The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-10
TUMBLlNG FROM THE DRAW.
NE1RLY ONE HUNDRED PASSENGERS
STRUGGLING IN JIIE RUINS.

HHtlr"nd OF New jersey near Dccnnpor.
LoNG BRANCH, Aug. o.-Train No. 4 on the
Long Branch division Of the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey, which left New York at ~ A.
NJ. yesterday for Long Branch. plunged from
the bridge across Orcanport creek and with
the exception of the last ear. became a complete
wreck. Tho scene Of the dsnstcr is Just mid
way between Long Branch and Red Bank. and
three miles from each. The bridge is only 800
feet in length. and consists of an iron draw
bridge 100 feet long connecting two sections OF
pling. When closed the drawbridge is
fastened at either end by two heavy
iron latchcs that III into iron slots
let into the caps on the last bents of piles and
were worked by an iron lever in the middle OF
the bridge. The tender of tho locomotive left
the track directly rs 1t struck the draw: the
whole train. consisting Of an express and mail
car and four passenger coaches. followed. and
went crushing across the bridge on the slccpcrs
As the locomotive reached the end of the bridge
1t tecscopod with the mail car. and together
they rolled from the bridge to the bank oi the
creek. about ten feet below. Three passenger
coaches followed and turned on their sides in
the shallow water. The last car. crowded to its
utmost capacity with passengers. remained
on the bridge. though of the track.
The locomotive which il No. l29, its tondcr
and the mail car are so piled together and 50
completely wrecked that It il difficult to dis
tnguish tho ruins Of one from :ho other Tho
las, Of the cars which LEFT the bridge lies in the
deepest wnt.r and in IL most VI the persons
We're injured. Up 10 u late hour mSt evening no
deaths had resulted from the disast"r. though
somo sixty persons are injured moro or lcss
seriously.
From Occanport, half milo AWAY. news ot
the accident WIS t"icgraphcd in both directions.
and "a sDc 'h train WAS At once IeSunt he'd from
Long Fran IA "a the scene OF DISASTER In the
"a tt. N tH
looked down ulon the wrecked tram from tn"
hridgo was = terrible one FroY tho broken
wndowz OF the proStrate ears heads and arms
protrudcl. eashci and bleeding. having boon
cut by broken glass nnd lagg"d sphniefs. The
shri"k- ol WON N and children, ana tn sunp-
cat ng cries oi those h0. trupglei under loot,
were drowning IN the muddy water, nhel
tho air
one after another thcy were taken through
the cnr windows until, us Is heiirAci,
every pnss'nls WIS saved. Condu tor llrt-
/ ilHl ,. although badly cui about the face. us-
sisted In res ing the passengers. and at onne
! t'legrnpnel g. lpns Bran.h for "a special train
! ly forwarded. hut. in tho mean time. u number
/ of the injured persons had boon removed in
/ cnrriago- % tho nrighboring farm houses
/ be- removed w"rr placed IN q car. and some Of
/ them were taken g. thc Long Branch stations
] others pror'Nllul: to Or,nn Grove.
/ linn 'didcly after the locomotive left thetrack
/ Engineer jerry bunham reversed his engine,
ana ~ non l,nye ms p'si until "a Ian To KY
/ down ihc, ,emlnnk mgni. about 1870 leet from the
north side of the draw, when he leapod on,
. apine. with s'alded hand, Tho fireman,
/ Gcors" winner. WAS IN the tender of the loco-
! motive. when a sudden lurch startled him. He
! had barely time to get ont uf the tender before
the engn" turned oyer. He !. slightly wounded
in the head. hip and arm. Mail Agent Meekcr
escaped uhlnJured by climbing 70 the top OF the
! car which was telos.oped Only one person a
/ To- be- fatally injured. and oven he may live. Dr.
Ridsway Of Rcd Bank was in the rear car II tho
aid. He said thnt he knew Of no one who was
fatally injured most OF the injuries So far as he
was aware being slight fesh wounds andbroken
arms.
Conductor Hetnel says that the train was was
oniy ahou out two minutes behind time when
/ thes shorS came lac was passing through the
fourth and next 20 the last car. His first intima-
/ ton Of the accident WAS n violent Jar and almost
/ Immediately the car toppl'd over into the water
on It's side. Brcnkln u hole through the tran
som win tow near the roof OF the car. he escaped
, and at once went 10 work aiding the passengers
! in the cars in the water. In a moment the
! hri,i..,. ssrmrd ~ he. thronrri with the persons
! who had escaped or boon rrseucd. The con-
/ duior thinks IN Mt the engineer said that tho
! foremost truck passed over the opening of the
ars, 10 leave the track Not moro than fifteen
minutes were occupied in getting out all the
| passengers About twenty oi tho wounded
| persons came To Long Bran n on the train. IA
| few OF those most seriously injured stopping.
and others going forward 10 their destination.
George winner fireman, SAID thht he was IN
the tender when the rrAr OF II went on the
track. He got out A. quickly a. t2sslhe, and
noor ns tho engine was going down tho en-
John Conrow has had charge Of tho bridge
| over since the road was opened. He said;
examined the track nnd bridge lnst before
turned 4 small smiling craft ran down on the
nOr;h side. and told the persons N It that they
| would have to wait until thn 40 train from
| New York had passed They then came
alongside. | was at my post IN thn centre OF
The draw when the tram reached the bridge,
Til" lo'omotiNc uagsag., ana lwo p,ssrng'
cars passed me on the track. Then heard a
singular noise. ani saw the third ,passcng r
car bouncing over the ties. nriudrd thn,
| one Of the wheels had broke. and thrown the
car oil the track. | sprang out Of the place
whore ! was standing, when snw the whole
the norihor rly end OF the draw saw that i was
sonrw lal opt d plarr, ana va" IN. swlu Il hal
rertly. The portion of tho track on the draw
WIS hadly damaged. The ONLY way ! '"n ar,
count for thr swat IA being turned l. that several
l.y- who were On the bridge ilshing tampered
with IT,
The following is Partial list Of the wounded
ierrv pHnhau. eusuDci, hand sonlicd
conin,o Cor n.rgm. badly cut about the nose, am
G,,,; ;e Winner dicman cut on head, and bruised OF
" il H',iulk of staten Island RIBS broken removed
VI. Emma La Mater, Marlborough, Injured aDou
NJ s'a.c 80 Jane street, Sew York. cut in the heaC
pii,iiog,d chna Injured beneath .neuder
kch'r l-rir. 1888 fNN"ih avenue, EnNirtl nurs
N'lH ,'Ni n"',I Tor ",e.n "r0', To- nro. parrni' de
N h e rn6 i cum, eai oven % 'S'S ssS .a and N oacl
Harr, Nrcker. son o'I NJ Necker. child with nurse
tlu' b'u''d about the head narrowly escaped dro~n
Mr- Ely uMml. flesh wound neat the ear
MI M S,,h Ngla Na'bofoaih' badly bruised abou
M.s E.il,s crsword. Heyrgri injured about the face
. Newell ani lady, Elizabeth. sh.hl scraiche, al.
IS 4 Van Mater, Hoimdel. slightly bruised abou, til,
=. a s,elesor Marboroush, slshty lrui~.I
Mr, fuunan south Amho>, sisht, inhcad
Mr, white, Little SILVER. slightly