, 1865-11-18
LATEST RAILWAY MURDER.
Train OF ahe TFaek at Newark, N. T.
Ono nan Killed and his body Plun-
defed Of 3l>soo.

oo "4A4 AA1co and his body Plum
| From the New York World. 1fth.1
| 4 terrible accident occurred IN tie Nap
Jersey Railroad about half mile from III,
| Mafket street depot, corner of South stree
and Rallroad avenue, Just outside the cIty n
NsH2Ek. resulting In the death of one MN
TX tnnlcuon OF mortal injuries On boy, aud
INC Ing "ounang 70 lesser degree Of eight OF
yesterday morning, between the hours Of
and o'clock. as the lightning express train
through to Washington waa leaving The eli '
and proceeding on It's way to Philadelphia.
The switch which Is located at the corner Of
Muiburry street, had been lxed for another
train short time before, and owing to the
negligence. Of the sWitcllman, Edward
0'Dsen, who, previous to the sad occurrence,
bad borne very good character, the switch
had not been shifted to the main track to al
IoF the Washington train to proceed Oh Its
Way, but had been left by the switchman in
It's former position, leading to the turn-table,
some t"o hundred yards, the turn table be-
ing ut the time luckily arranged for the
passage Of cars, otherwise there would hayc
been much greater loss Of life; and the en-
tire train Of cars, seven in number, ran of
the track and on to tue tu1u-table,
which was situated In an inclosrre defended
BY .gates which were totally demolished
BY the momentum Of the terrible power d.
'@eAIu aEAA1st lAtu. ieaIlW scene en8ued,
causing the most terrible fright and alar1n
among the passengers. The smoking car itn-
nediately In the rear Of tho mail cur was
smashed to pieces, the car In the rear Of the
smoking ear being driven lkc wedge into
the smoking cur, manning and woundlns
nearly eTery one Of tho twenty or twenty y.liyo
persons who sat In there smoking. The
panets ana windows and beams were smashed
to intnitesimal particles, and general chaos
ensued. 4 hlr. Henry L.. Gordon, who had
Just left his wife In tho foremost car to take
q smoke, was so badly injured that he
died In q few hours after being removed from
the de1rts. Both Of bis legs were severed at
the k1ces, and his body, when taken from the
smasl1'up, presented fearful spectacle. Mr.
occurred. my Cod! save me-" a aD boz
named Brill, from New Brunswick, N. j., was
nlso terribly injured, being gashed and torn
al over the face. He is being treated at the
Newark Hotel, aud Is not expected to live.
The following persons were also injured, snme
being badly cut or bruised, while others nre
but slts shtly injured:
rom q Norfolk, Virginia, severe confusion on
Y; Il. carlan, pilot Thomas collycr, In.
arm slightly.
James Horn, and James Sparrow (colored),
both Of the Collyer, right arm and head &C.
yerely..
Mr: John Hcrrick, superintendent ofbridges
on this road, had received confusion In bis
head. An English gentleman named G. ".
Nousely, from Liverpool, on his way to VII
minEtop, Delaware, vas severely injured IN
the left side and received fracture Of the
collar bone. Among the passengers On this
train Tlo escaped unhurt were the following
gentlemen Col. Eckert, Assistant Secretary
Of War Aat. Sanford, President Of Amerf-
can Telegraph Company !; Rey. Dr.. Strong, of
New York city; Judge VoderdYke, Judge
Abeel, and Rev. DR.. Taylor, who was rescued
from the ruin Of matter by Dr. Strong. For
a few moments the scene vas terrible. Friends
and relatives seeking frantically for each
other In the terrible confusion, and shrieks
and exc1amatIons Of anguish and fear
rent the mir. Amid tiis scene of
horror the baser passions of humanity
were At work, and the presence Of the dead
md dying did not deter some scoundrel or
scoundIcls from desecrnting the scene by
robbery, While 3fr. Morgan was being re-
moved from the car In dying state By Dr.. |
Strong and another gentleman, some heart1ess
r1llatn p1undczed the dying man Of fifteen
hundred dollars In bank bills which he Iad In
! roll enclosed in his coat pocket. He has
1ot been discovered as yet, but the supIcions |
)f the police rest upon one individual who |
hall be namelcss. Mr. Gordon was pfoprie- |
or Of the coaches at Wizards Hotel ii Wash
neton. An inquest was held on his body by /
-oroner Sanford during the afternoon Of res |
erday at the Coroner's office In Market street, |
Newark.