The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-06


aurmer the remains we're turned over to the
nsvn,- made and heart-broken widow Resora
the inorN st was concluded. however, I haa an m.
portuntty % come home ana dld so, taking thu
Long Island RAN -oao to the junction ana thence
by Babylon train on Southern Railroad home.
can only add that though there were several Ia
dies on the train but one Vas injured. and she but
slightly.
INTERVIEW WITH THE FATHER or JESSE HIBBARD.
A mlddle-aged man approached the HERALD re-
porter at midnight ana TO HIM told she following
sad ana pitiiul story
81 am the father of Jesse Hibbard. VINO was to-
day killed in the collision OF the two trains. You
can well appreciate my grief and the terrible
condition under which speak. My son for
long time was q conductor upon the Hudson River
Railroad. He was my pride, for he was
good son in every sense OF the word, and It
was only after being constantly imporsuned that
he left the Hudson River ROAD to accept position
rendered to him by the road upon which he was
today killed. No one or those who formerly en-
ployed him ever raised complaint against him,
nor can those In whose service he gave up
hts life say aught against his personal habits,
nor anything detrimental to his ability as q
conductor.
A DEAD CONDUCTOR
"Ihe accident was through no careIessness OF
his. You know that In railroad accidents the
engineer, nremen and conductor generally escape.
In this instance such was not the case. have IL
from reliable parties that before the accident
occurred my son received q telegram that
the train he was to pass was behind
He did so and terrible accident ensued. I do
not want 20 blame any one for laying before my
eyes the dead and mangled body OF my son +; bus
as father. bereft OF all he holds dear, and know
ing my sons kind ana generous nature, his
sterling character. and the extent to which he
appreciated the responsibilities Of his situa-
ron, cannot imagine for q moment that
he could disregard those responsibilities and run
his train forward upon the road unless he had
been positively ordered to do 80. All whom have
seen tell me that Jesse was ordered to proceed,
and that because he obeyed these orders he was
killed. Jesse leaves behind him young wife and
| two children.n
STATEMENT OF RANDY KENNEDY.
The excitement in che Fourth ward in this city
last night among the friends and relatives OF the
unfortunate excursionists, as additional particu-
lars OF the terrible accident brought their
ears, was intense. Mothers, wives and daughters
ran wildly about from house to house In quest OF
information. No other subject was talked about.
When witness OF the shocking catastrophe was
found ne was eagerly pesieged BY crowds eager
for news.
Among those who were eye witnesses OF the
disaster was Randy Kennedy, OF No. SO Madison
street, who gave to HERALD reporter q sadden-
ing description Of the scenes among the dead and
dying. Mr.. Kennedy's statement Is as follows:-
AT hali-past two O'Clock P. N. took the excur-
sion traln IN company with a number OF friends,
at the foot OF South Eighth street,
Williamsburg, for Far Rockaway. The trip
was made in the usual time, and none
of the passengers, SO far as I knew, had any
knowledge that an accident had occurred. The
train was toleraby well filed with excursionists,
majority OF whom, should think, were from the
Fourth and Seventh wards When we had ar
rived within about a mile and half OF our destt-
nation the train suddenly slackened speed and
soon afterward came to q standsttiL L put my head
| out OF the window to ascertain the cause OF
the stoppage and about 100 yards ahead saw
that an accident OF 5ome KIND had happened
The news quickly spread among those on board,
and we all alighted and went TO the place.
A most narrowing sight was here presented.
| The mutilated bodies OF the dead and dying lay
scattered around the track on both sides.
Groans and cries for help were heard on
every hand rom the wounded many OF whom
were still in the neid, although a considerable
number had been removed TO cottages. We all
set to work as rapidly as possible relieving tho
wants OF the suffering and extrlcattng from the
debris the bodies Of the dead. 1 saw several men
extncate the engineer, who was closely wedged
between the locomotives. believe he was dead
when they succeeded in getting him Gus.
! The coal tender, whom / recognized
was badly lacerated about the arms and face.
He was removed, sttrl breathing, TO q cottage q
good distance from the track, but ne died very
shortly after his arrival there. In all counted
ten bodies strewn around the track or embedded
In the ruins. The position OF the train was sug-
gestive Of frightful loss OF life. The two locomo-
tives were all mashed up, and the baggage car and
coal tender Of one train nad telescoped into the
forward cars of the other. did not personally
know any Of the killed, and was only acquainted
with two OF the injured-Mr. Thomas LewiS, who
lives at No. 50 Henry street, and Mr.. Brady, ONO.
OIL Madison street. The former was badly injured
In the side, and the latter mad his leg seriously
hurt. They were both lying In the neld. went
to their assistance, bat experienced much DIM
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