The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-16
MORE DISASTERS.
a Wsshing gton Train Ru1s On the Track
ai Newnrk-several Persons n iilI d and
Number Wounded.

NUMBER wounded.
Ihilddelphi1, NOT. l5.-The through train from
Eew York for Washngton VII eh ef, at o'clock this
morning, through turn table on the New Jersey
Railroad. Two were ed and several injured,
including hr Dllks baggage master, who lightly
hur The train will reach here At O'Clock.
S7rork, " J., Sop. i5.--Tlc eight o'clock tn rough
sraln from New York for Washington thi, morning,
while undo full speed, ran OF the track ct urn-lA
Die, about one mile below Market street depot New
arb, through the neglect Of q switch tender w. l..
Gordon, propretor Of williard's Hotel coaches in
Washington, was killed outright, and boy named
Brick. from New Brunsuici, 80 seriously injured
that he has since died. Mr.. Gordon from Holder
Ness, New Hampshire, and was accompanied ~ his
vic and two children, Who escaped uninjured. g.
W hosby, recently arrived Engishman, wai ia,a-
y injured, and Captain Mitchell, Of tho steamer
Coyer and several of his crew slightly. The snok-
ing car acted like vedse TO the nert car, which
ovsrlappod the former for nearly the whole Of i,s
sntire length. At two o'clock this afternoon the
broken were all removed from the place, and
sortI we're being made 10 haul ihe locomotive upon
the track
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
The secient va caused by either negligence or
thoushtlessnes on the part Of named o. 'Brlen,
the man in charge Of the switch at Chestnut st rect
a the time Of the disaster. This man left the witch
% turned that the tan instead Of taking the proper
course after passing the switch, took short track
which terminated In yard some two hund ed yards
from the switch John Campbell, the engineer Of
the train, discovered the displacement OF the switch
before reaching the place, md Immediately ordered
the brake to be put on in order TO lessen the shock
which the train must inevitably receive In smother
instant the locomotive of the end OF this detach
Cd truck followed by the smoking car, which wa. al
most litei ally denolishedh he frat passenger
thirds OF its length The craAh terrc and start
Nd the whole height orhood. Iu aiev moments a
,he accident, aud the. work Of Te.cninE the
injured from the dsbri, was at once com
witnessed II, must have besn beartrendins in tho
extreme. Friends who were passengers on the Tan
% 20 70 The notins car and some 20 look for rsnds
supposed TO he IN otner OF the train-sere roam
and nearly AL vere gratihed in finding that they
had sustained no injuries by the accident. The
person. ~ the ,%oeips car ana the iils' Iegalar
sscaped without having we'd some injuries ether
ssconusons or cuts made BY the hying spinters. 1t
vero not instantly killed, When our reporter lett
Newark, but tour PASSENGER. we're dead. Three OF
the bodies were ying on the second story Of the
Market street POI, but 10 persons were permitted
to,ee them. The other dead body was IN = private
Issdenee ~ the vicinity of the place Of the accident
Fight or nine oi the injured we're carried into tue
Newark llels, wheIe they promptly received modi-
badly, and It is believed that u number OF
them wall not recover. one boy had his eye
taken comp etely from the socket, and a
prop ietor Of Nlard's Hotel coaches, Washington,
removed IRON the ruins, had, but a low nome nts
before the accident lett his wife and some into the
.%oIins ca. 90 'n9ss sS H. Is ,ss said by those
Of the disaster that not less than thirty iorty per-
sons badly Injured. one Of tho killed vas boy
Who peddled apples on the train. lie was crushed
snd terribly mutlaIed. O'Brien, the svitchmAn,
whose eaielessn.s' was .he real cause Of .his new