The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-03
IN DAILY DISPATCH
ISClDEN rs, 80.


INCIDENTS, so.
We have full details of the late terrible accident
on the Camden and Am5oy Railroad, which has
filed the pubIic mind with horror.
The statement Il -st made that Captain William
NJ Boyce, of the U. S. Ccest Survey, had been
killed, Is confirmed, together with that of his
daughter, Mis-. Emma Boyce, eyed about % years.
She died soon after of her legs amputated.
Mrs. Boyce his wife, is not desd, reported, but
is severely injured She Is sill, at Bordentown,
and the Philsdelphis papers say will probably re-
cover. despatch, however, received in New
York, says there Is but sght hope of her survlv-
ing Der other two children were very slightly
injured.
Capt Boyce was formerly an officer in the s
army aud resigned some years ago to accept po-
siton In the Coast Survey, 10 which braoch of
the service he was attached at the time of bis
death
A Dispatch received by an officer of the Brook.
Ivn ravy yard on Thursday, announced that Com.
loser ph Smith, of the United States navy, had died
OF hts injuries, but this il probably mistake,
be is represented to have been only slightly
wounded. Com Smith Ia one of the oldest and
most valued oficers 10 the service Hs entered
the navy on the l6 of January, 1909, served
through the war of 1912 aud b is commission as
captain was Issued February 9. 1887 on the same
day IS these OF Commodofes Sloat, Perry, Skin
ner and Newton.
Baron de ST. Andre, who as killed, was about
forty wears of age. He acted &C French Consul 10
Phiisde,phis for the last six years, and was IL y
said born la the UGitcd Safes He was educated
here, aud he spoke the English language perhaps
better than he did French His father was Com
sui General of France In New York many years
a.o aud he has followed the consular career since
bis youth. Previously TO being appointed to Phil
or,.Ls hn nffna N ,,taka tHe
East of Europe.
The tots number of deaths by the accidents
said TO be q
In backing, the front car, which going forward,
would have been the rear car, struck the horses.
ran on the track about forty feet and then ran of
over an embsnkment, being shivered to pieces
There was not one piece lett OF the panelli
four inches n length. The next TO til at turned
where the collision with the carriage occurred and
lay directly across the track The third car dash.
ed into the one lying across the track, and crushed
1t to pieces The other car and engine remained
on the track.
THE WOUNDED.
The Philadelphia Ledger of Friday, gives list
OF 33 wounded, but says about so In al! were in
jured, more or less. II thus speaks Of some of
them:
Academy, Ellicotss Mills, Md badly bruised on left
Miss NJ Phelps bruised 10 abdomen.
Caroline Hymen, servan. OF Mrs Phelps, feet in
jured and fingers lacerated.
Mrs Boyce, Georgetown d G., confusion of head
aud spine Injured; her son bruised. Mrs B is very
much Prostrated, but will probably recover.
DR. Wheelan, Washington, thigh wounded and
spine injured.
Commodore Smith, Washington D C, cut abou.
the head.
Ms Smith wife of the Commodore, confusion on
the head.
The Philadelphia Register gives the names Of 40
wounded, and says:
Mr.. ] F. Gillespie, residing near Natchez Miss
had his lett leg taken off Thursday light by DR.
Paul Goddard. He bore the painful operation with
great for,itude. 1t occupied the skillul surgeon
something less than three minutes. When we lett,
at O'Clock, the unfortunate sufferer doing
well. We regret to state that the wife of Mr..
Gillespie lying quite low, and t Is feared che
will have to suffer similar operation with that OF
her husband. Mr.. G is aged 65 years.
Lewis Leichenstein, OF Richmond Va 10 rapid
ly recovering He Ia rjured about the lePs, arms
and hands, and seems In good spirits. He was on
his way to New York, and was Ia the second car
from the lest He came from the wreck uuaded,
and numerous persons around and about him
frightfuly Injured. When conversed with hlm
last evening he was In good spirits. He has wife
in Richmond. MIR. L. states his car was filled with
passengers
Dennis OKane, from the Georgetown College,
on bis way to the Worcester College, Mses-
His right hand and left leg ars both fractured
while Is face is badly lscerated. and body bruised
He 10 unmarried, aged about &c years, seemed 10
good spirits, and bore his misfortunes with great
iortiiude
John Pugh, of st Clair, Schuylklll county, Pa,
Is an unmarried man. He was on his way to New
York, and was seated in the third car. He Is &C.
rously and it is feared internally Injured He
complained much of his chest and leg. His head,
too, 10 severely confused He states that he found
himself beneath the wreck of the car, with bis
head buried 10 the sand, and several persons on
the top OF his person. Ii was with great difficulty
that he was extricsted.
The only remaining one among the dead that
has not been recognized was identified on Thurs.
dsy as that OF MIR Humphreys, from Peoria Iii
nois, aged shout As years Mr. Benjamin H. Mills
OF Bridgeport, Conn, states that he was killed by
his SIDE and that The back portion of his head was
| entirely taken eff This statement corresponds
with the maneled corpse.
The body of Hughes Jervis, of Newark, Del.
aware, who was among the killed. was identified
on Thursday.
Dr. D. T. Hayward. of Charleston, S. c., re-
ported among the killed, 10 still alivs He had his
arm fractured, and IL getting along comfortab ly-
He Is In care of DR.. Tribe, at Burlington.
THE coRoNERs INVESTIGATION
The following 10 the testimony eli;ited before
w. Earl, Esq., and the Jury of Inquest, held
at Burlington, upon the bodies of Durand St An.
Dire and Others:
Mary Cook being sworn, said-I live In the city
OF Bui lIneton on the corner of the Camden and
Amboy Railroad and the Neck or River Road;
was al home yesterday ! did not see the cars run
off the track; was Standing 10 my aide door and
~AS ~Ps tho SuiSoius poiuS oil
down close. put up both hands and hsllowed
with all my might l said to my mother those
people will all be crushed l haliowed to the per-
soma 10 the carriage "tor Gods sake 10 stop" The
reason / cried out was because | thought they
would be run over; can't tell whether the cars
were coming backwards or forwards; ran TO the
front door and saw pieces of The carriage flying;
| did not see anything OF the cars the carriage of
DIR. Henekn; when called to the psrio 8 10 the
carriage they were as far from the railroad IS
scross this room, 70 about forty feet j they
driving pretty fest; that made me halioo, as
thought they were not sensible of wha, was ssius
before their eyes; did not hear the whistle blow
did not hear any bell ring they might both have
been done; but did not hear them, was o,
scared the train was about the dis, ance of ele-
graph pole and half from the ssipg place when
ballooed the train was going pretty we al 1pg ;
know the engineer wel and have known hint 10
stop sometimes because cows were ON the track ;
the other train following pretty close
ly have not known a train TO pass there without
sounding whistle or ringing a bell the down
train was about quarter OF mile from the other
train.
Isreai Adams, The engineer of the 10 O'Clock
train from Philsdephs, testified: Il left Burlington
station al minutes past IL; We have TO visit Tor
the down train 10 minutes behind our time; our
time for leaving Burlington station by the time
table Is minutes before ii o'clock: The orders
OF the company In time table 10 TO wai 10 minutes;
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