New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-08
TIE COLLISION on THE cAMDEN AsTo
ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
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Fen Th Fldqd,,pAia Br1or. Sr.T
Or Saturday afternoon, Stou. 0dock, eols!o
&C su!i.d oi Tie Camden aLo Atlantic Eslicsc arcI
n le below the White Horse Station, which Is tweS
mics below Camden. between the psssscger EXPIRE
train goirg down and fr ;gEt TRAN comIfy mp iS,,
,pgit e. tsLdes ard the baggage ard first esr oil ~
/ xpirrs train wee ssnssh,d up. Three DC 1eJs we
killed ard ten or eleven wounded, oil Gu the sHpre'
/ train. 49,
| lie cOxduct0r Of The ,1press ,rsn was Wa. Don
nelly, who was killed; III. irennu, John Il. Edr.~ds
who was ai.o killed; James e;crcor, the engineer es
| capped with eight ecalds.
lutte: epSinesr George T. Brooks; firoman, 1hcs
CT ndern;De. 1hese three escaped injury by jumping
fom the train previous 20 the oeiiision.
The freight tG.n was on lis wcy up, It point II
the road vnere there is grade 81 ninety feet N five
mil,s II was NJ tbr lower end of this efyrte where
the collision took place The freight train Is aid to
hav, been some tven.y minutes beiind TS time ~
Lon ricomIng, where. cndcr the erumsErccs, X
ought by the rules OF tie Company 10 hsve TwIt'hed
If ara waited till the s1preSs train had rcsScs NJ
tina po',f SEE ING that mpossib to mike III
other stop w.-hout meeting me express train on fhe
track.
The pr.ysinq opinion is, sta the conductor 90 tho
freight trcin wa to blame Tor the who'll affair uVder
the rules of the road. which s.c as follows:
Rule 3d. 81. Iersrns will ese 'rses at ,'t INES
Rule 4th fei h os will wait and not s'tenpt 70 rhks
cation or passing point al eaa ten Minutes
Rule eth Fl ant tsi1, wait or all pas.e-,er and e.
2ule 9TH ahc4i O4time.
Rae 7th s,y dor ~ s ud arise n che minds the
poyees relative 20 the regulation opt the SAFE side
oy aud with aTei in gong, round CURES Timei' secondary
to safely.
The engine on the express train was q new ore,
Gently purchased from the Newcastle Works, and
WIS named the " Wave
The engine on tse free \. "A ain was ed he No
rccacy" and was m old enc.
There a Ernber Of prominent citizen, on
board Of the express train 1ho escaped3Jury. Among
these persons Nessrs. Cleres }. ingersol John
DrGHicad, PRESIDENT xnd o,pcn n.e nde2s OF the Con
papy. GpCn the express tram tb-re Ts-e about l1
individuals while on the freghtt ain there were abort
- passengers. On this train 70 ooe was Injured.
Mr.. VIM Donnelly. ooniuctoy ~ the e5rtcss Train .
was badly mutiated. eni died at Haddoniield while
being bi cught up. lie est wife and thee thildroD,
was q pears of age. and had seeS on the nal
since ~ opering Ills wife, with chi,i WAS on
tue train when he died, snd, on her being Told Of it,
most narrowing scene occurred.
VIM. A. Siner, morocco dealer al this cit =, was in
iuled Internally and died While crossing the river
the ferry beat in the arms of NJ Nelbert of Ss city.
lie bad walked on to the boat Mr.. W. states that
tie scene in the family Of Nr. Siner, when NJ
take homc was one OF the most dStrc ssing ne ever
witnessed. His wife and family. whom he had lett at
Atlantic cty. sent for, and were brought up t.
the city by 3Er. Munday, who ordered Locomotive
ftr tbai special duty Mr. Sine resided in FrsnSln,
above Poplar street.
John Il. Edwards, fireman or express train, - n
SANITY killed He resided in Camden.
