New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-19

APPEARANCE
AhLough tie txcit emeDt hus subsided in great
tesule II The north.rn portion of the city, yet In
,ass along tbt stYsets tne syns OF general mourning
are very plainly visible. Grefstricken father,
mother isteip and b0 hers met ut every tuYn ana
nom v.ry many door knobs hangs the Grape insignia
of G. aih. -, @. ,y:t,r
Isrge numbers of persons visited st. Michael .
Clnt,h at Second and Jefferson streets, supPosng
ot he r, mains OF Father SberioaD Wouid be lad IN
$50 n, ne church The corpse not to be seen
n.,i, bnt the public viii be permitted to view
il tonolow, at which time che funeral eere monies OF
tle Eonsu Catholic Church viii be performed with un-
ususl pomp and cs ieinoby
THE INJURED AT FORT WASHINSToN.
Most uf the victims OF ine ulSas'ei NV. ~. 49,
b,osb to The city by the various trains OF last nghS
al today although few st remain IN the Vicinley
Fort ashii eon where theu injuries are beng AT
ttnded to ut tayerns and private residences
F,o, The ohpadtlphia Ercnin9 Journal Of ye'teyaaE
Notwithstanding The excitement ~ reference to the
caJhnIy Of yfst1Gsy has partially euoslde1, anu Tue
PNb'e look upon the matter with an eye whose olear
'ss Ii less dmmed by the ferveut feelings OF the mo
uelt proper that review be bad of the facts anu
cncuHstalces. These can be summed up Ill very
few NolCs.
Two taiDs came in collision upon single track rail-
roao, arc fity human beings were hurried from time
to eternity, while one hundred we're dangerously
urde0.
From, examination into the circumstances and
r,m ye witnesses, there exist but little doabt
tbht both fal0s were il motion and the force of he
enSCD hi, suffcit ut to huri both engines from
Ia, tl0ck and hay them side by side heading diago-
alIy from ard at somo distacce beyond it, indcsres
" II tie speed of ore, at least us have been great.
Besice this, the shock sufficient TO carry the
nrte foremost Of The excursion train into heap
1c The n, amid the escaping steam from the locomo
tvts tie tiaEts burt torh and consumed the untor
tul ate inmates betule thty had an opportunity to
al.. There three death-deallng measures in
t,fprtss ai one sid the same t'me-,he crushing OF
L, hp
f,e Tie extent Of the latter may be compIehende1
htn it is known that Of three cars there renamed
ateoluely lo bipg but fragments of non and glass,
apo two hours after the occurrence the iron track at
tie spot 60 hot that 1t could not DC toucheu WIN
Il. naked hard.
The collision occurred short distance above a
sa,i,n at which it would have been the duty of the
1cUr.train TO stop and the tXcursOn train to pass
This Will wa,ant the conclusion that the speed Of the
d0Wut1a,n was not great as that OF It's opponent,
ING ID course of hahrg, while that OF the excur
sion would be under necessity OF reducing Its
speed. "
ehoy The centre of stretch of r0sd several hunded
ya1ds il length, at ether epd of which there ls u
curve. This stretch is embankment OF nearly
TIVE nty feet in bigh and two trains comip IN oppo-
site 0irectons and rounding the curve at either END,
would have no time space to stop, their speed
was at all grt at, to ayolo contact
Souucb for the causes and circumstances influencing
the occurrence.
The scene was iamt distey attended by neighbOrlDg
reside ns and every distance possible rendered oy
the unnjured to the wounoed Newswas dltpatched
to the city aid tram sent out, while at the S,hack1
axOp d pot in tbe city every preparation was made
10 rheve those brought down by the expected train.
MI A. Fl. Frscker, the freghtmaster of the road,
was at the Shackamaxcn depot, awaiting the early
WI trsin from Gwynred. After it had been due tor
eome time fearing some accident had happened, ne
tareo on foot up thu road and met messengers beaE
il o tbe sad news. The Preoident and Chief Engineer
of the COMPANY then att mpted reach the scene In
& tapd-c6l but so great the exCtemenb that the
people would rot allow it to leave the depo'.
REACHING THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.
In reference TO this the utmost difficulty prevailed.
There was bit ole locomotive the road on thus SIDE
of the fatal SPOT, and it had taken cars up ana re-
NAMED there The distance from the city was fourteen
n lies and there WAS 10 certainty to the time that
~ xious friends could be able to reach the scene.
MN hrs in view Cf II ese acts took private convey
aucte al the Chestnut Hill Turnpike, the neerest
route txhibited s1iIg ot fast DRIVING Vehicles Otn-
e, Il, the cars Of the Chestnut Hill Railroad to that
r.ce end walked the remainder of the distance, it
ben Hree miles. 1t Ii due TO the Secretary and
Others Of this last-named company to say thai they
uCted every assistance III their power 10 tnose De-
sirout OF beirg early on the ground. one OF our re
,nrtsrs cho The aforementioned method of reaching
M snot and describes the scenes that met bis eye
follows: ,
LEAVING the Shackamaxon Depot, and proceeding
Though The entire sect on OF the cy IN that Vlclhl'yt
s1pt sred to be the eliminating point, ana around u
ulon the fences. the commons, and every aValisole
pot tbIOI ged an Immense assemolage. Every ne"
ccIneJ was greeted with an inquiry ana tne sgnI VI
the ncte-book of reporter drew together crowd
who's Queries would have overPoWed the knowledge
Of so ON n.
AS " left the city upon the Germantown Roed, anG
rtncf.d the Twenty second Ward, the excitement
az peareo rot to diminish in the least. Every teT
moments there would pass some vehicle, the driver
of bich was using the whip with desperate energy
t,oI a ny FAruG Fd 81
tbougl it were possible for vision to conqner d
tauce Mothers weeplpg-fathes with com
pressed lipa--and all hurrying toward the one ann;
The citizen Of Germantown We're ON the qut Dsoe, aad
and re poIse were shouted forth rs the rdv
elers passed the exciting ride 1t Wes roe lor
life trrly.
Ch. sinut Hill was reached and here became per-
cepibe some Of The effects OF the sad disaster ag
os met us on their hOmeward course, freghted with
which had been ntenoed for the EZeur-
sion party. Their occupants wore weary look, and
tie seemed indeed mockeIs at Deaths festival 30 H.
apropI,ae w8s her butne So with the present lnattes
tt occuptd the Mind. One Of them paused to speak
with party Fastening TO the disaster The DRYERS OF
tie two vehicles were friends a.,
''Deupis. Dennis, nro my children safe 2" oried an
arxloue father. ~,
Safe, darling, rate, !" was the reply, nab woo The
6ay Father Sheridan is killed"
he strong nan-he who but q moment before had
been in pepae--@ept like child. HIS feelings were
mngl1g of joy and grief but on they drove.
Toll gates were passed ~lthout Siopp'hg-seeeP a'
ceais overcome and valleys entered at q hesdong
pace. Of what use was il to mention toe power OF
law to those governed by the higher potency Of the
fet lnsp OF nature.
About mile from tho of action, we left the
high roac. and plunged into small thoroughfare Or
ether side lie cultivated eds through which could 20
traced the olystal waters of running b7Ooks. All
rstpe wasas quitt ard lovely ever, but the eyes
fat eazed upou it th ught not OF it, heeded it nos.
We ascended bill and then for the first time, viewed
tie awful catastrophe.
Before us extonded yGlley Of 40 very gysat