New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
COLLISION ON TEE ERTR Rail-
Road.
Seven Persons Killed and Several BsAlv
Iniured.

Injured.
From our Special reporter
Another of those collisions which have hapuepso
so frequently Of late on the New York and Er.
Rail Road, occurred on Tuesday evering, near An.
gusta by which seven persons were instantly kill,A
and several injured. From some of the passenger
our reporter was enabled to gather the following
particulars: ...
At S:l5 p. M, an emigrant train, filed viii
Swedes and Irish, left the Jersey City depot, ana
proceeded ut slow rate until about lOi p. No., whe,
on reaching the above locality, about thirtysieht
miles from Jersey City, it was thrown from ths
track.
An extra freight train, which left soon af,er IA.
emigrant train, within few moments after the "A.
cdcnt came laundering along, and crashed into the
rear car ia first-classl, killing the conductor Mat
thew Finn, and bruising the passengers, none Of
whom were seriously hurt, however. A number a
the emigrants were riding on the platforms whea
the crash came Six were killed outright, and oh.
ers injured. Below arc the names:
| KILLED.
John Rowiey, aged II. q native Of Port arlington
Kings County, Ireland
Ieaven VeDguest
| Gustav Anderson.
Emil Neestadt
Cerl GustaysOn
| A Swedc, name unknown.
INJURED.
Agnes Rowlcy. mother Of the deceased Bota mother
| and son were bound TO Iowa.
| John McGrecry. hand badly crushed.
| Samuel uolquist. shoulder dislocated.
Carl and Maguus Gustayson, bruised about the heed
| and shoulders.
| A number OF others were slightly bruised.
Mr. and Mrs Patterson. in front OF whose resi-
| ~ r..
in their attentions TO the sufferers furnishing bran
dy, bandages and delicacies. Physicians were pro
cured from Turner's Station, Is miles above, as sooa
as possible, and on their arrival the wounded we're
properly cared for
The accident is believed to have been the result
of negligence on The part of the conductor Of the
emierant train. Knowing that he was behind
time and knowing also that the freight train might
soon be expected, it is claimed that he should have
sent man with signal lantern down the track TO
stop the approaching train. This he failed to do.
and the expected train, sweeping around shon
curye. not 500 feet from the rear Of the emigant
train ran into it almost before the engineer could
slow his engine.
Several of the emigrant cars are badly stove, and
the head light and front works Of the locomotive
which inflicted the damage, are injured.
The company's employees were yesterday bnsliy
engaged with construction train in clearing away
the wreck, while the emgrants were gathered In lit
tie knots near by canvassing the occurrence. Most
of them are bound for Iowa and Wisconsin.
An inquest will probably be held on the dead, ~
the coroner Of Sussex County, N. j., to-day
From another source we learn that after the emil
grant train was run into, no warning was sens
ahead and consequently the down milk train sub
sequenty ran into the Inflated emigrant train, bad
IL smashing the upper cars, but fortunately nnics-
ing no further injury to life or limb
These cruel and frequent collisions on the Enc
must cease, or people will DO afraid to trsvel
on the Road.