New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-20

| ground where they staid an hour or two without
hearing Of or seeing the fighting party. 1t was
supposed the seconds had chosen some other place
for the fight; bus if the fight took place, we were
not able to hear Of it up to late hour last night.
A CRASH ON THE CARRoLEToS RAIGRoAD--Fdtal
| ResuNs.-Last evening, shortly before o'clock,
the down train froa Carrollton stopped at jackson
street. as usual to put out passengers. Whilst the
train was standing still, (the end of the hindmost
car just at Jackson street, the Jefferson and Lake
Express train came up behind. The collision upset
all those people who on their feet in the for
ward train, and severely shocked all who were iD
! both trains.
No damage was done to the hinder train or any
body in it. But in the forward train, considerable
damage was done. The locomotive behind lifted
and showed the hinder car of the forward train
into the car next ahead of it, the adjoining plat
forms of these two ears crushing up together. On
this train people we're getting off when the collision
| occurred. Where the two platforms crushed to-
getier, sad accident happened to limb and life
Mr.. Arthur ChoYpin, brother of the well-known
physician, DR.. S. Choppin, was in company with
the wife and child of his brother, the Doctor A
lady on the opposite seat had a child, which MIR.
G. was politely holding, the cars being very much
crowded The lady started to go out, and Mr. C.
when the collision occurred. His left leg was
crushed, both bones, in two places below the knee,
and the child he held was said to be one of two
children killed. He was carried to his brothers
residence on Canal street, bearing his pain with
the most uncomplaning forttude. The bones
OF his leg were so badly shattered that it
was believed amputation would be necessary.
Beside the child he held, VIC heard that one
other child was killed. For singularity, this was
the first time in her life that DIR. Choppin's wife
ever rode on q railroad. She had been on visit
at her brother-in-law's place above the city, and
had carriage conveyance at hand, but preferred
taking the cars for the novelty of it, having
in her life been on the railroad.
A German boy, living somewhere near the Old
Basin, had one of his ankles crushed, and other
persons were seriously bruised,
The hindnlos train after the collision, discharged
its passengers and backed up to Carrollton, there
being no chance to get to the Tivo Circle Depot,
! on account of the smash in the other train. The
express train afterward returned from Carrollton,
but minus the engineer, John Sullivan, who had
, charge Of his locomotive, light blazing in front,
when it went into the other train.
| Acting Chief Jaquess, as soon as he heard the
news, went with Special Officer Isard to arrest the
officers Of the train which in fault: that is the
Express train which did the damage. Sergeant Reed
and William also did all they could in the matter.
John Sullivan. the engineer, was not to be found,
having sloped at Carrollton The two conductors
or ticket sellers on the tran John Legs and John
, Davenport, were arrested and locked up, with all
the afternoons tickets and cash in their pockets.
We questioned both these men. Both stated
that their train was in its proper time or very
nearly So their train arriving at Carrollton from
the Lake 81 minutes after the other train left Car
= rollton for the city.
y They both said it was the engineers business
. to stop at Jackson street, (the first stopping
place for that train this side of Carrolton.,
and that, as the engine ran forcibly into the hind
car of the other train, precisely at the Jackson
: street intersection, the engineer, John Sullivan
was doubIy in fault firstly, in not stacking at Jack
son street. whether there was train ahead or not
and secondly, in not seeing the other train by the
. light of his reflector, which he might easily have
done in time to stop, had he been on the lookout
: The only fault alleged against the forward train
is that there was no conductor at the hind end OF
the train, standing out and swinging his lamp, as
is required by the rules of the road, whenever q
train is on the halt.
This is very serious piece of business for the
: : Carrollton Railroad Company, and We hope will
: be for John Sullivan, should he be caught.
i FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE JACKSON RA1LRoAD.--
S The polite and handsome boy who sold apples and
newspapers, and supplied icewater gratis to the
passengers in the Jackson Railroad cars, or least
. on that train which left the city yesterday morn.
ing, lost his life at Union hag-station. He was of
: the cars, and late jumping on when they started
= Missing his balance as he jumped, he fell on thu
? track, and the wheels cut his head off his body
- | cir Thn hndy rop rb
:. down last evening. Mr.. Lecompte, of the Adams
!, Express Company, who give us this information
= was unable to give US the boys name. The Goro
=, will probably find ont to-day.
.e CUTTING AND SHooTISG.-John Fox and Martil
1t Bowen were arrested last evening for fighting il
y Foxs grocery, at the corner of Julia and Baronn
T. Streets Bowen, being cut in the abdomen wa
sent to Charity Hospital and soon afterwards
S Foxs son Edward, a lad Is or II years old, wal
/, arrested as the one who cut Bowen. We saw
Is father and son at the lookup.
f. The boys story was very honest and straight
t. forward one. He said that Bowen, who lives clos
A. by, was talking with negro woman about gonl
N into yard; she told him he had better not as til,
g. dog there would bite him he said he could go il
m and eat the dog; she said he could mt, and turning
70 to Edward, asked him if the dog was not danger
~ ons one. He addressing himself to Bowen, sal
a. that the dog was bad one and he had better no
60 in. Bowen turned upon the boy and callin
"a him q little son of a b=-h, told him to mind hi
- :, own business. The boy talked back to him; h
10 went at him; the boy picked up a stone and tol
), him to keep OIL, or he would hit him. Other pal
ties interfered, and the boy went round the corne
20 and sat an iee-chest in front Of his father
Of grocery. After awhile, Bowen came to him an
Ia began abusing him again. The boy told him t
10 talk to his tongue and he said this, he OF
his tongue at him.
70 Bowen then struck him. and struck him agair
II The boy tried to get ont of the way, but Bowe
III caught him by the coat and began kicking an
~, cutting him. As he was doing this the boy got OF
. and opened small poeket,knife and gave him
81 cut in the abdomen. He thon got away frot
~, Bowen, and ran into the grocery Bowen followe
= into the grocery, and there old Fox stopped him
=, upon which he pitched into the old man, got Ii
head in chancery, punched his face badly, and tol
- his shirt off. B9wens wife came running in, an
= helped her husband in the fight, After Bowe
:, went out, he went around into large yard alon
., side the grocery; just then young Fox, who vi