The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-16


any person applying the office OF Jennison Robe,
NO. 10 Bridge street. New York.
ARRIVAL or THE WOUNDED AT JERSEY CITY.
The trains which arrived In Jersey CiIy at noon
and al seven minutes past one O'Clock yesterday
conveyed several OF the injured passengers many OF
whom, but slightly hurt, walked TO the ferryboat
and crossed to New York. The following, who were
severely injured, were placed on steam tug ana
conveyed to the piers OF New York and Brooklyn
and Miss Stewart, who were conveyed on mattresses
from the pier foot OF Charles street to the residence
and Bgelow, his nephew, were afterwards taken 10
Brooklyn. Mr.. Charles Mcintosh, ferry superin-
tendent, was unremting In his exertons to allevi.
was made fast TO the pier at New York large crowd
collected and thronged the passage to West street
as the melancholy procession wendell Its way.
compact bed borne on the shoulders Of four men
contained the writing gasping form OF Mrs. Gillet,
who appeared to be on the point OF sending forth
the last vital spark The spectators tostled and
gaped and in half whispers inquired who the
victims were. whether there were any further
processionists and their burden muttered an
audible prayer for the relief OF the sufferers. The
first victim borne along unconscious OF the staring
scious even of the proximity OF those she holds dear
est on earth. The husband comes next wrapped up
burns, which become irritated from the motion Of
the carriers, who tread cautiously through the
ss nc IN the es
every side~"sns Is dead This is Miss stewart who
A MELANCHOLY SPECTACLE.
The poor child Of two years. who seems already
an s al
at the little fellow and q murmur OF pity breaks out
from the crowd as he casts his eyes upward to meet
the glance OF father and mother, but In vain. No
cry, no moan from the young sufferer, who, though
he must have accompanied his parents in their fear
marks, beyond a swelling on one side of his head.
And yet calm and quiet was the expression Of the
countenance for his perception fortunately, had not
calamity. How the mother must have chung to that
child In the moment Of peril and how Providence
watched over 1t and rescued 1t from the jaws of the
grave
STATEMENT OF MR.. BLAKEsLEY, PASSENGER.
Mr.. NJ A. Blakesley, Of clean, N Y, furnished the
P. NJ yesterday the 14th inst, and took passage at
Salamanca in train that think is called the Gin
cnnati express, due in New York about eight O'Clock
this mornings the train consisted of about five pas.
senger cars besides the smoking car, the engine
and tender and baggage cars; went to bed last
altogether three sleeping coaches. About q quar-
ter past three O'Clock this morning at q point
sleeping coaches and one passenger were thrown
from the track by the breaking of rail, it Is sup
posed. The forward portion Of the train passed
safely over the point where the other cars left the
track. l was awakened from my sleep by the
dragging Of the car over the "ties,n and as soon
the car had reached the edge OF the embankment in
which the track is laid, it began to roll over
and over on its side, until it rolled all the
way down the embankment, which l think is
place where the first left the track where they
lay wrecked was about two hundred feet. The car I
was in crushed up ii rolled, like long paper box,
and when it had ceased rolling 1T was complete
wreck. The sides had folded open, as II were, and
lay level with the floor Of the coach and the narrow
tors are placed, lay diagonally across the broken
body Of the car.
All four of the cars that went over the embank-
ment were completely demolished and think about
twenty-five to thirty persons were killed outright. l
saw five or six ladies taken from the ruins Of the
r0i IN a haQd md q nrnln ndnA
car took fire from the stove short time after the v-
ing persons were removed from It, and should
bued n Tere %ere in adon
dead bodies taken out before the fire reached
them: The car ahead Of the one in which l was
sleeping also took fire. but the flames were speedily
extinguished The catastrophe OF course took place
in the darkness OF the night and the confusion and
S
was told by Mr. Porter, friend of mine who was
the train struck the tiers as 1t left the track that
the train was running at rate of about
running at that rate Of speed to make up time, as
was told at Salamanca when embarked that the
Suence Of the train having been backed and deayed
man who had been killed by the train passing over
him.
We left the wreck Of the destroyed coaches at eight
O'Clock this morning. on a special train that had
rived IN this ct before d noon 70 a1 ana ar
STATEMENT OF MR.. JAMES p. BIGLER, PASSENGER.
Mr. James p Bigler, OF BinghamtOn, passenger
on the tran gives the following account OF the acct
/ got on to the down train from Buffalo and Dun
ing, and at the depot / met two friends
from my own town, both Of whom were coming
to New York. We rode in the third passenger coach
rom the front together for some distance, but after
wards LEFT them and went into the second There
were three sleeping cars behind the coach In which
my two friends were seated. l occupied the
had laid down on the seat and gone to sleep.
Suddenly ! felt shock, violent enough TO
wake me up, and saw the conductor who was on
that car pulling the bell rope. He pulled violently
and then rushed out Of the door passed through
the next car, In which my friends were seated, and
entered the first sleeping car. remained in my seat
sensible that something was the matter. several
persons who had been awakened by the
mstsers A to which, replied as ~ that 'Af
thought the train had broken apart as &c discon
OF any sort behind; but AFTER running about
quarter OF mile came to stop. AS soon as the
motion OF the train ceased got up and went out Of
the rear door and saw there were no cars behind u.s.
ran back along the track accompanied by two Of
the brakeman and after going some distance
the track. His face was scratched and bloody. lie
told one OF the brakemen to run rapidly back and
get the red light SO as to stop the other trains that
were on the track and the other to go and help the
passengers who were over the embankment and
striving to get up the rocks He himself ran down
to TO- the train and ordered u 70 back up to
on with the brakeman who went TO the scene of the
disaster to help the wounded. Their cries. shrieks |
and groans which could be heard at the top of the
embankment, were OF the most appalling nature. |
We climbed down by aid Of the telegraph wires that
had been broken, and found the four cars that had
gone over completely demolished. They had rolled |
over twice. descending about seventy feet. |
Prayers for relief came from every portion OF the
wreck, and without delay we commenced to extri. |
cate the passengers buried beneath the ruins. Men,
women and children were taken out, some dead
others dying and occasionally those that had escaped
entirely One man was pulled from the wreck with |
. large hole In his head. His death, from appear
ances must have been instantaneous. The next |
lead person found was woman from Hornets
gille my impression Is that her name was Cobb
Almost Immediately after we had descended, the
conductor with the passengers OF the forward
'ars Joined the brakeman and I, and we
abored together. In o few minutes I found
me OF my friends, Mr. ID. Lyon, OF Binghamton
md taking him from the wreck helped him TO a mat
ess taken from the ruins everywhere piled about
lis injuries are internal and OF serious nature |
ifter relieving him continued my search amid the
wreck. In less than half an hour-the darkness
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