, 1875-07-08
THE lsAIL1sOAp SLAUGHTER,
Further Particulars al tAp nlsnHtcr
Oh the Southcfn fsailroitll of LonH
IHlnAi.


OH the Southcrn tsailro,.I of Lnng
Island.
Srn 1'osk Tim,r., Ju'yG.
at 210 O'Clock yesterday afternoon d collBion
occurred hetwnnu two passcnger-trnfns on Tho
Southern Rai'rond Of Long Ihlnnu, by which six
persons woro instantly llcd and tlreo seriously
wounded u the a!r ktlled. thsce wore en-
rloyoH Of tho railroad company, a largo NUM-
bor wcro slightly wounded.
That Tho collision aud consequent loss OF lie
was owing to grosa carolcHanosa on tho part OF
tho Conpany's servants iH known, but to tha
conductor OF which train the nccidept was direct
~ attributable will not ho asccrtalncd until an
investigation Hhall hava been mado. The trains
that ca1no INTO colltHion wcro tho 1880 p. m.
train Of Williamsburg aad !ho 1:58 p. IN.
train from 1toetaway Beach. Il fow hundred
! yards from tho depot Mt Far 1Ioclaway :hore
If cone.ezaplo curve in tho road and
but ono track. Tho track on either Aide for the
length Of tho c1rvo IL th!ckly wooded, 10 that
.rnins approaching from opposite directions are
| Mt any speed, collision wonld be- inovitabo. 1t
WAS at this cnFyo tue accident occurred. Tho
down train from williamsburg conaIntotl, hosdos
tho engino and tauler, Of seypu cars.
se t1.in contained about 700 s.suFHo.
.hOlr, way to Far lsocknway and Rociaway
! Beach. Tho uP-train was made mp of tho onsine,
tcndor. aud four cars. In this train tloso wero
comparatively fow persona. Tho train from
miles at honr. mad, bolpg within faw hundred
yards Of tho depot, waa prnpar1pg to slow up.
Tho train iron 1lookaway Beach had
juat loft tho depot, and was not going
tllo trains bocama vtsulo 10 tla respective
| ouguoers 1t Haa too lasD to avoid colsiou. II
IL said BY the enroycs Of tho Cotupany that tho
onyuoora wh!stlcd "dowl. brakea," but this
atasement cannot bo verified until an invest!gn-
ton is Ind. It is certain TINT tie trains dashed
into eac1, other with great force. Both locomo-
| t!vos wore badly Wrcckod, md tAs smoking
car, OF tho down train, which followed ill.,
'nodiately, behind tho tondor wns smashed TO
pieces. Tho smoking CIR broke tho foFco OF tho
shock, ard ony tllo fu1war,1 truck pf tho raB-
aorgef-car Immediately following Wae thrown
OF tho track. Tho 1aggago.car Of tho up train
following ne1s to Tho tep1or waa badly smashed,
tlucsor Of tho tratu. and Alr. II. Q. Poppenllue-
Hep, the President Of tho road wore so7erety iu-
jured: Tho engineers Of both trains ssYed them-
se!yes by Jumping on.
collision, All tho cats wosa allakon ylolentiy,
mud hMndrea of people NoEo moro or 1oaH
l,ruisea. Tho rassengorn. men, women. and
children. overcome by terror, screamed tnd
Tuut!od fra,nt!sslly fot Tho doors md windows.
lpg 70 escape from tho wrecked trains. Women
A round loo@itns lin for rA wives sA os 5daa5 ea'dess5
from Shom they had bocomo separated
tho excitement hal soploWhat subaidod thn VII
layers fsom l!ockaway aud tAoae among Tie cool
eros tue pnsaonger5 sot to work to oxtiIcata tAo
dead md woupacd from The; wreck; jesse Heb
lYipE upaer tls tuna ct tbo snsokng-a4r, dead
and tpHiply ula|lglel. Near by lAY Jolu Film,
tho iiEoipan, also dead aud TERRIBLY CRUSHED.
a biekpmhn' IN WAoso nams hna not been aacef.
as i;s' . Ill., a st s Ss Ss %a4sa se9 sst ss,R9a d.
