Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-22
From the New York Herald, July IT,
The Latest Horror.
TOTAL WRECK or 4 RAILWAY TRAIN
EIGHT PERsoNs ROASTED TO DEATH.

EIGHT PERSONS ROASTED TO DEATH.
At midnight of Wednesday, over a doz
en- human beings were rushed headlon.
into eternity through the awful Twin.
portals OF fire, at a place called NJ
Hope, twenty-eight miles west II PR
Jervis, ON the Erie railroad, by the down
right carelessne-s of the engineer j.
charge Of freight train. against wLiel
the mail express from New York a. bal
past six P. III. came III collision. Tho fact
IN "A few sentences are these. The freigh
train backed on a switch az Mast Hop
depot to get out of the way OF the Ils--,i
ger train, but failed To get out e.,
enough or far enough 70 avoid E,.u-
struck by the passenger train. TOR wils'
the track should have been Away kept
clear. The engineer If the freight tram
was, OF course, responsible. II i gener.
ally stated that he wa- asleep AT tie time
4 terrific collision occurred. three or iouT
cars were burned, and in the lAcunic dIs.
patch Of the Associated Press. furnished
by the railroad authorities, ''~oIne- "a HI.
grants in the smoking car. some hse nr Fix
III number, were burned" Such j. IL,
skeleton Of this fearful tale, making even
in it, fainte,t recital the blood Of men
run cold who know how TO realize ever -
vaguely the implanted horrors of "a rail-
road butchery. A. usual, there vas llitl.
thought OF danger or OF what lay ~ store
for them some che hundred miles ahead.
On the Erie track, among the large and
lively load Of passengers that lott thu
long dock, at jersey City. at a quarter
to seven o'clock, Wednesdiy even
ing. The train was full one.
consisting, with locomotive and ten
der. Of a mail aud baggage car, sInyk-
ing car, two day and four sleeping oaaeae-,
nine cars in all, carrying nearly 800 pas
sengor~. Perhaps not one IN al that largs
number OF 1ogGgeHrs REQUIRED ~ the III o-
ment OF starting 10 Cars Rock. Ml.foNa.
the gorge AT Eimira or any II the other
bloody landmarks thiekly str,wsl alan.
this u4od4ra GOlgotha. Not one. 10 al
appearance, and least Of all the afui.bl.
learned and eyer-gsnial gentleman. Rev.
Il. Il. Hallork. OF 32J last Fourteenth
street, who III IA few short hours thereafter
was transformed from flesh and eau-esaa--
ness into black and burnt mas, OF life
less bones. In the forward part of til,
smoking car over a score 81 omisraur-
seated themselves in the latter part - the
evening, after most Of those gentle
men who had sleeping haitL. t.
tired Tor the night and threw their cigar
stumps away. Several OF the emiyratt.
indu ged Themselves in short clay pipe.
while others threw themselves into II! At
titude Of sleep, and others kept telling
stories 10 pas portion OF the night away.
The stay at Turner'S station Tor supp'
was 10 longer than usual. The ~Altah
between the tracks at Midtown. a place al
unhappy reputation, was passed rs "a
safety. The conductor went up ana j .,gn
A few times to see that ali was right. from
the smoking car 10 the rear end sleeping
coach. The tram was speeding oil III,
course at the rate OF from tweut, To
twenty-five miles All hour With double
track, wide. strong ears, new couplings. a
powerful locomotive running az steady.
'plendld pace, the passengers E#.t fh4t
there was nothing t. alf.ea.s.4 tt4r IS
broken rail. Little ret tgtian. hsa-...-.
was given 10 the matter. IAc sl.e.,r ia
The rear coaches turned around tor a mo
nent and fell away 10 slumt,r again.
Every berth was occupied. Governor
W alker, OF Virginia. ana hi- wife nd 4.
tate-room, both bound for Biu.harnstau.
" bile all were wrapped ia sleep. or Ia
light, uneasy slumber, on LDirl the train.
he emigrants IN the smoking car even
easing 10 talk, and the dor. uir.niug
'nly at long intervals Ter The rolIgct,.
n some RESTLESS member at the b4g.a.,
'orps 10 pass through, and while tn
RAIN was dashing along with that ~ncoa
Il motio: which leaves the sensation on
he ear % tie passenger that the wheel.
lance with "A dshIious revolution 81. tn.
all, the flickerius light At tn depot 81
Hast Hope hove IA >iglt around 4 Iona
nd easy curve. and on q he.vy Grad.
The engineer had his practised eve on tha
lert al this particular uais.t. moi
hat II Is ~ hnywi,a As dangerous q, otl.er
ortions, but with an instructive a.a..l of :
nat apparition-h freight train he felt
lore apprehension on III. curya ,
nan II ne hai I" cross "a sh..ky tre-tle !
ridge 100 ieot high. The second look ,
e cast through the bulls Eye window. am :.
lstant or two after he had entered on the
urve, revealed the terrible feet that some q
hing huge, black and ungaiuly. was al :
lost IN his immediate front, aud thar IN, (
AIN was running with lightning Pace I
pom 1T. Another moment and The head u
ght OF his locomotive illuminated thu
'ar OF the train ahead, while his car :
iught the sound of the rattle and Jolt ,t {
long, loose freight train. Cooiiy lac i
histled down the brakes, while az Tho $
me instant piercing scream went mn G
ON those who knew too well what thar 5,
'palling token meant. The precaution b
as In vain. The great, heavy, painting u
connective of the passenger train, tearing
rward In its course at the speed of over OF
'enty miles an hour, struck the front OF Al
Q freight train, as it shuffied off on an NJ
iIque switch towards the depot. and
orally rearing up in air like a mighty b
N In his rage, crashed through the fore
ost iron wall OF opposition, and then CA
ened over on the track as though bereft ~ :,
further strength. The tender iumped 81
ON the PROSTATE engine, the mail ex- =,
ess struck against the wreck of iron VI
baggage car against the express. the 81
oking car ran pell-mell into the fearful VI
IN, and In less time than it takes to saw Al
the entire mass was in blaze of fire tt
q shock was terrific. 1t reached 10 the Pc
'ermost end of the train in all its j.. IA
, shaking the sleepers to their feet dc
. aPPaihng the stoutest-hear.ed men re
i heard it. No hope at this moment gr
the poor people in the smoking cav fol
acks were knocked from under baoyaaa ha
express cars and stood locked in com. phi
; as it were, upon the track act
D,dy OF the baggage car Law AT an
sioe' the express at the other. a De
seneer car on top. while thrown sto
confusion between them, all tossed -
! ana blazing from floor to roof. was ON
SSsegsgs oar, with its living freight, r
gns IN the stern and fierv laws ~