The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-30
ACCOUNT FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.

one OF the most fearful and fatal railroad accidents
that ever occurred the vicinity of New York took
! place GA the Camden and Amboy RanaHd yestefdsy
morning, abou. II O'Clock within half mile Of the town
Of Burlington, Nj
A. the 10 o'clock train from Camden for New York
passed through Burlington behind time (asout atteca
minutes the o'clock train FROM New York came in
view, under full headway. The Camden train iumedi
atey stopped, and the engineer commenced as soon ~
practicable 10 the wheels no as 10 return 80 tho
station he had few before lett and enable the
SewfoTA train topass unobstructcd Unfortunately how
evcr as the train under headway going rate
OF at least ~ or Is miles hour two horse wagon
driven BY person named DR.. Hannegan, came down
road crossing the track and before the driver could
stop the speed of the animals the rear car struck
the horses and thrown on the rails, and
driven up against cmbankment The force with
which the train was moving when the accident
took place, caused dreadful crash. Four he
one we're smashed to pieces and NIL the passengers
or less injured killed The two last cars containing
about fifty people, knocked into spiinters by the
force Of the concusson and the occupants Of these
cars who suffered most severely
The that followed the dreadful crash can be bet
ter imagined than described For than Atty yards
lay scattered around the OF the manglcd corpses
and the mutistcd b,dcs of the wounded whose peous
moans and shricks for help enough TO make the
stoutest heart quail an the confusion attending
the calamity had subsidized, those who were unhurt
cxered every and muscle in rcscung their fellow
creatures from the ruins.
While this work was going on fathers mothers and
children might be wildly rushing from one spot to
another in search OF those dear relatives with whom
few moments previously they had been convers-
ing in safety. Many were rcjoiced 10 and their
mir gyiDgs unfounded, but a great number, alas /
destined to find tho objects Of their search lying
manged corpes suffering the most exeruciating tor
tuIe from broken limbs The was indeed. heart
sickening one.
When the of the accident reached Burlington,
the iphsbitsnts Of the village, like good ssmsritan-
hurried the Of with wagons ami tcrs for
the purpose Of conveying the wounded place Of shell
Ter. The physicians Of the place also hasenei forward
and lent al their aid In soothing the agonies the
Erers.
Seventeen persons picked up quite dead, while
in few hours afterwards eight others died from the
effects Of their injuries.
Over thirty Of the passenger,--rnen women and chn
dron--we,e dragged from the ruins sli.e They were
taken 20 the principal hotel in the city and there kindly
taken care OF by The host and his good lady
A tsegraphc despatch announcing the accident, wa
sent to Camden when number Of physicians FROM Phi
iadeiphs started or Burlington In the O'Clock train in
order TO afford all the relief they could to the wounded
Many the harbrcadtb escapes that occurred.
Cpe gentleman named benjamin II. Mis Of Bridgeport
Conn knocked through the bottom ei the car and
escaped with few contusions while named
Humphrey, Of PEORIA H. his way TO Bston, who
sitting In the scat, taking him, killed
outright fragment Of the wreck struck him In the
heed, producing fracture Of the skuD.
Another man, whose name Ne could mo- ascertain ~.
thrown dissnee Of sixy feet through the side Of
The car, and was landed unipiured The roadside
NJ. and Mrs. Levy, of Nov York, while sitting In
the fourth car, thrown out Of the window and
escaEed almost unhurt. Mr.. Lsy oet box contain.
ing one tbou-and dollar worth Of diamond is-.elry
which shc had in her posse ssion
Tho Philadelphia train wa composed of TX car. four
Il which a. hayo aid before, snlashed almost
tos perfect wreck The conductor Isaac Van Nosrand
Wa 4 old, wsrned oi tho approach of the Ne. York
train. hut did not heed Tho warning unip be came
within full light ol T. Then Il that he gave the
orders to ,ha engineer, larsel Adams 20 tho
engine bat h- hsd "a D. effected in such hurry that
no lookout could b. stationed tie rear q the train
thea going at rapid rate; and consequently vhen the
truck pr. Hannegsns horse, the engineer,
Who .ss not aware of ,ho fact, al not stsr the
ehi,eTy IL train Uao,sd rapidly unH foar
we're destroyed snd fully ~eaty6vc human being. had
been
To that bourne fiom whence ~ tr4,elet tst0rn.
Tie Indignation d he pssssrgets sca;ed
in loud terms against the conductor Of lie tsain,
train and serious tbought .ere entertained u ynching
Lin, he pot but better Judgment prevailed the
natural impulse. o. hc moment us e.csfei sih
HE lite
A. a. ths snn0uncemsht u bs ascl'.nt reached
Scv York the greatest anaety 'el hy or cufsa.
or the safety II many rer.ns belonging - ~. e,y
who known to r. board the ~ tatel 'fesn
Number. focl,d 70 jeusy Ci,y, ,htre TO g't sos IN
killed. nd -e,nded, but no information i 10y sind
could V obtained from tie emplos,- q ts railroad
company. wLo seemed eru,ely sn''sni n -. lufot
tancc = ihe matter.
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