The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-31

TWENTY PERSONS KILLED
SEVENTY FOUNDED.

ou Wednesday night. the O'Clock train from
Philadelphia for New York, on the New Jersey
Railroad, met with terrible accident.
The accident occurred two miles above Burs
lngton. The up train waited at Burlington for the
down trsip, which was behind time ten minutes,
and then went on slowly.
vehicle ct the crossing waited until the train
passed up and then started to cross the track Jus
| at this moment the engineer of the up train hear
| log the down train approaching. suddenly reversed
bis engine, ard coming bsck encountered the vehi.
Gle. crushing t TO pieces the occupants fortunafey
ision with the vehicls threw the whole train from
track With terrible results One car ran complete
~ through the next car. killing manning nearly
| all the passengers 10 ii Tue following are the
names OF the killed, 30 far as they are ascertaineo;
| Catherine Bigeow, John Dalam D Haywood,
Thomas Meredith, w Rldgway. e N Barclay,
| sn unknown female, Edward C Bacon, Wilson
Kent. Alexander Kelly. fthe above are mostly PM.
ladelphisns,) NJ Stoughton. Martin Conneli, OF
Wimineton. Del Jacob Howard. OF Lebanon,
Tenn Harry Rusk. of Georgetown Colleges !
| Captain Boycs. U navy. and his daughter; James
Lincoln, Of Ellicett's Mills; Charles Bottom, oi
The wounded are said to nuuaber seventy
Among them are the wife and two daughters of
Capt Boyce.
The wife of Msjor Boyce, of the U Coast Sur
vey. was killed. not bis daughter Thomas Mers
edith and John Dsllam are merchants of BaIu
more. ..te
Mrs Margaret Prescott, of Salem, NJ j., the wife
OF Rev Mr. Prescott, Baron De StAndre, the French
Consul at Philadelphia, and a colored woman
name Ca,harine Brown, are also killed.
Mrs Barclay, who Is among those killed, was th q
wife of Clement C Barclay, of Philadelphia. She
was on her way to Europe
Mr.. lngersol, son of Lieut. Harry Iugersoii, of
Pniiadephis, who was greatly injured, died ct
Bristol, where he was conveyed
THE WOUNDED.
lne following are among the wounded: Samuel
Lamb of Ohio. HIM of ~
Naval Bureau, Washington Commander Joseph
M. Smith and Spencer McCorcle, of the Coast
Survey; Mrs. Harlan, of Jersey Ci,y Dennis o..
Kane, of the District of Columbia; Fl s. Hughes
shankland Express Agent; and Charles w. Oh
deaburgh, of Philadelphia; William c. McClay,
member OF Congress from New York, seriously
wounded; Mr. Fisk of Connecticut; John F Gil
lispie and wife, of Nstchez, both seriously; Mrs.
hing, of Charlestowu, Va; Mr. Sowerbeck, of
Pittsburg; John Kelly, of Piitsburg, badly Mr..
Kent, of Miss.
The vehicle which caused the terrible accident,
was driven by DR. Hannegsp, and contained bis
Injury, but both of the horses were killed. The
driver was hard OF hearing and did not perceive
the train returning. Having the train pass he
supposed that all was safe.
Drs Gaun., Trimbls Chaloner, and Butler, of
Burlington; the brothers Bryant OF Beverly; Long.
street and Cook of Bordentowo; Reed and Strst-
ton, OF Mount Holley; Roscan and Cullum of Cam
deDi Pugh and We,herill, OF Philadelphia were in
o''SbuaGSo upou tue WOuuueO, ali
the aid 10 their power. The ladies OF Burlington
were also most devoted In extending assistance to
the wounded.
Tbs down tss!n from New York when it stopped
was within 100 teet OF the train wrecked by the
collision with the vehicle
Among those killed are two merchants of B 4lti-
more, viz: Mr. Meredith, of the firm of Meredith &
Spencer and Mr Daam, of the firm of Dallem e.
MILLER, both dry goods merchants, and doing husi-
ness respectively at Nos 304 and BOG West Balti-
more street.