New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-27

dred feet from the rear car Of tbe Observation-Disclosures
train. The engine was not exhausted steam was
smut on at the moment the collision taok uIace
| the engine was reversed. saw the colliaioR. md
Immediately went ont on the road Isay that the
last car Of the accommodation train was shattered
A. ooth ends. !. The platform, panels and doors
were broken The force Of the collision separated
The rear car from the remainder Of the accommo5
datIon train. The engine and the remainder Of the
Man .E proceeded some two hundred feet before
Lhey stopped- The shattered car remained almost
seaLlonary, having been thrown of the track
-" one young man lying on the grass wounded
~ ~ ir,Snos came up and went away. This was
we only wounded person ss#. When the ex-
pfcss tfsiA vas not more than afty feet off, saw
lae condneser Of the accommodation train come To-
sLse rear enc q ne train and swing lamp. saw
ssTeral persons jump of the last ear lust before
the collision took place.
CysnrSes BaGsfo, sworn-on Sunday evening
vas at my place Of businens, near the corner Of
Naya9es and jackson Streets when nv wife who
was win me, called my attention to there being
two trains on the same track, near together and
inst as the collision was about to take place my
Te tainted with the excitement rom what she saw
was going to occur. ! was locking towards the
cars, when my attention was attracted By one Of
the conductors running to the rear Of the accom-
modation trsin with lantern il his hand, and
making signals for the express train to stop.
don't think the engineer stopped of his steam until
after the collision. have been on sAst corner for
the last twelve years, dong business and i have
had opportunity to often notice the trains and
their customs. Immediately left my wife at Mrs.
Phillips and ran over, and the first person saw
injured was O small boy about or years old he
/ vas bloody around the head and neck. I vas try
/ ing to see where he was injured, when sae mother
! OF the child came MP and lifted him in her arms
she was crying Ny child! my boy." and I az
| certained that the chzd's name was Frank. Then
they brought gentleman who was hurt in his leg
/ whom afterwards leaned was Mr.. Chopin; we
put him on door, and he was carried to his bro
Tiers (Dr. Ckoppin'sl hospital. The platform,
doors, and panel.work Of the car we're broke, both
forward and back. know the engineer, Mr.. VIM.
sullivan; have never seen him drunk.
Tyitfa IE9ge br-n Txu ,aI.Y
the New Orleans and Carrollton railroad, but was
running az conductor on the express train on Sun
day, August 10, 1850, the day of the collision We
left the lake at I O'Clock, P. NJ. Our mode of col
lecting is to come in, one in front and In be-
hind. so as to meet each other. When we were at
Napoleon Avenue, Mr.. Davenport, the other con
ductor, and myself met, when through with col
lecting at the rear end Of the fourth We made
. motion to each other that all was right, and 7
proceeded forward went in the rear part of the
, | third car to arrange nay money. After we passed
Washington street. IMAGINED that the steam was
, shut of, as the smoke came in at the windows
very short time elapsed, when heard the steam
escaping, and heard the wheels slipping rapidly
, upon the track. made remark to a gentleman
near me, that there was something the matter and
got up. had proceeded about half the length Of
the car, when felt a slight shock. | ran to the
end of the and got out. Isaw something stand
ing before the engine and thought it was some car
that had broke an axle, or something Of the kind.
Isaw the balance of the accommodation train about
fifteen or twenty feet ahead OF the broken car.
then walked back to see if all the passengers in the
| express train were all right. then came back,
/; and found that Nj. Chopin was hurt,
I have known VIM. Sullivan for two years:
never saw him drunk: saw him before he left
! take either claret punch or soda cocktail. /
: think the accommodation train was behind time.
