New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04
ACCIDENT ON THE LONG ISLAND
RAILROAD.
THE FIREMAN KILLED AND ENGINEER
SERIOUSLY INJURED.


SERIOUSLY INJURED.
TIE ENGINE AND SEVERAL CARS SMASHED UP.
few minutes after o'clock yesterday morning q
saIful accident occurred to the Syosset Express train
on the Long leland Railroad at New.Brooklyn nvog.
ing the life of james Lynch, the fireman, and serieos
ipjuring David Elder, the engineer, while few others
received slight sprsins and bruises The engine and
two baggage cars are complete wreck. The tlain
left Syosset for Brooklyn at 72O in the morning. and
consistt of the engine tender two baggage, milk
and three passenger cars. About l25 passengers were
aboard, comprising large number of Brooklyn and
Eew-York nero ants, who were on their way TO bus-
ness. The scene of the disaster is al open field and
the train approached it from through cut with
mAanknents each side. a down ward grade, and
ct fearful rate Of speed,
Several hundred yarjs ahead COW was seen on
the track tut whether too late for action whether
the engioeer believed she would get out of
the way, or that the cowcat her would fulfill
It's design ard compen.a'e for her want of alacrty
or from whatever e3use all occur that there
sackeniDg in the trains resisess On it came,
as though impeD by all the faIies. striking the
iHa with such tremendous force to hur her several
feet forward and upward into the air. AS che fell
back Der hind feet caught in the braces uniting the
co scatcber or pilot with the engine, her head aud
fore feet hanging down, when she was drawn under
the locomotive which, to the expression of eye
witness but few yards distant at the lime of the ca
tastropte, bounced several times up and down as it
orupct ed over the carcass then few from the track TO
thu lett plunged headlong fifty yards, and rolled
over on s eide, almost bottom upward, as though it
had expended its force aud fairy.
The tender was thrown tIaDsversely alongside and
between the locomotive and The railroad; the first bag
gsge car leated over the tender and landed feet
hey ond capsized and completely hatteted the second
remai ed top, and the third, passenger car par
tally top Othe last with the front plat rm smashed
and the forward end of the stove init apparently,
however sustaining no other injury; the two rear
passenger cars remained the track but little In
jured. David Elder the engineer and james Lynch,
the fireman, standing beside each other at the
time of the accident. Mr. Elder severely bruised
from head to foot. He states that it was sudden
tist all was before he knew what had happened,
when he found bineef under a car, and covered with
broken timber He extricated himeelf with some diff
Guilty, and walked 10 neigoboriog house unaided
The body Of Mr.. Lynch was found lying with the
face to the ground under the axle of The tender lover
which was the second baggage car with fragments OF
the wreck sire wed about bis head and was taken cot
by seine ncigbbors, but life WAS extinct. His body
was tab en- 10 his late resdence in Jamaiea by the II
O'Clock train The deceased leaves CHILD his wife
having died some time SINCE Elder who also resides
m Jamaica, was taken home in wagon
The second baggage car contained Mr.. John Nc
Gowan, the bsggsge-master; Dewsboy named
Charles Dalton, and several Others who engaged
IN smoking at the time. Mr.. McGowan sustained
injuries ard the bottom Of the car being knocked
out, Dalton fell through among she rubbish beneath.
He was fortunately, bu. slightly injured. None of
the others were seriously hurt The eondu tor Of the
train Mr.. Samuel Cheshire, was standing on one Of
the platforms between the fret passenger crs and
wac thrown considerable distance. His injuries are
Of serious character. He conveyed to the City
Hospital, as was also Mr.. MCGOWAN.
A scene of greater havoc aad ruin can hardly be
imagined than that presented by the wrecked train
With the engine cspsized ts snokeppe severed, the
pilot torn off and sbGntered the jacket Gazing Of two
Of the domes or steam-chambers wrested from ther
places the Rapge Of the smoksppe broken to pieces
he shattered c.rs piled upon the ruins Of the tender
nd fragments of wood and Of machinery scattered
ound-tbe Whole appeared more like the combined
fleets of lightning and the hurricane, rather than the
work of any power under the control ofmaD.
large number of persons collected abodt the scene
Don after the accident became known, and workmen |
aypg been cent up from the depot commenced clear
" away the wreck with all practical speed. One or