New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18

but the other train eomir gesdlocg st the rate Of
Thirty. Eve lies an hour. wss crushed and wrecked.
The three foremost cars were Hesa!ly shattered sto
splinter, and their psrsesgen mineied ssddsoly "a
mass of dead dying aor terribly lacernfeo bo<ies.
Otber car took fire and were burned up. though
nsarv il o, all their inmates reported TO have
e,tsprd uni UT. Each car held abost tiny persons,
and / WAS estimated at the moment ~ the dissster
tba, about 6fty or sixty people were killed.
THE DEPoT At coHocKsIsx.
..o,, IN O'clock the scene OF 'he CobOcksuk Depot
xas o, ef md. -crbshle coefu.iou and exci'etnent
Res;se. the large crowd Of persons gathered by the
ni.ce in frantic aaIm and Apprehension, screaming IN
The soonv of III. r fesrs ard IDqurpg fr toeu cnu-
crep. Ey. ry person who came Gown tne ioan RON
the drtc,icp rf the ACCIDENT was surrounded Dy Tue
mob al hundreds Of eager voices put as 'any q"o'
tioi respeefipg the Occurrence. -,
Ahut II q cock q train arrived at the depot WIN
42 bodies on board The bodies OF the unfortunate
children were horribly maDgled, and presroted mort
revolt ng besrt-reDdlng ,pectsce. Niss.PP"~r
that the bur Der of dead will reach ffOm lVV 10 iy'
but We trust that this will prove an e1aggeTntop 10
the -sme train that brought the bodies OF tne ucaa,
were many of the children who escaped uii
A shout ofjoy greeted them as they came from tne
cars snd naLy mother claspet her recovered littie
onts in her AIMS, oDd thanked God for then stt ity
When the car stated with the -byscians hundreds OF
pr.ois crowced Tito it; uey would listen to no fea-
sonIg nor advice, bmg rendered fraptic with appre-
ID xnsVD aDc 8aim. There was the strongest iadigna-
ioJ esples-ed against the conductor bnt with what
justice II Is impossible to ssS as in the wild ey'ite-
EFT which exists nothing reliable can be learned in
reghId to The matter.
In ore car eleven persops consisting Of men, women
snG children, burned TO death names not ascer
tanned They pinned fast in the wreck, and were
surrounded ny the flames.
Several bodies, terribly mutil .ted, were recovered
from under the ebsiJe and tender. The ashes of q
child were found in the cnder-psn.
Six other bodies were taken from among the embers
Of the burning cars.
LATER ADvICEs.
The regular passenger train for the city left Fort
Washington, one and half miles below Gwyneed, at
oclook IA minutes o. m, With twenty odd pass.n
G. trs the train consisting of locomotive, tender,
smoking baee age, and one passenger car.
WHEN at the station, inquiries were made by the
corcuctor for the excursion train, and he told that
il had not arrived He replied that it was out Of
tm, and then signaed "ligbt" when the train went
op down at slow gait the whistle being constantly
blown.
The crash occurred short distance north Of Dew.
ev'. Lane 10 or 13 miles from this city, The trains
came toe ether az short curve where no view ahead
could be had. The excursion train was composed OF
IL cars, having about 500 persons aboard, halt OF
them children.
The noise Of the collision heard at distance Of
more than mile. Many physicians from the vicinity
we're soon tn. ground, and rendered every possible
relief Among the number were Chas. T. Bol'on Drs.
Smith, Egbt ri, Martin Newberry, and McCrea. Many
farmers in the nrgbboIhOod rendered assistance, bat
one brute Of { How demanded so tor the use OF
wagon 10 90 for physician.
All along Columbia avenue are grouped a mass Of
those hOm the c>amiiy wi bereave, and their wall.
irss ano lamentations are agOnizing beyond expires
SON II is far estimate that 90, 600 persons are now
viewing the bodies Brought into the depot, and 80
great the rush of ople tht petty uckst~s have
mbec. tb- occasion 10 erect booths for the sale Of
te, wares, tbus literally prot'ins by that which car
ries disnsy sorrow lpto so many households.
THE SCENE AT THE DEPOT.
The scene at the Upper Depot on Washington
rf .xtro rtir.av IN ptApsp aN
ci,t ment The buildings and grounds were surrounded
and every avenue leading to them deDsely packed
with human beings of both sexes and all ages upon
the oountt napc.s of many Of whom was depicted the
deepest al x,tey.
Ibe police, under the Marshal were busy in keep
ing the crowd cut Of the depot, and having the
wounded protected iom the rush and pressure OF the
spectators. .,
II Use of the surgeons and constructing ters upon
Which to CONVEY the injured to then homes. Every
one wbO could render any assistance was humsneiy
e1ertiI himself come making bandages, and Others
bngii water OferL2 restOratives TO the suffer-
ers. The d. pot was regular hospital.
the APPEARANCE OF THE STREETS.
Washington street, through which the track of the
railroad runs, from Mn-ter street to the DEPOT was
neo ith MASSES of people, come hurryinp along, ap
pareny il the greatest dstiess, and others stahdoS
az silent spt ctatOis.
Tn. ole district Of KeDsington, especially in the
in m. date vicinity of st. Mchaers Church. was in
rta,e # the widest and ost agoniziug excitement.
p, ople were running to and fro Ever ana anon, as
s,ne victim of the terrible disaster was brought no nc,
a CT wd would rush to the door The scenes of amen'
top and wapg at some of the houses of sorrow were
truly beaItrendng. As many as three deaths in one
bOuse.
Business Of all kinds seemed to be almost entirely
suspended.
THE WILLOW STREET DEPOT.
At the lower DE- pot, corner Of Front and Willow
streets an immense crowd of people were collected,
and large police force were on Cuty.
Me,srs Ed A. Woods, Jas. Stilenan, VIM. Meter
ra, John Wbteman, Reubt Haines, and Geo. Carey
W lpneered then services in preparing lit rs for the
wou ded. These gentlemen exe'ted themselves nobly
III this bumare b. and deserve great credit for tho
promptnss with which they offered their aid, and the
zeal With which they aboed ID behalf of the unfor
tur ate victims Of thir distressing casualty AL the
principal physicians Of the Sixteenth Seventeenth and
E'ghttenfb Wards were in attendance, and rendered
most efficient aid.