Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-28

INTERESTING PARTICULARS Los!
XAIuARIE IEWEIRY

INTERESTING PARTICULARS - Loss OF
VALUABLE JEwELRY.
In addition 10 the particulars Of the de
struction of the baggage car on the Boston
train. which left the b. 4 p. depot here about
two O'Clock on SUNDAY morning, published
In THE STAR of yesterday, our reporter has
learned the following details of the accident
When the train came I'm from the south a
very large quantity Of express matter, I'm
charge of Mr.. Ballenger, was transferred
from one car TO the baggage car and. being
pressed for time, the express end of the car
other end was the regular baggage of the
passengers, in charge OF Mr.. Peter Doyle. AS
the Train was few minutes behind time
when Bowie was passed ii was going at the
rate OF 40 or 45 miles per hour, and Messrs
Ballenger and Doyle at the time the fire
broke out were both busy I'm checking off
their baggage and bills, one at each end of
the car. Mr.. ID. thought that he smelled some
thing burning, but the oil being low and the
lamp smoking, he supposed that the smell
might come from the lamp. AS the train was
golng up the grade at b; Is Balenger
at that moment Doyle saw the flames leap
up from the pile OF express matter. In this
matter were quite number OF packages of
possible to improve their appearance as spe-
cimens, and these were but few feet from
the stove. Doyle exclaiming
"LOoE, TOM! THE CAR is on FIRE."
pulled the bell cord to signal the engineer
to stop, and opening both doors, commenced
to throw out the baggage along the line of the
road. On reaching the station the rest of the
train was cut loose, and the burning car was
run in the switch, but the heat was so intense
that but little assistance could be afforded the
baggage or express agent Both OF them re-
manned in the car until il was impossible to
remain longer without danger, and MI. Doyle
in his efforts TO get a heavy block trunk out
of the end door, had his hands burned As
stated yesterday, twenty -one pieces OF bag
gage were saved, but unfortunately among
those destroyed was one worth probably all
the others combined. The most valuable of
the express matter-in the three safes and
two "P. p" trunks--was saved, but there
were some other very valuable separate
pieces lost.
THE NAIL MATTER
on this train was from the south, and for
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, and
part of that for the two former places was
saved, while the New York mail was entire
ly lost. Among the passengers was Mr.. G..
X. Howe, OF New York, travelling salesman
of the wholesale jewelry house of Carter
Howkins 4 Sloan, who had been on an ex-
on his return. His trunk was in the baggage
car containing
A VALUABLE SET OF SAMPLES,
estimated 10 be worth from $40 600 TO 40, 200,
and he occupied birth in one of the sleeping
cars unaware of the danger of his valuableS
until too late to look after them Mr.. Howe
at once notified his firm, and Mr.. Sloan, the
accompanied BY coi Joseph WOOD eSein ang
OF the railroad, and Mr.. Howe, visited the
scene in the hopes of recovering some of the
property. Several pieces of melted metal,
aggregating In value probably 500 or 500,
will probably collect the ashes and debris
from the Immediate vicinity of the fire, and
have II assayed, with a view OF the possible
recovery of more of the gold. In the mean
time no one is allowed to search in the debris
except the employees of the company, and a
watchman is kept constantly on the spot.