The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE DIS
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 0, 1901
A detachment Of the Harris Limit Cavalry, Colonel
Mansfield arrived at five O'Clock this afternoon after
Fad experiences and escapes from the diabocal
reachery Of aendish railroad engineers by tho way The
detachment consisted Of three hundred and Gtyope
horses under command Of Lieutenant Colonel Fitzpatrick.
The rest Of the regiment was already here
Colonel Fitzpatrick left New York at four p NJ Satur-
day proceeding by way Of the New Jersey Central Rail
road Easton and the Reading and Lebanon yalcy Pail
roads to Harrisburg where he arrived at six O'Clock
SApdlaly,;
the cars upon the track at he arryal Of the train,
until eleven o'clock, Col Fitzpatrick was searching for
como officer of the road TO furnish engine to take the
train across tho river tho depot Of the Northern Cen
trail road, leading to Baltimore. At last lie sent
PARTY of his to the engine house, with orders
to fire up one of the locomotives of the Pom
syIvania Railroad, and place II in charge Of an
engineer who belonged 10 ono Of bis companies His
~ resisted by the railroad employees and he vas accost
cd by the Assistant Superintendent, Samuel d. Young
who demanded know If Col. Fitzpatrick intended u
fake the engine by force lie replied that he under
orders take his to Washington, and intended TO do
So for which purpose he must have locomotive, and he
intended take by force II necessary and TINT no
should take the Assistant Superintendent along with it,
tied and gagged, II such treatment WINS requisite.
Upon this exhibition of determination TO go ahead the
superintendent promised topro, de engine and eng
ncer This finally dcne Upon arriving at the depot
Of the Northern Central Road tranwas ready and 10
avoid repetition OF the experiences at the other depot,
and further delay his without food, Colonel
Fitzpatrick concluded 10 to Baltimore with the
train he had and directed the engineer accordingly.
They proceeded safely, at rate Of about eight mice
An hour until within four miles Of Cockeysvie, when
the engineer put the steam and began to the train
at fearful speed Col Fitzpatrick and his wife, and
smos Of the officers in the Inst The brskesmaD
left his rost into the declaring that he could
not manage the brake wheel the train dashng aoneat
such speed going around sharp soon as the
engine reached the straight road the steam was suddenly
let on, fearruy increasing the rate Of speed. Lieut.
Lyon nephew Of the late Gen. Lyon volunteered 10
the brake Of til last Aided by scrgcans Mcdonald
and Fuller Of the privaes, he had managed TO
put down the brake when the four Immediately in
front of were violently thrown from the track, and
tho breaking Of the coupling Of The lost ca.
Sorgeants Mcdonald and Fuller and the prvae who
manning the brakes, were instantly killed. They had
galanty exposed themselves 70 danger and lost their
lives but saved those Of tho occupants Of the last
As soon as the thrown of, tho engineer de-
taehed the locomotive and tender from the train, and
started ahead excaimng There, your Cd id train
Is wreck and hope the whole party killed Col XII
men started after him. and endeavored by hurting stones
J 10 knock him of the engine The fireman beside him
was thus knocked nsensibe, and fell from the car but
4
Finding in the command exdert telegraph operator
Colonel Fitzpatrick had the wires cut and the ends
nsbed mud message sent to General tx ut Baltimore,
informing him Of the occurrence and requesting aid and
| tho arrest Of the fugitive engineer.
This message of course went in both directions 1t was
promptly responded to by General Dix An extra train
was sent from Baltimore, with orders to arrest tho
engineer When he was met he denied that any accident
had occurred and profesed to be only In charge Of de-
tached engine however arrested He had already
cut the wres but not until after the message had been
sent Upon his arrival at Coz keysvc he had whispered
conversation with tho telegraph operator, from whom
he learned at the message had gone before the wire
| cut.
rbrg ssisaBt Superintendent Young expressed graft
ncaon the result and hoped that Colonel fitzpatrick
was among the killed. He was promptly arrested.
In addition 10 the four killed instantly, three were 70
badly wounded that they have since died. Fifteen others
badly wounded and number received COMMISSIONS
moro less severe. Two valuable horses we're also
| killed.
Except the three men who were too badly mangled to
be moved all the wounded brought on to Baltimore,
and conveyed the hospital there They were met at
Baltimore by Major Bcger, Quartermaser at Baltimore,
who had prepared ambulances for the dead ana wound
Cd and substantial meal for the living and took charge
of the dead have the bodies forwarded TO New York
| today, ,. ,ch. m.
intelligence af the affair suppressed order 70 eject
tho arrest Of the guilty parties. ,v,,,. ...s..
Al the Camden dcoot, roMs 10 washington, s'ches
slcnty was cxpcr eleed in procuring cars put Nohe.
kiirstrck again took possession OF tram ana arrived
here at Ave O'Clock this afternoon eoohei 49,,
Graduate Of west Point and was wsnded In che battle
az Bg Hetbo This statement OF dc tails IS procured iio
him He is fell Of Are and energy. The anur wiloe
g hacfcd 10 legal investigation, aud the cod Osoo.ei
murdorers who planned and executed this hcn onraSe
will be punished.