, 1875-02-08
CASUALTIES.
FRIaHTFuL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Near Norwood station, on the Hampstead
Branci, Of tho Southern Railroad, about midway
between Valley Stream and Hampstead Village,
is bluicowAy through tho ombanknont on
which tie truck is laid, through which water Is
cutrfod from the upper to tho lower side by
means Of concrete sower-pipc. In tho rain
storm Of Wednesday, Which ragod with great
severity in tho afternoon on the south side OF
Long Island, heavy bodies Of water collected at
various points. tho co and the frozen condition OF
tho ground prevcntingts flowing of IN its natural
channels, and ono Of theBe bodies Of water
cn,scd "wash under tho ,1nck ut the point
irdIeatcd, tho Bewor-pipe being Of insufficient
cal,acty to carry it off. As aoon ~ tho fact was
ascertainod party of traokmeu were sant to re-
pair lalnases md tho break wna, al supposed,
put in condition OF safety. Tla very Epot,
however, was tho ncero Of a terrible accident III
tho evenings crnsh and an explosion, Involving
tho loHH If fur, and porhaps ak, lives, the
wornding of humber Of persons aud tho COM
ploto wreck OF locomotive. = tender, aud a
passenger car, ...
III ANTICIPATION Of tho arrival Of tho 7 o'clocl,
train from Now York 1t Valley Stream, whero
passengers chRu6o to the Hampstead traio, htr.
John J.. Barr, tue Assistant Superintendent for
tho Southern 1!ailroad. to nuko euro TINT tho
track was III proper condition, run the train over
tho road to Hempatead Village, no norsons but
roatlmaater D. Ns,lcour, conductor IJanes
Scott, engineer; l5aruey Callahan, iiro.uan;
mcn, besido lii. 1iarr himself. Upon
arriving as tho point Of the previous
wasl," near Norwood, it was noticed
that large body Of water had backed up on tho
upper sdo OF tho track but tho water was dis
cllarsing through tho aower-plpo, tho embank-
ment appeared to be entirely secure, and tho
train patsed ovor 1t in safety, proceeding to
Hempstead.
Aftor dolay OF only . few minutes, the party
Efarfa1 IN IN Vr1or hsa1y IN
train down, tho passouger-car thus bong III ad
vance OF tho tetltlor anil engine. The cuEino was
what is known nH 't1oublo-ender," and calou-
lated to run either forward or backward with
part Of the car, and tho other employees woro
either OH or near tho engine. Ho till,ks that
speed of about 25 milos MI hour had boen attain-
Cd, when suddenly, ut the point indicated, ta felt
tho car descending, and inalluctivelY bracod him
self to meet shock. and an Instant aftorwa 4
he heard Oil explosion, and Immediately lost all
consciousness. Tho car had run into IN i'm
mense gully, cut by tho rushing water, Eolno IA
tle : tonder had follo"oa; tho ongino
had topplo1 over and crushed through to
thu water, tn sudden contact with which tho boil
or bad exploded, carrying death on overy side,
and blowing tho car as vol aa the engine itself
iuto million Of fragments. Ihe ons!neer was
blown ~ or 60 tcet nway. where his doad body
uaH subsequently, found horribly muttatyu.
Tha road-maator, the fireman, and the brakeman
wors a'ao instantly klIloi-tho former, At the
tlsno. being in Tie car with Darr, aud tho latter
two ut t4er poats Of duty4. The conductor was
buriotl uudcr the debriB aud dreadfuIly injured
ono oi tho trackmnn waa hurL nearly as bad aud
tho other WIS BoSerelY bruised. .. :.
Tlo escape Ut Hnpt, Darr from instant doath
nppoarA almost miraculous. lie remained iu-
aclsibo for several minuteB, and. upon reyivng.
found himself purity i'll tho rushing water ata
bleeding rrofusely from wounds In the head. llo
extrlcate1 himself ~ soon ~ possible, and half
rrnH11 ft,f
search OF his companions. The tlrst man fio
found Has one OF the trackmon, whom he u.s.
sls!od out, and, finding that he was not badly
hurt, dispatched him for assistance. Tho
attention: lie had .greal : difficulty in
rosouing him, working without hoip, but at list
fsced hin from tho wrocE and laid lin upon tho
cnhankment. Tho other tsacsnan was oven in
. Wosae poalt1on than tlao Conductor, mid barr
found Il impossiblo TO toloaso hun. tl'ongh wurk-
lux faithfully to do 10 aud urged TO exeftlon by
tho pltitul appeala OF tie suffering man, wadiuB
to his snddlo IN tito chilling food. Finding i
u bcet to retnove the conductor to more CONS
forsahle place, aid tatlng him ut!on hls back
carried him to a house nearly half
milo distand whete ho was receiyoa and ton-
Of the wreck, where BY this time lolp lad ar
rived and under hiA direction tlle Wounded
trackman was releaaal, aud tho bodies Of those
killed wore recovered. Barr thinks ho waa at
W1rk ~ Lno WEGck nGnfIy MI AouI pcloIG HG QaQ
any assistance. The casualtlus Wero then found
): Instantly m y;'I Iiliiiod-Eu Thorpe, road.mastsr;
James scott, ongluoer, Durnoy Callahan iire.
nau Dsuianln Oowan, brakeman.
Probably fatally wonillod III, Jancout. coh-
ductor {s!uco reported dead); atrackuan namud
Parsons.
Severely brplsed-John l. Barr, Assistant
Superintendent; tracEnail, natne unknown.
AIR. Uarr's body is almost covered with bruises,
aud 10 received seyerul seYere knocka on tho
hoad. lie WAS about his business TO-DAY. how
over, a. usual.
Tho mou killed wero all old employees on tho
road aud al With the exception OF Callahan,
wcro married aud Ioaye families.
A TRAIN WRECKED.
BT. Louis, Feb. 7.-As tla eaaterp-bound e1-
press-trala on the Missouri Pacific ltsllroad
passed. point ~ miles this slda of O1age
River bridge, ll5 mi!cs from 1T. Louis.
at o'clock this morning, It encountered
= broken rail. and the Bmoking-cAr, ona passen-
Eer-coach, and q sleeper jumped the track and
slid partly lo.n the eMbankllont, badly wrock-
ing two Of tLen and moro of loss injuriug sonlo
twonty psrsons, but nono seriously. wreuk-
lug-train aud physlctans weIo immediately