"aowa Gta4es." A roal-eaEata Lfokef. pasnaI
rfaifaE, "Ae Nas aoRteA IN tho epp4ing-eaT Nas
instantly kil!pd, ~ ,wern. Mr: y. ThnFmer R.,l
idatss' rhe 1lsfns bot4 of ,y1aM4lre ISas
forward part Of tue eaF. tmEnPdjsteiy following
the emoking-car. TAe ununltal aud lRad NpYp
cqnYey99a tn RockaWay village, aud Tho formGF
taken Charge pf by tAe Caropor OF QpnonA Co4piy.
iotel-keepeFs and FFlSata Eesldo4ta of thp VII
l44Go.,
1t is gepeEal!y hpliovea that tho aoHn-tr.in had
aa Est ot ~ VIZ H. .9 tst j. w. a Agty pt sse
swlteh ptr et Roekaway Y4llaaa nntil tAo down
train p4ssna. 4Aia ii tlle ,1aei custom, hut ~
tho hoN4,srai9 waA sos4swhas b?hin4 t'mo, Con-
dnctor !ioldrjugo may AaYo bep4 ipstFactea
1.-Two Atsx pss,s %sf III fs ,ess te pa isss
ap4 Feache4 tha mslp'hFanc4 road, VlIel Inns
tFp tracks: It waH probably 10 save . few nln-
tltoe thfs tho w tEalp w4a Aeasla4 from NockA-
x Ssfs YsG s ats a Il x s saS ass Ill., III ous ssas ..sst
Bqnsl1-silp lohd, but ttp officials claim lat tho
running s!lao u tlla tsalps wiIel cane lafa GaI-
llRion lad mot loep claapxs9
train pt tito Tina Of the accident lp{usHsef :
1Infa teportor That tho shock ut tho ramoht ps
cqlllsian wa4 20 severe ~ T. throw tile passe.l-
EaEa 10 tha Fear caFH from sAa'F Feass. ~ the
Ihe two engines Vere, p!'oq plop o4o sppthor,
that OF Tho down train bong underneath ;tha lat
to- va total wreck, lilo 'iF9u ana brasa
g2t sSs4y sse ssy pssHEs sssyd s ssts4 iss aoa n
car had boep literally smasheato ploces. tho ceas.
erashea IL ey the 1ehaer ho doaa mi ~ Toanoi nS
lkY nntier tho ruins Of tho smoking car, from
spd pssysngsls SIX soad sod.os, dAy iueadas edia's
those Of tue conductor, fireman, aud hrakoman.
WtrQ rescued fE0m tAs wreck aud laid On tue
gEsss BY the vide Of tho tfaet,
4 ItH!ss Reporter received tho following HtAte-
laent from Mn. Hartman yesterday evening at
l4sr residence In Second street, Willltmsbarg !:
~ Wsnt With ny. huabals4 oV tho 1880 p Ia.
train for 1oqkew1y !? sspjqy : iev hours
tssFseton e. tha ReifH als w. fs4sod la tls
lsipg on tla reas platform smoking with al.~
other gentleman, Nhtn the collision occurred, we
Ueta within short dlbtaEce Of tho depot et Kock-
| away 1t TIM time; no fell sudden shock ia
tho car, but we're not Injured presently the qTy
was rssed thai several pafsols wore Killed, and
thoR t4e widest tortor and confusion spread
alapuS Tho pssaangesa. Men, wou,on, aud chill
dIen rushed 10 the doors and windows Of The
carriage and Jumped out. ha4 upne ct my
Children With mo, hut mothers who woro accom-
Ixnied by thef children seized thom and cast
them out Of the carriages through .tha
| wiudQws,. aud. then went out Attsr
thAn Ii e1e x.}d~ft gonf1slon. IN
4host NRae tbe esssl&ttts Assts aasNsq, Ind tA5A
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