The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-01
INCIDENTS AND HAIRBBEADTH EscAPEs--LoCATIos


Prom the Philadelphia inqurrr, Aug al
Ihe total lr o. deaths as far a. aseertained Il twenty
the wounded viii die. There many marrow e-capes
Young Mr. ngersoll was travelling with Nrs. Clement
barclay at the time a tho disaster His body brought
70 NE city yesterday morning Tic scene Immediately
ni'er the disaster was truly appalling NO pen ads
guarly dercribc IT, The already de lcribed
ihe train nom Philadelphia, In backing In order 10
escape the New York train against carriage Of
Or Hannignn- whose horses killed. several cars
we're thus pitched on the track down smsa nkfnsnt
aud with the awful consequences already described.
when the New York train sfoppei. II wa within
hundred feet the wreck Of the hin train
Mr.. Jnmcs Ray, merchant Of Sew York, was some.
what Injured but not seriously. lie -nstan med a cut
upon the head and had one breast II H. coat camp,ey
torn OH and his shoulder slightly injured IL was with
diflculy that he extri1arei himself tho wrecs Of
cars and deems his escepe almost miraculous
The Ia-srnger cars which went down ia. Ia xment
were heNly broken into fragments and tho wuod work
OF one ofthem reduced % pieces none which were
over four Inches vida, every panel having crushed
epart.
Amang the killed was a middle aged lady, who was
hveSns IN company With daughter Of about fourteen
or NJ e.p years The body of the mother removed
from the spot On bier followed by the stricken child
bedswng the path shs rod wish tears os tho n,enses
grief.
Another lady, ~ho supposed 10 be from Patterson
had her head severed FROM tho bodv and they were
and the ribbon stii uDfastsnei iioD the chin
man wso attcmpte.s to eseape. by jurnping was
caught betwsen the ears they vent tts cInblnE
ment and ks body completely aot Ia Jast above
the hJs
Among he injured -Ao were iy ng in ,he depot wa.
EphHlAfu wIo was baltr WounJsg aud
but he casld not speA fngish AMI thsrs va. no one
present - whom he could make known tis tala. A
young ady ia town, Who had ths reputation * icing
mater al the spasth for ana came but tne
groan' aud sobs 18th which toe ar "a. vocal Affected
both aer nerves and memory 10 sucha degree
could not speak her native torxue mach les. the
siaash and Ms poor sfsAafd, aias all compsued
| To make tnoSs hts wishe~ as beet ~ couli.
Mr. ,sm. Barclay, II fhiladsp g. w1s Killed anA
~ mother ~ss iniure> bat no, dangefon,iy fhj. sad
nsr vas farsd By passeuger " h. b-0fbrr n NJ.
iareay, wiz was waiting AZ Jcesey Cty depot Ger
iau possible sons iidngs irofn b. other and sister
having isssDed ~ tssgraphic 10 patch that fsy hi
been injured. The intelligence came iks lhuudeftll
Y uIon the young DaD, aud he fs back 10 : as00n
Eertsgin h. htis, ~ Lrngsyort, Conn WHO va one
u The injured state. hat he ~ the tgrfh
tho lgst one 10 comieuy sih Mr. Leeds snd ds1gn.
Ter 5erns hdy about II years Of al tf irti q.
Iori. IhS car Tsn oJ iho AMI suAsts~l y
about half way against the bef0rs IT, g. sa- All
iing IN about the centre of the ss h.d HI w ~
~Ienctsd and ansis ApralDed ~ Being cAagnt "a ins
| broken umh~rs-
hf Leeds vas crushed down between i,rs se.ts wbe
~ remained soms time before b@ing erticais-i II. 10
juries we're bot eonssdered dangerous sasoieni
\ prevent bis continuing 90 the journey
tis Leeds eseaIsd irun injury IN he nsst rnsaeat,a
manper. The side ~ the sbich shs was sttia.
burst out, and the seat being rsisei ys s,ie,
tfscprAied her out opon the sfosnd, esAS fsofn in
fuins, without receiving the slightest injsry.
Anoiher man, ~bose We eosh DOT s.ossu u.Ir -
thIovn distance ~ over sixty leo through lba do
me and sa< landed snssjars. on ths I...a "a.
a sr and Mrs.. levy, a nee Soss, vhsls .isinx q
essnf ei almost snhurt Nrs Lev, b-t 4 b., caa,sI,
ne toussnd collars worth a dsasnspA is-s,Ty 49,
he had IN her Possession.
The Trenton Gescat rises The foilopInrs--
man. shose Danss eouh not learn baa iaes eaioa
~ sgs i5trg uBfsr great -eight sanefiny sas,
srcfEci~iing sgony. and ~hsn Mr nArsey. lao
co. frft-.s u'e'~ngeF sho very y ~ 80 sasf