Mr.. William =. Smith, ex-lnetnber OF Select oun
Gil, was badly, but not dangerously bruised ffc
saved himself by spirsing up a: the moment of he
collision, and as the seats were crushed together only
the lower portion of his tody was caught betwcea
iLem. Mr.. NJ. III. Bailey was considerably bruised,
and Mr. <. Massey of Arch e,Yeet was very baby
Injured. Both the 6tter were materially assisted after
the crash by Mr. Smith, in spite OF his Owa injuries
Mr. james Russell, Cashier os the Bank OF Penn
Township y7as slightly bruised the right shoulder,
by which he will be kept in are house iour or i've
1ays lie resides in Franklin street, below Noble.
- l,.,h as .
loz in Church alley, had his leg broken, and Is now
at Ls doctors house, where he viii be compelled TO
II main six or eight weeks.
Mr. VIM. g. Lowe, ~ years oI age, the son of Mr..
Lowe. a merchant tailor in lminston, Del, had
one ann broken and may probably lose 1t. lie Is now
at the Pcnnsylvaris Hospital.
Mr.. G. ". Richards, late Pre- seat Of the road, was
bruised but not seriously injured. lilo resides 10 Gin
ton street, above Ninth, between Spruce and Pine.
Samuel T. Richards of Batsto, rsphew of MIR. c. w
Richards wcs slightly injured.
Richard o. Osborne, civil engineer residing at No
Suumer street, in this city, was severely injured.
Robert Ere er lad ct the ;rea OF the Com
pony was lightly injured. Thomas L.. Price, CHAIR
ma, ufaofurer Of Lis city, was eighty injured IN the
buck Mr.. piice states that lie sitting on the
same seat with Mr.. Sirer. T,ley looked out of the
window and saw the approac, of the freight train.
They both went to the platform Of the ear and jumped
out, enc on each side. Mr.: llice fell INTO marShy
eonrd which accounts for his fght injury. Mr.. Sinel
tell differently. hence the more serious result. Dir
.ores of this city was slightly iajured in the back.
Mr.. T. Massey is Il merchaps of Third street. resd
ing at No. S Arch street, anG he was among the mos
seriously iruItd. lie was len ut IiadfOnfeld, aud
his reco Tery "a somewhat doubtful this morning. Mr
Vim. $. Smiths injuries were in the leg, and are not
serious He il at home. III. Marwood IL. Bailey
was also brought on from Ieddonlled during yeste.
day and is now at his residence No. go North Ska
street near Coates His il uries were mainly about
the head but they not Supposed to be dangerous
at pyeeen.
There ale the best grounds for believing that there
will be dc ahs from the accident except those TiA
tcck place on the evennT Of the occurrence
The track Of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad was
rerecy clear this morning. that passenger trains
nassed il both wayc. The engine OF the express
.rein the Wave has be raised frDnl the rOaC9,de
RI d run on b O sdelir~ at White Horse. The mo
nOcacy re- ains yet 10 bs removed.
large force OF wor-.raeh were eTSaged uurmg he
morning IN removing Ire yec FROM the roadside, 20
that il the course of dGy two no trace viii remain
of tbs fearful and dis ..ssssrg calamity.
Coroler Paul b. ! ald Of Camden lmpanI red
iury " .erday MOI ni-g who vieIe ed the bodea im-
media,ly, and in he evening pICseedcd 10 io seem
of the dsaster Aere were asndreds OF persons
prese,s who had sne in all directions To- miles TO
witness the wreck e ri ruin. About hunafed men
were engaged in 'ariBg away the rubbsL IRON the
ttsr Aiier OK, n ring the ground, the juy retained
to Camdan and OIL the r way tie engineer, George l.
Broc a. was ar ef ted by OrdT OF the Coroner ana
brought TO Cau ldon Robert n futile, conductor OF
tbe freight tran vas also arc ,ted. We We're informed
when tho otiger went 10 Tuttles hGIse 20 arrest
br, mis- wife rer rssented Il st he was not AZ nome
the cer nee I'd that futile vas elsewhere, anu wen
in quest of hi N. Meanwbi, constable west up mo
mites besr oor and finding him thes, TOOK him INTO
oUs,ciy.
IBy T,sgaphl
p,,,, .nvr PLEA MoldGs, Sept. Z, 1871.