New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-20
The CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD
ACCIDENT
coRo NER's Neutrality-suspicious. OF THE ENGrs-
NKER AND CONDUCTOR

coRo NBR's Observation-Disclosures OF THE BNGIN-
NKER AND CONDUCTOR
CHIcA 90, Aug. 19.-The coroner's investiga-
ton OF the recent collision on the Chicago and Alton
Railroad was resumed this morning. The principal
witness exam John Pufenberger, engineer of
the coal train locomotive. His testimony showed that
that particular vain had been careless manner
on the night OF theAacodent he be looked az bis
watch upon arriynS at LenOnt and found that he had
plenty OF run>to willow Spring. 80 minutes and
over; 1t was exaonY O'Clock when he LETT
Lemont He told the Conductor Bean that he gong
70 sax TO take in and the latter answered A
right Go ahead" The collision occupied - minutes
afterward He then cOmpred his watch with those OF
slow He could not account for the condition
Of his watch He would -, not have . left
even though the conductor gave him orders, he
did NOT consder Bean dit 10 run any train the witness
detailed some conversation he had with after The
accident from which II appears that Bean was totally
ignorant of the time at which the collision took place
and the attending the catastrophe Bean
has been arrested but the police authortes arc
on his track The general feeling throughout the city ia
that example should be made Of the engineer ana
conductor.
STATEMENTS OF AN EYEWITNESS - HORRIBLE
SCENES.
Mr.. A. S. Burgess, conductor of the Pull
palace car the train which wrecked on Sat
urday last given account OF che accident from
which the following extracts are taken
When the collision occurred Mr. Burgess standing
door of the marking of berths for the passen-
diagram.
forward against the door the second hurled him over
the brake, and the third back again To the door His
cl0thes torn and his legs somewhat bruised out ne
Immediately went with the rest Of the
gers what was the matter. Never in my llfe
said he have witnessed such sight IL was the NTH
collision which participant. but never did
such utter misery. In the meadows on either side
Yelling in agony~their hosh boiled of them.
The freight engine had run clean underneath the
and there exploded, SCATTERING the car INTO
little pieces and blowing the occupants high up into the
air and over the fence into the meadows. The other
.orfna hrraf fha nm flTnp a nj
10 To me, shrieklng with agony, anu tnreW
himself tried to hold hlm but ms clothes
tore of him, and the tesh came OH with them was
nearly stunned at the sight. There were 4 dozen OF
more stripped stark naked running up and down. crazy
with pam They tearing their bodies and tear
inf of great haudsfu of flesh. The passengers behaved
admirably They the victims and carried them mo
che coaches told them % bring them INTO tue sleeping
car and they did. First thing knew the ladies' God bless
them were tearing up their undercOthlhg 70 oihd up
the sufferers Why, Sir. in half a minute lhey
had scarcely anything let on them There was rount
mans hand lace handkerchief that must nave cost
a small fortune. could not stand that any longer.
did what the company said 80 Just gave or
ders open the lockers and tear up anything tnat came
handy. And they did There were two or three ladies'
tearing sheets into lengths 10 bind up wounds. WINE
MALT a dozen others were binding them around the
bloody arms and bodies OF the wounded men.
RepOrter-Did any one in the smokngcar escape I'M
hurt2 .
strictly true. and think You would hke TO near the
story. There crazy fellow on MS way 10 the
asylum atJicKsOnYllle lie was NOISY aIu uauEuIV&us
and bandcufed ana placed III the snokingcar "beu
we left Chicago Just after the explosion young grl
came to me and wanted me 70 find her brother told
her would be looked AFTER ana tried 70 quiet ner
down but she would not remain still. was AFRAID OF
her getting into trouble She told me her brother was
crazy and could not look after himself tired 10 keep
her for A moment but she escaped me. Presently she
came with the crazy fellow who appeared 10 ENJOY
the immensely. Sne had found hin Just where he
the explosion feet aud had not scad OF scratch
about hui.