The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-08
Terrible Railroad Disaster.
Collision on the Philadelphia Rniiroad
Five Persons Killed Forty Wounded nnd
Bruised.

A terrible railroad disaster sui collision. result
ing in oss Of life, occurred about h,lf.past two
o'clock on Tuesday morning, on the Trenton and
Philadelphia Railroad. The accident occurtsd
near Bristol, Penn. .bou, halfway between Pills
delphis and Treuton. II va, caused, as usuA', b.
the detention Of uau, and The want Of propr
look ou,. It appears thI, the "oVi" passenger
train, which had been detained at Philsdelpbis two
hours behind iuu time, stopped al Bristol when tho
Washington express train was due al that point
aud occupied part of the track, having only been
partially switched OF. Nohght or signal Vas DIS
played, although tho "owl" tram VAS on q curve
which rendered Il impossible for the engineer On
the advancing train ~ SEQ u. Tho engine Of the
Washington train, which wss In rapid motion. rsn
into tho rear car Of tic "ovl" Gaiu. That car
snd several other cars ahead Of It were huod with
passengers. Tho effect terrific. Tho angips
Knocked tho car into splinters and the second
car was broken In two and demolished; the thiri
| car WAS badly broken tho engine was wrecked
when ,he engine Of the Washington train stopped.
| tho passengers were In heaps under Il, and under
| tho ruins Of tho broken cars. Axes -sro used Tn
sslricate the bodies. Some persons were slightly
| wounded, others were horribly mAnslot,
| and thrco we're dead. Tho groans
aud cries Of The sufferers were heArtronding.
Tho second engineer and grcssor Of the Owl train
| wetc killod outright and several passengers vero
| severely scslded By the steam sscsp NJ into tho
| car into which tho engine had wedged itself. eoon
| after the scciient became known, the ladies, and
many Of the gentlemen Of bristol came 70 the res
cue OF tho wounded psssonger., and rendered al
the assistance IN their power, providing hot eooee,
| h.u Ac Nc IA amn ed 6Te
but the flames put ou. by the hremsn o! Brir.
| tol. Tho locomotive Of tho Washington train was
demolished. Tho track was blocksded, and four
trains were detained st sevon o'clock yesterday.
As tie collision occurred, the hind end Of the pas
sepgor car WAS elevated and the engine was en.
casod in the forv ard ond Of the car. Yho p.ssen-
gers were showed 70 this end q the car, and were
buried amidst tho ruins and wero only extncstct
by literally cutting the car to pieces with axes.
ono passenger WAS taken out dead and two others
50 injured that they died in a few mcments Three
Of tho wounded are 20 crushed that there Is no
hope Of saving their lives. The escaped passengers
attribute the accident to the failure Of the oonduc-
tor of ,he Owl train to sond signal man back 10
notify the Washington train, then fully due.
I'M KILLED.
| Moses Goddard, Co. u, 5th Vermont, dead. Cor-
pora WIN Norton, Co l., luh Y. H., dead Asa
brew, 27th Mas deal. Peter Liddy, sailor, dead.
James WlkE. fireman, dead.
| Aaron Y rdou, 2d Lieut., OIth v. Y, bruised Ia
head and leg. 4. T. wAIou, wilmington, Del
arm broken J. r Foster, Co. A, oh n. II, frsc
turo Of tho len ankle. Peter McGooghan, Salem
N Y, severe confusion of head and legs. Geo
stewart c.. X. 9Gth n Y, injured in spine. G A
J,nns Co. D. 9th " II &C llded Leroy Warn hn
| Co D. Bln hsine, fracture ~ ankle. w. " Hull,
Co. l. 9th n. II, eontsion on 10th L'gs A. L. q.
Pra,. Co G. s5th L. b. Infantry night knee ir.c-
| uTod Horace Page, Co. g. 9th N ii. hight leg
frrc,urei. Henry stHddnnn, Co " S9th y.
, b.ly connsoi. q. NJ. BROOKS Co. b. 9th y. II >
r,gbt leg fracuref; severe confusion Of chest. I
Murray Co. H., seth Mass, fracture of right thig
. rgt ". II Allen and Z. 4. Heavy ARTILLERY, con
, tusion fhoad. Wm, Kegsn,Co' L. 20 n. H'liesvY
, Ar,'l 'lcty, badly scAlded in heal and arins Jo'.
. Land i'm \. u fracture Of right Autle, severe
. inttrnAl injury WV BALDWIN, Co.A,92d Mas bso
ly scAldei. VIM. Il. TuckeT,Co. ID, 9Th Scw iamn
a. re, laccratel IN hands. e.. Ecmmcll, c. H.
% 81 M,.s Heavy Art, injured m spine. Amen
FIdrdgo, Providence, X. l., CONFUSION Of log John
Rogers West Troy, n Y, left leg bsily eunt4sod
wm Perry Co. l. .onn hss'y s,y,,,.Tm..i.r ~Tn Ser ssr
. goanL Co. l. Ia, v. H., badly ScAlaed' ftoueIleS
, RIySe, Co. Il, 9th n H., severe! ihJIleG ~
y Martin Rice, CO. g, Sd'h NeT II ~, i,,.nIy "a, n
0 in head and arm Sergeant II Harmon, lr n
,. I night hand smashed. j. ILL, Co. l.. ~ Conn
-. Heavy ARTILLERY, injured h'efu"G. si"' , -,
. Reed Co g, 69th 0h.s cent ,'n 10 h,1l' Jane
4 nscoH Tl,.., Co u, 81 y. Cav, ioo, and arm
II Injured Peter SAso, sailor, Boston, mass. .S,d
> sd IN heSi. james t.uI.sto,r Il" L.u'' W, ~
q W sh. lin \ II, confusion Of hip and leg
e Geo MIurvs Go. l. 81 Mass Heavy Artillery
log brotsn Jog LrH' , oo r e. s'1 TSh sTh s s.s
signtiy INJURED. Peter hsndslL Co. D., 18th Conn
r missing
!. Some Of tho wounded were trough, 70 JerseI
T. cav Yesterday, where they were carefully tendet