Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-10
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AWFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT In
NEW JERSEY.
&hirty-seven Persons KILLED and
wounded--Hngineer Roasted
Alive-.0areiessne8a the
cause Of the Accident.
$4,000 Robbery.
THE ANTICIPATED RIOT NEXT
WEDNESDAY,.
What Archbishop M6colosky says
--Bevsrs Storm Of large HAIL
Stones In Syracuse.
SUNDAY LAWsEREPEALED In oNI0.
WASHINGTON.



NEWARK, July S.-A shocking accident
occurred on the Newark d New York rail
road this morning, near the Ferry street sts-
ton in this place, resulting in the death of
several persons and the wounding Of many
more. The sos train from this city and an
other from New York were running on the
same track and came in collision. The cars
are q heap of burning ruins. Already seven
dead bodies have been taken out, and it 10
supposed shas there are many more in the
ruins.
SECOND DISPATCH.
| The FIRE alarm was rung and hrsmsn were
at the scene promptly, to extinguish the
hAmes. The scene of tbs disaster is fear
full sight for one hundred and Fifty feet the
tracks are lined with debris, destroyed cars,
two engines, and hundred men are work
ing to clear away the rubbish. Hundreds Of
people are oougregating at the scene. One
man jumped ont of o window at the moment
Of the accident, and thus saved himself. All
the killed we're employees of the roads. Search
is aov being made for more bodies. The
distance from Newark to the scene OF the
disaster is one mile and half. The gsnsr-
al impression is that the accident WAS the
rssuls of criminal negligence on the part OF
the employees Of the road. All travel il
suspended on this road.
The following 10 the list of killed
: Geo. Hill, engineer, roasted alive under
! the engine Frank KiernAn, engineer, hor
! ribly mauglsd, died in ten minutes; DAME
White, brakesman, and M M McNss, IRE
man on the up train. Geo. Ranks, an en-
fgineer, IL missing, and 10 supposed to b
buried under the demolished locomotive.
The number Of passengers injured oanno
, be less than thirty. Geo. Ranks, of Ne'
Haven, and Frank Adams, Of Newark, ar'
the only ones supposed to be fatally woun
ded.
NEWARK, July l0.--At about ten or I'll
teen minutes past s O'Clock Saturday morn
ing the 7:45 train from New York and tn
sos train from Newark sighted each other
than dashing along At full speed. No whis
ties were blown, and without any diminutio
. in impetus, they approached the switch
: Brilps farm, which the railroad runs shrougl
4 gravel train had last been switched o
there, The switch had not been replaced
and the trains meeting each other immed
ately st the junction, the New York trai
, was thrown off upoa the down train and c'
righ. into it, uis ris, jumping from tt
y track and bounded down an embankmer
= into ditch, dragging with it the three for
, most oars. The smoking car Of the dow
y train Was thrown upon the tender OF Il
y engine, and the first passenger behind tel
scopsd into it. In few moments the te
rible fact became apparent thatih cara an
engine we're on fire. The flames spres
rapidly and soon envelOped everything wit
in reach; the greatest alarm and terror pr
,. vailed ladies screamed and men becsn
frightened and terror stricken, and rushe
to The doors, while others threw bAsket
L. bundles, etc., and, in some instances, sHi
II. children, from the windows. The terr
thus created was augmented BY the repc
that scores Of human beings were in {
burning carriages unable to effect their
cape.
NEW YoRK, July 10.-Five persons We
N killed and fifteen wounded at the Newa
" railroad disaster Saturday.
W. Thompson, hrakesmAn, who left
switch misplaced and caused the secids
,was arrested last night and lodged in
r Newark oity prison. He has been in
employ of the company nine yesrs, and "
always thought most Trustworthy.
+ The railroad company lost 100000
the accident, which is the frst OF any
I'M portance that ever occurred between News
and this city.
Frank Herman, the engineer, who v
killed, it seems, enacted heroic part. j.
before he died, he said to friend: 81
&. not expect to live. did sll / could TO o.
the train, and feel satisfied. felt suretl
could have saved myself by jumping i
the ditch. but hoped to save my eng
and train.s
As . gentleman was going out Of
\ Citizens Saving Bank, corner Of Broadv
and Canal streets, Saturday morning, v
I'VE thousand dollars he had just drawn,
b;a. seized by two men. one Of whom B
: NAiis She other rifed his pockets.
'n,r,es were arrested.
lilly every prospect Of . bloody riei
wednesday next. There nc longer see
TO bs anJ doubt Mat the Oranesmsn
parade and that tAs Isish societies viii o,
MS ly resort to violence 70 prevent them
doing. Il ia currently reported that
Irish societies, 20 the number Of ~,
AGO. thousand are arming and viii appear on
l2ih for shs purpose Of carrying their thr
into sxssatioo, while il 10 generslly nm
- lssood smong sAs police and others !