New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-12
THE BROOKHAvEN ACCIDENT

Names OF huIo0 ana W Ou0UcOs
The Brookhaven Citizen furnishes, in an
extra, the following details Of the recent
railroad accident near that place:
The mail train South, due here at four
o'clock in the morning, ran OH the track at
Wesson. caused by defective switch, but
fortunately no one was hurt, and the tram
arrived here at LILO r. NJ, in time to let the
express train South pass ut this place, when
it again started out, but had not gone over
two miles, when information reached TINS
city that another accident had happened to
this already unfortunate train. The citl
zens Immediately went down to render
assistance in extricating the dead anu
wounded from the almost total wreck.
Here thew found the dead bodies Of three
unfortunate men, besides number OF Sc
riously wounded persons, and others slightly
wounded.
Among the killed was Mr. F. Patrick, of
this city, who had just stepped on board the
train at this depot: it was supposed that he
was standing on the platform at the time OF
the accident. The next found was Mr..
POsey, a brakesman, who was Killed III
stantly. Mr.. Poscy was a resident OF New
Orleans. The next body discovered was
that of Mr.. Mathis, who. We learn, was
travelling on business for the Southern tx
press Company, in which car he was ut the
time: lie was dlSO luStstuIiy
It is not known whether these are all that
were killed or not. Others may be buried
under the debris, which, up to this time,
has not been removed.
1t is almost impossible to give list OF
those wounded. Among those seriously
wounded are Mr.. Gunn, express messenger,
wounded in foot, not dangerous; Mr.. Ken
shaw, acting route agent, has several cuts
on his head, besides an injury OF the spine,
not considered dangerous. Mr.. kenshaw Il
a resident Of New Orleans, and is connected
with the Postoffice Department there. Mr..
Long, the baggage master, had his leg So
badly mangled that immediate amputatlon
was necessary he also received other
wounds, but slight. Mr.. Magee, OF Mem
phis, Tennessee, is badly inj ured, and there
is but little, if any, hope OF his recovery,
having received injuries nearly all over his
body, and one leg broken in two places.
Mr. John Howcutt, formerly OF Canton
was also wounded, but was able to resume
his Journey to New Orleans, where he is
connected in business with j. X. Powell 4
Co. Mr.. HOwcutt was in the sleeping car
| in company with ladies' and was the only
person hurt in that car. Numerous others
whose names we failed to learn, were
| slightly wounded.
We repaired to the scene Of accident
shortly after it occurred, and never before
| have we seen such complete wreck. The
| baggage and express cars were torn Il
| atoms and turned up side down, the SHOCK
| carrying the mail car upon bank on the
right, eight feet high, while the front pas
| senger coach, filed with emigrants Il
Texas, ran completely through the baggage
! car making a mass of splinters of it, and
strange to say, injured none OF the elni
| grants. The second coach ran to the left
and is now on the ground, without a whee
under it and badly broken at each end
! The third ran to the left and caught agans
the second; the fourth car barely left th'
track, while the sleeping car remained OF
the track uninjured.
| The cause Of this dreadful accident is at
tributed to the breaking Of the hind axle OF
the tender which broke the tender and en-
| CINE loose from the train, leaving the broker
| axle on the track which threw the iron
ears of. This axle broke several hundre,
yards above the spot where the collision
took place.
The only blame that can be attached to
the employees of the road is for the grea
| speed at which they were running, which
must have been very great to have caused
! so bad a smash up of cars with no engln
attached to them. Mr.. Jones, the conduc
tor. did all he could to aid the suffering
sparing neither money nor pains, havin:
been SO instructed by telegram from thu
Superintendent, who also came up to tn
scene on the eleven o'clock (night) train
bringing with him surgeons and instru
ments. They, however, arrived too late t
render any assistance. The wounded mel
are at the residence of Mrs. Whitworth
near the road, where they have all the at
tention required.
| LATER
| We learn since leaving the scene of tn
disaster, that Mr.. Howcutt died in few
minutes after being transferred to the othel
| train.