The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-04
RETURNING FROM 4 FTNERfL.
A Reckless Drivers Race with n Iocomo D.
tive Meeting On the Crossing.

The village of Pompton Plains, station
on the Mont'nir and Greenwood Lake Rail
RI al. was the scene OF a terrible accident on
Wednesday, 10y which three p.rsonsw ". rralmust
instantly killed and two others were 50 .rious-
Is Injured that il is believed they cannot live.
On Wednesday morning the body Of Aunt Jane
Curboy was borne over the long hills 10 the ccmc-
terry In returning. one Of the carriages cont lin-
nv i've persons took IN easterly course % a road
that crosses the track Of the Montcar and
Greenwood Lake Railroad. The driver Of the
team was vi. Simon Deuarest. a wcil-known
farmer of rompton. one OF his horses was un-
fit to be- driven. ana he had secured n young
black mare belonging 10 Dr. Macwithey OF
Pomuton 10 be the mate OF his own horse. Both
animals were spirited and the black mare was
unruy and vicious. Beside Mr. Drmar, st.
the vehicle was occupied 10y John Thomas and
Julia taruoy. relatives ot the dead womgl. WHO
w"r' zach under twenty years Of usr. ami a
To- AutMul yoAng woman, Miss Taylor. ol iuter-
son ne parry stopped Al Gllah - II 1lfl 81
lew rods ahuNr the railroad track. The driver
won't nt2 th" house and returned with spdt
water AMI sarSapurilln Tor the ladies. Ii ~ sup
posed that he drank whiskoy.
Then IN" party drove toward IN" rossinr.
and ill., tn-N am reached it III, whist. of "A lo o.
nIuiiNc WAS hrsiti. Tho tram winch MIS- gong
east, Wa SPECIAL ear, cOnta mug rglut ful-
eut ". l. porwIn Ol the Mont',dir h,l.ro.d,
company Tho driver ct the team. who Is
known 90 bee headstrong and impulsiy" dashed
hir horses into "a run ANA ~flOsN lu cross TIE
track before the tram could uVert.lae nlfu. As
hr dashed down the road the tram. ~ irh was
gong at thr rat" OF twenty i've mixes AN hour.
Nund red upon HIN. The horses were
upon a wud gallon and could not ho
stepped, and they struck the locomotive
al iuil speed just before the collision oun ~
tuc taruoys cried ont. =" on for Cots sake
don 10 there. the cars Will catch yoL.' Tho
poles 90 H." wagon passed through the driving
wheels Just behind the cylinder. and the WAu4r
load Wis hurled ahead. DRAGGED los the lo.o-
motive. tho wagon WIS torn into fragments
and carried about 200 feet from the
pace Of the collision. Both horses were
Instantly kllrd. John OarboNs. Simon
D'mAr,'st and Ann Taylor were almost iu-
-tuntiY klil"i. the skull OF each being crushed.
fell on their backs. The arm oi Mlss rnSlur
wur torn of, and carried n drly 300 feet WhcIr
il tell upon tht green sod. Tho engineer who
hnd seen the team wildly approaching vii I~tl"d
and reversed the engine. hut II Ma impoSs lble
t. bring the train tp "A stop untu Il had gone 300
feet beyond Tho place of the accident. The
bodies of the dead wore borne 10 the passenger
room of the depot. and there they remained nil
nAht. In the morning they were carried 10
their homes Thomas aud Iuln Cnrboys. the
wounded, wern taken 90 Gaani's Hotel. They
w"r" attend, i hy Dr. hondt, who sand lhat lh' 5
" re- probably injured mi frnAlly. The tur'r
persons who were killed and the Two horse
L. "iyod their death wounds on the bend.
Ar~trr lIN afternoon the runs of tf- broke 20
wagon lay along tn olEo II thr trauh iNr u,auN
Rods. and pieces of the hnrn, ISIS of o. hnr@ les
were scattered in EVERY direction, Squire Nuu
Saun mad" an inquest Nosterdny. ana inc Nti-
dlt If III" Jury wis that th' railroad cOul..uy
were in 40 way 10 hlame