New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-06
DAILY CRESCENT
Frightfnl Accident
ON THE CAMDEN AND AMBt,Y RAJf.po.

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We get the following particulars of iii. -.
ribIe accident from the philadsiphis sun' y
| the 30th n1timo 4slssSlst ~
| 1t appears that the 10 O'clock II n. tra;u
from Philadelphia proceeded as usual on the
| way until they got about mile above Enrliu0-
tons n. j., when they diacovered the trsin from
seH fork coming down at full speed. The
eastward bound train then attempted to back
on 70 e sideling to let the New York train paas.
Mnen 1ne track was crossed By g carriage and
tTo horses, driven by DR.. HaHniQan, of Goluu.-p
bus, N. J,s The horses were caught, bv ths
hindermoat car, knocked down and orushed Ia
death. Ihe Doctor was thrown out, and made
very marrow escape, the carris9e b<jnr
smashed to pieces. The collision caused the
rear carto be thrown of the track and DRAGGED
some distance, smashing it DIP. and dragging
TO pieces. q he major part of the passengers q
~ g the i've cars werenstantly killed Or seri-
ousf9 inlared. The scene after the sceidenf
toceurrea beggars all description. s
Asariy every bouse in the town Of BurlinR-
;u ;on yon.s,ns one OF more of the sufferera Dur
mss s4s snoie dsy the quiet town Of Burlington
was the scene Of the widest excitement II
VIII be well to state that vhen ma orr;vsd -
.ne spot many OF those who were alisatIy ;,.-
Jured mad taken their Departure - - ~.
victims had his arm torn IL n IN. ,nst
1p9 manner Another had the 800 3;,,5 -,
On ana thrown some distance up the embank-
ment. His legs were torn asunder. his hsart
torn out, and the yseraI strewn alonc az
track for considerable distance One or tvc
others were buried in the sand and othe,a
were crushed to death between the sleapera
one man had his scalp taken off, another lad
his thighs broken. several other arms were
broken, Iacerated and bruised most dreaagufIys
-Four OF the cars were completely DESTROYED
We give below a listof the killed and wounded
LIST OF THE pEAn
Edward p Bacon residing near spring Garden ana
seventh ssrests g Pbilsdsiphs, -
tenth strss, m market street, near Seven
Mrs. MARY Prescott. os sslem. N. j.
Mrs Cieesent Barclay residiuF at an roe,,s. 49,
Phaadeiphis
Chsrlrs Bltsara :, anco.s n Txaa,on m,ls' e Mds
Thos j Meredith. Of Bsltimora Ma 'Ss'9
Wilson Kent Of the arm Of Kent Dyott sescrd
street, Feet below .,,s Chestnut. phiadsfphis
Gsora. ns fpas,soal ol gsalsiols, pb5,assshss Md.
cstbarins Brown fcolored j Washington, D. o.
= John u connelt Of Wilmington, Del
Jssos Hars,S = It rt'rrisss,l,s, risss,, n; j.
baron De 81. Anare Frensh aansn, r.,,a.,
Fifth street, Philadsphia. 0'' NJ sou.n
WE WE Jsns Riss.n Lincoln; of s.
Msior Wm' sus soves' W seg ~ y yosk Woss,.y oisy
Name unknown-body a. Ci,y HI aan =. VI
Geo W Ridgway; Of Phadeiphia.
Harry Hush Of Georgetown College,
Miss Bow q mSbsy dauabssy, =. - eny m.i hali Il
wounds received. '-''s n'ycs' oAed of ths
- LIST on. THE prpsors =. ,r,.
Mrs. Pripele. who was re,,rn;a,s as.o
in New York from 4 va, - -. ~ aer nome
city was severely iniured abont ~ s.s. !. snls
Charles Oldenburs. resid;ne Il, Nnr,h - 'sh,.s
streyt had h;a eoIiac - - .'olen Slnifa
otherwise ser;oua1v in;,roJ nJii' ofoAen' and was
Mr.. Dennis tpKanss from, Af.s,....o- -,
lege, d. O., had his thioh' frac,nrsd omn wi.
dreadfnllv bruised abont ths haa1 ~, ANU Haa
Commodore smith, Of the the Bureau B Of Dock.
and Yards fU. s. Nayvl was ra.hs. " "a Ioons
jured. His wife was slso I'M iniurs, ssAef oaaiy m
: The Hon VIM Mcriav 49,. - o.
for New York, was severely s Ursd 9i bbopgfeas bg
head. ~ -DSNi0u aDo"s sne
Elizabetb Saunders. of W;,n,;nn4o, ~, y.
badlv brn;ssd ahon, ,ha he'd a,s ~, III, De1' Was
NJ. Georee # Harlan S u oS cso;i ana son oouy. ,s
received seyeraI cnntnsons ,hant ~ - hsa mu.s
body ''Dou' VIC neaa anu
MIR. Benz. Harry. residing az conshoho,s..
Pa Ha Was ho Az in;n rad hsn..ha ssnenocAen, s
side. His arms are also mnch bru;ssd sd iA'e a'iu
Mrs, ElizaBeth w sanndsrs SAND " 1i0ep p.s;a..
Wilmington. Dei sba Is s,;ahsis h,aiess mesaes ~
the back, and win recover. N'''N aD's's I
resident Ct and
injured about the head and hact s1's-'y
: Kenry Rush. a resident of a georoatown No
badly bruised.
( James Wheden, resident Of New Hone Pa
was badly cut about the head. '
DR.. Whelan, Of the u 8. Navv. raes;ved
lacerated wound Of the thigh. -.
]. McKeown, from Ohio. 5is yerv bad,v h,-t
Mr.. VIM. W Wheeler. rrs;d;n,, ~ II, s,n.a nuas
stceet, in this city. received several ssrers @
bruises.
Mr.. Jas G. Wheeler, another resident of this
,ity, was also badly Injured.
Judge Reeves, Of Cbilicothe, Ohio. was aIso
badly injured.
VIM j.. G. Howard, of Charleston. 8. O.. va.
fatally injured. ~ . - -
John Dallam. of baltimore. WAS ;nstant17
killed. "a = - = --,e'1-N'' : ~-s
MIR. Lichtenstein. of Riobrnond. Va ia b.dIv
Injured 80 D'
Mrs Rebecca pbiIlins and danobter NJ Nav
York, were much bruised.
Mr. John Pueb, Of St. Clair. sobuy,k;u
county, was slightly bruised.
M Frider had one Of b;s colIsr hon..
oroken, and was also severely bruised sbous
he body. - Z. -