The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29
MORE RAILROAD SlAU0HTERS.
Collision on the Long Island
Railroad.
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Four Persons Killed and Seve-
raj Seriously Injured.
11AN4B0 or TRD KILLED..
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COR ONER,S mo UEST.
Oalpable Negligence Of the Railroad
Employees.
NAMES or TH1 KILLED..
CORONER's INQUEST.
Two Persons Killed ON q Vir-
gimia Railroad.
Several Cars Thrown from the Track on the
Hudson River Railroad.

DC. &C. &c.
ssrious accidents on railroads and steamboats, have
hssy become Of such frequent occurrence that they
attract but little than temporary feeling Of indig
nation or horror and SINCE general thing 'nobody
n 70 blame" there examples made, and con-
ssquentiy no extra pains taken by the officers and
employees OF the various railroad companies 10 avert
avoid the immense loss Of life which almost
daily called upon record Yesterday morning a
special train the Long Island Railroad consisting
eight passenger cars besides baggage and freight cars
each filed 10 Its utmost capacity with men, and
children, arrived on time half past nine A. M) at
Jamaica; there should have met the eight O'Clock
train from Hunters Point but the latter ain riding
70 the conductors statement left Hunters Point fifteen
minutes behind time and Winfield three-q quarters Of
hour behind time. The officers in charge Of the latter
Jan knowing that they Sar behind time should
according TO the rules Of the company have waited ut
Winfield for the other train to but instead Of doing
this they put full steam and dashed along trusting to
1uck reach Jamaica IN time 10 avoid collision with
the westward bound train.
TIE westward bound train has lately consider
able apprehension among the knowing ones il is a
special train running only on Monday mornings, and is
generally freghtad this occasion, with families
turning from the many country places the route after
Hunters Point behind time and the engineer Of the
special express train after waiting the customary four
minutes, proceeded very slowly towards WINFIELD When
nearing the where the accident Of yesterday
Cured person observed at short distance ahead
making signs to reverse the engine; this done
speedily possible and the train just well of the
track when the train from Hunters Point dashng
aleng full speed and the engineer being questioned
v the Of his going recklessy said that he forgot
al about the special train being run on Mondays.
The particulars Of the AFFAIR, gathered AT the
Of the accident follows
The eight o'clock A. N. train from Hunters Point left
Winfield at half past nine o'clock and going
pretty high rate Of speed, In order that the train
from Greenport which II should have met at Jamaica
some time previous might be avoided; but on turning
surve Van wyck avenue the engineer saw the
smoke Of the other locomotive and attempted 10 stop the
train but finding that collision inevitable, be- with
the fireman and conductor, jumped from the and
escaped uninJsred The employees Of the other de
serted their posts in like manner except the brake
man. who tended the entire train Of eight cars who by
disconnecng two Of the cars rendered the
shock less severely felt in those than in the Others
The engines employed which were both new ones and
were named respectively General Grant and General
Sherman considerably damaged; the ca,chers
broken into pieces Of from to three inches in
length, and the entire undergear Of both engines
was completely smashed Most Of the persons
who seriously injured standing the
platforms of the the OF the accident. the
inside Of the crowded that standing room
could be had inside the doors When the trains
coded great the shock that the platform Of
the second forced top the front platform Of
tbe third while between the platforms thus stu
sted two three passengers frghtfuly mashed.
These were with some difficulty extricated Of tbem
William Ganley, the newsboy the train appeared to
have been killed instantly the others died shortly
Afterwards.
Mr. T. b Ltchfed, President OF the Brooklyn Central
Jamaica Railroad the train from Greenpori,
but got on jamaica where his road and the Long Is
land road meet, and while his train moving he
the trains the other road approaching each other and
in few minutes the collision occurred He then ordered
the train the Brooklyn Central road TO be backed up
and all the assistance that could be rendered by those
the train freely given alleviate the suerngs Of
the wounded.
The Rev. J. B. Alger Of Jamaica, quickly the
spot and placed his house the disposal Of the unotu
nAtes Doctors Wood, Kissam and Barker, Of Jamaica,
and Doctor Andrews Of East New York, promptly
In attendance, and did all that medical skill could do to
veeve the sunerings of the wounded and the lives
Of the dying.
Many Of those who not very seriously injured,
numbering about twenty by residents
Of Jamaica proceeded their way by the Brooklyn
Central Rsilrosd while the dangerous cases
carried into T. McHugh's Pavilion Hotel and cared for
The names of those killed or most dangerously injured
ere a. folows:-
THE KILLED.
william Ganley, newsboy on the train, residing with
his mother Mrs. williams in Bedford avenue Brooklyn
killed ins;fNly.
william Walker, Of Deer Park, I. l., had his leg
broken and was severely wounded in the abdomen and
died In about three hours after the accident
Upossph Wilson, builder residing at 3sl Ninth avenue
had his legs terribly Mashed and died in about three
hours and half after being extrcated from the wreck
sheldon Crooker, Of Captain Crooker, Of 10th
street. Harlem badly crushed died about halfpast
four p. NJ.
THE WOUNDED.
George Iaule OF Newown, had his leg and thigh frac-
tured besides being wounded in the abdomen His log
was amputated and II was feared that would not sur
vve Til this morning
Eugene b. Overton, Of Bcleport, clerk at Brooks
Brothers, of this city, had both legs badly fractured
low the knee was taken TO the New York Hospital II
is believed he cannot survive.
william Walker Tucker, seven years Of age grandson
Of William Walker mentioned above, residing AT 100
Grand street, had his legs badly bruised and face cut but
will probably recover
Besides these there were some eighteen or twenty
bones
During the day the relatives OF those who were known
70 be dead, very dangerously wounded visited the
hotel in which the bodies we're placed. Mrs Williams
che mother Of Ganly, the newsboy, was very much