New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-07
SERIOUS RAILROAD COLLISIONS JER-
SEY CITY
DAMAGES $4,000

railroad collision occurred Oh Saturday morning IN
Jersey City, from waiob although senons, the Paseo-
geIs escaped ouy without the loss ote or oro-
k,nlGb. locomotive b sd been attached 10 trsa
If cars or the purpose OF ddDg the into the depot,
and had beer ron no nesr 10 the street Gro a.
II and oau to .tsn1-siL.
The ~ tcbmsn berg absent TO breakfast, the Tag
aniuned the sTi CO. 10 alba the train 70 psss u2oa
the other track rot knowing or tDihklDs that tran
Was DUE Just then the R,hsay iIain, consisting OF
seven passengs. cars down, the locomotive naY-
il e been disspgsgsd just above for the purpose OF
satcbirg or 70 ALLOW the cars 70 pass into The Dept.
TrsA.amGp ssw his mistake TOO lac, aud the lcoo-
motive cane wta stremetdou srasa against tie other,
by which both e, sinos sere badly snasled M, the
TN Of the stationary engine broken snf throFn 'on
the rack aud tue float end OF the fret passengsrcaf
completely demo ned. The engineer and fireman GA
tie staten ary e. CINE sasel themselves oy jumping,
but the other two remained at their post
TIE passengers IN tie fro.t cl- OF the Railway train
saw ths- r. J. son wss unavoidable cad resry al Of
them rushed fJr the rear eni Of the csr bat before any
81 .hsm could escape tie second collision took place
With such force d. t. drive he tender more than half
ts length into the ca, and completely deao!s lag the
end, floor apd seats o. fer o. the soye.
All of s other cars we're more less injured seats
wee broken from their tasteuogs, sni passengers,
mauy of then who quietly reading their ptp5r5,
received tte fIst nnston OF danger BY being hurled
with great force from their seats.
THE INJURED.
Rissus.ter Of sarprss tina; 50 mrch dAmige conlt
have Occurred sI ie people irjlrsd snd no bones
broken or lives lost. Tbi. l. owing, probably t. tls
feet that there we're ouly shout tSenty- or thtv
rsf-epgers il the fret car, and all nearly all, Ct
them had esired tue rear ebd ofthe csr.
4 man named VogArt, restiog in Broad street,
Nsws,L, wJs sitticg the ssoocd ssst of the iroat
CIR, All was found m the ruins. He aid not kaoy
Wheeler be eft his ,ssf or thro out Of II. HIS
knee wos badly bruiasj and he su7 sGed internal IN
icries After being Gstslded by Dr.. Condct, ne was
sent bach 70 N.WsIk.
A msn ~nose name could not be sscertsnet w.s
considerably burned By the stove up,ettfg upon hi n.
liz wounds were dressed u, Selles's drug store.
Anttoer nan, said 10 be an employee Of the COM
paDy sustained Internal i9Gres which WI sonfne him
70 tie house for seveTal seeks. He Wa taken 20
Quiiors dug Il re snd attended by Dr.. Bauows, ADD
aieTr ard rent home.
Osen ncCu,ky, fireman On tho Rsdway train re-
ceiv,d severe cot aross the forehead by bang PEE
oiprtst.d a. net the boiler.
Many Of TIE psseDgers n tire rear cars came out
-ph scratches, bloody noses AMI vsrols slight con.a
irons 4 ssito msn Who Was stsndog oa the fTon'
platform saved his Life by InpOs just as toe collision
occurred.
Mr.. woodruff. Assistant Superintendent, states tbs
tie damage - the locomotives ard cars WILL no. IA
sh0rl OF 50 900.