Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-01
From the Baltimore Sun.

PHILADELPHIA, August 29.-The o'clock
tram from this city for New York met with
serious accident near Burlington, by running over
horse. The train was thrown from the track,
and it is reported that five six persons are kill
ed, including the engineer and fireman. A train
with surgeons from Camden have gone to the as
sistance OF the disabled train.
The road being blocked up so as to prevent the
passage of the trains; the passengers by the early
train from New York had to come by way of Ia
coney.
Later-Terrible Loss OF Life.
PHILADELPHIA, August 90, p. m.-The report
Of the terrible accident on the New Jersey Rail
road is fearfully verified. The accident occurred
two miles above Burlington. The up train waited
al Burlington for the down train, which was be-
hind time ten minutes, and then went on slowly.
vehicle al the crossing waited until the train
passed up and then started TO cross the track.
Just at this moment, the engineer of the up train
hearing The down train approaching, suddenly
reversed his engine, and coming back encoun-
tered the vehicles crushing il to pieces, the
pants fortunately escaped by throwing them
selves from il. The collision with the vehicle
threw the whole train from the track with terri
bic results. One car ran completely through the
next car, killing manning nearly all the pas
pengers in it The following are the names of
the killed, so far as they are ascertaned;
THE KILLED.
Catherine Biglow, John Daam d. F. Hay
wood, Thomas J. Meredith, Edward M. Green,
G. w. Ridgway, c. NJ Barclay, an unknown fe-
male, Edward G. Bacon Wilson Kent, Alexan-
der Kelley, (the above are mostly Philadelphia
ans,) Nj. J. Stoughton, Martin Council, of Will
mington, Del; Jacob Howard, of Lebanon, Tenn.
Harry Rusk, of Georgetown College; Captain
Rpyre III g nd hS Innnbtar- Ia 4 in
coin, of Elcott's Mills; Charles Bottom of
Trenton.
The wounded are said to number seventy.
Among them the wife and two daughters Of
Captain Boyce.
The wife Of Major Boyce, of the u. s. Coast
Survey, was killed, not his daughter Thomas
J. Meredith and John Dallam are merchants. of
Baltimore. Edward NJ. Green is not killed.
Charles Bottom, of Bottom s. Co, Trenton. had
Mr.. Green's bank book in his pocket, which oc-
casioned the mistake
MORE OF THE KILLED.
Mrs. Margaret Prescott, of Salem, New Jersey,
the wife of Rev. Mr.. Prescott, Baron De st. An
DIRE, the French Consul at Philadelphia, and a
colored woman named Catharinc Brown, are also
| killed.
| Mrs. Barclay, who is among those killed, was
the wife of Clement G. Barclay, Of Philadelphia.
| She was on her way to Europe.
/ MIR. lngersoll, son of Lieutenant Harry lnger-
soil of Philadelphia who was greatly injured,
died at Bristol, where he was conveyed.
THE WOUNDED.
| The following are among the wounded:
Samuel Lamb, of Ohio; DR.. William Whelan,
of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Was
hngton; Commander Joseph Nj. Smith and
i Spencer McCorcle, of the Coast Survey; Mrs
Harlan, of Jersey City; Dennis O'Kane, OF
the District Of Columbia III s. Hughes,
shankland express agent; and Charles w. Oh
denburgh, Of Philadelphia; William G. McClay,
member of Congress from New York, seriously
wounded; Mr.. Fisk, Of Connecticut; John +.
Gillispe and wife, of Natchez, both seriously
Mrs. King, Of Charlestown, Va; Mr.. Shower
back, of Pittsburg; John Kelly, of Pittsburg,
badly; Mr.. Kent of Miss.
The vehicle which caused the terrible accident
was driven by DIR. Hannegan, and containing his
wife and two children. All escaped with trifiing
/ injury, but both Of the horses were killed. The
driver was hard of hearing and did not perceive
the train returning. Having seen the train pass
he supposed that all was safe.
Drs. Gaunt, Trimble, Chaloncr and Butler, OF
Burlington the brothers Bryant, of Beverly; Long
street and Cook, of Bordentown; Reed and STRAIT
ton, of Mount Holly; Roscan and Cullum, of
Camden Pugh and Wetherill of Philadelphia,
were in attendance upon the wounded, admins
tering all the aid in their power. The ladies OF
| Burlington also most devoted in extending
assistance to the wounded.
| The down train from New York when ii stop
ped was within 100 feet of the tram wrecked by
the collision with the vehicle.
In addition to the above we give the following
from the Philadelphia Ledger and Baltimore Sur
Of yesterday:
Mr.. T. J. Meredith, Of the firm Of Meredith S
Spencer, and Mr.. John Dallam, Of the firm o
| Dallam s Miller, were the only Baltimorean.
killed, and we believe one from this city was in
jured, although several were on the train, among
them Mr.. - Hyde and lady, who fortunately
having a number Of articles with them calculated
TO soothe the pains of the wounded, promptly ant
freely dispensed them to the sufferers. Mr. jacob
Howard, formerly of this city, but now of Leba
non, Tenn, is among the killed.
| Captain Boyce was killed, as was one Of hi;
daughters, Emma, and Mrs. Boyce was badly
if not fatally wounded; another daughter wai
wounded less severely. Commodore JOSEPH
rably hurt, is not dangerously wounded hi
wife was but slightly hurt The injury 10 DR.
| Whelan, U. $. N, very slight. Kitty, tn,
excellent colored servant Of Mrs Com. Smith
was killed.
II will also be seen that Mrs. Phelps, the prin
/ cipal of the well-known and popular Female
/ Seminary at Ellicott's Mills, near this city, il
among the slightly injured, is also her daugh
ter, and that Miss Jane Lincoln, yesterday giver
as James Lincoln) of Elcott's Mills is among
the dead Miss Lincoln, II is presumed, is
daughter also of Mrs. Phelps, as that was III,
latter's first husband s name
/ THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAUSE.
/ The train of cars which left Philadelphia az II
O'Clock, consisting Of FIVE passenger cars, bag
4 guage car and locomotive, had reached Burlington
| jnst before Il o clock. 1t then stopped, waiting
| for the arrival Of the o'clock New York train
from Jersey City, which passes at this place
After waiting for from five to ten minutes, and the
| New York train not appearing, the Philadelphia
train went forward slowly, watching for the ap
| proach Of the downward train. II had gone for.
ward about mile and quarter when the New
| York train came in sight The whistle for the
breaks and 10 reverse the engine was blown, and
the Philadelphia train commenced backing, and
soon got under rapid Roadway for Burlington
again. In this reverse movement, the passenger
cars, usually placed behind and coming after the
locomotive, were now in front, and pushed for.
ward by the locomotive. The engineer being with
the locomotive, Of course had not the advantage
of seeing what was ahead Of the backward going
train. He bad run but quarter Of a mile, and