New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-30
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED.
SEyEsTY.FIyE OTHERS NUTILATED.
NAMES OF THE DEAD.

from Our TelessPhic Reporter
PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Aug. %, 1855.
The train which len here at 10 O'Clock for New
York ran over horse near Burlington, and WAS
thrown from the track. II is reported that sir lives
were lost including the engineer, fireman, brakeman
and bsegaeemasier, bu sc have no particulars. A
train has dispatched fr the of the disaster
With surgeons from Camden The O'Clock train from
New-York viii come via Teconey, the road being
bocSe1 up 90 as to prevent trains coming this way.
SECOND DISPATCH.
TIE aoeident occurred two miles above Burlington.
TIE up-isin waited at Burlington for the down-train
(which vas behind time ten minutes, and then went
on slowly. There was vehicle at the crossing the
driver OF which waited until the train passed up,
when he started to the track The engineer at
The same time hearing the down.train approaching,
suddenly reversed biz engine, ana in coming back CD
eounteIed the vehicle which instantly crushed in
pieces-its occupants, however, escaping as by
mrsce without very serious injury. The whole train,
howe, CT, wa thrown fr IN the track.
One car ran completely through the next car, killing
or manning nearly all the passengers in it. We have
The names Of the following among the killed. Cathsr
Inc Bigeow John Dullam, ID F Haywood, Thomas
J. Moredith, EDWARD NJ Green G. w. Ridgway, Z.
n. Barclay, female, Edward c. Bacon, Wilson
iopeed Ia Philadelphia; NJ J. StoughtoD, Msrnn Con-
nell Of Wilmington, De-; Jacob Howard Of Lebanon
Tenn; Hsny Rush OF Georgetown College; Captain
BoyOe OF the Z. Navy, together with his wife, JAS.
Lincoln Of Eilicotts Mills Md; Charles Bottom, of
Trenton, NJ j.
The wounded arc said TO number seventy, and
among them, VIC understand, two daughters of
Captain Boyce, who, with his wife, was killed.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Captain Tor Major BOyce was connected with the
Coast SURVEY. Thomas j. Me edith and John Dali
lam belonged TO Baltimore Edward NJ. Green il not
among the killed. Mrs. Margaret Prescott, Of Salem,
n. j., wife Of the Rev. Hr PrescotU Baron de St.
Andre French Consul Of Philadelphia, and CGtksrne
Brown, lcoorod,l were also killed.
Among the wounded we have the names Of William
{. McC ay, member of Congress from New-York, SO.
riousy; Mr.. Fisk OF Connecticut John II. Gillespie
and wife OF Natohez, Miss, both seriously Mrs.
King Of Charleetown, Va, Mr. S. Back of Pitts
bmgh John Kelly Of do badly; Mr. Kent Of Missis
sippi Semuel Lamb Of Ohio, the Hon. VIM. Whelan
OF The Naval Bureau, Washington; Com. Joseph NJ.
Smith, Spencer McCorke of the Coast Survey; Mrs.
Hasian Of Jersey City, Dennis Kane of the District
Of Columbia ii. A. Hughes Of Shankands Express,
Charles w. OldeDburgh Of Philadelphia.
hrs. Barclay, among the dead, was tho wife Of
Clem,nt Barclay of Philadelphia, on her way to
Europe Master IngersoD, son Of Lieutenant lager
sod Of Philadelphia, died at Bristol, where he was
conveyed, subsequent 10 the disaster.
When the down train from New York was stopped
Il was within one hundred feet Of the wrecked or Phil
adepbis train. The vehicle which caused the acci-
dent to the up-train driven by DIR flanagan, and
contained also his wife and two children, all OF VIII m
escaped with but trifng injury. Both horses we're IN
stauty killed. The doctor hard Of hearing, and
did not hear the returning train. Having seen
he train pass up, he thought all was safe
Dr.. Gaunt, Tnmble Chaloner and Butler of Bur
lireton; Brothers Brant of Beverly Llngsfreet aud
Cox Of BordentOwp; Reed and Strstton OF Noun
Holly; Roman and Cullom of Camden, and Pugh and
W,theron Of Philadelphia, werein attendance admins
tegng to the wounded.
Tho ladco of Burlington were devoted to the assist
anco Of The wounded