New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-07
NAMES OF THE DEAD AND woUNDED
STATEMENT or Mr.. BEAVERTON.
Full PARTICULARs-COR INQUEST,
INCIDENTS, &c. &c.
From Our Special Reporter.

From Our Special Reporter.
! On the morning Of the Fourth Of July some five
thousand Native Americans left Baltimore by way OF the
susouehaDnah Railroad, for Riders Grove, about tea
miles distant The number at the grove has been various
" estimated at from FIVE thousand to ten thous and per-
After listening addresses from various speakers,
Of them from distant parts Of the country and par
taking Of dinner, they se- out on their return home
In consequence of the immense number OF people there
three special or excursion trains provided convey
them back the city One of these trains left the grove
and arrived safely in Baltimore, the second of them
run into by the regular accommodation train for York
pa This train consisting of five large eight wheeled
passenger cars left the Cuvert Station in Baltimore at
twenty-five minutes past four o'clock This train had
about hundred persons board and in oh rge Of
Nj. " lism ID. Scott, conductor, accompanied by Mr. X
s. Hons the treasurer and other officers of the rad
WHO proceeded out for the purpose Of ass sting IN the
management of the return trains from RIDERS Grove
The accommodation tran above referred to, proceeded
out carefully moderate rate of speed until reached
the Relay House where it duly switched of the
Green Spring branch in order to let the down trains pass
The express train from York. due early in the ~ which
had been thrown of time waiting at the Relay
and it had passed down toward Baltimore the York
train waited for excursion train, Of about sixteen cars
crowded excess which passed down without giving any
information to the conductor that other trains were to
come.
The road being DOW supposed TO be clear, the York
train again took the main track and proceeded aud
had scarcely got fully under weigh, when about three
quarters of mile from the Relay and about mile from
Riders terrible crash accompanied by rush of steam
brought all who were uninjured TO their feet, and on
escaping from the wrecked cars, most heartrendng
scene presented itself the details of which We give from
the lips Of Mr. George Douglass Beaverton, of ooklyn
New York who had been TO Riders Grove AZ OF tho
speakers of The day. and returning to Baltimore on
the second of the excursion trains at the time of the
collision.
As Engaged in speaking when the first return train
left the Grove Baltimore re urned upon the second
Between O'Clock and IL minutes past, we left RIDERS
Grove train consisting of fourteen cars, mostly pas
seneer with some freight filed up with seats full to
oveifowing with men, women and children
had taken seat in the foremost car, but dsking TO
be in so great a crowd induced my friend, ID Baden,
TO accompany to the middle cars which were not so
crowded Or way thither, after much persuas on,
induced another friend in the to With
think train could not have had less than from 200 TO
l. 400 persons board.
We took our about the middle Of the train in
of the freight was jestng with DIR. b and had Just
remark cd that certain person was doing smashing bust
ness when felt den shock if the train had come
10 stand. IT'LL and thrown from seat and paa y
stunned then heard the crashing OF tmbers and shrlcks
Of agony when knew what had happened The train in
which was going at about eight or twelve miles per
hour.
Three ladies in the car with attempted TO leap
through the window This prevented them from doing
t. mpted pitch his child out of the door, but was
yonied from doing. We got out and assisted the ie
males from The then looked toward the head Of the
train but could only part of it, the remainder being
on, OF sight, around an abrupt curve
AT this point the road makes sharp bend; so that
objects hing from the other side are not discovered
until they are close upon you. On side of the road
sloping bank to the hight of 10 feet and covered
at the top with rail fence, on the other side the bank
sloped downward. There trees TO obstruct
the sight Seeing that the nearest to the curve were
enveloped in flame aud smoke concluded that the tram
had taken fire. Upon which hastened forward TO ascer-
tain The extent of the disaster and render such assistance
might be in my power. AT glance saw the fearful
extent of the catastrophe. . ,
The Excursion train had come into collision with another
tho track n
ton The center of the two trains mass OF rum,
enveloped in and smoke From the uninured cafs
men, and children were pouring out from the WIN
ows and doors in the widest confusion and excitement
while their sbreks and the groans of the wounded and
dying awful to listen to- The cars OF the Excursion
train had been driven through each other like the slides OF
telescope. =,
The locomotive and first passenger of the excursion
train escaped with but little injury; but the three follow
inc cars Of the excursion train had either been driven by
them into each other ground into small Fragments
Pieces of wood and ron and human bodies wearing APP
pare and other matter lay in one huge heap Oh nexca-
The baggage car Of the York train considerably
crushed while its contents cans of milk smashed
There passengers Killed, hink IN this traih pu'
several were severely injured.
In company with Others called to the men IN third
passenger car TO pass out their women ana chhiren
which they did and helped all that could to escape
NV attention next called 10 the body OF man, so
crushed as to have identifying mark The body was
jammed between the broken foor OF the car ana ms es
dapced upon the ground. He was dead then attempt
ed 10 assist the wounded who jammed down by the
tmbers and shreking for aid Many OF them were still
in their seats but injured about the head and some OF
them appeared to be insane They began TO cry out Tor
water upon which called To the persons standing by 10
get water for these people Water being obtained was
SUPPLIED to such as were within reach. Upon looking
farther observed writhng in agony between frag-
ments of the cars. Some pnioned by single arm,
Others by leg; one seemed to be ammed across the
hips Another pnioned by his arm near the sqouaer
between the tender Of the locomotive and the following
car He cried out For Gods sake cut of my arm
"cant bear this agony any longer anything Is oe..er
han his
with an Ak and him addressed the request 10 cur
off the arm During all this time, the passengers who
had been but slightly injured were running miner anu
thither in the widest confusion seeking tor iahers
mothers and chdrenall seemed, however paraiyzed N
80 far as the rendering of effective assistance to The sn
rers There were none to direct Si G eunS In the
midst of this excitement and DEATH men cried out IN the
widest excitement for the conductors that they might De
lypched and urging that the track be torn up Many
chsrped il TO the inoxcaon of the railroad employees
Another man. who told he was in the employ OF tne
Company and was seeking for friend clasped h hands
and said hope to God the grass w grow over a,r n
from the minds of the injured passengers II was sue
ceeded by the most furious indignation.
At length something like returned to the passeI
ers and thew set to ork with will to the wound
cd from their fearful positions. Rails from the sake fence
used levers and by the aid of these and one or TWO
pieces of railroad iron we managed 70 pry the orSasn
in lot mud caused bv the boiling waie- escaping IRON OUT
of the disabled locomotives This rendered the task OF res
ching the wounded still difficult. AFTER nearly TWO
hours of the seyerest toll most Of he woune were rs,
cnsd but IN many cases life extinct Had we but had
half dozen crowbars and axes, many more lives might
have been saved As il they were sacrnced oy the
crushed and helpless positions in which they were con-
fined and by the scaioing water, and heat from the loco
One Of the employees of the Company was crushed on
the ton of the and his body was 80 confined
20 force his head within inches of the boiler hs
features were so bsckened by smoke and cners thar ne
was fret taken for nero. 10 Prevsn, MI