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accident was owing to the sbsenoc OF lights which
shsald have been placed on the advance train.
---- ACCOUNT By TRLBGRAPH.
PnIIApELpInA, Tuesday, March 7. 49,

PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday, March T. 1900.
The Owl train from Ncw-York, on the Tren-
ton Railroad, eit about O'Clock this morning having
waited nearly four hours for Southern passengers II
consisted of nine Cars fned with passengers. When
near Sthencks station It came up with disabled
fire. git train and pushed it on ahead. At 22O a. M.
alter reaching Bristol station tie Washington train run
INTO the Owl train, demoshing three cnrs, killing ave
persons and severely wounding from twenty-five 10
thirty otbers
All the killed were soldiers. eIcep. the frcman ana
one civilian.
The smashed mp oars caught fire. tut the flames were
put out BY the firemen of Bristol The locomotive Of
the Washington train was demolished. The track is
bockadcd aud four trains were detained at o'clock
this morning The ladies Of Bristol turned ont with
freshments for the wounded. Three of the wounded
crushed that there is no hope OF saving their
lives. No passengers were hurt on the Washington
train.
The escaped passengers attribute the accident TO the
failure OF tie CONDUCTOR Of the Owl train 10 send sig
nal back 70 notify the Washington ran' then fully
due.
LATER.
We arc Indebted 10 Frederick Sizer, ESQ.,,
editor of Tie Nar. Horea Pallodiua. who was OF the
Philadelphia :rniu for the following account OF the nc
cdent the Camden and Amboy Railroad, taken from
the statements of Mr.. H. L. Fox, Postal Route Agent,
end his assistant, Mr.. j. Il. Elliotti
The accident occurred ct Bristol. n j., on the Cam
den md Amboy Railroad, about 80 miles from Phils-
utlpnd, al = % CLOCK tDlS morning. huiIiS ISPefs
freight ears from Washington were off the track near
the station. The O'Clock midnight train from Phio-
do!pha, when il came mp was detained, In consequence,
on The same track little in their rear No signal light
was seon by the engineer Of the p. III. train from
Washington, indicating detention therefore 1t pro
ceeded regularly.
There was curve in the road at this point. and the
train ran into the rear Of the ~ train from Pia
Gelpha. Tie engine OF The ?. train from Washing
ton completely creased in the car OF the Pha-
delpha train which filed prime psiy with soldiers.
AS the hind
was elevated, and the engine was oncased II the
forward end Of the car. The passengers were showed
10 this end OF tie car, and barred amid the ruins
and ogy extr,catod by Literally cutting the car TO
pieces with axes One passenger Was taken out dead,
ard two Others injured that they died In few mo-
meuts.
one Of tho flremen Of the 6p. IN. Washington train
WIS killed. The engineer and another fireman escaped
Another report gives tie number OF Killed IS ave- lie
persons killed were all reported as soldiers Some
thirty others were ini1red some seriously aid one was
badly scadcd about the face aud hands.
The wounded were taken b. houses adjoining. where
ell the attention that could be bestowed was shown by
the citizens.
Two Other cars of the train were demolished, on,
being broken in spiinters.
The engine Of the D. m. Washington train was badf
injured. and IL seems almost miracle that the 81
THE train were not broken mp The force Of the col
sion threw these cars bsckwar some 2o0 feet tearing
out the bumpers. ard leaving sose among them the
postal car. the Bristol bridge. The mails dr.
aincd OF this point seven hours
The only names that could be obtaioci were: William
Ragin OF the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, |
Company H. killed aud Sergeant W. VI. Alien, belong.
ng 10 the same company, wounded IN the head.
messenger wrs dispatched 10 the United Siates
Hospital aboBt three miles distant. and force Of
nrreons arrived at TIE scene Of the disaster.
The soldiers were most OF them returrtd prisoners.
nd lef, Washington at = O'Clock p m,. on Monday.
No passengers injured. and their escape from
Laughter seems, indeed. prudential
PnIasF1PHis. Tuosdey. March ~, .iss5
The following are the nagles Of those killed by
be railroad dsaste. at Bristol.
Joseph Wild, fireman.
Corporal William Morton.
PriEates Moses Goddard. Pete- Iody md Aka Drew
AL belonging to Es0,ern regiments. II
The number Of soldiers injured about thirtyour
hyc Of them seriousiy and twenty slightly that
ley have already proceeded on their J6uIncy Those
o too much hun 20 travel have been placed ia
20 United States Hospital near Bristol