MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
meeting Of our felowcitzens is called for a, half
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