The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-01

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The wounded. dead, and dying were removed. u
soon % they could be taken from the mass Of bro-
ken cars, to number OF private buses in the Inn.
mediate Heiahborbood, which were freely thrown
open for their reception. Numbers were also CON.
veyed to Agnew's and Keily's hotels The CHI.
leos OF burlington, especially the ladies, exerted
themselves to their utmost 70 relieve the eusrjpes
OF the wounded and assauge the agonies of the dy
special train of cars was despatched by Mr.
Gaizmer contaioing Drs p Goddard Ed Hus-
ton, Cuilsm Rowsnd, Fiaber and Schenck; Drs
Grsnt, Trmble. Bntlsr, Cslmoner, Tuff, Pugh, Of
verly and Drs Reed and Stratton. of Mount Holly.
wounded
Ths Coroner OF Burlington county vas preparing
70 noid an inquest, at the time com pelied
20 1t IL hardly probsble that any YER diet was
rendered last evening, the excitement among all
feetves and friends in this eity OF the per,or Who
we're Known TO have left in the trains prcoseded ss
Others, extreme anxiety and distress were mskina
res from every source calculated to afford them
ini9r%.tioP. Mr.. estzn ner de.ostched a train at an
early nour 10 TIE evening f1r the purpss. Of convex
to Burp ston the friends of the dead and wound
e. snd bring to the city those who veie Injured or
taed .h ne subsequently sent of another train for
The cause Of thi. terrible calamity will NO doubt
properly bsIOns. wh.ther tie coDdustor. sfs Of the
respective traos were running sccordng to reeula-
lions both being on the track the same time
ana running tow ards esch other, DO not know,
but it placed the Philsaelphia train In very dan
ous position II the engineer had seen the WAGON
the New York train following close behinc, would
nave run into him: Uniess company ha, tvo tracks
to 1Sa a, Enn r, delayed time .a9ad
short distance between Burlington and Borden.
town, neither should have moved Ssfor. telegraph
ought to have conductor psrson to give signals
at the end opposite to the engineer, and the whis
ALL persons riding in the isnity Of railroads shoud
exercise more than ordinary and etion and
the are out Of the reach Of danger M
vIhe Inc bodies OF Rev Mr.. Mcconnell. Alexander
Kelly, and Baron de St Andre, the French Consul,
we're Drought TO the city last evening, and were ia.
ken In charge By their friends From the lest report
there were twenty deaths
MARROW ESCAPES.
many were the halrbreadth escapes that occur
req one gentleman, named Beuj amin X. Mills,
or Bridgeport, Conn, was knocked through the
bottom of the car, and escaped with few contu-
SONS; while man who was sitting Ia the same
seat. talking to him, was killed outright frsg-
ment OF the wreck struck him in the hesc produc.
ing fracture of the skull.
Another man was thrown a distances of over so
uniDjured on the roadside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levy. of New York, while sitting
In the fourth car, were thrown out of the windows,
and escaped almost unhurt. Mrs. Levy lost
diamond Jewelry, which she had In her posses.
sion
gentleman a few seconds before the accident,
had exchanged his with that of another at the
request OF the latter. The former escaped with
tew sisht scratches, while the other was instantly
killed.
A second case was that of a young lady who
said to her mother that she desired to enter anoth
car: The mother protested, and both remained 10
tneir seats, receiving only sundry slight wounds
INDIGNATION.
Inc ndignstion of the passengers was vented In
loud terms against the conductor of the train, and
serious thoughts were entertained of lypching him
on the spot; but better judgment preya lied owe
the natural impulses of the moment, so the man
escaped with his life The engineer of the train.
on witnessing the scene was SO affected that he ap
peered to have become suddenly derarged.
sTATFMRNT PASSENGER.
James Whedeu, one of the passengers, who was
on the train, with $50 others, states that 60
ing at the rate of 80 miles an hour, when the col.
lision occurred. He heard whistle, and made
signs TO the conductor to stop but he thinks Ii
| too late. w. was standing on the platform, and
was thrown OF and Injured.
DIR. HYNEMAN's STATEMENT.
was driving to Burlington for the purpose OF
crossing to Bristol but went through Florence TO
visit scme patients in that place. / was turning
from the river road Into the Bordentown road by
side road, which crosses the railroad at the place
where the accident occurred. | heard no whisle @
no notice OF any train. | saw 10 train pass-
and on looking both up and down the railroad saw
no tran
drove on to the railroad but on arriving close
to the railroad heard rustling noise of cars mo-.
wing. immediately reined up, but the motion was
30 rapid that the horses only halted on the rails
The train was positively moving at the rate OF
thirty miles per hour | was driving at abou. ten
miles sn hour. The struck and killed the
horses, and upset the carriage containing my wife
her father, Thomas Antrim, Esu bis wife nv
child and myself. | was thrown out on TO the
ground. bear the mark of the conclusion on nav
| shoulder. My family were only slightly Injured.
attribute the melancholy accident to the enei.
neer not nging the bell nor giving any ALARM but
backing the train at the almost destructive rate of
thirty miles an hour.
THE LATKsr
The latest accounts from Burlington, Thursdsy,
say that the number of persons killed by the acci.
dent is ascertsfned TO be taoenty.three-two OF
whom have not yet been recos missed The number
of persons disabled 10 so, besides a large number
with minor injuries but who are able to be about
| Some tve or six are considered fatally Injured
the Diners are getting along comfortably Several
mistakes have occurred In conse quence of persons
names being given from articles found In the nos.
session of the dead.
The coroner commenced an inquest at 10 o'clock
| this morning.
| The first witness examined was Mrs Cooke. liy
| Ing near the scene of the disaster She related
| seeing the wagon approaching aud called out TO
| the driver greatly excited, apprehending that the
persons In 1t would be killed. She was unable to
give any further account than that the cars appear.
ed to her to have suddenly disappeared, and she
| could not tell where they went to. She heard nc
| signals as usual at the crossing.
Other Witnesses were examined before the Jury
Dr. Heniken repeated bis statement as above given
The engineer OF the train stated that he was back
| ing at the rate of is miles per hour. The engineer
| OF the down traln said that be was running at thu
rSte OF 20 miles the hour, and did gain on the
| train that was backing down, but merely followed
at the distance of halt mile Mr. Van Rensselaer,
the superintendent of the road, read the time tabl
and rules for the government OF the engineers apt
expressed the opinion tina. The engineers had obey
| ed their instructions and were NOT censurable
ii juror asked him whether the accident wouls
have occurred had there baeu two tracks He re
piled that at that place and to that train, tw
tracks would have prevented the accident
The conductor OF the up train was examines
and corroborated the others In regard to the spec
OF the train and the principal circumstances Th
jury then adjourned till Tomorrow
Thirty OF the wounded stili remsio at Burling
ton Toe remains of Messrs Dailam and Mere
, dith have been removed to Baltimore by thei
| friends.
number of the victims were inferred at Bur
lington, the church bells tolling during tn
funeral