1t is usual for the engineer to ring the bell when
he is going to stop. | did not hear the bell rung
= this time. We had a very heavy train-eght cara
! on the express train. There was no brakeman ON
the cars On the engine the fireman acts aa brake
man, and he is the only one on the train. Except
if call whistle is given it is the duty of the
: ductors to act as brakemen. There was no alarm
!, : given by the engineer. ! would state that the
I I engineer, Mr.. Sullivan, has been unfortunate
y in the loss Of most Of his family. Out Of six,
= all have died but one. He lost child about six
u very sensibly his loss. This might have had some
Z effect on him at the time, SO that he did not act
H. quite promptly perhaps, as be might have done
~ =. HENRY Elliott, sworn--I am fireman and brake
ne ne man on the engine of the express train. Whel
~ we got below Napoleon ayenne, the steam wa
n n shut off and the engine reversed, on account o
~ ", some cows that were on the track. When w,
On On were between Philip and jackson streets, wa
VI VI standing with my hand on the brake, and though
III ] saw some object on the track When first saw
~ the object stopped to get better glimpse OF il
a @ then saw door open on the rear car OF the &C
e commodation train, and from the reflection on tht
70 front part of the car recognized it was passen
ger car. called to the engineer to stop her wher
he instantly reversed his engine and gave her full
:, - steam back. At the time steam had already beer
5 shut off for going ahead, and the driving wheel
na commenced slipping on the rails and continued t.
y with the same force of steam on the train baeke
he II or Is feet from the accommodation trail
~ u after we struck.
II II commodation train. it is always customary 4
M have the light the part of the car to be Ii
W G carly. But have those lamps put out by tn
Gu motion of the cars, and also by passengers open
u ing the lamps to light their cigars. have not
oh more than four or five days with this engineer
on Mr. Sullivan, but have known himover ten years
,as ,as and have never seen more careful man on a
les tn lnoyinp nuta
'hl ners or depots than he was. | have not, to m
ca recollection ever seen him in state OF intoxica
w ton On that Sunday he,appeared as sensible an
~ ~, sober as any man could bt. he Il man that Sc
as dom ever speaks to his fireman when on duty.
n; John FEanh, SWORN Testified that his 50
in Denis was killed by the cohs1on Q. me cars On
~, ~ Carrollton Rairoad.
re re .Jot,l George Weber, sworn-Testiffed to bein
s ns on the ear which was into by the expires
M aa train. Was thrown from his seat by the force
~ the collision, and people fell on him. Witnes
~ afterwards saw the boy Denis Frank lying on tn
= grass and heard It said he was dead but has sine
o5 o learned that he only died subsequently, whe
- taken home.
ID, Peer Williams, sworn--I was conductor on tn
10 =" accommodation train. We were little benin
m time that evening. With regard to the collision
~ corroborate in the main the testimony preyousl
lie given.
his n. Bfotrn sworn-I was conductor on the a.
,a commocaton train. The reason of our being la
na is that do not stop at all the stopping place
en' from to 5 O'Clock P. NJ, and the consequence
y that at the O'Clock trip, when stop at all d
gu, stopping places, we have great many more pa
" ~ sengers. As to the accident, corrohorate Il
~ ~ main testimony.
,le John Miller, sworn-I was o passenger on Il
,ev cars at the time the collision took place the
Va were three men standing on the platform outsd
the and the first thing saw these three men OPT
n the back door and come running through and sa
ied .'Save yourselves the express train is coming in
ths us Y almost every then jumped up and rusht
rast towards the front door kept my seat; youn
mn man nephew of Mrs. Frank. jumped up, took IL
@ little boy Denis and little girl to try to escaI
ead with them when, just they got to the door, Il
tea ta collision took place; the young man fell betwee
the cars and had his legs caught and the little be
ina Denis Frank came right between the two doors
anS2 they were forced up together, and his head w
got caught petweeh tieM.
ing After considering the evidence, the jury four
m ,sn the following verdict
lin. We, the iury, sworn to investigate the matter
i the killing Of the boy Denis Frank, do say that Il
to said Denis Frank came to his death from ct
md ison on the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroa
ork on the night of the 10Th August 1850 and fro
), the evidence before u.s. we do say that we find
vas the first place that there was no light on the bar
ay. car of the accommodation train, for it has be
proved that the lights were lit, hatfrom some eau
ress we're out at the time of the collision il has oil