, 1872-11-05
THE LATEST RAILROAD BUTCHERY.
Three Men Killed and Many "ound-
ed-A Telegraph Operator to Blame
The Heroic TyndaH-ssV Vtaank God,
it Was Not MY Fault ~

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ed-A Telegraph Operator to Blame
The Heroic Tyndau-ss Chank God,
it Was Not MY Fau1tr'
From, the 1Se1o Fork Sun, Nou. T.
At 6 o'clock on Thursday evening the mail
passenger train which left New York at O'CLOCK,
collided with coal train coming from an op-
posite direction, on the Jamesourg 6ranch n1
Junction. Three men were killed ourrlght, and
nearly dozen others were injured, some OF
them seriously.
A reporter learned yesterday from eye-wit-
nesses Of the smash-up that the coa1 train was
ordered to proceed to Monmouth Junction %
the telegraph operator at Jamesburg, athouGn
the passenger train was nearly due and had the
right OF way. Ths engineer Of the coal tram,
Jacob Tyndall, started at once. He had nearly
reached the Junction when the passenger tram
blown Or other signal given by either traln, o9t
the two locomotives came together with te1rlhc
crash. The force of the collision was much
lessened, however, by the effort Of Tyndan, who
locomotive Of the passenger train approach
completely wrecked; the coal cars were
piled one upon another in heaps Of fragments.
The passenger cars we're telescoped, and, mo-
ment after the collision, lay in mass scarcely
less confused and inextricable than the coal
cars. The boiler of the coal locomotive explod-
ed few minutes after the shock came, carrying
pieces of the locomotive and Of Watchman's
cabin near the track, to distance OF over
hundred feet.
+ The killed are James Quinn, the fireman Of
the coal train, who Was crushed at the first blow,
and whose remains we're scarcely recognizable.
oba- Freeman, fireman Of the passenger train,
Eso BIB durns fas 5s n5s agS expired aas lay
morning. Jacob Iyndall, the engineer
Of the coal train, who died during the
night, had both legs. broken, and was in
ternally injured. Daniel Davidson, the engi-
neer Of the passenger train, had his head se-
verely cut, and an arm broken. A brakeman
known as George had his right leg fractured, and
WAS internally injured The mail agent and sew
era1 Of the passengers were severally bruised,
though none we're fatally injured tn the train
there we're seventy-fve passengers, whose es-
cape from instant death vas miraculous. The
place at which the accident occurred was so far
removed from any inhabitated place that there
was no surgical aid at hand except that which
This was ex-governor Newell, who
Who rendefed nyddn most 0 vauabla service @ as
soon as he could e1tricate himself from
the ruins. Afr. Buckalew, the superintendent
Of the Arnboy Division, was on the train, and he
hurried back Immediately to the Junction, and
telegraphed for locomotives and cars to remove
the passengers and debris. The work Of rernoy-
ing the wreck was continued all night and all
day yesterday, and at o'clock last night, when
cars we're still burning.
Tha accident Was the result, it is said, Of
| most stupid and criminal negligence The teie-
graph operator, who, under the direction Of hr.
Robert Superintendent Of IelesraPhi51S,
| the order to move On, without the shadow OF al
excuse or order for the fearful risk. Tyndall,
when he saw the passenger train coming, re-
versed, and well nigh stopped his train without
the aid Of brakenen. His last words we're,
"Wen, thank God for one thing; can die
with clear conscience in this thing for it was
not my fault" But Davidson, the engineer Of
the passenger locomotive, made 10 effort what
ever to stop bis train He had b1akemen !n1 at
command, and his train WAS supplied with the
Westinghouse air-brake, which It Is claimed can
stop train almost instantly: Whether the last,
named appliance Was relied upon by him and
found worthless, as had been the case in pre-
vious accident, is not known, for Davidson has
made no explanation. :,
The wounded we're removed to New Bruns-
| wick, and the corpses OF the dead were taken to
their homes. Each Of the dead men left a fam
| lily :; the heroic Tyndall having wife and tive
| children, who are now penniless.