The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-01
THE RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.
Additional Particulars Of the Camden
and AmbOy Catastrophe.
THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION.
xneidents---Yhe Wounded.
DO, 6o., &c.

Mr. Margaret Prescott Of the victims Of the terri
e slaughter at Burlington the widow Of the Rev.
Edward g. Prescott, formerly OF Boston, Mass. Mr.
Prescott grandson Of Colonel Prescott who com
manded at Bunker Hin, and brother OF William II,
Prescott the historian He renquishcd the profession
o the Law for that of the church. and rector the
Episcopal church, at Salem, New Jersey where he wa,
married He died several years ago sea on return
from Faya whittier be had been for change Of climate
In one Of the badly crushed Colonel Saiomon
of Mobile, with his lady, three children two nurses
not OF whom received the slightest injury although
in the midst OF killed, dying and wounded.
This brings to mind hnar providcntiaI prcser-
vation of store during the great fire OF 1885 that
stroyed many squares Of valuable buildings from
South street up to the Merchants Exchange The
day from about the middle Of this great ruin
standing unharmed solitary store. Those Immediately
adjoining, right and left wel those the streets
front and rear eveiied with the earth. One Of
the three occupants Of thts store, the elder bro
tLer OF this very Mr. Saomon. From the roof Of this
building thousands viewing the next day this inn
mense desolaton Of of burned buildings, all
surrounding this isolated and comparatively unharmed
structure which, appears had been erected In the
and with the materials the others From
the scuttle its roof in the midst OF fire smoke was
occasionally by the fire engineers the head OF
dvidual with rpygass In hand, inently viewing
object of in the river parallel with the store That
object next day confessed to he the mill oop Of this
firm at anchor, laden brm full OF gunpowder--2 900
casks 1t appears that the tides had its coming
early enough to be shipped board vessel for which II
engaged for the forts Of Maracaibo The captain and
hands had gone up into the city to lodge thinking her
safe, leaving only the cabin boy guard II in
yain after the fire had got under such way, and the
fakes Of cinders falling and about her. that large
offered by the firm to the captain and hands, who
had been reused from their beds by tho great alarm
in the city and to the wharf opposite the sloop
20 onoard and hoist her anchor and her OF
danger. They feared every minute her explosion.
The lad on board seen by means of tho spyglass
from the roof to be engaged in drawing water and wet
ling the deck those powder soops, from powder dust
falling out of the cracks Of the casks often deck
ders oepraher menacing, especially zone near,
smoking tobacco pipes.
This most remarkable escape in the midst Of the
busble district Of that night brought the three
rants for long time the Of Shadrach Meshach and
Abednego alludng the fact in the Book Of Daniel
when in the fiery furnace the above three individuals
by order of the King Of Babylon for refusing
fall down and worship his idols, and who seen to
walk about In the flames therein unharned, account
of which miracle he afterwards acknowledged the God Of
the three believers, and Afterwards abolished his
worship of idols.