Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-10
From New York.

New York, O.. The railroad accident yes
terday, near Newark is thus described by a
man who was moving not forty feet from the
place where the collision occurred. The
train from Newark was drawn by the engine
"Plainfield," and that from New York by the
engine Aurora" l was moving with my
back turned, when l heard the Plainfeld
whistle turiously, and turning saw her train
approaching the switch at high speed, the
Aurora being then distant about hundred
yards. l suddenly saw pieces of wood fly out
of the tender on the Planfeld, and then the
engine itself began bouncing over the slee-
Pers. The motions of the train were like
three jumps, the whistle screeching furiously
all the while, and the jolting on the sleepers
making such noise that it was heard at
New York, and at fathers farm house half a
mile distant. l had barely time to realize
the danger before the crash. The two came
together with a sound like thunder, both the
boilers bursting simultaneously. The en-
gines seemed to stand on their hind wheels
and pillow into each other twenty feet up in
the air. The smoke and steam rushing out
almost obscured the view, but the Aurora
could be seen to balance in the air a second
and then came crushing into the ditch, the
tender shooting over from behind and falling
on top of her with fearful smash, shaking
HOuSS at hall u Iilc ulsldIlt WI vi luc cars
attached to her telescoped at once, and caught
fire. The Plainfield stood almost erect in
the air, and her tender and heavily loaded
passenger cars came smashing up against
her as if they would tear themselves to pieces,
The Sides doors, and roots seemed to fly into
a million pieces. Frank Kiernaw, the engi-
neer who was killed, seemed to have enacted
the heroic part Just before he died he said
to friend Il do not expect to live, did all
| could to stop the train, l feel satisfied, |
felt sure that | could have saved myself by
jumping into the ditch, but stopped to save
my engine and train and hung on" Five
persons were killed and fifteen wounded.
William Thompson the brakeman who left
the switch misplaced and caused the accident,
was arrested last night and lodged in Newark
City Prison. He has been in the employ of
the company nine years and was thought a
pany losses $1,000 900 by the accident, which
is the first of any Importance which has ever
occurred between Newark and this city.
Hudson, s. The Catholic rebellion in this
city assumed no new phrase to-day. This
morning about three hundred opponents of
the Priest gathered around the church but
conducted themselves with perfect order
Father O'Sullivan did not make his appear
ancc but sent his messenger with request
that the church be opened for the usual SER
vices. The assembled crowd gave him to
understand that they were still firm and I'M
yielding in their determination not to allow
the church to be opened until Their grievances
were re-corrected, and Father OSullivan re-
called from the Parish. Mass was celebated
at the Priests residence, at which over thirty
persons were present, mostly women and
children. This fact may be taken as an in
dex relative to the strength of the Priests
adherents and his opponents in the church,
the latter numbering about ten to one.