Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-30

TuE ACCIDENT ON The Long ISLAND RoAD-
The terrible accident on Friday last, on the Long
Island r, by which SIX lives were lost and
fourteen persons wounded, is thus described By
an eye witness, on the train
y Il had never before been on this Long Island
Railroad, so most Of ny time was occupied in
looking out the window to examine the scenery.
Near by where sat, l think about three seats in
front and near the middle Of the car, was a fine
looking, portly gentleman, who afterwards saw
dead and am now aware was Mr.. ". C. Rush
more. lie sat By lady and was engaged in
I reading seine lgw papers. | sat about the mid
die If the car. When we arrived at Jamaica
station, | walked up and down the platform to
see what | could Of the village | asked the
brakeman, who was d large stout man, the same
| afterwards saw dead laying under the truck,
I - How long We would wait there - he answered
[ g guess not long; We are Eve minutes behind
time THIS mark made me uneasy after the
train bad started because had before heard much
about former accidents on this road and about
[ It not being in good condition. The train seemed
to be going at very high rate ofspeed and the re-
mark Of the brakeman made me think that the
engineer was making up for lost time The car
the track might not be in good condition for
such speed; but did not expect any accident
guess it must have been about three minutes
after we started when all at once there was
bang, bang kind Of a noise up at the front end
Of the car, which jumped up and down and
twisted and strained from side 10 side as though
il was of the track. Then there was an awful
tearing sound and the front truck seemed turned
on is side and the wheels came ripping through
the floor, scraping it of, smashing all the seats
and scattering chips and splinters all over This
all happened IN a minute; there was no time 10 !
think. The passengers all except tW CT three, /
who, Ike myself, chung to the top Of the car were
hcplessiy thrown down; some were stunned, /
think by the flying fragments. Then the truck 1
came grinding and spliutering the floor until 1t /
reached the middle Of the car, whore It seemed .
stopped by some stronger woodwork First Of 4
all the lady who was talking with Mr. Rushmore
fell down on the wheels and was hurled over and
over. She cane up twice | think she was
killed outright Mr.. Rlshmore first was caught
by his legs when the truck stopped
minute IN the middle Of the car; be was weised
IN. | can never forget how he lookel. There
WIS splinter jammed in his check close o the
eye. but | could see that he was moving his
lips There was too much noise to hear anything
except shrieks and groans; but be thew up one
hand and turned up his eyes, and I could see he
Wa praying. only heard one word; II was
''Jes 80 The next second the truck crushed him
d wH--tbe car got lOose-th0usauds Of splinters
few AT over me Ike needles sticking in me-
Near ne vas a baby which l thought was only I,
asleep. IL did not look hurt any-only dirty
from the dust When | held On % the top If the
car there were two cthers-One man hold
ing woman by the waist. looked at the track
ries and the broken rail, and do not think that
the condition Of these caused the calamity.
Iur ForuGS ArPoISrNEyTs.-The y. Y. Il
Tins thus sums up the merits and dement's Of 5
The more important foreign appointments made
by Pres Grant:
In Russia the change is for the better Gov
ernor Curtin Is a better representative Of the
United States than Cassius NJ. Clay. and his
dispatches VIII need less anxious supervision be
fore they are sent 20 Congress FIR publication
r. France Nlr. Nashburne Is not better fitted for
the post than either Mr.. Dayton, Mr. Birelow. E
lr General Dix by whom it has been fi.lei since /
'lr. Lincoln's ele-tion. Ia Italy and Prussia
General Grant has been both wiseand JUS in re- II
aiming the services Of Mr. Marsh and Mr. Ean-I
.roft, who are two Of the best foreign Ministers
ge have ever sent abroad. In Austria. where d
here is nothing whatever for an American Min ,
ster to DO, Alr. Jay viii make a creiitabls and {
ufh ,ient representative. And in Sweden, Den /.
na-k, Norway, and other minor nations. the
posts hilei as well as usual, which i perhaus
veil enough. Mr.. Shellablrger is a man oil
more ability, Of a special kind than we need in 4
Portugal, but It : not mainly diplomatic. lie 2
gill not De greatly missed elsewhere. In Eng c
md, which Is TO be, even more than usual. the 5
lief field for diplomatic labor, and where the
cry highest qualifications are Indispensable, Mr. ii
iotiey, though a creditable appointment, will p
y no means make good the loss Of Charles a,
raucis Adams IN