Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-01
ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS

As soon as the bodies were eAtrlcated, coInns
were procured for the dead, in which their bodies
were placed and the names Of the deceased mark
ed upon the top All business in the town
suspended, and there was constant stream OF
persons going in and coming out of the Lyceum,
who were curious to see the bodies, while the
houses in which the wounded had been placed
were thronged. Each boat and train arriving
from Philadelphia brought friends OF those who
passengers the Inflated train, all of whom
were seen seeking from house to house for tidings
of those who were near and dear TO them. The
whole scene was terrible to witness and will not
soon be forgotten.
One car contained only seven ladies', all OF
whom were injured except one.
| As soon as the news OF the melancholy disaster
reached our city, number OF our physicians has
/ tened TO the scene and rendered essential service
| to the wounded. The physicians OF Burlington
and vicinity were promptly on the ground, and
aided the sufferers by their attention and skill.
Many of the relatives and friends, in this city,
of the persons who were known to have left in
! the train, proceeded as soon as possible to Bur
lington, while hundreds of others in extreme anx-
| iety and distress were making enquiries from
every source calculated to afford them informa-
1 ton.
NARROW ESCAPES.
Many were the hairbreadth escapes that occur
! red. One gentleman, named Benjamin X. Mills,
of Bridgeport, Conn, was knocked through the
bottom of the car, and escaped with few contu-
slons; while man who was sitting in the same
seat, talking to him, was killed outright, A frag-
ment of the wreck struck him OH the head, pro-
ducing fracture of the skull.
| Another man was thrown distance of over
sixty feet, through the side Of the car, and was
landed uninjured on the roadside.
Mr.. and Mrs Levy, Of New York, while sitting
| in the fourth car, were thrown out of the win
dows, and escaped almost unhurt. Mrs. Levy
/ lost box containing one thousand dollars worth
Of diamond jewelry which she had in her posses
sion.
A gentleman, a few minutes before the accident.
had exchanged his seat with that of another, at
! the request of the latter. The former escaped
with few slight scratches, while the other was
instantly killed.
| A second was that of young lady who
said to her mother that she desired to enter an
other car. The mother protested, and both re-
manned in their seats, receiving only sundry slight
wounds.
The Indignation of the passengers vented
| in loud terms against the conductor of the train,
and serious thoughts were entertained of lynching
| him on the spot; but better Judgment prevailed
over the natural impulses of the moment, SO the
man escaped with his life. The engineer of the
train, witnessing the scene, was SO affected
that he appeared to have become suddenly de-
ranged.
/ coRoNERs INVESTIGATION.
Coroner Samuel w. Earl, on Wednesday even
| ing, had all the bodies Of the dead collected to-
| gether and conveyed To the Lyceum Hall, where
| they were arranged around the room, each one
| labelled with the name of the deceased, present
| ing sad and imposing spectacle The bodies
| that were identified were handed over to their
/ friends; the remainder retained until they were
| called for.
After the jurors had been sworn, John Rod
| gers, esq, foreman, asked permission of the
| jurors that the examination be conducted by the
| a
The jurors gave their assent to such arrangement.
| At this stage of the proceedings the bodies were
examined and the inquest adjourned over until
9 clock Thursday morning.
| DR.. HANNEGAN's STATEMENT.
| was driving to Burlington for the purpose of
crossing 10 Bristol, but went through Florence to
| visit some patients III that place. / was turning
| from the river road into the Bordentown road by
| a side road which crosses the railroad at the
| place where the accident occurred. | heard no
whistle, no notice of any train. | saw no train
| pass; and on looking both up and down the rail-
| road saw no train.
| drove on to the railroad; but on arriving
close to the railroad | heard a rustling noise Of
cars moving. ! Immediately refined up, but the
motion was SO rapid that the horses only halted
| on the rails The train positively moving
| at the rate of thirty miles an hour. ! was driv-
1 ing at about ten miles hour. The cars struck
and killed the horses, broke and upset the car
|
Antrim, esq, his wife, my child, and myself.
was thrown out to the ground. bear the
| mark Of the conclusion on my shoulder. My
family were only slightly injured.
lattribute the melancholy accident TO the en-
gineer not ringing the bell nor giving any alarm,
but backing the train at the almost destructive
rate of thirty miles hour. An act of the
| Legislature fixes the maximum rate of speed
through the borough of Burlington, which ex-
| tends to where the accident occurred, at six
| miles per hour. | have been cautious from
| preceding accident wagon containing several
members Of my family having been broken during
my absence by the fright of the horse a few
| years ago. ] am an elder of DR.. Millcrs Pres
| byterian Church at Columbus, where have been
practising medicine for the last thirty-two years
EmGRANTs GONG BAcK.-The ship Daniel
| Webster, which sailed from Boston on Tuesday
for Liverpool, took to Europe about 400 passen-
| gers, returning emigrants, who have made money
| enough, most OF them, and are going back TO
spend it. About so, however, are paupers, sent
back by the State
! HARD TO kILL.-The Bridgeport (Ct.) Stand