, 1865-08-21
From The New York TrIhaue. 18th.

AsNHo 1E1in'' A0nhtuy Wfthon
PFecaut!ono1t was Ehousht Not Nee
ereaxT 10 Observe the KuIes-Fou
More Deatlss-Testin1ony Before III
From The New York Tribune, t7th.7 a.,
The excitement caused ut Bridgeport b.
the uousatanlc Railroad accident has neart
subsidized. The wreck Of the car run Into
with tho engine, were brought down to th
city late on Tuesday afternoon, and has sine
males. The car Is split nearly In two owe
wcdeed In between, Although the force VIII
which the engine and the opposite train me
must have been terrific, 1t Is most singula
that the wheels Of both remained Oh th,
trnck. The engine, which Is named the Fair
field, is considerably damaged and bent M
Sawdust has been sprink1ed over several parf
Of it to hide the blood which Was visible.
The wounded, numbering twenty persons
have been distributed about among the hotels
receiving every attention which Hnd-hcartet
the power Of help, and the assistance render
cd thcm could not save their lives. Among
those who have died during yesterday are
Mrs. Charlotte Cable, of Stockbrldee, Mass
William Meramett, Of West Cornwall, agci
10 years. This boys death was exceedingly
touching. His mother died unexpectedly nol
long since, while be was on q visit to his IN
the cars for home, only to meet with another
| equally ns sudden. The father arrived here
this morning, and the grief which took pos
session of him when Ills sons rcmnins met his
sight, beggars description.
Samuel B.: Deming, Of New York city, died
man, Who was on pleasure excursion, and
was unaccompanfcd BY my friends. Els body
was taken to New York to-day, to be given In
charge Of bis son.
George ". Mansfield, another victim. From
| papers found in his pocket, II is asccrtained
| Heavy Artillery. He had purchased ticket
for Falls Village, where he was evidently 60
| Sirs. Sarah Eogan Of Newtown, II yeasa OF
age, Is also dead. She had inst finished visit
to her son living here, and was on her way
ankle, and she WIS also terribly scaldcd.
Alter lingering In great agony, and uttering
| pitcous monns Of pain, death finally relieved
her at 10 p. m. lust evening.
This last makes twelve persons that hare
already died from the accident.
N. T., Is frightfnlly scalded, and his recovery
is doubtful: During last night the dead
bodies were lying In the railroad depot on Ice,
Only three now remain, the others having
been laken away.
A Jury Of inquest was summoned By Justice
Lord as soon as the particulars Of the accident
were sufficiently known. The evidence already
taken Is that Of the officers OF tho road.
From their depositions 1t would seem that the
rui1road company is managed In loose and
careless manner.
The Inquest Is composed Of the following
sumner, clesk; jas. E. Duuhan, Vim. K. See
ley, L. NJ. Slade, Russell Tomltnson, William
G. Stevenson, James A. Banks, William WAY,
Levi Hubbell, W. W. Holcomb, George W.
The jury, after viewing the dead bodies, CON-
menced the examination Of witnesses ut the
depot, on Tuesday afternoon: The session
on Wednesday WIS held in the Common Coun-
ell Chamber. The following Witnesses were
then examined:
q. l. Plumb i am q conductor; was on the pas-
Hflie behind time; wc sent ont n e1lra % nris6l l
t1afn in the morning; we reached her just above
Tfumbnll Church; Rhc was broke down; we
port; ibis was about slx miles nom there; told fhe
engineer TO back doWn R]owlE; went 10 rear end
81 sas to ook oat for eEoss1ngs va With NJ Hunt;
coming around curve saw the engine coming;
II was then anobt thr e-quarteEs of a mile aboT
tic Iequonnae Mia, and dou't think over lca rods
from ua reached up and pulled the bell for the
ade door, H. al ~ " a I'd nSt
more than jumped before the engine Etruck the
chr struck nearly annihIlate the car was near
II full had forty or fOfty-dye passencers; should
IN hour; should jndee. tho engine coming '1s up
about fifteen q twenty miles an hour; imnedi+
ae1y went to the front end Of the rear car and went
s.ay but moment; the locomotive .an about into
the center Of the car; don't know how many were
Killed then; 1went At once to Bridgeport; this Is
Ind known about the engine ! should haye sent
tigna ahead knew The freight traia bad gone ont;
freight traIn nas expected, and We wers looking
ont f91 i to .kEsi when 1t was time; the freight
U,o.,- E1amiatd Mr. HINT told us to back
down to Bridgeport, as VIC could not rcach Step
nry; there was n0hiny snid about sending q eIyasl
ahead, except In reference to tho 1 freight tInfn
knew nothing about The engine being on The track
bad tWcnty-hy minutes to run to Bridgeport, at
tlalu {11:45] would sta1t; tho whistles Ind been
sendine ahead ss On ths uain Saskns s aSSa, deWa
Ills vas done; Lad chags Of nc traia, but obsy.
not customary to flag In backing down ont Of
tttnc, unless q train Il expected: this fs dngle
his ordcte; ehould have done 1a did II Mr. Hunt
Ind not bern aboard; the engine coming up came
around curve; We could zee The track about ten
Ed e e. Psss Pops sna q IL a@n 5
a be aa II M SeT%Rs lR na
q snns coming up or the duty Of
Nj. Charles nu1ir President Of the uonsatonic
Railread-The statement ttelegnPhed to The asso-
substantially correct; We went up and vezeatopped
By The freight train, which had broken down. Cyl
Under giving out; Inquired Of the engineers fthey
could NOT; alked Mr.. Plumb for he time, and be
gave It 70 me as II o'clock It would not be sale for
Inc freight train to back down With one cylinder;
before the 11:ab train would leave Bridgeport; Mr
Plumb and took our positions on the platform Of
the rear car, 10 look out for crossings; had barely
time e think, rs raw The engine coming, that NJ
only chance Wls TO jump from the train, which
ad; the engine was about dl1een rods distant when
At MI p ,Sat bad r,t possd s bis
get 10 Bridgeport before the freight train would
le9ve;, my head and face were somewhat
@ tnI@rsd 6y lappsas; the engine vent e. about
carr were brokeu / think should harr heard fhc
whistle oftne engine coming up il It had whistled
doSn aSoue en oE nh,ps I WeTe aes sn hnn
al tbc place Of the collision, the cn1yc is sharp Ii
the rules md regulations, No. T., had been com
there thoald have been red hag upon the rasaen.
ger irain on Tho engine; had no 1atimation that
the engine was gong out: the Master Mechanic,
CINE. aud can lake m engins out On the road m By
complying with tha regulations; this was new en-
gine which they were taking out on trfa1; the en-
sent Of the master mechanic; Il was he duty Of he
engineer, going out Of time, to sec that aag Is
e2ttied on ~ preceding engine; no master me-
ginc without complying with the regulations; II |
the1e bad been tag on The passenger train, |
shgnld hase sc1t nag ahead; i was not necessary
gu the engine. coming up were Edward Lyman, |
James Delaney and Myers; We found the freight 4
trai9 about Elk miles from bridgeport, and the
We were only 10 look out for the 11:45; enquircd
of the engineer II he could puehthe freight train up
snd hs saia BE- could not and our objeet w e Sc