The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-23
DISASTER ON TIVE CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
Three Men Scatded-One Fatally-Severs
Passengers Injured.
IRON the Philadelphia Ledger, Ju

lfTDUl tHS tHlIhutIDnfd Ledger, july -,
The express train the Camden and Atlantic Cts
Railroad, which leaves tins city at two O'Clock p. NJ
met with an accident yesterday afternoon by
the giving way OF the cuiyert or bridge over
CoOperS creek, about eight miles from Camden.
The rain had been unusually heavy, swelling the
creek very much and 1t Ia supposed the foundat!ons
OF the cuiyert had been undermined When the
tram reached the spot the locomotive. baggage car
ana two passenger cars got over the creek, but all
were on the track. The third passenger car was
stopped Immediately over the STREAM the ends OF
the car resting on either bank. The fourth car was
thereby stopped and remained the track uninjured
me trucks Of all The other cars were knocGed on and
they fell in the creek.
The locomotive was turned over, aud the engineer
Mr. John Hutchinson. was so badly scaded that his
HE Is despaired Of. The fireman escaped with
scalds about the arms and face. One OF The division
foremen who was Oh the locomotive at the time was
also badly Jcalded. The baggage car was completely
demolished, but the baggage master and two or
three passengers in the car escaped uuiniured The
platform and the seats tile end OF the car next
She baggage we're broken up aud three or four
passengers received slight cuts on the head and
bruises about the body; fortunately one was
dangerously hurt though how they escaped could
not be told, even by those who were III the car
despatch received Yesterday from Philadelphia
saws the engineer Hutchinson diet at Atlantic city
yesterday.
Accident On the Pennsylvania Raiiroaa--
Twenty Emiarants Injured.
from the pittsDurg Chronicle July eol
very serious accident occurred Yesterday al
grant train west was nearing the station
named four OF the cars were thrown rom the track
aud was demolished. About twenty OF the
occupants were less injured but none
seriously. One woman mad her wrist fractured and
another her collar bone broken. Medical Assistance
promptly rendered and the injured were enabled
10 proceed without delay At Altoona another train
0i cars was provided on which the Passengers came
20 Pitsburg arriving last night al twenty minutes 10
eleven A soon as The tram reached the depot Drs
Hamilton, Emmerling and Purviance gave the
ON "a Tlpir IN.
uries consisted principally Of bruises about their
bodies and limbs. none OF which are serious.
The accident was caused by the breaking Of an
axle on one OF the emgrsni The parties who
most seriously injured will all be able TO resume
their Journey westward this evening with one cx-
ceptOn. He viii remain at the Union depot under
treatment
TUE DsArH OF JONI W. McQuADR.--Coroner
Monroe has had conversation with Char. d. Adams
the engineer Of The Western freight train that let
this city s halfpast nine O'Clock on Thursday night
last. Mr.. Adams says that between thus city and
whitesborough he passed Mr.. McQuade wa my upon
me track. he nrst saw him walking on the north
track, the one on which the train was running. As
Mr.. McQuadc approached the tram he stepped upon
the south track and ~ he passed Mr.. Adams d,s-
iDctly recognized HIN, being personal ac-
quaintance. lie described his hat, hsh polc and
clothing so as to leave no doubt about the fact,
and then 1n, Watched sssI Mr.: Mco9aae until the
Oriskany the tram OF Mr.. Adams passed the Eastern
ten minutes past ten night express, which would
oyertake the unfortunate man IN just about the place
where his body was found Mr. Adams last saw de.
ceased walking upon the south track, the on
which the express approached him. This must have
been the Instrument Of his death, the express throw
ing the body upon the north track. where IL
found after II had been run over by at least seven
trains. Many have inquired the reason why Mr. Nc
Vuade did not return with his companions by way OF
street cars II now transpires that the clothes In
which he had been fishing had become. during the
afternoon very badly torn, and this. In connection
with the ateness Of the hour led nm to take TO the
AUTHORIZATIONS Herald, Juiy n.
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was sure death to cucumber bugs. man tried IL