New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-09

late Accident on the South Side Railroad
Fall Particulars and Facts.
From the New York ri mes

a collision occurred July A, at SIG p. VI.
on the South Side railroad of Long Island
by which some twenty persons were terri
bly, injured. The AIS p. M. train from VIII
hamsburg started some twenty minutes be-
hind time, and advanced along the single
track, which continues as far as Newtown
switch, at a reckless speed. At the switch
double track begins, which extends to the
ROckaway branch. When the 445 tram
reached this point it came in collision with
a train which left ROckaway ~ four o'clock.
The shock was terrific; the passengers
were thrown about the cars in all direc-
tions. The up train from Williamsburg had
but few passengers on board, but the train
from Bockaway was crowded with excur-
sOnists who had gone to the beach to
spend the fourth. AS the train from Viii
liamsburg approached the passengers in the
Rockaway train saw that collision was
inevitable, and, therefore, made their best
endeavors to leave the cars.
The women and children particularly
made desperate rush for the platforms,
and few oil them succeeded in escaping
The majority, however, were too slow, and
when the trains came together the passen-
gers were caught upon the platforms, and
in consequence many of them had their
limbs horribly nangled. One lady Mrs
Rowe, had both her feet cut off, and her
limbs were broken in such a manner that
she viii scarcely survive.
The point at which the collision occurred
was, as already stated, where the single
track meets the dOule track, and at this
point the Rockaway train had been waiting
for the one from Williamsburg that it might
pass in safety The Williamsburg train
being delayed beyond its usual time, the
ROekawaY train endeaVored to 90 ahead
As il advanced across the switch, the other
train dashed into il.
Both engines we're badly wrecked, and
piled upon each other in manner that
showed both were DESTROYED beyond re-
demption. The locomotive cabs and ten
ders and the baggage cars Of both trains
were crushed into each other, and all the
persons that were upon them were more or
less injured. Most of the injured are
women, only four men being included in
the number.
At the NeWtOwn switch there is a great
curve IN the road, and q rise.in the ground
OF about forty feet A train on one side of
the curve can not be seen from the other.
AZ Is customary to slow up here, blow a
warning whistle, and the hagmen display
signals, Conductor Lynch, on the home
ward bound train, had eleven cars under
has charge, and hearing the whistle bronobt
his train to a stop before turning tbe CORNER
Conductor Coddy, on the down train
though warned by his engineer, would NOT
stop his train, but ran headlong into ~
other train. This was the general report
.N1 AZ MAN nub uenleu DY superintendent
B0uglas and bis officials, though they were
fetieent as to the causes Of the aceident
saying that they wished TO reserve indg.
ment until the affair had been more
thoroughly investigated
The Southside Railroad Company adver-
tise that they are the only double track
road on Long Island. 1t is a double track
Foaa from THIS point out, but from Bush
Wick 20 This place the track Is single. If IL
had been double from Bushwick the acct
dent could not possibly have occurred.
Why the track should be single al this
dangerous point, as the people who have Ia
frequently travel this road remarked yes
caused great indignation ia Nillamsbure,