, 1869-07-19

ticnsn uho sat tnere sound In Limb watching The
approach Of the hungry aamea, Nearer rand nezrel
ahd his tsin to cIacs Theas nhen ne IN nta man.
Le- found tie heas uubearanst, Ne reluctantly re-
tssed compelled % ieare tnis POO. gentleman nth IT.
tis eight icuo 10 their teTan1e fate We
moved OF until all WAS over- Htnc retaoRs Tcre
thus turned to death, and ntne Others njured more
Or less severely. We next turned or attention to
Cd IN saving eleven Huuks ont Of niaetJ o. ooe
hundred AL the exptraa tnaitts WAS burned up,
Eese consumed b taA nse--tHo passenger, one
a!eeplcg, The haFKzEe and mail CIT. Host III u{
clothes and Other property. md escaped 1naI y
jury, for We Disconnected the CATS n soon p0s-
sfhe. 4nd f1n hAce alon9 the Inns BY hAnd. Wheel
We aish.ed IRON out tr.1n. !nmedlaislf after the
to stop those coming, ind to obtain assistance.
We worked hard all a:Sht putting ont the nrr and
attending To The Wpunded. who we're t&kep TO the
surrounding houseat wne5e every attention Maa
paid them ~ the occupantz. At o'clock In tho
mornlng the wfecliog train came up from Sas-
nunB ue.1e, The scene Of the DISASTER than four
teen mues. We were brought 70 New, York Jes.
tsI'aE afternoon ~ the train which WIS due IN
STATEMENT OF ASorurR rassESGsn
Another passenger gives the following account
Of the disaster:
*rie lett New York a. s:ao list evening" md
icoE leFth In the Sleeping car next the rear.
Thert were four elecrlng and i've otnes cars IN
The tYaiu. At II :15 he was awakened ~ Jerking
nlutit L. lie found tEat the. speed MAS Stacking,
and did mol feel apnlehsn=lye OF going OF 1nc
track. lie inquired what NAs the matter, and Na4
lie got ur and Eco: o1L III found naines burst
Ing out nf Mast Hops STALLION house, and the bag
Eagt cafs Lelt 10 tue locomotive were also On nrt.
Ae found that the fright traio, which should hare
thla Gde q The Station, had started On before
the arrival Of tbs exprtsa Tha engine Of
the former had rot reached the main sraek
Ehen It Wns strrcE b. the locomotive Of the eI-
Pttss train, which N&1 running II the t21a ol forty
mitea IN boslr:' Tne -ens1no Il tbs ireiznt nsin
ia 'iaf9f III VS. g aot s nsos c e ss a2
the .express, train Etruek, the station house, to
which i set IRE, aud Then turned round and went
Der vent 70 the right headed vest. Ths e1p1ess
car went dom hill 10" srd the nyez. The nsst
Passenger car telescopea INTO The haggage csr-
rear rlrepllg cars. On!Y dozen pieces OF bag
gage were saved. The freight engine stood
Locked !nto = PASSENGER car: Alter yain
e. isen ,1ss,. she HSsE The pa1seoests mossd
nored d a time. Many Of them vere loaded
no engine At the scene Of the accident Some
wese suffering terribly from theu injuries. Some
werr past all paln- At o'clock this morning
nine bodies could TIC counted Some distressing
seenes Of suffering occurred. and there Nero 20 ne
remarkable *scaRes. The engineer Of the &.
pssss .saln 9to9a h5a.siy 4 h's kes and turned
nately escaped w,thous injury. Kev. Nr. ,IIallock
told his uFother- -tn-!aw that he WAR not'h1rt at
Rl bot Nas WedGtd IN. Ills fellow.passengers
used every etoH 70 save him but be dled aloT,
friends who we're unable to help HIN.
"a young German sald that his father Was
burned. When the Fulns Of the smoking car were
removed, lie sec1knIzed the remains Of. hA
fs.oeE by his watch asd .ome coins scat he car
ned.
"Ihe fanlt pf tue disaster IL sit11noted to the
engineer q the 1tri8ht train, who started out BE-
fore Tho express tra1l passed him. It Is saId that
Ee has disappeared. ......-.
'.The management Of the road Is severely cr1,i-
ct6ed by oil those who eaw the accident. IT Is
said that tnere is TO discipline among the subor-
STATEMENT OF D. wksrwcs7n {osE Dr. xnE H.
II YES IL the smoking car, sitting In an incltnci
posltlon IN seat With n stranger. The two sea:s
oI'ened opposite 70 each Other. onlg ten minutes
before the accident something Told Eae to take my
Hubs dowu rum the opposite seat, which did:
cfash came, md 1t seemed es though the car Was
ocatnmed into space not ten feet long, the bag
eagr car comInR Into 1t like q telescope sliding
lh;e ,,,nl. II LatEsL -, wns pinned hy ths
and releasing u. Sell, Jumped through NE
window. called to the sslapget .Nao vas
With rae aud got bc.cE Though the window to ren-
dez assistance, b1t Haa compelled to get out ~
the Gag WIS rapldlF burning. I heard tue little
children Streaming lor tietE mother, and tue pas
EroAning With t.lau- An axe Nas gos, and ons or
Two we're actuzlly chopped OH. Of their 1npftsop-
ment- Most Of tue passengers IN thlS car were
killed and their 1otles consumed or injured.
should think there we're stIteen or seyentetn per-
sons IN the front end Of this carr and think but
swo n ere .akenou lido NOT think there vas
person Killed b5 the 1masn, but Ill the deaths
we're from buIn1ng.'