The New York herald., 1870-06-02
ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR.
Shocking Catastrophe on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad-A Train
Thrown From the Track-Twenty
Persons Killed and Wound
od-Full Details

!, Another serious accident occurred on the Ds,a-
ware, Lackawanna ana Western Railroad about
seven O'Clock yesterday morning near Paterson N. j.
Tnis road just being built through that locality
ana fatal accidents have ocevred nearly overy week
for the present month or 80. That Of yesterday
however, was more serious than any that has yet
occurred. About twenty-five carpenters ier Patef'
son yesterday morning on car heavily loaded Win
timber for the new bridge over the Passaic river,
near Rutheriurd Park. The track is down grade ana
ii Is customary to send the cars down alone, WIN
out any locomotive, the gravity beng suincieh'
for is propulsion. The yesterday was ID ch 'ree
OF a brakeman named Joseph McNeaL In attenpt-
ing TO apply the brake upon approaching sharp
curve leading 10 the trestle work carrying me roal
over the Paterson and Newark railway the chain OF
the brake broke and the car, dashed aroma the
curve at full speed, ana free ION al restraint. me
car went partially around until, when q rev ieet
upon the trese, 1t jumped from the track, ana pre-
cipitated Its load OF human beings ana heavy bridge
timber in one confused wreck twenty feet beow.
The rst impression was that nearly all were killed,
as an were more or less stunned by the shock and
for an instant stirred, except one or two who
had foreseen the inevitable calamity and had jumped.
The unnlured. however, one BY one jumped up aud
shook themselves and a. once proceeded TO extri-
cate the wounded from the ruins, while a messel-
ger was hastily despatched for surgical AID. Drs.
Balery, Quin Leal, Warner and others, from Pater-
son. soon arrived upon the spot. The following is a
listof
TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
One man, named Edgar Campbell, was killed out
right. He struck some OF the timber upon his
head, fracturing his skull. He boarded on Stoay
road, Paterson. but was from Carbondae. Pa He
man about forty years old, native OF Ireland.
and unmarried; Coroner Butterwortn hed an IN
An Italian, name unknown, also had his skull
crushed III, and died shortly alter arriving At st.
uosephs Hospital, at Paterson. tie could not speak
English, and his name was unknown even among
Charles Blakely, young man living at II Ward
street. had both legs broken and badly mashed, be-
sides otAer severe injuries. There are no hopes OF
his recovery.
Isaac Kechum, from New York;. fearfuliy cut
about the head and face, ana severe bodily injuries.
His wounds are undouhtedy y fatal.
Jacob Thomas, an old man, from Pennsylvania,
sustained internal Injuries from which there are but
little hopes OF recovery.
Internally injured. gpt Iit.e chance OF recovery.
John SIX er, Paterson man, badly hurt in the
BY heavy ecte rmSa np9 81
his recovery.
patricz Goyle. Pennsylyanian, mad his nose bro
ken, besides other severe and painful Injuries both
about the head and body.
Martin Duey OF Grand street, Paterson, seriously
Injured IN his nip, arm and face. All the above el-
cept Campbell are now IN the hospital OF the Sisters
(St JOseph's) at Paterson. The following were con-
jerome Tiaany boy, living in Min street, pater.
son, had q hole punched through his under jaw by
broken paece OF timber He Is also wounded Sc
vereiy on the shoulder
John Steele OF Stony road Paterson, Is quite Sc.
verely injured internally.
William Pope, married man. living in Mil street,
had his leg broken and the knee cap mashed of.
HIS injuries are severe and painful. but not Deces-
sariy fatal
Some six or seven others were also less severely
wounded, although not hurt badly enough TO lay
them up. The to al casualties foot up to two killed.
four fatally wounded, Six severely wounded and
some SIX or seven Slightly injured, making total OF
nineteen wounded out OF twentyfoar or twenty-five
men.
Although most Of the accidents that have occurred
upon this road may be attributed to carelessness
this one appears to have been unavoidable. That
the car was under too much headway cannot be de-
nled but, only for the breaking Of the brake chan
the car would doubtlessly have been slackened up,
and no harm ensued.
The good Sisters at the hospital are doing all In
their power to alleviate the suerngs Of the unfOl.
tanate Victims who are receiving the best Of care,
anG will be as well taken care OF as though they
were ac home. The excitement In Paterson over the
accident was great, and, whether deserving or not
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
was the object OF almost universal malediction.