New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
THE JERSEY CITY CIR ACCIDENT.

STATEMENTS OF PASSENGERS, AND LIST OF THE
WOUNDED.
Col. w. w. Bennett, who was on the Hud-
City horsecar when it was struck by the Hewersey
Railroad train, Tuesday night has made the follow
ting statement "I sitting the left side four seats
from the door the car was crowded ust the horses
crossed the railway track, some cried go back and
others go ahead = At this moment the paSsenRers
were an on their feet rushing for the doorway "a
could through the door, ana over the pas
sengers heads locomotive rushing upon finding I'M
possible get ont Of either door got upon the seat and
kicked out the Erear windows intending to throw my
self out on the platform after breaking the glass
found iron bars the window and instantly felt
that the locomotive woud strike me, and awaited tho
shock Immediately the crash came but felt no move
ment Of my bodyOr the any pain became in
senEble when recovered instead Of facing the street
csrlamp found myself On the cOwcatcher OF the loco
motive, pushing toward Philadelphia was lying on
my back with body under and body over me, and
my left hand was grasping part OF the locomotive;
when the engine stopped crossed to the north sde OF
the track and started home with my face covered
with blood as crossed the walk saw the body Of
coud not speak; felt as Il was under the Of
q hideOus dream my injuries very seriousj In my
70 syot1 the storm and did not close the gates
"I standing In the middle OF the car banging on TO
strap the cor was crewded; felt anxious as always
do When the Gar approaches the crossings the driver
stopped the before attempting to cross and then
started again we reached the middle OF the crossing
the stopped; knew train was oomingi moved 70
the back platform and Just as stepped out the 0cS%0 f
mVs snq SS US ON S19 o o f0S so
SOnfqsed saw the nor.SsSE ying through the air and
The Hen. Eneas Fitzpatrick gives the following ac-
count "I was sitng the first seat the rights the
thirds Of whom were ladies; many persons crowded TO
the rear platform, reached the Newakeye cross
where was InstinOtvoE thought that were being
down by locomotive; kept my seat hoWeyer but
was half way down; then 1 heard PECULIAR rum6ling
sound and afsrwSrd terrible shrsss Ss swift tsS ss
OE the SrG3 OwHF MHs 1sessS to D1s %oye Taf
struck the mud thon that out Of the car
found was In the cavity between the upper and lover
ing over me did not dare to str lest should lose
hS; foHSdthS with the exception Of sght hrnises
from the car; the car Was probably struck angle
directly on the lefthand CORNER"
ing L:2gsn and Sfed ~ $ out e 70 6,1s 1s
driver Stop Lsn SaS1 S Ss bo - t
the car being heavily laden took some time 70 move
the an 1Re Sst SGs Sde nS n %
TO get In time the train struck the car ana Turn
ing the gsss and Wo0 IN thousand
sm net to blame saw the car coming and oegan 70
G%'f sHS did So them bSCFSnod the driver the e
60 on" .a.a
william g. Bhks, jeWesr Of WAhAgtOnphoA Bergen scalp
vound and dislocatod arm md Inkla ov, N,
%ts sSrsh Bseh deep tenpe removed City Ho
al herc shs now hes critical condition uhsng from eonenoh
~ De brSlp She s probably fatally wounded
JswsS murray Of no 0O4 Wsyue two severe scalp WOOndI
Jobp MileT Of No. 2ll NeWaffAve, left lex brofen
Idrdge Hudson City severely cut In Aos and bead
wine wilson Of Jersey injured In The spinal column
n MofOuthst, scalp wound and
eyol ca fAe Taken % the CITY Hospital where be H
nnonsous m night rallied opty pye his name and rei-
SenSs and asap Ssosns uuc5oE Is not likely 70 recover
John Morris Ee1erhaV and GrOye eaagh on enero
Iomotye and until the train Soppcd baaed several
cats n had q fracture efthe jaw.
JsAp wills hOnBeuh several cas hbou the nee and
bpsS ArE John WIlSe severely bruised In the bead Ji
Ma RnT Beate BaltsrV thrown I've feet nom The car s1s
tped fracture Of The len ara 4 four pces and ngt arm
CounfY Physician states tnat az least TWO
oY threa of the VotIme fatally i1vred ana VIII not
recover The driver Of the car and the wnS
of Aldermen has appointed Committee to take meas
es to improve present regulations eTeetlnG tne sew
will be reduced and restricted When thf accident oc-
CURED the train was running at the rate OF " nes al
hOur,