New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-18

An Intervening hin shut ont the approaching trains
from each other. 20 that 1t was impossible 70
discover one another until within hundred yards
OF each other. Indeed by mounting the wrecked ell
gnes II could be easily that 1t Is almost impossible
for the bound engineer 10 approaching
train until the very moment Of collision. The last OF the
dead had been removed from the wreck, and lay In
ranks BIZ the side Of the road in the edge OF rye
field
The shock Of collision fearful Two noble engines
were almost entirely demoished-the "l1 and 2S7
The tender Of the III hesyed upon end, hurting
ts load Of wood into the cab eectuay waing In both
engineer and fireman against the hot boiler and crush
ing them terribly Both found standing at their
post-dead. This the train carrying the prisoners
The first two three were box freight cars and
their frsi frames crushed IKE PUSHES Only one
man was saved from the forward car. In the others
very many were wounded. and scarcely car escaped
without bsing crushed The most Industrious endeay
ct put in requistion 10 relieve the manged
beings in the wreck Bot it slow work, and their
sueings we're intense. As fast possible the wounded
were carried to shohoa and the dead placed beside the
road. On the bank the engines lay some twenty
I've Rebel dead-many mangled past recognition An
other squad, of as many more. lay further down lne
road and stu further wrapped in blankets lay four
moonlight. and with lantern it CHASTITY and nor
rble sight although kindly hands had done much by
coverings Of leaves, &C.. TO relieve the horror OF
the scene and the ghastness Of the dead. AS we Ie
Mr. Mccormick wood agent and paymaster OF the
delaware division had arrived with pine boxes for
the buyial Of our own dead. This morning all were
buried on the spot and the graves marked for future
recognition The Rebel dead also decenty in
TERED IN pine boxes.
The best account can get. and which 10 wholly
trust orthy may be summed up follows The coal
train eastward bound from Hawley takes the main
track from the branch at Lackawaxen The conductor
went to the telegraph Office at Leckawaxen as usual
and inquired ifthe way clear TO Shohols distance
about four Iniles) The operator replied that 1t was
clear and the coal traiaproceeded at It's usual rate 70
meet the mail train at eight at its usual passing place
The train which had carried the flag for the train o.
prisoners had passed Lackawaxen some hours before
and the operator was aware OF tho fact and had not
long before given train notice Of the fact 80 was
told.
Thus the coal train consisting Of 80 loaded coal cara
was proceeding at the rate Of 10 miles per hour, think
Ing il all right and the other train hnrryng on Its way
in fnced security dashed into the former at 20 miles
per hour and the less Of life and property was the con-
sequence The tender Of the coal engine was lifted
several feet into the air by coal rushing beneath 1t
The engineer catching glimpse Of the approaching
train IN the cut jumped for bis life and saved himself
The casualties are: the engineer Of the III, his
fireman the fireman Of the '237" and fagmnn. killed
AT the hour of leaving the wreck q g. M le Union
soldiers and nearly 80 Rebels were dead, nearly al
taken from the wreck with life extinct. The wounded
cannot think. fall far short Of 70 10 so men.
All the blame seems 10 be traced TO the telegraph
operator, who is spoken Of as drunken fellow by a.
who have mentioned him TO 1t is said he was in.
toxcated the night before the accident and it was
nothing unusual for him to be In that condition when
assuming his post Of duty tbs said that be has dis
appeared
Mr.. Riddle Superintendent Of the Delaware division,
went on the first train to the Of the wreck, and
was untirng In his efforts to relieve the suffering and
get the road ready for trains again. The first train
came through this morning about O'clock and all VII
be running regularly in day or two. CYcLors